Cotton Situation Debated By Special House Committee
Washington reports a special House committee on cotton legislation met to study the southern crisis caused by the European war. The panel's aim is to report possible federal aid measures by December 15, with members from both parties and plans for a future extra session debated amid election expectations.
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Washington
House
Congress
Henry
Austin
Langler
Lever
Heflin
Bell
Mann
Wilson
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Legia
Gold and Silversmiths 31 Whitehall Street Catalogue Ad
A postal request offers a copy of a 160 page illustrated catalogue from Gold and Silversmiths at 31 Whitehall Street established 1887, promoting wedding gifts and a line of recommended products.
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Gold and Silversmiths
Whitehall Street
Heads of U. S. Chamber Of Commerce to Arrive In Atlanta
The president and directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States will arrive in Atlanta Wednesday to tour the city. They will ride in automobiles, attend luncheon with Robert Maddox at Woodhaven, and dine at the chamber assembly hall to meet Atlanta business leaders. The tour aims to study Southern conditions to better serve the South through the National Chamber of Commerce. The group has visited Raleigh Wilmington Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Pensacola and New Orleans and continues to Birmingham and Memphis today and Atlanta Wednesday.
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Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Atlanta
South
National Chamber of Commerce
Raloleb
Wilmington
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Mebdlie
New Orleans
Houston
Shreveport
Little Rock
Memphis
Birmingham
Social Leader Called Bellwether of the Devil in Sermon
Evan gest Klein at First Methodist church Mondexy evening denounced dancing card playing and theater going as immorality prelude and called a social leader the bellwether of the devil. He attacked movies while praising church revival that runs mornings and evenings through the week ending next Sunday night.
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Evangest Klein
First Methodist Church
Mondexy
Klein
Hardwick Optimistic Over Cotton Situation
Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick arrived in Atlanta from Washington and planned to speak at the Sixth District Agricultural School in Barnesville. He urged farmers and bankers to pursue curtailment of next year's cotton acreage and diversifying crops. He expressed optimism about improved cotton-state business conditions and said secretary BF Houston would publish weekly reports during planting season on cotton acreage to inform buyers.
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Britain
Washington
South
Great Britain
Ambassador Page
London
Sir Edward Grey
Arfairs
State Department
Camner~orn
Germany
Cecil Springfree
William 5Ants
Wlea
Jarris Inva
Department of Commerce
Wilson
Henge
Todas
Thomas W. Hardwick
Atlanta
Washingon
D. GC
Barnesville
Hardwick
BF Houston
Department of Sericulture
Smith Expects Rise in Price of Cotton
Senator Hoke Smith returning to Atlanta said in a cotton talk he is optimistic that prices will rise. He cited Britain’s decision not to treat cotton as contraband and predicted English spinners will buy more. He noted a regional reserve bank would help growers hold cotton until prices improve.
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Hoke Smith
Atlanta
Real Estate and Insurance
Silverton, Cole
Drop in Temperature Ahead for Atlanta Tuesday
Forecast notes a cooler day in Atlanta with a likely Tuesday afternoon and night drop. Northwesterly winds bring a brisk feel, though conditions should remain generally fair with some cloud and fresh winds. Readings in northwest regions begin season shift but Atlanta not expected to plunge dramatically yet.
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Atlanta
Williston
Winnipes
Atlante
Young woman held on charge of forgery
Miss Mamie Wilson, 19, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Colquitt Carter yesterday afternoon charged with forging the name Minnie Lee Watson to a money order while living in Panama. The Montgomery Ala warrant led officers to Wilson at a boarding house in Atlanta where she is held for trial.
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Mamie, Wilson
United States
Colquitt Carter
Minnie Lee Watson
Panama
John B Daniel Dies After Brief Illness
After ten days of illness John Benning Daniel, a leading Atlanta merchant in the drug business, died Monday afternoon at his home 476 North Jackson Street. He was one of the city's oldest and most successful business men.
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John Benning Daniel
Atlanta
North
Jackson Street
Mr. Daniel
Georgia druggist Daniel built vast business after war
Daniel a Lincolnton native born November 24 1845 enlisted at 15 in the Fifteenth Georgia and served in the Confederate and Western forces. He moved to Atlanta after the war, joined LW and BLS Meade as a clerk in 1865, later bought his partner out in 1881 and ran a large southern drug business. He died at 70 unmarried, survived by his sister Mrs Jane Flemming and three nephews. Funeral planned for Wednesday with interment at Garland come dry.
