Southern Planters Seek Fraud Order Against New York Cotton Exchange
Washington Dec 28 Representatives of Southern cotton growers prepare data to press the Post Office Department to issue a fraud order against the New York Cotton Exchange They argue the exchange ships rotten cotton on contracts not the middling grade and that price gaps between New Orleans and New York support their claim They note New Orleans deliveries match contract terms while New York does not and that a fraud order could bar use of the mails Several lawmakers and farm groups including the Cooperative Farmers Union and the Southern Cotton Growers Association are involved with figures citing losses alleged against the New York exchange.
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Southern
Post Office Department
NEW York Cotton Exchange
Washington
South
New York
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
York Exchange
New York Exchange
New Orleans
Union Leader Barrett Confirms Action Against NY Cotton Exchange
President Charles Barrett of the Farmers' Union admits a movement to secure a post office fraud order against the New York Cotton Exchange has begun. He declines specifics but vows to fight enemies of the farmer and promises a fuller statement in a few days.
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Charles 8. Barrett
Farmers’ Union
Barnesvile
Washington
Post Office
New York Cotton Exchange
Barrett
Indictments Link Perkins and Wall Street Figures to Insurance Fraud
The report details indictments against G. W. Perkins, partner of J. P. Morgan, in New York Life Insurance frauds. It notes two Wall Street men charged with fraud linked to New York Life, including a prominent life insurer and committee member. Also covered are a dummy transfer in 1901 and dummy notes, plus the death of John A. Delpy and funeral plans for his family.
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New York
Grand Jury
G. W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
New York Life Insurance Company
J. P. Morgan
New York Life
George W. Perkins
Lewis A. Delafield
Criminal Courts
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Northwestern
New York Security and Trust Company
M. M. Mattison
Marshall
Charles 8. Fairchild
Officers Elected Friday Morning
Eminent Supreme Archon George D. Kimball of Denver Colorado. Past Eminent Supreme Archon ae B Rudolph of Pleasant Hill. Eminent Supreme Deputy Archon Carl E Shelton of Sterling II. Eminent Supreme Recorder W Stowell of Rhode Island. Eminent Supreme Treasurer Fred L Stone of Atlanta. Editor of The Record Charles P Wood of Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Supreme Council
Biema Alpha Epsilon
Piedmont
Fred L. Stone
Tech
Charles P. Wood
George D.kimball
University of Denver
Zeta
William C. Severe
John B. Rudolph
Pleasant. Hill
Ala
DeVotie
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
John D. Little
Sigma Alpha Epallon Fraternity
Walter Brown
Park Board
Grant Park
Brown
The
Kimball
Perc
George D. Kimball
Denver
Colo
Ae B. Rudolph
Pleasant Hl
Carl E. Shelton
Sterling, II
W. Stowell
Rhode Island
Congress weighs firing all negro troops after Brownsville row
Washington reports that Congress may order discharge of four regiments the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth infantry amid the Brownsville affair. Rep Slayden introduces a resolution, while Rep Garner recalls his protest to the War Department as incidents cast doubt on the regiments' conduct.
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Washington
Congress
Brownsville
Ninth
Tenth Cavalry
Twenty-fourth
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Slayden
Macklin
el Reno
Texas
J. N. Garner
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Port Brown
War Department
Peace Fear in Brownville Over Regiment Insolence
A speaker denounces a local regiment for lawlessness and murder in Texas and other states, warning that its insolent, overbearing behavior endangers Brownville’s peace based on prior experience and community memory.
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Texas
Brownville
Conference Invitation to Cotton Industry Groups
The Southern Cotton Association Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union National Ginners Association American Cotton Manufacturers Association National Association of Manufacturers and International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers Association are invited to attend and participate in the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manfacturers
Southern Cotton Association
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
National Ginners’ Association
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
National Association of Manufacturers and
President A J Cassatt Dies as Pennsylvanian Railroad Leader
Alexander Johnston Cassatt, longtime head of the Pennsylvania Railroad, died at 1 p m in Philadelphia of heart disease. Born 1839 in Pittsburgh, he rebuilt the system and directed over 14 000 miles of track and 100 000 workers. He valued art and sports and was married to James Buchanan's niece, leaving several children including Major Edward B. Cassatt.
