Cotton Growers League Formed At Memphis Convention
President Hector D. Lane presided as the American Cotton Growers' Protective Association organized in Memphis Tennessee. Delegates from Arkansas Tennessee Texas Alabama Louisiana Georgia and Mississippi adopted a plan to reduce cotton acreage and educate growers while pledging no political activity. Officers elected included Hector D. Lane as president and Richard Cheatham as secretary with a push to unite states counties and districts in a permanent organization.
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American Cotton Growers’ Protective Association
Memphis
Tenn
Hector D. Lane
Athens
Ala
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississippi
Lane
Jane
D. M. Crosson
Cotton Growers
Atlanta
Committee On Resolutions
America
Jackson
Miss
Stokes
South Carolina
Alan
Richard Cheatham
The
Cotton Planters’ Journal
Solicitor Attacks Editor in Atlanta Recorder Court
In Atlanta on a Saturday night Solicitor O Neill struck editor Stein of the Looking Glass in the Kimball House. The clash followed a publication deemed sensational. The trial ended with O Neill fined ten dollars and costs amid heated remarks from both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
O'Neill
City Criminal Court
Stein
The
Looking Glass
Kimball House
Harvey Johnson
Johnson
Looney
Thompson
Mr. Johnson
Orth Stein
Kimball
Industrial boom noted in Southern progress report
Southern progress reports continued activity in industry with rising demand for lumber coal and iron. New ventures include Ocala Electric Light Co capital 20000 in Ocala Florida and plants in West Point Mississippi Greenwood Washington Kingston and Suffolk. Other ventures include Crystal Ice Co capital 250000 in New Orleans acid works in Alexander Virginia Kenna Oil Co capital 50000 Kenna West Virginia Runneynede Phosphate Co capital 15000 Charleston District of Columbia cotton and knitting mills in Dangerfield Texas Kingston North Carolina and Augusta Georgia woolen mill planned at Rockwood Tennessee additional mills at Shelbyville Tennessee Austro American Stove and Lumber Co capital 100000 Shreveport Louisiana Merchants Manufacturing Co capital 10000 Memphis Tennessee and woodworking plants at Sumner Florida Elizabeth City and Hoffman North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Ocala
Rockwood
Tenn
Shelbyville
Austro-American Stove and Lumber Co
Capital
Shreveport
Merchants’ Manufacturing Co
Memphis
Sumner
Fla
Elizabeth City
Hoffman, N.C
Chattanooga
Quincy Re elected Boston Mayor Over Republican Curtis
Josiah Quincy, a Democrat, was re elected mayor of Boston by a reduced plurality over ex mayor Curtis. The city voted Republican at the state level last month. Riley ran as a Silver Democrat but drew under 3,000 votes despite strong rallies and loyal crowds.
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Quincy
Curtis
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Mass
Riley
Thomas
Wolcott Threatens Resignation Spurs Silver Crisis Talk
Washington reports Senator Wolcott threatens to resign from the Senate amid a split with Secretary Gage over gold and silver policy. The Colorado senator, chairing the monetary commission, faces pressure as other silver advocates remain away in New York and South Dakota while McKinley weighs the administration split.
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Washington
Wolcott
United States Senate
Capitol
Monetary Commission
Colorado
McKinley
Gage
Europe
Walcott
Carter
New York
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Chandler
New Hampshire
Teller
Steamers for Klondike Fleet Sold to Joseph Ladue
C P Huntington sold the 2500 ton steamship Morgan City now at New York for about 250000 dollars. Joseph Ladue will operate the vessel with freight and passengers to Seattle and South Alaskan ports within two or three weeks. The ship will run Seattle to Dyea Ska guay and by June 1 will sail with freight and passengers to St Michaels linking with Ladue river boats.
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Joseph Ladue
C. P. Huntington
Morgan City
New York
Seattle
Alaskan
Skaguay
St. Michaels
Ladue
Burglars nabbed by store clerk in Connecticut
Martin Rood, who wakes in Jackson and Eggleston's store in Canaan, Conn., captured four of six burglars after they broke in early Wednesday. He wounded two with his revolver, locked them in a room, and awaited reinforcements as Reed kept firing. One robber escaped.
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Martin Rood
Jackson & Eggleston
Canaan
Conn
Rood
Reed
Georgia names prison commissioners to run new convict system
Governor Atkinson appointed Joe Turner Clement Evans and Jacob Beach to operate Georgia's revised convict system. Turner chairs. Douglas Glessner is secretary. Jake Moore inspector. Beach Evans Turner drew one three five year terms, sworn in after bill signing abolishing keeper roles.
