Southern Governors Agree Cotton Acreage Must Be Cut
Southern governors and members of Congress agreed the 1915 cotton crop must be materially reduced next year to steady prices. They urged federal action or state-law levers, with plans for loans, a government commission, and warehouse legislation, to secure currency and loans at reasonable rates while preserving price supports above ten cents a pound.
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John Coreigaun, Jr
Washington
Congress
New England
West
Vreeland-Aldrich Si
House of the Senate
Wilson
House
Senate
Aldrich-Vreeland
Department of
United States
Treasury Department
House of Representatives
Senate of the
Swift Specific Company Plans Cash Cotton Investment
Lynchburg Virginia company announces commitment to invest from one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand dollars in cotton. The firm will take 2000 bales in payment from customers and buy 250 bales in the south. The move supports local fruit and produce interests and backs student bakers boosting the movement.
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South
Fruit and Produce Company
Studebakers
Cotton Purchases Rise Across Southern States
The Borcules Buggy Company plans to buy 200 bales in Mr Allen’s Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi and part of Louisiana. The Swift Specific Company of Atlanta seeks to buy 2 000 bales or 100 000 worth of cotton from customers by January at 10 cents a pound, with potential to double. Ernest Williams of Lynchburg chamber telegraphed to buy 15 bales for the chamber and 250 bales planned in the south.
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Borcules
Atlanta
Southern
Mr. Allen
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Swift Specific Company
F. I. Hood
Swift Specific
Ernest Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Lynchburg
Constitution
South
Atlanta Constitution
Harris Succeeds Captain E S Gay In Southern Insurance Firms
Dan B. Harris, age 27, to head Insurance Company of North America and Philadelphia Underwriters in the south, succeeding Captain E S Gay effective November 1. Gay retires with honorarium as Harris resigns his territorial general agency duties covering Aachen and Munich, Providence Washington, Security, Camden Fire and Svea. Both men are noted Atlanta residents and key southern figures in insurance. arrangements for new representation are ongoing and could take weeks.
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Gay
The
Insurance Company of North America
Philadelphia Underwriters’ Association
Captain Gay
South
Il Health
Wnen
Ch Mege
Southern
Mr. Harris
Aachen & Munich Fire Insurance Company
Providence-Washington Insurance Company
Security Insurance Company
New
Bir. Harrie
New York
Insurances Company of North
Board of Education Assured On October Aid to End Double Sessions
Atlanta school officials win assurance from the city finance committee that at least 8 325 will be allocated in the October appropriation to employ 43 teachers and abolish double sessions. The measure, tied to the October sheet approval, aims to relieve crowding by adding staff and restoring normal class schedules. The finance committee supports 3 325 for a total of 8 325 while the board seeks 8 460 to hire forty four teachers. final action rests with the general council.
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Board of Education
Atlanta
Scheol Board
Imust
James G
Woodward- Stid
Ma Aonaiire
Crown Prince Accused of Plunder at French Chateau
Paris reports Crown Prince Frederick William during early Marne fighting used the Baroness de Baye’s chateau near Champaubert as a headquarters. She claims he plundered medals, vases, icons, paintings, and gold souvenirs, damaged portraits of the Russian imperial couple, and left packed loot behind in the retreat.
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Paris
Frederick William
Tie Temps
U S Consul and Family in Rheims Wine Cellar
William Bardel the American consul at Rheims and his family have hunkered in a wine cellar 100 feet underground for the past fortnight. The cellar entrance lies within half a block of their home as the city endures dangers.
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Paris
William Bardel
Rheims
Britain and Germany Begin Prisoner Exchange Talks
London reports the British and German governments have started exchanging POWs via American mediation, with initial lists sent and more expected soon. Earlier exchanges limited to women, children, and men over 55, or those aged 18 or with disabilities.
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London
Page
Germans Break Through Right Wing As Allies Close In
Paris dispatch reports German right wing broken and pursued by Allies. Automobiles and mitrailleuses said used in pursuit across northern France. Sommme area claims surround French front perimeter. Peronne reportedly recaptured. British official press bureau offers no responsibility for accuracy.
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Paris
London
Exchange Telgraph Company
France
Sommme
Peronne
Long Battle Line Remains Practically Unchanged in France
London reports the northern France front shows virtually no change in positions. Despite heavy fighting and hard blows by both sides, Allied left remains substantially held, and German retirement and entrenchment have not altered the frontline. Official French general staff communication underscores the persistent stalemate and unchanged lines.
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London
France
Antwerp Siege Begun by the Germans
German forces renewed bombardment of Antwerp area as Moll railway hub fell under their control. Lierre and Malines reports confirm shelling of forts and hospital damage. Over 25,000 German naval reserves were noted to be ready as the siege progresses.
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Lon 4 Dun
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Moll
Lilette
Mensage
Handelsblad
Eallace
Villaces
Weather Prophecy Rain Forecast for Georgia
A weather prophecy notes rain for Georgia likely on Wednesday and probably Thursday. The outlook emphasizes wet conditions across the region with possible showers continuing into the latter part of the week.
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Georgia
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