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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
2
A political and social fragment notes rising prices, tax changes, and police fees, a railroad robbery near Columbia with $60,000 seized, Pershing on war dead, and various local concerns from Georgia and Savannah. It mentions flu in Atlanta, pension rules for Confederate soldiers, and food scarcity trends with price shifts and shipping issues.
A collage of brief items covers cotton prices in Alabama and Georgia, retail sugar in Atlanta, and plans to open fourteen stores to ease living costs. Mentions a cloud burst in Pennsylvania and a cotton race involving China, with references to bandit raids in Boston and a lynching in North Carolina. An editorial stance praises centralized budget control starting Jan 1, echoing Maysville Enterprise.
The report notes a brief end to the first strike with gas available from dealers but warns the supply may be short again as railroads and auto use resume. It also notes preachers Tate and Turner planned to speak at Yahoola next Sunday and a lunacy warrant against Mrs Andrew Edge sworn by her daughter.
A partial list shows individuals tied to Dahlonega and surrounding areas including J. H. Higgins, H. B. Swaim, J. M. Gilstrap, Rev. J. N. Jones, Col. H. Perry, Mrs. J. R. Dowdy, J. A. Stepp, L. F. Fitts and Mrs. A. McDonald among others. Additional names include entries from Gainesville and Wylam Alabama.
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