Atlanta Cotton Window Display Promotes Home Industry
Atlanta women will view cotton display windows in department stores on Friday September 11 to back home industry. Local firms will showcase cotton materials and garments, emphasizing domestic goods for curtains, upholstery, and school outfits, aligning with patriotic support for Atlanta stores and product makers.
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Atlanta
M. Rich & Bros. Co
Keely Co
Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co
J. M. High Co
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co
J. P. Alien
Georgia's education fight marks the old regime's lasting pledge
Judge Nat E. Harris in Macon vows to expand Georgia education, citing dire crowding at the Normal and Industrial College and statewide underfunding. President Parks warns the system, from university to common schools, suffers from inadequate facilities amid tax and fiscal reform needs. Analysts debate how southern bankers, farmers, and merchants should diversify beyond cotton to end the import drain on food.
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Macon
Nat E. Harris
M. M. Parks
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Georgia
Parks
Milledgeville
University
Normal and Industrial College
John M. Siston
Harris
Congress on trial as farmers press for promised aid
The Southern farmer is urged to hold Congress to its solemn pledge to aid cotton growers. Charles B Barrett of the National Farmers Union and Harvie Jordan demand instant federal action to prevent widespread disaster. They accuse Congress of betraying promises and call for immediate fulfillment or an alternative plan backed by the government.
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Congress
Charles 8. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Barrett
South
America
United States
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Federal Commission
Europe
Jordan
National Congress
Washington
War Poetry and Editorial Snippet from Unidentified Page
A collage of war poems and satirical clippings from Kansas City Star and local papers. It mixes lament over wartime slaughter with lighter home life notes and humorous opinions on war costs, ideal husbands, and a Barville verdict, featuring voices like Philos Dave Leahy and Bentown Bard.
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Dave Leahy
Kansas City Star
Pope Easley
Breason
Ward
William
A Simple Proposition Washington Must Act at Once
Editorial endorsement urges immediate federal action to save the cotton crop and the South. Proposes government purchase of 1,000,000 tons and public buys of 3,000,000 tons at 10 cents per pound, with 75 percent advances on market value or 9 cents on warehouse receipts to aid small farmers. September 7, 1914.
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Atlants
United States
Mexico
Ge Atlanta
Merxico
Allanta
Atlanta
J. K. Holliday
Constitution Building
Ole
Washington
N. W
John Corigan
Star
Constitution
New York City
Jamus
Hotasung
Broadway
Times
Serner
Thirty-eighth
Twenty-ninth Street
Gons
Walter Constitution
South
Holahan Bets on Georgia Prosperity
M F Holahan general agent of International Harvester in Atlanta wrote to a Georgia business house sharing views on the 1915 cotton price outlook and urging broad, cooperative action among bankers, merchants, farmers, and professionals. He argues government price fixing is limited, promotes equitable creditor payments, and notes extending terms for farm machinery to bolster Georgia’s anticipated prosperity amid cautious optimism.
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M. F. Holahan
International Harvester Company
Atlanta
Georgia
Flrat
Flere
Time to Act From Baster Constitution Editorial
A letter commends a local paper for blunt editorials on the cotton crop crisis and Washington inaction. It urges more papers to explain conditions plainly, calls for immediate action, and says if the government cannot help, locals should work to improve the situation. Signed by J. M. Hirach, president of Hirsch & Spitz Mfg. Co.
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Baster
Washington
Hirsch & Spitz Mfg. Co
J. M. Hirach
Editorial on banking solutions for cotton market 1914
Ernest L Rhodes addresses Editor Constitution with a plea for action on regional banks, national credit, and currency standards. He urges relief for farmers facing stagnant cotton markets and eight-cent prices, stressing urgency as reports show cotton moving locally without market. He asks when banks will operate regions and how funds and bonds will be valued.
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Setlon
United States
Pay Debts With Cotton, Editor Constitution
BT. L. SHIFP of Moultrie Georgia urges creditors to accept cotton at 10 cents a pound to retire debts and stabilize prices. He argues guano companies and credit men already valuing cotton at that rate could withdraw supply to lift cotton prices and speed repayment. He calls for a concerted effort nationwide.
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United States
BT. L. Shifp
Moultrie
Farmers blamed for cotton bias in grain and coinage
Letters from farmers in Sparta and Washington Georgia criticize the responsibility for single shooting cotton driven by tradition and local credit structures. They argue bankers and business leaders neglect diversification, urging more corn, oats, hay, and provisions while lamenting the system that favors cotton over other crops.
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Halter
J. T. Holleman
Wilken-Lincoln County
Washington, Ga
Wilkes
Lincoln
Providentia
Barnett
Time for Washington to Act or to Tell People to Take Heed
A Georgia reader thanks the Constitution editor for urging action on cotton policy in 1914. He praises the editor for addressing cotton producers and national interests, noting politicians promised help but failed as the sector suffers. Weaver of Thomaston, Georgia, writes September 7, 1914, expressing earnest support and gratitude.
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Washington
South
United States
Weaver Mdse
Thomaston, Ga
Tax the Pistol Toter
Letter from W A Chapman of Cedartown Ga argues a federal tax should target luxuries and non essentials rather than automobiles. He urges special taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers retailers and fireworks to reduce Fourth of July fatalities.
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Constitution
The
W. A. Chapman
Cedartown
Great Slaughter Recalled From Biblical Chronicle
In Decatur Georgia on September 7 1914 a writer recalls ancient battles as a lens on modern European carnage. The piece cites II Chronicles XII 17 and frames Abijah as a great kilor, urging readers to view contemporary war through scripture.
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Europe
Abijah
Israel
Canaan
Taanach
Megiddo
Decatur, Ga
The Next Step From The Washington Star
Some of London's militant suffragettes are growing impatient and may yet adopt new means to advance their cause by using automobiles and other rapid forms of travel to spread their message.
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The
Washington Star
London
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