King Cotton Faces Short Crop and Price Pressures
The article discusses a projected $600 million worth of cotton this year with an expected shortage of around 3 million bales. It details law of supply and demand impacts, potential prices near 10 to 15 cents per pound, and government crop reports to come. It notes loans totaling about $400 million backed by banks and varying funding from New York, with widespread speculation in the cotton markets ahead of the September report.
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Luce Banks
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Apostate Jew Mention Spurred Across Continent Inquiry
An 19th century letter discusses the idea of an apostate Jew who abandons his father’s faith. The writer says such a person would be rare and untrustworthy, yet he cannot rule out goodness and asks readers to share any names for validation.
Mallory Arrives in Montgomery to Support Prohibition Amendment
D Mallory of Selma, a governor candidate, arrived in Montgomery to lend strength to the prohibition constitutional amendment in the senate. He committed to constitutional prohibition weeks ago and aided the campaign as needed. Continued on page four.
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Woman Candidate for Congress Raises Pronoun Debate
An Amherst or Massachusetts paper notes the remote possibility of a woman, Mrs Sarah Platt Decker of Colorado, being elected to Congress. The piece discusses constitutional age and residency requirements and the linguistic issue of whether the masculine pronoun would apply to a woman, with debate on proper usage and eligibility.
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State to Pay Confederate Pensioners Under New Bill
Three bills introduced to restore pensions to Confederate soldiers and widows denied by a 1901 act. The measure proposes state warrants drawn on the Treasury within 90 days of approval, with disbursement to October 2, 1908. If funds are insufficient, proportional shares and possible additional disbursements are planned. The passage mentions the Baptist Collegiate Institute and related state exams and scholarships, and a request to A. W. Tete in Newton.
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