The Georgian Vindicates Its Cotton Association Stand
The Georgian defends its investigation of the cotton association amid abuses and rumors. It credits publicity for exposing misconduct by Richard Cheatham and others, praising the committee for cleansing the administration and affirming the paper and Representative Anderson. The editor hopes for improved integrity and continued support for the Cotton Growers' Association.
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Georgia
Cotton Association
Harvie Jordan
South
Anderson
Cheatham
Cotton Growers’ Association
Georiad
Reorganization Debate Clouds English Liberal House of Lords
Great indignation sweeps the country as Mr. Gladstone retires from Liberal leadership and the Commons. Lord Rosebery takes the helm but cannot influence Lords, delaying reform. The present Liberal government pushes an education bill seen as secular, while Lords may amend or block it, reviving talk of Lords reform. Proverbs quotation closes the piece.
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Gladstone
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lord Rosebery
Lord Salinbury
Augustine Birrell
Board of Education
What Mr Seymour Said and the Georgia Editor Testimony
The Morning Constitution reports Mr Seymour may have made offensive remarks to The Georgian editor while he testified. The editor named ex-Vice President Peters of Texas among critics of the Jordan administration. Other committeemen questioned Peters and the editor sought light from all sources on the investigation. No discourtesy occurred from editor or committee toward the editor. Colonel Peek and President Johnson supported a square, clean outcome in the committee.
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Seymour
Morning Constitution
Peters
Texas
Jordan
Mr. Peters
Mr. Allison
W. L. Peek
M. L. Johnson
Committee of Investigation
Growth and Progress of the New South at Ifur Time
A fragmentary item discusses the Growth and Progress of the New South at a regional forum. It references regional development topics and speaks in broad terms about economic and social advancement without specific outcomes or named entities.
Southern textile growth boosts Southern knitwear industry
The South shows rapid gains in cotton mills and knitting plants. Georgia alone Near 260,000 bales of cotton processed annually. Of 154 knitting mills, 153 operate with 134,404 spindles and 14,920 machines, employing 18,660 workers. Capitalization runs over 7 million dollars, with many plants finishing products for New York and other markets. Hosiery and underwear goods comprise the output.
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South
Carolinas
Massachusetts
Georgia
New York
Southern Knitting Milla
Cheatham and O Grady Tangle Over Cotton Futures
The delayed investigation into charges against Southern Cotton Association officers for futures speculation unfolds in Atlanta. Cheatham, secretary, is said to have handled money and trades for Mike O Grady, Chattanooga brewer, who admits arranging investments and claims Cheatham acted as a reliable intermediary. Cheatham allegedly received 2000 to gamble, with claims that he traded on behalf of a friend and not for personal gain.
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Richard Cheatham
Association
Mike O'Grady
Macon News
Cheatham
Cotton Growers’ Association
O'Grady
Charlotte Chronicle
Southern Cotton Association
Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Richard ‘Cheatham
Chattanooga
Jeatham
Must the House of Lords Go
A notable crisis in British politics looms as calls grow to overhaul the hereditary Lords. Though abolition is unlikely, reform is urged to restore balance with the House of Commons, reflecting long-standing disfavor toward an unelected upper chamber. The debate follows Gladstone’s home rule efforts and questions Irish representation.
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House of Lords
Senate
Mr.Gladstone
House of Commons
Georgia charges threaten Southern Cotton Association
The Montgomery Journal reports graft allegations surrounding crop report leaks and a bucket shop link to Southern Cotton Association leaders. Deputies claim officials were tipped on markets by Secretary Cheatham, while denial of direct association ties remains. Probes seek full facts to protect farmer credibility and union usefulness amid political turmoil.
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Georgia
Montgomery Journal
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Southern Cotton Association
Associaton
Atlanta
Dee ~ M. Prmptess
Piedmont Conerags Company
Cheatham
Farmers’ Alliance
Appointment of meat inspectors questioned in letters to editor
The writer asks the editor how meat inspectors are appointed and by whom. He recalls a recent Georgian item and seeks clarity on the process, referencing civil service and examinations in Washington DC and a person named W. Cox from Tallapoosa Georgia.
