United States cotton crop 1912 production reaches 14.3 million bales
Census Bureau preliminary figures show the 1912 cotton harvest totaling 14,295,600 500 pound bales including linters, down from 16,259,276 round bales in 1911. The report provides state by state totals for Georgia Louisiana Texas and other regions with variations in output and linters.
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Washington
United States
Department O Agriculture
Louisiana
Department of Wgricuture
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Maters
Tennessee
Department ‘of Agriculture
Linters
Texas
Atlanta Woman Regains Mental Balance After Twenty Years
Atlanta based Carrie B Jordan awoke in a hospital the day after surgery and regained full mental faculties after nineteen years of amnesia. Doctors report her memory begins with recent events while earlier life remains blank. Her first request was to see her daughter whom she last met as a two week old infant. the daughter is now a grandmother of two.
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Atlanta
Carrie.b. Jordan
Bes
Mistrial Declared In Hadden v Cherokes Law Mill Co Suit
A mistrial was declared after the jury failed to reach a verdict in the Hadden versus Cherokee Saw Mill Company case seeking twenty thousand dollars for personal injuries. Judge Hammord dismissed the jury at nine this morning. Attorneys Shipp and Kline of Moultrie and J F Mitchell represented the plaintiff. Roscoe Larke represented the defendant.
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Capes
Hadden
Cherokes Law. Mill Co
Hammord
Shipp
Kline
Moultrie
Cherokee Saw- Mill Company
Roscoe Larke
Capitol Hal Old Relics Enrich Georgia Capitol Halls
Atlanta March 18. The Georgia State Capitol becomes a historic museum with relics and trophies. Five Spanish American War flags adorn the front niche. Georgia Regiments 3rd and 4th carried them. A portrait of Howell Cobb is promised. the ancient King George III seal, found in the Secretary of State’s office, dates to 1775.
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Atlanta
Georgia State Capitol
National
Washington
South
Tocatet
Capitol
United States Congress
George 3Rd
Secretary of State
General Assembly
Census Bureau Reveals 1912 Cotton Bales Totals
The report shows 1908 3 913 084 bales and 1909 10 098 bales with revisions pending. Department estimates include 24 009 bales excluding linters for Virginia and 16 036 bales for other states, with 1911 24 417 and 1910 17 797 bales. Corrections to the 1912 statistics are expected in a fall report due May 1.
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Wericulture
Census Bureau
Bond election carried. council debates cow curfew ordinance
The city council declared the bond election victorious with 44 votes in favor and 25 against for school bonds. Alderman Elder introduced a cow curfew ordinance, prompting debate before committee. The council authorized water main upgrades and discussed health remarks by Dr. O Shea of Lynn, praising a health program benefitting children.
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lAnderman Elder
Ordinance Committee
Hambleton
Reapir City
Maine
Aix
Daniels
O’shea
Lynn
Mass
Board of Education
Bay
Algo
St.s
Georgia Assembly Finances Dominate 1915 Session Outlook
Atlanta observers say the 1915 Georgia Legislature will face a heavy finances issue. The state may need over 3.679 million in bonds to refund debt or raise taxes, with May and July 1915 payments due. Treasurer Speer will not recommend a path, leaving the choice to lawmakers. Governor-elect Slaton studies the finances as health and sewer concerns spark urgency. The session adjourned for time, with lingering fiscal questions.
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Atlanta
Assembly
Islaton
W. J. Speer
Asia
John M. Slaton
Miss Woodsons Home Fire Reaches Roof Blaze in Fletcherville
Two o clock fire engulfs Miss Woodsons residence in Fletcherville from a defective flue. Flames spread to the roof while Miss Woodson and guests Mrs Fitzgerald and Miss Fitzgerald, both of Danville, Va., were inside. Fire department gains control within thirty minutes and interior damage from water is extensive.
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Miss. Woodson
Fletcherville
Woodson
Fitzgerald
Pfitzgerald
Danville
Negro Drowns After Bogey Hit By Swift River
A local report from the northern county states Clarence Duren narrowly escaped death when his mule bogey struck a deep hole in the river near the Chastain bridge. A negro companion disappeared but was later found drowned in the same hole, believed held under water by the buggy wheel. Rescuers seized the hole and surrounding areas to recover the body.
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Clarence Duren
Chastain Bridge
Regro
Duren
Will McMath
Quest Shows Accidental Death of Henry Dawson
A inquest at Coolidge found Henry Dawson died accidentally by drowning in Ochlocknee River while trying to save a mule Tuesday night. Clarence Duren testified the mule stepped into a washed hole near the river road and Dawson jumped from the buggy to help, being struck and later found drowned. Dawson, known in Thomasville, was to start work for a local grocer.
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Dawson
Henry Dawson
Coolidge
A. D. Fleetwood
T. ©. Smith
H. 3. Dennard
J. D. Newton
H. W. Owen
J. D. Murphy
Clarence ‘Duren
Sone Tance
Thomasville
Thomasville court finds Wilkes not guilty in deer case
The City Court convicted public attention in a deer crossing case as KE Wilkes of Metza was found not guilty. Witnesses were vague and memories weak while the jury decided against the prosecution. The day included testimony on deer brought through Thomasville and Florida hunting law. The Haddon Cherokee Saw Mill Company case also opened, with jurors to hear more on the hip injury claim.
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KE. E. Wilkes
Thomasin
BB. Wickes
Hook
Florida
Titus
Wilkes
Haddon
W.S. Haddon Ag
Isuit
Luke
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Georgia
Department of ‘Agriculture
Co. Souutie
Agshalf
Department .of
Arkansas
De‘partment of Agriculture
Laters
Virginia
Dales
ICEA
Ome Fathers and Board OF Education
TMCS
Times-Enterprise
Miss Woodsons
Thomasville Fertilizer Company
Mgr
MR. Duren
Quest
Cherokee Mill Company
Crossett Shoe Makes
Lewis A. Crossett
The
Madays, North Ablogtan, Miss
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