Criticism of Agriculture Commission Freight Views Widens
Atlanta officials and Southern railways assail the Coolidge agricultural commission for allegedly misrepresenting freight rates on farm products. They argue the commission failed to investigate conditions and that its conclusions differ from the Interstate Commerce Commission after years of study. Figures show overall price rises outpacing farm-product freight increases, with eastern territory seeing the largest rate gains while western tonnage shifts dominate.
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Agricultural Commission
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Agricultural Mission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Territory
Fashion Experts Outline Spring Skirt Trends in Atlanta
Fashion experts in Atlanta reveal spring styles with skirts worn about 10 inches from the ground, some 15 inches in extreme cases. The slender silhouette remains key, with shorter coats and soft materials. New shades include rose, ash, tiger eye, woodland brown, golden oak, navy, greens, and tans.
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Atlanta
South Georgia Plans Bumper Tobacco Crop Size
A well informed gentleman who recently spent time in South Georgia estimates the next tobacco crop at sixty million pounds and believes the yield could be larger. He cites favorable growing conditions and robust demand as factors.
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South Georgia
Bad check artist held in Tift jail
A man using various aliases fleeced several stores in Georgia towns including Tifton Waycross Valdosta and Lake City with bad checks. He was captured in Ashburn and is held on charges of securing goods under false pretenses. Authorities suspect wider activity across multiple counties.
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Tifton
E. C. Moore
Willis Grocery Co
Bay City
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Ray City
B. Y. Wallace
Ray City Bank
Moore
Unoase
Preston
Reinhardt
Ashburn
Valdosta
Lake City
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Fitzgerald
Abbeville
Hawkinsville
Perry
C Moore
East Point
O. M. Turner
W. C.C. Wood
Florida
Newnan
Depuny Ross
E. D. Harden
Bankers Association Commended for Educational Drive in Georgia
Financiers in Atlanta praised the Georgia Bankers Association for a banking and economics education campaign. Talks by local bankers in schools clubs and PTAs aim to boost savings deposits and community prosperity with strong support from Robert Strickland Jr. of Fourth National Bank as education committee chairman. A later note mentions an upcoming daily air mail service linking London Amsterdam Hamburg and Malmoe.
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Atlanta
Georgia Bankers Association
Robert Strickland, Jr
Fourth National Bank of Atlanta
Hamburg
London
Amsterdam
Malmoe
Sweden
Boat of Tift brothers found after fatal Muckafoonee trip
A canoe used by Asa and Will Tift, who drowned on Muckafoonee creek, was recovered by a search party more than ten miles below the river crossing near the Mitchell county line. The boat showed damage from months in swift water, raising hopes of recovering the missing bodies as investigators continue river patrols.
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Tift Brothers
Asa
Will Tiff
Muckafoonea Creek
Mitchel County
Muckafoonee Creek
Bob Palmer
Gano Laughter
Henry Hill
Charlie
Mitchell County
Albany Herald
Retired minister praises Black Draught for bilious spells
West Graham Virginia resident Rev. Lewis Evans, over 80, credits Black Draught with relieving long standing bilious symptoms. He says it smooths liver trouble and headaches, noting a dose or two keeps him in good form and lasting relief.
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West Graham
Lewis Evans
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