Georgia Population Figures Show Six Largest Counties
Georgia population estimates place Fulton Chatham Richmond Bibb Floyd and Laurens as the six largest counties with Fulton county centered in Atlanta housing about 178 160 residents and Atlanta about 160 244. The report notes 9 12 year population gains and projects legislative representation changes after the 1910 census.
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Fulton, Chatham
Richmond
Bibb, Floyd and
Laurens
State
Atlanta
Georgia
Fulton County
Chatman
Savannah
Augusta
Bibbe
Macon
Dublin
Floyd
Rome
United States Bureau
Washington
Muscogee
Columbus
Meriwether
Boone Oowolass Gas
TEOUD
Lens Seredit Uci
BATES
Bose Bupeg
Letite
Thomas
Winnett
Emanuel
Searloss
Hancock
Houston
Lowndes
Walton
Len Snstal Efferson
Nero
Wade
Monroe County
Monroe
United States Census Bureau
South Atlantic States
Census Bureau
Fulton
Chatham
Mee
Bibb
Gloyd
Augsia
Big Cotton Sale Tops LaGrange Auction Totals
One of the largest LaGrange cotton deals in years saw J. B. Danson selling 2,700 bales for La Grange Cotton Company. Well Bros. of Montgomery bought 1,400 bales and Inman Abers and Inman of Atlanta took 1,300. Average price above 11 cents per pound.
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LaGrange
J. EB. Danson
LaGrange Cotton Company
Well Bros
Montgomery
Ala
Inman, Abers
Inman
Atlanta
Seed Crushers Prize Awarded to Georgia Entrants
Miss Sarah Hansel of Thomasville wins $50 in gold in the Cotton Seed Crushers' Association of Georgia contest, with Ruby Brown Thomson $26 and R. P. Kenyon Kicus $15 plus Ozel la Williams Dallas $10 receiving prizes. More than 12,000 compositions were submitted on the theme Cotton Seed Products a Human Animal and Plant Food.
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Sarah Hansel
Thomasville
Atlanta
Jere M. Pound
Fielding Wallace
Augusta
Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association of Georgia
Ruby Brown
Thomson
R. P. Kenyon
Kicus
Ozella Williams
Dallas
R. G. Riley
Albany
Association
Pound
R. H. Stallings
A. M. Soule
State Agricultural College At
Athens
Georgia Rail and Railroad Developments Across the State
The Georgia railroad commission denied petitions by Beck and Gregg Hardware and the McCord-Stewart Co for rate reductions on iron articles and green coffee from Georgia ports to Atlanta and interior points. Three commissioners opposed changes. two favored limited relief. News also notes rapid Ocilla Southern railroad progress toward Allapaha, Nash ville, and connections with Georgia Southern and Florida. Harvests in Newton and Rockdale counties exceed expectations, while corn and cotton crops suffer from late planting. Governor elect Joseph M. Brown prepares for his first public event, a July 5 military tournament in Atlanta with parades and reviews. An Augusta resident reports alleged mistreatment at Milledgeville asylum in 1903, citing a broken finger and claimed abuse. Cotton crops in Ashburn show likely halved yields due to black root. Rural carriers are appointed in Georgia, including Montrose route 2 and Savannah route 1. It is announced that the Third and Fifth regiments will camp on St Simons Island in July for at least ten days with campus improvements and water provisions.
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Railroad Commission of Georgia
Beck and Gregg Hardware Company
McCord-Stewart Company
Atlanta
Georgia
Ocilla Southern Railroad
Allapaha
Atlantic Coast Line
Nashville
Georgia and Florida
Adel, Ga
Georgia Southern and
Florida and Southern Georgia
Berrien
Newton
Rockdale
Joseph M. Brown
Lalion
United States Army
Fort McPherson
Calvary
Fort Oglethorpe
Philippines
Brown
R. F. Dunnington
Augusta
Milledgeville
Capitol
Dunnington
Ashburn
Turner County
Montrose
John T. Rogers
William F. Towson
Savannah
Percival H. Pearick
William H. Bradley
National Guard of Georgia
St. Simon’s Island
Southern schools form leagues and a championship idea
B P Sullivan pushes an interstate public school athletic league and a championship meet across major southern cities based on scholarship and discipline standards. The movement aims to mirror New Orleans expectations in other cities and foster competitive school teams.