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The
W. Cox
Relief from hay fever through City Point remedy claim
Henry Banks of LaGrange Ga writes the editor claiming he suffered hay fever every fall from 1876 until two years ago when he found relief at City Point Indian River. He spent summers 1904 and 1905 there from August 20 to October 13 and was entirely free from hay fever. He plans to move to City Point around August 18 to avoid the season and invites hay fever sufferers to write with questions.
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The
Pia
City Point
Indian River
Henry Banks
LaGrange
Deaths in Forsyth and Charlotte area note T. T. Smith
Deaths and funerals: T. T. Smith 82, post office clerk at Fort McPherson, born Forsyth Georgia, long Atlanta resident, died Thursday morning. Body to Forsyth for services and interment at 4 PM. Also Florence Lanier, 36, typhoid fever, no services. Captain Samuel A. Kelly, 69, ex Confederate, died in Charlotte. Mrs. M. M. Baldwin, mother of Rev. J. A. Baldwin, died at Piedmont Industrial area residence.
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T. T. Smith
Fort McPherson
Mr. Smith
Forsyth
Atanta
Florence Lanier
Florence
Pearl Street
Decatur
Samuel Kelly
M. M. Baldwin
Charilott
N.C
J. A. Baldwin
Piedmont
Methodist Church
Another Bobby Burns by James Montagu reprinted
An excerpt describing the recurring figure of a man likened to Bobby Burns. The narrator jokes about loitering and drinking, noting how the subject embodies the idea of being another Bobby. The piece blends casual slang with reflections on poetry and a life tied to booze and idle craft.
Gossips About Edith Deacon and social whirl at navy events
Cholly Knickerbocker sketches Edith Deacon named mascot for Admiral Evans North Atlantic squadron amid Newport harbor scenes. Broadway whispers Fay Templeton’s marriage to Williams Patterson shocks society. rumors of a Pittsburgh magnate erupt. Gov Island ferry friction grows as three shipyard stenographers protest cabin bans and a Coney Island elephant nurse ad stirs public curiosity.
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New York
Edith Deacon
Eva
Baldwin
Edith Peer
Miss Deacon
Bob
Broadway
Fay Temleton
Williams
J. Patterson
Ridgely
Philadelphia
Templeton
Pittsburg
This Date in History August 3 1384 deaths and voyages
On August 3 historical notes mention the death of a Scottish figure in 1384 and reference early voyages near a London bank. The fragmentary text lists ships and explorers, including Aberdeen and general governors, with assorted misreadings about opera and wars.
Georgians In Gotham Visitors List From Aug
Private Leased Wire from New York lists visitors from Georgia in Gotham including L G Broughton Hatch L B Johnson and J Reese in Atlanta with many names, plus G Blakely and W W Mackall in Savannah and Mrs P A Weil. Paris notes George Hope among Atlant residents entering the theatre for The New York Herald.
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New York
Atlanta
L. G. Broughton
G. W
Cotlees
Hatch L. B. Johnson
C. Beestan
Sepuneen
Ee Gamble
J. A. Reese
J. Almond
N. Close
Hamilt Misa H. Kinsey
L. Wilson
Wile Guetane Fryer
L. le ‘Alton
Ibaum
Bavannah
G. Blakely
Ms. Eshy
W. W. Mackall
P. A. Weil
Paris
George Hope Atlant
Atre
New York Herald
In the Hall of Fame Muddled Speech and Names
A garbled OCR fragment references figures in India and Europe with phrases about baronets and royalty, mentioning the Gaekwar of Baroda and various unclear names. The text includes stray words about accents and publicity, yielding a jumbled historical note.
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Georgian CO
Alabama Street
Atlanta, Ga
General Executive Committee
James J. Lea
Trade Index
New Orleans
Mr. Seymour
New South
Ifur
Southern Textile Manufactures
Tallapoosa, Ga
Retary
Wrom
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Cotton Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Peeriere Peenie Ae
Bobby Burns
James J. Montagure
Oese
Bobby
Cholly Knickerbocker
Governor's Island
General Hancock
Hancock
Goenante
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Hetty
Scotland
Gotham
J. Plerpont
Gaekwar
Baroda
Senanas
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