Georgia counties lead in cotton production in 1909
The government’s Georgia cotton report shows Laurens as the second largest producer in 1909 with 39 037 bales, Burke at 43 442, and Jackson at 30 357 bales. Ten counties gained from 1908 while ten declined. Bulloch and Gwinnett shifted above and below 25 000 bales respectively.
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Jackson
Laurens County
Georgia
Burke County
Burke
Laurens
Dooley
Walton
Pulaski
Washington
Dodge
Jefferson
Wilkes
Coweta
Bulloch
Houston
Carroll
Meriwether
Morgan
Henry
Jaapot
Sumpter
Jasper
Terrell
Gwinnett
Newton
Heat toll and street widenings dominate Gotham notices
New York reports a heat wave killing hundreds of infants and threatening ongoing relief efforts. Doctors and nurses rush through streets while milk ice and bathtubs aid the emergency. Separately, Forty-second Street streetscape and Fifth Avenue facades are set for widening to ease traffic. militia units prepare at Pine Camp for next week’s drills amid city readiness.
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New York
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Depot
Walla
Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Pine Camp
New England
Governor's Island
Waists Sale Price List Across Distinct Slack Waist Ranges
A compact catalog lists discounted waist prices in varied brackets. Items range from 1.50 to 10.00 with multiple tiers and marked sale rates such as 3.35 and 4.98 alongside standard values. The ledger emphasizes bulk pricing and uniform reductions across all listed waists.
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Morrow
Millinery Department Hats at Various Prices
Hat selections priced from 2.50 to 25.00 in the millinery department offering a choice of styles and quantities across multiple price points.
Wall Street Honest Pay Sparks Crime Fears And Moral Plan
Veteran money district detectives warn low wages for honest work could fuel large losses like a $600,000 bank setback as securities worth billions are trusted to hundreds earning $20 weekly. Criminologists expect poverty to breed theft until salaries rise and defenses weaken. A wealthy charity proposes moral guardians and city dance-hall oversight to curb vice.
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Wall St
Money
Telling of Athens in the Far West
A Southern Railway official offers Athens Chamber of Commerce copies of an attractive booklet to promote Athens and Georgia to northern and western buyers. The agent requests 200 copies and offers to cover express charges for delivery to his offices.
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Athens
Far West
Southern Railway
Ita
Brooks
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Lar. M. W. Richards
The
Hig
Georgia
Tmat
Louis
Southern Pixpress
M. W. Richards
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Ichael
Michael
Heatherbloom
Noble
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Father Knickerbocker
RAGE
Connie Mack
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Cap” ‘Anson
Chicago
Comiskey
White Sox
Pittebore Pirates
Coolete
Arthur Kruger
Cleveland
Boston Nationals
Columbus
Ohio
Joylindo
Western
Assatia
Cuba
Pirates
Pentantyiile
Jake Stahl
Boston Americans
Bet
Jake Ia
Eee
Ee City
Hopa
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