Wise old owl and quick quips parody old proverbs
A collection of humorous snippets from Boston Transcript and Trenton True American. Jokes feature a talking owl in an ork and quick exchanges about prompts to speak and meals. The lighter items mimic old newspaper humor and social banter with brief punchlines.
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Ork
Boston Transcript
Tommy
Trenton True
Father’s Day Debate Sparks Calls for Proper Observance
A light exchange in the Cicyiand Plain Dealer prompts discussion on creating a respectful Father’s Day. The conversation hints at establishing correct observance and recognition for fathers.
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Cicyiand Plain Dealer
Quips and Jokes From a Daily Panel Collection
A string of light humor snippets includes a primer on family lineage at dinner and a pun about Hebrides visits. Other sketches feature a punchline about book covers and a baby’s cry framed as a humorous exchange in a daily humor page.
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Hebrides
Quotations on Women and Self Awareness From Early 20th Century Papers
A montage of brief exchanges from period papers contrasts wit with suffragette wit and self mockery. A father answers a child about night and day while a man contemplates national progress by visiting New York streetcars.
Labor World and Global Union Movements Report
Labor developments span France and Britain with unions seeking rights and wage changes. The Scottish Coal Mine Owners seek a 12.5 percent wage cut, Winnipeg offers a penny hourly rise for long serving street railway workers, and Minneapolis forms a drug mixer union.
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France
Cleveland
England
Scottish Coal Mine Owners’ Association
Miners’ Federation
Minneapolis
Minn
American Federation of Labor
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Electric Street Railway
Lynn
Mass
Central Labor Union
Plumbers’ Union
Westphalia
Rhineland
Germany
Employers’ Association
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Laurens County
Thomas County
Grady
Tattnall
Dooly
Elbert
Pulaski, Hancock, Pike and Jefferson
Pulaski
Pike and Jefferson
Georgia News
South
B. P. Sullivan
New Orleans
Sullivan
Martin J. Sheridan
Pittsburg
Sheridan
Readville Mass
Ralph DePalma
Barney
Oldfield
Fresno
Cal
Ketchel
O’brien
Jack Johnson
O'Brien
Frankie Neil
Monte Attell
San Francisco
Neil
Yksy
Reche
Attell
Joe Madden
Sam Hildreth
Gravesend
Fayette
Brooklyn
George Dovey
Boston National League Baseball Club
Pennsylvania
Xenia
Ohio
Cincinnati
Dovey
Boston
Johnson
Peter Walker
Alex McLean
Murray
S. EB. Walker
London
N. J. Cartmell
University of Pennsylvania
Crews
Walker
Billy Cranston
Memphis Turtles
Cocash
Little Rock
Harry Bay
Noah Henline
Birmingham
Sentell
Coossn
Bayless
Moran
Dexter
Dan O'Leary
Ireland
Sacramento
Arlia Lathams
Lou Castros
Louis Chevrolet
Crown Point-Indiana
Bourque
Knox
Denison
Joe Morris
Percy Smallwood
Wales
Jeannette
Shrubb
Alabama
Tyson
Elks Lodges
Newport
Jim Jeffries
James J. Jeffries
Sam Berger
Jeffries
New Orleans Pelicans
Memphis
Avanta
Pelicans
Crackers
Turtles
Montgomery Climb
Mobile
Hernando
Coldwater
Senatobie
Sardis
Batesville
Oakland
Babb
Morris
Robinson
Clith
Frankfurters
Father
Johnny
Mr. Bliggins
Washington Star
Pater
New York
Eassin
Standard Sewing Machine Co
Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
NEW Home
Orange
Labor World
Foleys
Bright
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