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Philadelphia
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rittenhouse Square
Georgia
Alexander Johnston Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Young Cassatt
Rodman
Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Europe
Cassate
America
Cheawold
Atlanta barbers form Master Barbers Association
After January 1 1907 Atlanta tonsorial shops plan higher prices. Hair cuts and shampoos will cost 35 cents each, while shaves remain 15 cents. Fourteen shops attended the meeting to set the new rates, leading to the creation of the Master Barbers Association of Atlanta with L. G. Rickets as president and Jose Leppert as secretary.
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Atlanta
Waa
Master Barbers
Master Barbers’ Association of Atlanta
L.G. Rickets
Aragon
Jose Leppert
Fourth National Bank Building
8. C. Mills
Jackson Hotel
Former President of Young College Dies After Illness
The Georgian Rossier Ga reports that John F E Baker, former president of Young's Female College, died today after an illness of several years. He had not worked at the school for two years due to declining strength and age. Funeral services for E Enjstron, who died last Friday, will be held Sunday at 2:30 PM in Barclay & Brandon chapel with interment at West View Cemetery.
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John A. Delpy
Harry G. Poole & Co
Rossier Ga
Beveral Ads
John FE
Baker Frverters
Young
Elty
Iroteasor Baker
E. E
E. Enjstron
Barclay & Brandon
Weat View
Arctic Weather in England and Austria Takes Many Lives
London reports nine persons found frozen to death on roads in England in the last 24 hours as snowbound conditions threaten villages. In Scotland rail traffic to Edinburgh halted by a severe snowstorm, while Vienna notes heavy snowstorms across Austria-Hungary leading to several deaths and major traffic disruption.
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England
Austria
London
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Merritt Speaks Before Educators at Montgomery
Special to The Georgian Montgomery Ala Dec 28 three speakers heard at Southern Educational Association meeting due to late trains Superintendent Education elect H C Gunnells of Alabama Superintendent W B Merritt of Georgia and Superintendent J Hu Fuqua of Kentucky I S Culver of Atlanta Tech School opened with a short address on Southern Degenerating Teachers Association There will be no program tomorrow as announced by President Abercrombie The new necrology committee includes J S Stewart J V Judd W B Dth A Cassidy J K Johnson Dr Lillian W Johnach and Mary M Haley
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Montgomery
Ala
Southern Educational Association
H. C. Gunnells
Alabama
W. B. Merritt
Georgia
J. Hu Fuqua
Kentucky
Culver
Atlanta
Technological School
Southern Deanering Teachers’ Association
Abercrombie
Stewart
J. V. Judd
A. Cassidy
J. K. Johnson
Lillian W.johnach
Man &Y M. Haley
Mrs Stamper Named Slayer Of Dodger Mystery
Mrs Stamper reportedly confessed or denied firing the fatal shot in the John Dodgen killing. A Georgian report cites a friend of the dead man claiming she revealed a different version and that another fired the shot. Investigators face barriers to interviewing Stamper as they pursue a mysterious companion and potential reward offers.
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Willie Stamper
John G. Dodgent
Iano
Mra. Stamper
Priday
Pean Quartery
Ao Stamp
Pasaline
Georg
Dodgen
Shomer & S
Erreil
Saloons Closed by New City Ordinance After Yearlong Fight
Special to The Georgian from Nashville Tenn December details an ordinance by the city board that will close more than a hundred saloons by July 1 1907. The action ends a lengthy battle led by the Anti Saloon League with support from local reformers and the state league. The ordinance narrows the business district and bans saloons from operating near racetracks and other facilities, marking a major victory for prohibition advocates.
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Nashville
Tenn
State League
Seaaws
Primero steamship wreck off Coruna leaves one survivor
In Coruna Spain on December The fish steamship Primero foundered off the coast. All aboard were feared lost except a single survivor. The disaster details remain sparse as authorities assess the wreck and search for additional remains.
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Coruna
Spain
Primero
Ing
Weather Forecast Preview Warns of Rain and Cheerful Outlook
Forecasters say rain is possible through the weekend with a cautious but upbeat tone. Talk of cloudy skies continues into Friday night and Saturday, with expectations of showers and mild temperatures across the region.
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Livingston
Agriculture
Co-operative Farmers’ Union
Ueter
Union
John Hyde
Holmes
James M'Coll
Liston
Dee
James R. McColl
National Cotton Manufais Association
Chas. Barrett
Ged. Perkins
Morgan Spall
ARE
George Kimball
Archon
Fred Stone
New York Grand Jury
Denver, Colo
Supreme Archon
Black Regiment
A.j.cassatt
Pennsy Railroad
State of Georgia
Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Young College
Scotland
Galashiels
Edinburgh
Merritt
Ioood
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