The Negro Contract Jumper Opinion Piece
A Muscogee county farmer argues that both farm and city labor in the South are crippled by black workers breaking contracts. He details methods of contract jumping, discusses furling wage issues from chain gangs, and urges a Europe style certificate of prior service for employment to restore reliability, warning of broader economic harm if unaddressed.
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T. E. Perkins
Muscogee County
Mr. Perkins
South
Perkins
Europe
Georgia Chamber Backs Atlanta for Southeast Regional Bank
In Macon the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce unanimously adopted a resolution favoring Atlanta as the site for a federal regional bank in the southeast. The mid winter gathering, described as highly representative of state business sentiment, sent a clear message that Georgia supports Atlanta for the regional bank location. The vote underscored broad backing from financial, mercantile, farming and general interests across the state.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Southeast
Georgia State Chamber of Commerce
Macon
Atlante
Chamber of Commerce
Wich
Organizing Prosperity at Georgia Chamber Rally
A mid winter Macon gathering of Georgia Chamber of Commerce leaders and business men charts prosperity plans. Since its launch last fall the movement has grown across counties, forming new boards and energizing old ones. The drive stresses home industry and diversification to fuel future manufacturing and exports. Cooperation is urged for broad participation and rewards aligned with effort.
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Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Macon
Georgia
State Chamber
C. J. Haden
Chamber of Commerce
W TRUE PATRIARCH: CULLom dies at 85, long public servant
An obituary tribute to Shelby M. Cullom, former Illinois senator, called Uncle Shelby, who served fifty years in public life. He died poor yet honored, declined a $25,000 purse, and kept steadfast ideals of statesmanship amid era’s politics. Goethals not taking jobs noted. Wall Street seen ready for the country to progress without firms.
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Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Shelby Cullom
Shelby
Abysham Lincoln
Ilinois
Jenny Dreaming and Memory in a Morning Light
A fragment of lyric musings about Jenny’s dreaming eyes and smile with March sentiment, interwoven with a nostalgic longing and floral imagery, suggesting a memory of Jenny amid a gentle dawn. A misplaced letter adds a note about a lost document and a request for clarification on an intended appointment.
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Jenny
Moonshine, Moonlight, and Voting Blues in Bailiwick
A mosaic of dialect quips and verses from Suffragette chatter to local sermons. The piece weaves satirical sketches on politics, prohibition, and social life with humorous asides about voters, church chatter, and a Missouri exile vignette.
The Life and End of Major Andre at West Point
In March 1771 Major John Andre, aged twenty, aided Sir Henry Clinton in New York. Captured while meeting Benedict Arnold, he was tried by a board led by General Greene with Lafayette and Steuben. Declaring himself a British adjutant general, he chose execution by hanging but was buried beneath the gallows after a dignified death. A Cyrus Field monument marks the site of the execution.
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John Arndrs
America
Benedict Arnold
Sir Henry Clinton
New York City
Andre
Aenold
West Point
Gustavus
Anderson
Vulture
Hudson
Arnold
Mr. Smith
John Anderson
Ameran
White Plains
New York
Jameson
York
West Falnt
Greene
Lafayette
Steuben
Washington
Cyrus Field
André
Self- starters by George Matthew Adams
George Matthew Adams extols the Self-Starters concept as the human machines within us. He argues people waste time seeking others to push them to act, forgetting their own inner drive. The piece praises self reliance and personal initiative as the key to success in all walks of life.
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George Matthew Adams
Whites Must Organize to Meet Negro Labor Demands in Georgia
In a signed column, T. E. B. Perkins argues white farmers in Georgia fail to organize against black labor influence. He alleges patterns of contract shifting, excessive cash advances, and punishment payoffs to chained laborers undermine farming. Perkins urges Farmers' Union or local lodges to unite to curb perceived Negro labor exploitation and promote white solidarity.
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Netvo
Tormer
Wey
Farmers’ Union
T. EB
Perkins
Columbus, Ga
Favorite Recipes of Distinguished Women
William Keteneic reproduces a recipe by Mrs Kettner of California for stuffed sweet green peppers. Use long slim peppers roasted to blister skin, fill with American cheese, coat in a flour egg butter batter and fry or bake in butter. Canned peppers require only stuffing and cooking after skin removal. Serve piping hot.
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Mus
William Keteneic
Kettner
Califorfornia
Save Birds to Fight Boll Weevil in Georgia
The crisis in Georgia is the boll weevil. Killing birds harms farmers who rely on natural pest control. Enforce game laws, rotate crops, store grain, and reduce cotton to help protect crops as the weevil approaches Franklin Hart and Madison.
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Georgia
Efficient Housekeeping In Winter Mince Meat Recipe
Domestic science lecturer Genrietta D Gravrl presents a detailed mince meat recipe for keeping pies rich and flavorful. It covers fresh liquid ingredients, suet, apples, spices, and methods to seal jars with paraffin for winter storage, plus a meatless variant and notes on commercial mince meat options.
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Genrietta D. Gravrl
Snowballs by George Fitch
An essay describing snowballs as small lumps of wet snow and the mischief they cause. It humorously contrasts innocent play with destructive acts like smashing plug hats and breaking windows. It notes the joy in a snowball’s impact on a hat or a passerby and toward cautionary attitudes from railroad magnates.
Business O. K. on Circuits From The New York World
Among 1912 pessimists who complained of bad business the article notes W. J. Bryan is not blamed. It reports that optimism persists in circuits and markets despite concerns. The source remarks on public reaction and economic climate during the period.
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Atlanta
Holliday
Constitution Building
Washington
la No
Street
N. W
John Corrigan
Constitution
New York City
Tretaling
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Times
Twentynia Street
Dediera
Business O. K
New York World
W. J. Bryan
Bust Something
A terse political jab from The Indianapolis News mocks the Sugar Trust. The speaker suggests if the trust cannot “self-bust,” the government might intervene, delivering a sharp critique of corporate power and regulation.
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Indianapolis News
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