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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1875
Page
2
The piece announces a Thursday special issue of 2 mammoth sheets highlighting Atlanta’s business offerings and capacity to serve nearby regions. Four to five thousand extra copies will be printed, with many already taken, and space is limited with no exhibitional charges. The notice urges merchants to call at the Concritusion office to secure advertising space promptly.
Wheat prices surged about twenty five percent in Chicago within a month and similar gains occurred in Liverpool and London. Analysts cite speculative market activity and reports of partial British and continental crop failures as drivers while exact European harvest details remain unclear.
The article notes a surge in wheat values driven by European needs and U S export activity. It cites high weekly shipments from New York and crowded lakes canals, with claims that the entire U S surplus may be needed to feed Europe’s populations. It also references Kimgen Smith’s testimony on a 18 year old massacre involving Mormon leaders and emigrants.
The piece argues for a refined southern literary weekly style over sensationalism. It praises the Sunny South as a birthplace of refined poetry and romance and urges standards of high character, imaginative writing, and noble sentiment to elevate southern literature and public morality.
Accredited British cooperative representatives travel through the southern United States to study resources and trade potential. They aim to network with Savannah, Charleston, and interior rail hubs, promoting direct producer consumer exchange and allowing British goods at initial cost with tied profits. The plan, praised by editors, sees no harm in trial and expansion.
The Atlanta railroad convention last week adjourned Friday after a heated exchange. East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia railroad reps McGhee and Ogden voiced support for a legitimate tariff and opposed cuts and rebates. The meeting Coke noted the E T V and G road would keep rates fixed, avoiding a proposed pool and rate increases. The Air-Line party’s Docking operation faced cautious assessment by business interests.
Special to the Constitution from Cartour Georgia reports the Barancas yellow fever outbreak with seven deaths and sixty five new cases. It also notes the steamer Mary Carter running onto a sand bar above Resaca, smashing the hull and destroying much of its wheat cargo. No lives lost.
Harrowing report from Carter's mill area near Murray County details a family tragedy. A wagon driven by Jobson and his wife plunged into the Gooss water River, four children drowned, the parents escaped. bodies of four children recovered.
The final witness Robert Aryes testifies about emigration massacre site near Cedar City Utah. He describes piles of dead women and children found with wolves and crows, details of wounds, and the sequence of attackers led by J D Lee Higbee and others. He recounts pulling children to safety and transporting survivors to Cedar City.
The transcript recounts Haight, Lee, and Higbee involvement in the removal and sale of emigrant property. Witnesses relate Indian killings during the massacre, with Brigham Young advised to keep quiet. The court adjourned as King in the South testified, while Bishop Smith’s testimony juxtaposes Lee’s confession.
Stockholders demand a meeting at Atlanta city hall on August 8 to receive the president’s report, assess financial condition and tire stalls, and elect a new president and directors. Free transportation to stockholders is requested. if the president fails to call it, the convention will proceed anyway. The session adjourned to reconvene August 12.
All of the Best Varieties Wholesale and Retail announces a large stock of coal sold to the public at extremely low prices through September 15. The notice claims unmatched facilities and a new venture, with a yard at Forsyth and Raitr streets, urging customers to call. The text includes several garbled names and phrases.
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