Hester Reports Cotton Crop Size Declines in 1913
Secretary Hester reports the 1913 cotton crop at 14,671,115 bales, down from 1912 by 197,1321 bales and up from 1910 by 2,047, a20. Texas production reaches a record 3,232,000 bales, offset by declines in other states, with overall higher weight per bale and improved grade. Domestic and foreign consumption figures are given, with detailed state breakdowns and mill activity noted across the South.
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Orleans
Hester
Hfe
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Arizona
California
Kansas
New Mexico
Atlantic States
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Virginia
Cro
Wally
Menean Mills
Menban
Bert
Ben Mo
Northern and
Westen Mills
North Aid
Atlanta Gas Costs Far Too Much Says Electrician Turner
City Electrician Roc Turner, back from a national convention, reports Atlanta pays $1 per gas ge, far higher than New York 30 cents, Detroit 75 cents, and Baltimore 30 cents. He urges a state railroad commission investigation, likely costing about $250, as worthwhile.
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Atlanta
Turner
City
Roc Turner
City Electricans
New York City
United States
New York
Detroit
Atlante
State Railroad Commission
Ashby Announces Run for City Tax Collector
David E Ashby declares he will run for the city tax collector position next year to succeed E i Waikiama. Ashby, a Shriner and club man with many supporters, manages the F E Compton company in Chicago. William Broadbent leads his deputy slate while it is uncertain whether Williams seeks re election.
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David E Ashby
E i Waikiama
Ashby
F E Compton Company
Chicago
Wiliam Broadbent
Williams
Famous Speaker Coming to Southern Christianship Congress
Thursday announcement that A. J Orem a Boston broker reformer will speak at the Southern Christianship congress in the Auditorium launching September 1921. Orem is known nationwide as a practical philanthropist and reform leader and publishes Creme Weekly Bulletin.
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A. J Orem
Boston
Mr Orem
Creme Weekly Bulletin
At The Forsyth Theaters Entertain with Various Acts
The Forsyth bill this idle week includes Standish Atlanta acts and a full program from opening to closing with films. Highlights noted are Bam Mann and Company in The New Leader, Alexander and Scott in songs, Willard Sims in wallpapering stunts, the Gasch Sisters in gymnastics, and next week Frank Hale and Jex Patterson famed tango dancers. Lydia Berry stars in The Mae From the West. The Sewellesley company repeats The Wow from the West, drawing Tarze audiences.
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Forsyth
Atlanta
Tiumph
Bam Mann and Company
Alexander and Seott
Willard Sims and Company
Frank Hale
Jex Patterson
Lydia Berry
Gueen
Comediennes
the Borow
Sewellesley Company
My Dills Girl by Jewell Kalley Company at Friday and Saturday
The Jewell Kalley company presents My Dills Girl a four act comedy drama with a matinee at 2:30. The play stalls on a Kentucky tale and stands as one of the company’s strongest repertory offerings for next week.
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Wil
Jewell Kalley Company
Kentucky
Circus Girl at Lyric Draws Immense Atlanta Audiences
Emma Bunting and her clever company headline the Lyric this week with The Circus Girl. Miss Hunting remains a popular favorite in Atlanta as crowds fill the house nightly. Next week The Gail of the Heart is billed, offering a frank, well modulated English delivery that warns of home, health, and happiness losses when love does not rule.
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Emma Bunting
Enea Bunting
Miss Hunting
Atlanta
William S. Ansley
Atlanta National Bank
Decitor Howe
Decatur
Agnes Scott
North Moreland
Druid Hillis
Ansley Park
W. T. Newman & Company
RLAL
Sale Perch
Piedmont Avenue
St Charles Avenue
Highland Avenue
Newspaper Men Dine at New Ansley Hotel
Letton, manager of the new Hotel Ansley, hosts a dinner for Atlanta newspaper men this evening. The event, a long standing custom, gathers editors reporters and business managers from Atlanta papers along with the Georgia governor and Associated Press representatives from other cities.
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Letton
Ansley
Atlanta
Daily Papers of
Georgia
Associated Press
U S Marshal Adams Resigns
Duncan Adams United States marshal for the district of South Carolina announced his resignation, forwarded to Washington upon request of Attorney General McRennelds, effective at the pleasure of President Wilson.
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U.S
Adams
Greenville
Duncan Adams
United States
District of South Carolina
Washington
McRennelds
Wilson
Luther Hawkins Not Married Denial from Father
Luther Hawkins father Luther Hawkins of East Point denies reports that his son married a young woman in Lindale Georgia and then deserted her. He states his son was unmarried and those marriage claims are absolutely untrue.
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YT Hawking
East Point
Luther Hawkins
Columbus
Lindale
Gai
Aid to Stonewall Jackson Dies at 68 in Washington
Noah D Rittenour, an aide to General Stonewall Jackson during the Civil War, died yesterday at age 68 in Alexandria. For forty years he served as a clerk and interpreter in the Navy Department auditor's office in Washington. He was beside Jackson at Chancellorsville when the general was mortally wounded, and his wife was badly wounded.
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Stonewall” Jackson
Alexandria
Noah D Rittenour
Stonewall Jackson
Rittenour
Navy Department
Washington
Chancellorsville
Negro Woman Killed by Unknown Slayer on Butler Street
A negro woman Beasle Greene, called negrosa, died after a knife stroke to her breast near Butler Street and Forrest Avenue Thursday night. She asked Arthur Burgen to remove the blade before collapsing. The killer and motive remain unknown to authorities, witnesses recall a prior alight from another woman who stabbed her.
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Arthur Burgen
Beasle Greene
Butler Street
Forrest Avenue
Bar- Ben
Fayette County Merchant John H Kelly Brooks Dies at Home
John M H Kelley a prominent Fayette county citizen and Brooks merchant died at his Brooks home on a Wednesday noon after years of illness, leaving a notable local figure. He was known for his business and community involvement in the town.
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John H Kelly
Brooks
Sendia
John MH Kelley
Fayette County
Dropay
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