The Constitution and Cotton Market Oddities in 1900
A June 1900 Constitution article lampoons Price McCormick & Co for flooding the South with sensational telegrams urging cotton sales. It notes phantom cotton, bogus reports, and a public exposure of market manipulation by speculators who profited at producers’ expense, while praising readers for discerning the ruse.
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New York
N. Y
Constitution
Atlanta
Price, McCormick & Co
Hermann
South
Price
McCormicck & Co
The
Stock Exchange
Acmonk
Cotton Market Outlook From Indian and Egyptian Crops
The article argues Indian cotton crops failed and the Egyptian crop is smaller, reducing world supply. It notes U S exports are down about 2 million bales from last season as Europe withholds purchases, and suggests Southern holders now control the market, predicting high prices if acreage tightens. It warns against overplanting and sees potential gains for southern farmers.
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Siitrtion
India
Nelli
Europe
South
Constitution
Lester
Milla
A. B. Shepperson
New York
Liverpool
Continent
Mr. Neill
H. Pasch
Havre
France
M. Harrison
Forsythy Ga
Georgia
A. B. Little
Atlanta
Thomas M. ‘Workman
Emory, & C
Foreien
D. R Crawford
Belfast
3. C
Southern Mills boom in January reports across the south
The New York Journal of Commerce shows January mill activity remains robust with 294,816 spindles the largest monthly total except last May, nearly 5,000 new looms, and January investments over 5 million dollars. South Carolina leads, Columbia becomes the banner cotton mill city, attracting outside capital as real estate and trade rise, aligning with Constitution urging rapid mill expansion.
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Southern Mills
South
New York Journal of Commerce
Journal of Commerce
South Carolina
Georgia
Columbia
S. C
Sta
Atlanta
Kentucky Incident and the Goebel Taylor clash
A historical critique argues the Kentucky dispute centered on lawful legislative authority. It notes the legislature met by constitutional law, Taylor’s title, and the assassination in Frankfort as a focal point, while the governor’s declaration of insurrection and actions against the legislature are questioned. The piece stresses the primacy of the elected assembly over unilateral moves during crisis.
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Kentucky
Goebel
Taylor
Bradley
Legislative Assembly of
Frankfort
United States
Cromwell
Georgia's Speer Pays Tribute to State Treasury Service
The piece lauds State Treasurer William J. Speer for his able, painstaking work managing Georgia’s finances. It notes his health has prevented ongoing duty and expresses gratitude for his years of dedicated service and the esteem in which he is held.
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Speer
William J. Speer
State of
Georgia
Alc
Capitol
W. H. Strickland
Constitution
W. HH. Strickland
Central Baptist Church
Tennessee
DeKalb County
Jim
The
Baptist Church
Atlanta
Bibb
Broughton
Brough
Iain Park
Colon
Railroad to Dahlonega Would Transform Northeast Georgia
Hon. IHram P. Bell endorses a Atlanta to Dahlonega railroad with branches to county towns. The piece argues the route would rapidly develop mineral and agricultural wealth, double Georgia’s population and taxable value in ten years, and urges Atlanta merchants to back the project to turn a dream into reality.
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Georgia
Ihram P. Bell
Cumming
Atlanta
Dahlonega
el Dorado
California
Ajl
Alpharetta
Move to establish Fulton reformatory for juveniles
The article traces a plan promoted by Hon. Edmund W. Martin to create a Fulton County juvenile reformatory. It would be funded by counties joining to place waifs there, with judges required to send youths to the facility and federal courts directing similar cases. The idea, debated years ago by the Fulton grand jury under Dr. J D Turner, aimed to make Fulton a state model and generate local revenue.
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Fulton
Northen
Edmund W. Martin
Fulton County
United States Court
Newman and Speer
Fulton County Grand Jury
J.D. Turner
Foreman
Reform talk sparks Fulton County grand jury call
Recorder Broyles revival of reform prompts the City Federation of Women's Clubs led by Mrs Julius L Brown and Mrs W P Patillo to mobilize support. They aim to urge another Fulton County grand jury session with better odds, urging action on a long deplorable condition. Political quips mix with current events about Bryan, tariffs, and Pretoria.
Cheerful Beginning Reflects Strong County Crops
Reports from Madison County show active prep and planned diversification for a good year. Plowing advances, new discipline in farming, and several notable yields highlight optimism across the region. A Walton County rabbit trappers tally exceeds one hundred this fall. Dock Henry’s seven acres yield 1200 inches of sweet potatoes with potential $800 profit, underscoring substantial soil wealth and market prospects.
