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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1914
Page
8
A Georgia farmer urges reading farm papers to grasp the real cotton market. He warns against overplanting, explains supply and demand dynamics for 1914–1916, and advocates diversifying crops while tracking food price trends. The note cautions that European demand and U.S. overproduction could depress prices.
London report cites Belgian front dispatches of September 28 stating a typhoid outbreak spread among German forces before Antwerp. Belgians recaptured Hotatadt and bombarded Malinas. a chateau at Malinas was destroyed. Empty champagne bottles litter German trenches, and Red Cross officials note bullets removed from wounded soldiers indicate German infighting due to bungling.
Obituaries note the deaths of C. B. Baker and J. M. Horton at local residences with survivors listed. Alfred Newman and Julia Gowder also die, with burials and chapel details provided. The article then discusses Heligoland in the North Sea, its German ownership, and potential strategic value amid shifting foreign policy and a Bavarian context.
Farmers should have seed on hand for fall and winter crops. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce resolution calls merchants and bankers in every county to display seed catalogs for winter grains and forage crops so farmers can obtain seed locally. The article also promises a future piece on ground limestone and urges dealers to publish prices and delivery times to prevent delays.
Kaiser Wilhelm and General von Moltke examine progress from a field car with the staff. The emperor bends to hear reports while directing the general staff in the conduct of the war, the scene described as a foreign field posture.
The report spotlights Lieutenant R. G. Payloc of Georgia commanding a Philippine constabulary company at Jaro, and Lieutenant Taylor, grandson of the late Congressman Stewart, gaining praise for his actions against Starr murderers. It notes Mrs. Taylor, visiting the Philippines, as a former editor and club leader, and mentions submarine photography advances and plans to film deep sea vessels, with reflections on future ocean exploration and life beneath the sea.
The Pan American Union reports Brazil's imports at 26.5 million and exports at 316.165 million for the year. The United States supplied nearly a third of Brazil's exports while American sales to Brazil were about 51 million, signaling a large opportunity for U.S. manufacturers and merchants as Brazil buys engines machinery steel and iron goods cotton and woolen products.
A fragmented line questions throughput as it asks whether sixty seven people per minute equals 96 480 over a given period, hinting at a large aggregate count. The garbled text implies a pace or rate calculation without clear context or source details.
Bank clearings in the United States for the past week show activity across major centers led by New York and Chicago. Preliminary figures indicate modest gains in total business compared with the prior week, with variability by district and sector.
Bradstreet reports trade showing mixed signals with below normal activity in general, yet restrained optimism in surplus regions. Farmers prosper, retail and export trade show strength in textiles, hardware, and coal, while iron and steel decline and financing pressure lingers amid wartime disruptions.
In the New York Iron and Steel Review dated September 27, export dealings in steel to Europe and South America emerge with modest tonnage but notable magnitude. A European government nears a contract for 1000? tons of special steel grades while inquiries target 200000 tons of sheet bars for Great Britain. US Steel Corp likely to gain part of this business, with independent mills securing orders for England and Argentina. American buyers find home market steel of equal or superior quality cheaper than Belgian material. Rail contracts total about 14000 tons for several railroads, and 600 tons of cut sections are purchased by industrial firms. For Cristobal coaling station bids, United States Steel Products Co submitted the lowest bid.
A derelict figure, coal dust smeared, panhandles near a burlesque crowd. The observer recalls a once normal man now ruined, pondering his fate and the source of his decline as life drains him, with eighty thousand Australians settled around London.
New York notes the New York city loan operation and the $100,000,000 pool to relieve foreign exchange pressure. Bond markets show over-subscription and a premium near 5 percent, easing municipal and corporate maturities anxieties. Stock exchange activity returns, with renewed demand and no heavy foreign selling. Exchange strength linked to deferred payments, October interest, dividends, and the British moratorium.
Washington reports the United States treasury began the day with a balance in the general fund of 116. Friday receipts reached 1,574,759 while payments totaled 1,448,167. The fiscal year deficit stands at 18,822,879, compared with 11,508,624 a year ago, excluding Panama Canal and public debt transactions.
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