Constitution announces rates and ads in Atlanta paper
The October 1 1914 issue of The Constitution in Atlanta details postage rates for United States and Mexico papers, subscription prices by mail and street carrier, and advertising manager and bureau contact. It notes sale points in New York and lists distribution terms and disclaimers.
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Avante
United States
Mexico
Atlanta
Imo Izmo
Carrer
J B. Holliday
Constitutions
Washington
Spe Street
Joan Correa Jr
Chars
Constitution
York City
Broadway
Forty Second Street
Bailding
Twenty Ninth Street
Cotton Relief Urgency Amid Wall Street Crisis
The piece argues Southern cotton needs federal cash advances to cover harvest and expenses as cotton retains value and trade importance. It criticizes Congress for delayed aid while Wall Street profits, urges rural credits and uniform federal action to stabilize production and prices. It also highlights tariffed trade routes via Panama and Latin markets expanding South and Central American demand for U S goods.
Congress can save production via financial aid and protection
The piece argues that the commercial system is interdependent and production distress requires government action. Cotton, a trade balance backbone, needs immediate financial help and legislative protection against future crises. Congress has the power to provide this, and it must be held strictly accountable.
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Congress
Southern Settlement and Development drives southern trade
The piece lauds Mr. Davies Warfield as president of the Baltimore organization and praises his persistent push of the Southern Settlement and Development initiative. It calls for full southern cooperation to extend trade relations amid European tensions and urges sending men abroad to act on timely information and motions.
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Baltimore
Davies Warfield
South
Warfield
Southern Settlement and Development Organization
A Mobile Register Centenary Edition Reviewed
The Mobile Register marks its hundredth anniversary with a special edition celebrating the paper’s long ties to Mobile, Alabama, and the broader southern history. Under Frederick J. Thompson the paper highlights its notable role among national newspapers and hints at contemporary news such as Nobel Prize rumors and European war town names.
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Mobile Register
South
Register
Mobile
Alabama
The
Frederick J. Thompson
Cotton corner alleged in Liverpool price manipulation
The New York Times reports in parliamentary debate that cotton holders and Liverpool merchants formed a cartel to force prices 60 percent above U S levels and block imports. Gordon Harvey urged government action with banks to secure raw cotton for Lancashire mills as the price collapse continued. The parliamentary secretary said the government is investigating the complaint and considering the cotton situation.
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New York Times
Liverpool
House of Commons
Gordon Harvey
England
Board of Trade
J Robertson
Words of High Praise For Holleman Article
A Southern newspaper column lauds J T Holleman on The Constitution of Sunday for diagnosing agrarian distress in the South. It argues absentee landlords and cotton dependence hobble tenantry, urging land finance and Irish land reform as models. Local pastors echo praise and urge public judgment.
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Holleman
Tabor
YT Holleman
South
Hellemans
Demand for Cotton Spurs Southern Buyer Plan
The article urges a practical plan to bolster cotton demand in 1914 by urging every southern family to purchase at least 100 yards of cotton goods in the next thirty days. Merchants and jobbers would place orders, stimulating manufacturers to sell and restore normal business, with wide publicity and backing from chambers of commerce and trade groups. The aim is to create a natural market for cotton despite the European war, using consumer purchases to restart industry and raise prices.
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Atlanta
South
United States
South and
Central America
Southern Settlement and Development Organization of
Baltimore
Great Britain
Germany
France
England
Panama Canal
Pacific
Australia
China
Japan
Europe
Georgia
Brazil
Chile
MR. Harding
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Lenox
Mass
W. P G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Decamera
Eromerce
American Sanitary Corp. Memo on Cotton Price and Currency
A Memphis notice from the American Sanitary Corp declares a fixed cotton price of 13 cents and asserts acceptance of gold or any money as real value regardless of market quotes. It warns against alarm over King Cotton and rejects speculators views amid wartime uncertainty.
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Memphis
American Sanitary Corp
Memphis, Tenn
Object Lesson To National Financiers From Tifton Gazette
The piece argues that in the cotton belt, farmers cannot get loans on cotton receipts even as receipts flood banks, risking farm hardship and wider economic collapse. It warns that low cotton prices and credit squeeze threaten banks, merchants, and manufacturers, urging government action to avoid national financial distress.
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Tifton Gazette
McAdoo
Congress
Tifton
Eny
Baltimore Papers Urge Latin American Opening for Baltimore
From The Baltimore American, the Southern Settlement and Development Association urges Baltimore merchants to explore South American markets. The bulletin cites 1913 trade figures, cotton stats, and canal effects, urging collective enterprise to boost wealth for all.
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South America
Baltimore
Horace Greeley
South American
South
Southern Settlement Development Organization
Ain Tt
Mone
Hymn for Peace Sunday Urges War to End
A wartime peace hymn urges nations to cease fighting. It calls on the Lord to spare the afflicted, bless peace, and end malevolent rulership. The piece notes a Peace Sunday on October 4 and suggests singing to the tune commonly used for My Soul Thou Saviour Dear.
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Hole -Danca
Hursly
Remedy Lies in Cultivation of Foodstuffs Says farmer DM Patterson
In Milledgeville Georgia DM Patterson argues that farmers should diversify toward food crops instead of cutting cotton acreage further. He urges farmers to focus on growing their own supplies and questions a proposed law forcing all farmers to halve cotton output, asserting fairness to those already diversifying. He claims his county will see only a half-average cotton yield.
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Fean
Pattersonnielsville
Peace Hath Her Victories Poem by Charles W. Hubner
A dramatic wartime poem calls for the Spirit of Peace to prevail over global carnage. It speaks of banners stained by battle and the longing for a renewed life, urging divine aid and human deeds toward reconciliation and peace.
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Apa
Legislation to cut cotton acreage urged in Cobb letter
Wade Stackhouse of Cobb Georgia and others argue for state action to reduce cotton acreage. Proposals include sworn acreage statements, a one third cap on cotton plantings, penalties of 25 dollars per acre, and a state warehouse system to stabilize prices and finance cotton after harvest. The letters advocate cooperation among farmers, bankers, and merchants to curb next year’s crop and restore market viability.
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Baiter
Mirange
Peng
David Miller Cumming
Wade Stackhouse
Cobb
Wants to Sell a Bale Editor Constitution
A note from W C Gill of Buena Vista Georgia seeks quick sale of at least one bale at ten cents. He asks for prompt attention to any order and mentions selling a constitutional editor item.
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W C Gill
Buena Vista
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Fanania Canal
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