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Madison, Ga
Walton County
Madison
Howard
Uncle Sam
Atlanta Constitution
Neill
Dock Henry
State political gossip names possible candidates
James S Warnell will not seek the Unis senatorial seat this year while Rev W D Hammock gains notice as a potential representative candidate. D R B Stewart announces a late senate bid and is praised for legislative experience. A L Adams Bud Adams seeks a Montgomery legislature seat. Major Bacon remains in his current role per Thomaston Times remarks.
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James S. Warnell
Liverty County
Senate
Unis
Elbat
W. D. Hammock
Cuthbert
W.D. Hammock
Bender
Uncle Bilty
Hammock
D. R B. Stewart
D. R. Stewart
Stewart
Randolph County
General Assembly
Terrell
Randolph
Bud
Adams
Darren Gazette
A L. Adams
Bud Ademay
Montgomery
Major Bacon
Madison Advertiser
Thomaston Times
Atlanta Police Court targets professional loafers
Barnesville and Darien papers report Atlanta recorder launching a crackdown on street loafers and idlers. The court deems idle men with no life aim as vagrants, regardless of funds. The move reflects broad civic push, with Georgia towns weighing similar action.
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Barnesville
Broyles
Atlanta
Recorder
Darien
Gazette
Madison
Madisonian
Georgia
Will Probably Be Hanged Two Negro Rob and Murder White Farmer
Two prisoners Robert Fortune and John Taylor were moved from Raleigh to Nash county to stand trial for the murder of white tobacco farmer Robert Hester after they robbed him on the highway. Authorities expect a first degree murder conviction as the case proceeds.
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Raleigh
N. C
Nash County
Robert Fortune
John Taylor
Robert Hester
Valentine Humor and Springtime Verses From Billville
A miscellany of humorous verse and quips from Billville and Lexington Exchange. Parodies on springtime, valentine jokes, and local commentator banter mix with poems about Kentucky life and missionary satire, along with witty exchanges about poetry prizes and cultural parlance from the era.
Magistrate on trial for murder in Norfolk county
Oscar L Fleming and J Snyder stand charged with the murder of a local youth named Clar in Princess Anne county. Fleming pleaded not guilty as the case moved from county to circuit court after a judge overruled a motion to remove the cage. Crowds witnessed the proceedings in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
Oscar L Fleming
Princess Anne County
Magence J. Snyder
Istrate
Claron His Farti
White
Circuit
Railroads urged from Atlanta to Dahlonega and beyond
Letters from readers urge a railroad expansion linking Atlanta to Dahlonega the state’s gold areas and timber regions while proposing extensions to Suwanee Cumming Nelson Yale or Jasper to connect with major lines. Authors call for active efforts from capital and citizens to build lines within years, boosting Georgia commerce, tax revenue, and regional development.
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Dahlonega
The
Constitution
Railroad
Suwanee
Cumming
Summerville
Nelson
Yale
Jasper
Marietta
North Georgia
Enorville
Cincinnati
Augusta
Savannah
Charleston
Loganville
Covington
Atlanta
United States
America
Georgia
Tiramp, Bell, Cumming, Ga
Somerset in South Africa and Boers envoy in Washington
Public eye profile notes Henry Somerset, Harvard educated traveler and big game hunter, famed for journeys from British Columbia to Honduras and Venezuela. Also covered Montagu White, South African representative in Washington, a former Johannes burg store owner turned mines commissioner and consul general, who met with Secretary Hay on war affairs.
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Henry Somerset
Henry
Somerset
England
South Africa
Boris
Harvard
Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
Young Somerset
Duke of Beaufort
Worcester
Lloyd Griscom
London
Richard Harding Davis
Honduras
Nicaragua
Colombia
Venezuela
America
Hastnor Castle
Montagu White
Washington
United States
Mr. White
Tranzvaal
Johannesburg
Kruger
Dom Paul
Republic
Hay
National Editorial Association Set for Mardi Gras Meet
R H Henry announces the fifteenth annual National Editorial Association meeting will occur in New Orleans during Mardi Gras week. Members depart St Louis on Washingtons Birthday, stopping en route for receptions. First business session in New Orleans on March 1 with Col A K McClure delivering the principal address. News indicates the gathering will be among the largest in the association's history.
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National Editorial Association
Jacksons Miss
R. H. Henry
Editora of the
United States
New Orleans
St. Louis
Washington
Grst
A. K McClure
Philadelphia Times
Associaion
Greensboro Headquarters Opened by Republican Party in North Carolina
A. E. Halton, chairman of the Republican state executive committee, opened party headquarters in Greensboro as Republicans pledge a strong campaign against the constitutional amendment. The Populist machine plans a Raleigh daily organ, while Senator Butler’s weekly The Caucasian becomes a morning daily until August. A Republican daily operates in Asheville as well.
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Greensboro
N. C
A. E. Halton
Publican State Executive Committee
Wll
Raleigh
Bu Lees
Asheville
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