Brown denies governorship bid in letters to leaders
J. J. Brown, Georgia agriculture commissioner, says he is not a gubernatorial candidate. He sent letters to President J. Howard Ennis and Speaker W. Cecil Neill asking reading in both houses, rebutting a Macon Telegraph editorial alleging he would control the legislature and calling the claim false and a repeat of hostile attacks on his department.
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J. J. Brown
Mr. Brown
J. Howard Ennis
Senate
W. Cecil Neill
House
Brown
Macon Telegraph
Georgia
Agricultural Department
Hammond’s Stand Off Cape Colony Tests International Law
John Hays Hammond recounts being subpoened at the Cape border to testify before a Cape Parliament commission investigating the Jameson raid. He refused to answer, citing his American citizenship and lack of rights to intrude. Commissioners praised his quick wit and cautioned him to remember the principle for future use as Boer War loomed and Transvaal independence faded under British rule.
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Pretoria
John Hays Hammond
Capetown
England
Transvaal
Cape Colony
Cape
Cecil Rhodes
Union of South Africa
London
Freeman told me to give Boer settlement advice
In a fragmentary excerpt from The Americas Times-Recorder, a dialogue unfolds about Bolshevik leaders and Cheka history, then shifts to political counsel for Britain regarding Boer neighbors. Admiral Beresford supports conciliatory policy while advocating equality and clemency to prevent backlash. Tomorrow, Hammond speaks on the Kaiser's power dream.
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Osa
the Americas Times-Recorder
Moscow
Trotsky
Felix Dzerjinski
Pole
Lenin
Supreme Economic Council
No Revolution
Czerjinski
Cheka
Keger
Grant
Appomatox
Britain
Lord Charles Beresford
Beresford
John Hays Hammond
Kaiser
Jackson Peaches Affected By Drought
Jackson at July 25 reports a poor peach season with carload shipments moving by truck due to drought. The drought has sharply reduced the crop and disrupted shipping and packing. Local remarks add unrelated social notes about smoking and show girls in town.
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Jackson
Trotsky in Moscow Seen by American Woman
A vivid magazine style account describes Trotsky in Moscow with attention to his appearance and personal habits. The piece notes a personal servant and Trotsky’s quick, decisive nature as observed by a visiting American couple.
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Fifth Avenue
Trotsky
Moscow
Communist Party
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