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Georgia
Atkinson
Joe
S. Turner
Putnam County
Clement A. Evans
Fulton
Jacob L. Beach
Glynn
Mr. Turner
Douglas Glessner
Spalding
Jake ©. Moore
Floyd
Prison Commission
Beach
Evans
Turner
Brown University President under fire over Armenian and Turkish remarks
A Providence dispatch reports Brown University President Benjamin Andrews facing criticism from the G R and Armenian church groups for remarks on General Lee and for calling Turks a nobler race than Armenians. Clergy and newspapers decry his lack of knowledge and personal ties to Turks.
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Providence
R. I
Benjamin Andrews
Brown University
Andrews
Ocal
Constantinople
Judge Speer Dismisses Contempt Case in Macon
In Macon Georgia Judge A L Miller on behalf of W M Gordon argued against court punishment for not producing Progress Loan and Improvement company books. Gordon made complete restitution and a court attachment insulted him. Judge Speer dismissed contempt proceedings saying he would not further punish Gordon. Payments totaling 62000 are to be distributed over six months under the decree.
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Gordon
Luetgert Notes Declared Fraudulent by Indorser
Chicago dispatch reports four notes of $1,000 each, once endorsed by Paul M. Jasschek, claimed forged by Luetgert's ex counsel Judge Vincent. Luetgert allegedly received $1,000 cash against the notes. Jasschek denies signatures.
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Adolph Luetgert
Chicago
Vincent
Adolph L. Luetgert
Luetgert
Indorsed
Paul M. Jasschek
Jasschek
Congress Takes a Recess and Remembering Cooke
The Klondike Miners Relief Bill of 200000 was carried through with relief extending to the Canadian side and allowing army support. Eulogies for Illinois Representative Cooke opened the day as the house adjourned for holidays. The senate approved a conference report on Yukon relief and related measures, and adjourned until January 5.
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Representative Cooke
Illinois
Klondike
Canada
Boyce
Indiana
Johnson
Codding
Pennsylvania
Kirkpatrick
Boutelle
Cooke
Mr. Cooke
House
McKinley
Senate
Omaha
Yukon River
Allen
Nebraska
United States
Kyle
South Dakota
Bernard Campbell
Cracker Companies Conclude Consolidation Plan
President Marvin of the United States Baking Company says three cracker firms the New York Biscuit Company the American Baking Company and the United States Baking Company will form a trust with a $55,000,000 capitalization. The United States Baking currently valued at $5,000,000 while the other two stand at $10,000,000 each.
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Marvin
United States Baking Company
Pittsburg
New York
United States
New York Biscuit Company
The
American Baking Company
Preacher Leads Fight Against Crime in South Carolina
Bishop Ellison Capers invited all denominations to join Episcopal clergy Sunday to check the murder fever. Florence conference passed resolutions to accept the invitation. Capers preached in Orangeburg urging an end to concealed weapons and law disregard.
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South Carolina
Columbia
8. C
Ellison Capers
Florence
Capers
Orangeburg
Georgia Governor vetoes national quarantine resolution
Governor Atkinson reviewed all bills and resolutions from the legislature. Only one bill was vetoed, prohibiting football in Georgia. The governor also vetoed a resolution that aimed to surrender state powers to the national government, calling it a departure from states rights and local self government.
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Georgia
Atkinson
Pci Eeesenkase
Vaneese
Senate
House
Tam A
Jefferson
Madison
Fertilizer Manufacturers Form Southern Association
In Atlanta on Tuesday the fertilizer men of the south organized the Southern Fertilizer Association to control the guano trade. The new body, replacing the old collective, aims to oversee over 40,000,000 tons of fertilizer valued around 700 million. Officers were elected, regulations adopted, and claims of not forming a trust asserted. The private meeting drew leaders from major world factories, with Georgia a key guano user.
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South
Atlanta
Southern Fertilizer Association
United States
Georgia
Post Mistress Miss Adah Elam Nears Tragic End
Miss Adah Elam, longtime post mistress of the Georgia House of Representatives, attempted suicide by morphine after losing a bid for assistant state librarian. She was found unconscious on the capitol’s third floor but revived by a Grady Hospital physician. Elam, noted for her upright reputation and resolve, could not accept the defeat in the high stakes contest.
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Mine Elam
Adah Elam
Georgia House of Representatives
Capitol
Grady Hospital
Miss Elam
Washington weighs U S stance on Far East tensions
Officials in Washington consider how American interests in China should be protected and whether to take action. Sources of the inquiries are undisclosed. If the information came from Britain it would have passed through Colonel Hay, with no British instructions issued here.
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Washington
United States
Far East
China
Great Britain
Hay
London
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American Association OF Cotton Growers AT
EUCH
United Action
Cotton States
Recorder's Court
Southern Progress
Holcott
Secretary of Treasury
Gongress
Klondike Miners
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