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Daniel
Lincolnton
Lincoln County
Georgia
Lafayette Lamar
Virginia
Western Army
Oglethorpe
Atlante
LW & Bls Meade
Fourth National Bank
J. W. Morris
Afr
South
First Presbyterian Church
Jane F. Flemming
Paul L
Frank L. Plemming
Zuelen Lamar Iknight
Garland
Innes Moved to Common Corridor in San Antonio Jail
A telegram from Mrs. John W. Xerms says Victor Innes was moved from his cell to the common corridor with fifty nine prisoners. He lies on the floor without a cot and endures harsh conditions while legal actions continue. Mrs. Innes and Reuben Arnold plan to seek a Georgia indictment for conspiracy if Texas prosecution fails.
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Hoe
Potato giant found on Sandy Springs Ros road
A resident named A Moore reported a remarkable sweet potato brought to The Constitution Dice on Monday. The spud measured 14 5 8 inches in length and weighed 4 1 4 pounds, with its room described as above head in the Sandy Springs Ros road area.
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A. Moore
Sandy Springs-Rosroad
Cure of Pimples and Eczema by Cuticura Soap
Mrs Rosa Terry of Terry Mississippi describes a long struggle with pimples on face and scalp that progressed to severe eczema. After trying many remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and reports complete cure in three months. Samples offered by mail with Skin Book.
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Terry
Rosa Terry
S.c
Detective sues employer after 1913 yard assault by highwaymen
F B Lowery, a former Atlanta Joint Terminals detective, sues his former employer for $6000 alleging negligence in assigning him solo duties while investigating freight cans on December 15, 1913. He describes two assailants blindsiding him as a blackjack degraded the strike.
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Aled
F. B. Lowery
Atlanta
Gus
Widow sues for twenty five thousand in railroad power fatality case
Mrs N Dougherty testified in Judge Pendiston's division of the superior court that her husband Charles Dougherty a fireman was electrocuted while hauling a hose into a burning dwelling at Washoneton and Glenn Street a year ago. She said he had spent his savings on her sanitarium stay and neighbors collected a purse for the family. City Electrician R C Turner testified the line was improperly insulated and carried too high a voltage for a private residence. The case will be resumed tomorrow.
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Georgia Railway and Power Company
Charles Dougherty
Washoneton
Glenn Street
N. Dougherty
Pendiston
Superior Court
Atlanta
Dougherty
City
R. C.turner
Children Win Plea for Buckhead Speed Limit
The Buckhead community wins a six mile per hour speed limit after a plea from local children. Chief Mathieson orders strict enforcement and arrest of violators on Buckhead roads near Peach Tree Road Roswell Road and Pace's Ferry Road where two churches a school and frequent child crossings exist.
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Buckhead
Mathieson
Peachtres Road
Roswell Road
Pace's Ferry
Negro Burglar Slashes Broker for $1000 at Home
Joseph Ruben, a Decatur Street broker, fought a negro thief in his dining room overnight, protecting a bag of $1000 meant for safekeeping. The burglar escaped through a window after a struggle, leaving a trail of coins. Ruben was treated at Grady hospital.
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Joseph Ruben
Decatur Street
Fair Street
Ruben
Grady Hospital
Gilmer and Fannin Counties Bursting with Prosperity
Hon Herbert Clay solicitor general of the Blue Ridge circuit spoke in Gilmer and Fannin counties praising their prosperity. He noted no cotton crops, ample beef cattle pigs hay and corn with ready markets and thriving local commerce including nine brick stores rising in Bujay and merchants discounting bills as merchants report strong demand for local produce and dairy products.
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Gilmer
Fannin
Herbert Clay
Blue Ridge
Araj
Mr. Clay
Bujay
Sulmer County
Fannin County
No Clear Economic Signal From Counties Yet
The excerpt contrasts reports of hardship and prosperity in counties, noting no word of hard times yet also no cotton. It references Gilmer and Fannin counties, emphasizing the market for at home consumption and its impact on local economies amid uncertain times.
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Gilmer
Fanning
Bliss Knapp to speak at opening of costly church
Members prepare for the opening ceremony of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Porch Tree and Fifteenth streets. Bliss Knapp of Boston, lecturer at the mother church, will deliver an address on Christian Science. The new church, among the handsomest structures in the south, cost more than 200000.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Bliss Knapp
Boston
Christian Science
Knapp
Christian Science Church
New Christian Science Church
Porchtree and
Fifteenth Streets
Jim Crow Car Law Before U S Supreme Court
The Oklahoma Jim Crow car law faces the U S Supreme Court challenge. Attorneys for the state’s black community argue constitutionality while opponents contend railroads may run cars by race with sleeping and dining cars reserved for one race, sparking a key civil rights test.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Auprema
William Harrison
T. Bledeog
Justified Distinction in Service Acknowledged in Rail Talks
The remark argues that a separate provision for negroes to pay railroads for services they receive is not desired, yet the distinction in service is considered justified within the discussion.
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