Cotton production report notes Georgia second in 1907 output
Bulletin 95 from the census bureau records 1907 cotton production with Georgia in second place at 29 percent of U.S. total, 504,689 bales behind Texas. Minalasippi ranked third with 1,504,203 bales, while South Carolina and Alabama followed. Early season weather hurt stands and growth but late rains and drought relief aided harvest. boll weevil damage affected Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma, with improving county control.
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Bureau of Census
William M. Steuart
Daniel C. Roper
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Texas
Minalasippi
South Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Hot-bed Hearstism and campus rivalry in 1907 notes
Hearstism rumors swirl in Ansonia as opponents urge reform while national papers weigh campaign money and electoral aims. Harvard trounces Cornell but Yale vows to protect tradition, and Pennsylvania faces a proposed trolley car occupancy limit. Standard notes life insurance trends in 1907.
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Ansonia
Ansonia Sentinel
Republican Party
Warren
Wyoming
Springfield Republican
Harvard
Corneil
Crimson
Yale
Cornell
Nellal
New London
Pennsylvania
France
Hidden Saloons Shield Privacy With Blinding Lights
New York City reports reveal a scheme to obscure saloon interiors by using Serong electric lights with rejectors to blind would be peepers. The issue tests the law while authorities consider enforcement and public safety.
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Meriden Journal
New York
East Side
New Britain Herald
Quick Divorce Drive Targets South Dakota Residents
Sioux Falls reports a rush to secure divorces before a proposed law changes residency rules. Critics note most prior divorces came from non residents, while the measure would require six to twelve months residency and changes hearing schedules.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Nebraska
Yaqui Boy in San Francisco With Protector
William J Partridge a wealthy minor arrived in San Francisco with a 3 year old Yaqui boy whom he says he will raise and educate The child is said to be related to a father who may have killed in a recent uprising in Sonora The man was summoned from Yaqui country to explain the measures taken regarding the boy
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San Francisco
Sonoras
William J. Partridge
Loul
Hull Defeated in Iowa Primary Amid Family Scandal
The defeat of Representative John A. T. Hull in the Iowa primaries ends a long era in which he faced both political enemies and internal family strife. Known as Captain and General for Civil War service, Hull led the military committee and backed Roosevelt policies, yet home sentiment and a feud over the Morris estate contributed to his fall from Congress.
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White House
Washington
John A. T. Hull
Iowa
Congress
Hull
House
Minor Morris
Roosevelt
Eagles Split in Convention at Saratoga Springs
At the Fraternal Order of Eagles first formal convention in Saratoga Springs Dr Henry Rock Conners and A C Reimer from Washington Heights aerie New York walked out and announced Washington Heights would withdraw from the state association Conners withdrew his candidacy for state president The delegates were challenged over speaking for their aerie and state officers plan to visit Washington Heights to keep them affiliated.
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Vune
New York
Brooklyn
Order of Eagles
Saratoga Springs
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A. C. Reimer
Washington Heights
Aerie
Monster Merry Widow hat found in Prospect Park
New York June 5 police at Prospect Park station investigate a giant 25 inch diameter Merry Widow hat discovered by Patrolman McNamara in the park. The oversized millinery features an owl ornament, has two hatpins and a white ribbon, prompting Lt Higgins to move it to the yard for safety before roll call.
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Merry Widow
Pat
New York
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
McNamara
Higgins
Cut This Coupon Out For Half Price Dr Ames Medicine
A coupon offers a fifty cent package of Dr Ames Pleasant Specific for constipation and dyspepsia at half price. Redeemable at George L. Dexter & Co, popular druggists, corner East and North Main streets, for a full month’s treatment.
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George L. Dexter & Co
Dr Ames
Dexter & Co Promises Refund for Anticipated Cure
A clipped coupon touts Dexter & Co offering a personal guarantee on a remedy labeled as Dr Ames Pleasant Specific. The ad promises a half price treatment with full refund if the cure fails, targeting readers with liver trouble constipation headaches indigestion and bad taste in the mouth.
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Ames
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