Georgia cotton association forms strong state division
A Georgia division of the Southern Cotton Association organized at the state capitol with 306 delegates from across the state. M L Johnson of Bartow was elected permanent president and John Bostwick, H Hilor Jisper, and John D Walker named top officers and a new executive committee chosen. Opening headquarters planned in Atlanta to advance policies like supporting a minimum cotton price of ten cents per pound.
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New Orleans
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Greene County
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Carroll
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Important Resolutions Adopted by Georgia Cotton Convention
Resolutions adopted by the Georgia division of the Southern Cotton Association at Atlanta urged crop diversification, 25 percent reductions in cotton acreage and fertilizer use, landlord leniency with tenants, and formation of county cotton associations. They endorsed corporate charters for county groups, noted bankers’ aid, and supported New Orleans convention pledges to limit cotton production and use of fertilizers.
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Tragic Virginia Mine Disaster Buries Dozens in Alabama
In Birmingham Alabama February 21 a disastrous Virginia mine explosion leaves 39 bodies recovered with 140 men still believed inside the mine. Grief-stricken families, improvised identifications, and mass casualties mark a scene of heroic rescue efforts hampered by debris and fumes as the town reels from the losses.
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Major Carrington given sixty year term in Manila court
Major Frank De L. Carrington, a Georgia native and veteran officer, was convicted on five counts under civic law in the Philippines and sentenced to twelve years and one day for each count, totaling sixty years and five days. The trial, not by court martial, faced jurisdiction questions, with appeals planned.
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Atlanta Doctors and Lawyers Gather for Fake Hopkins Hoax
A clever practical joke sent false word that Russell Hopkins had been shot and arrested, drawing a crowd of Atlanta’s top doctors, lawyers, and officials at the police station. Voices impersonating Sergeant Mayo warned of Hopkins’s alleged crime and need for aid, prompting visits from Hoke Smith, Reuben Arnold, Luther Rosser, Dr. Floyd McRae, Mayor Woodward, and others before the ruse was revealed.
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Pace Station
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Lee Russell
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Japs 10 Get Full Fruits of Victories
Peninsular triumphs reported as decisive gains with Japanese forces advancing toward strategic objectives while a rival front is described as being ousted.
Peace terms in manchuria and japan suzerainty
A Reuters telegram from St Petersburg reports peace terms under discussion between Russia and Japan. Korea would be under Japanese suzerainty, Port Arthur and the Liao Tung peninsula ceded to Japan, Vladivostok neutral, the Eastern Chinese railroad under neutral administration, Manchuria north to Harbin restored to China, and indemnity negotiable though difficult. Progress hinges on indemnity settlement. a battle risk remains possible.
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