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This Day in History: August 12, 1909, Ga. asks for Congressional help to eradicate the boll weevil

THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - On August 12, 1909, Georgia state leaders formally asked the U.S. Congress to award a $5 million prize to the first person to eliminate the boll weevil. Leaders were hoping ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ARKANSASA-Z: Act 112 of 1909 an attempt to curb practice of nightriding

Act 112 of 1909 was a law designed to curb the practice of nightriding or whitecapping, terms that encompass a range of vigilante practices typically carried out for 1) the intimidation of ...