Charles Brand Sweeps Western Circuit for Judge Four-Year Term
Judge Charles H. Brand was nominated and swept the Western circuit by a large majority in a Wednesday election. He carried Gwinnett by 3000, Jackson by 2500, Clarke by over 1000, with Walton County casting a dissenting ROC vote for Judge Edwards. Brand will serve a four year term and received broad congratulations from supporters.
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Charles H. Brand
Western Circuit
Walton County
Edwards
Brand
Gwinnett
Jackson
Clarke
Rand
Porto Ricans in New Orleans for plantation experiment
One hundred Porto Ricans arrived in New Orleans to participate in a Louisiana sugar plantation labor experiment funded by the government. They were shipped from San Juan aboard the Arkadia and, after transfer at Avondale, will travel along the Southern Pacific railroad route to work sites.
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Louisiana
Arkadia
San Juan
The
Louis
Kadia
Avondale
Southern Pacific Railroad
General Wright Sweeps Georgia for State Nomination
General William A. Wright carried 145 counties in Georgia as he would secure the nomination for Comptroller General, with Sanford polling strength in a few counties but Wright poised to win overwhelmingly. Merritt is near-unanimous for state school commissioner, with Johnston the lone statewide opponent in a small share of counties. Also a testimonial on Electric Bitters promising relief from kidney trouble and general debility.
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William A. Wright
Georgia
Vincent T. Sanford
Sanford
General Wright
W. B. Merritt
Mark Johnston
E. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
W. J. Smith & Bro
H.R. Palmer & Song Drug Store
Open Letter Critiques Roosevelt Over Fort Brown Plan
Fort Worth editor Terence Ousley publishes Clark Record’s open letter criticizing the proposed abandonment of Fort Brown. The writer argues white social equality blocks negro troops and warns against harming white families. urges not to place wives and daughters at risk and cautions that Roosevelt, though great, is not infallible.
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Terence Oqusley
Clark
South
Roosevelt
Fort Brown
Aso
Africa
Democratic State Committee Nominates Rail Commission Candidate
The Democratic State Committee names Frank Avent of Rutherford County to fill the Tennessee Railroad Commission seat vacated by J. N. McKenzie. It endorses William J. Bryan for the 1908 presidential nomination and invites him to Tennessee for the upcoming congressional campaign. A committee is appointed to attend the Bryan reception in New York, with Governor Cox to join.
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Shville
Democratic State Committee
Frank Avent
Rutherford County
Tennessee Railroad Commission
J. N. McKenzie
William J. B
Tennessee
Bryan
New York
Cox
City Tax Discounts Offered for August and September
City announces a 2 percent discount for full payment in August and a 1 percent discount for full payment in September. Taxes unpaid by November 20 incur 7 percent annual interest from July 1. All city taxes due July 1. W Turner, Clerk. Also notes eviction procedure and Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar available at Orr Drug Company.
Clarke County Primary Vote Consolidated at Court House
Clarke county in the state primary was consolidated yesterday by the executive committee. Secretary of State Philip Cook led the ticket with 1292 votes and Judge Brand captured a county majority over 1000. The following tabulated results detail Clarke county totals.
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Secretary of State
Philip Cook
Brand
Clarke County
T. 8. Mell
Clarke
Cartersville Man Dies After Dray Accident
Alfred Carter Williams aged 47, a longtime Cartersville resident, died after a dray horse frightened near Hudgins house. He was thrown against a high board fence and struck by the wagon wheel, dying two hours later at home. Funeral at 4 p.m. with Oak Hill Cemetery burial. wife and two children survive.
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Cartersville
Alfred Carter Williams
Oak Hill Cemetery
Williams
Lost life by accident near Troy
Mrs. L. F. Hay of Troy, wife of a prominent turpentine man, died instantly at 10:30 AM when a .38 revolver she was cleaning discharged in Shell Horn, nine miles above Troy. A Virginia native age 21, she left a husband and a seven month old daughter. a small negro girl witnessed the accident. Burial expected in Troy.
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L. F. Hay
Virginia
Riots in Ten Mile Louisiana Kill Two in Camp
A mob in Ten Mile La attacked a Grigsby Construction Camp housing white and black workers for the Senate Fe railroad project. Gunfire left two dead six mortally wounded and three other negroes plus a negro woman wounded. Sheriff Reid and deputies were en route to scene as reports filtered in from other sources.
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Grigsby Construction Company
Franklin Springs Mineral Water Resort Ad Explains Benefits
A Southern ads promoter touts Franklin Springs water as the finest mineral water in the South. It urges staying at home to restore health, notes weekly rates from $8.50 to $10.50, and lists train schedules from the Southern and S. A. L. lines with hacks meeting trains at Royston.
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Bids Invited for Stand Pipe Painting Project
Bids are sought for painting the stand pipe. Interested parties should see the Superintendent of the Water Works before September 1, 1906.
Democratic Eighth District Convention Nominates Howard
The Eighth Congressional District convention will meet in Athens on August 30 1906 at 1 PM to formally nominate William M Howard for Congress. Delegates from several counties will assemble to nominate him to succeed himself in the national congress.
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Eighth Congressional District
William M. Howard
National Congress
Athens
Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee
Howard
Official count shows gains in Georgia gubernatorial race
The executive committee consolidated precinct returns revealing Hoke Smith leading with 119 counties and 306 convention votes. Russell holds ten counties and 2 votes, Howell seven counties and 14, Estill four counties and 12, James M. Smith three counties and 6. Two counties are not yet heard from.
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Estill
James M. Smith
Reds Defeat the Yellow Team in Indoor Baseball Victory
The Reds won 11 to 7 against the Yellows at the Young Men's Christian Association yesterday afternoon. The Yellows led early, but the Reds scored seven runs in the third inning to swing the game. A game between the Yellows and Purples is set for Saturday morning with doors at 10 and a drill preceding play.
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Young Men's Christian Association
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Sea Wall Safety Echoes in Texan Notice
A Texas resident praises Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption as a cure for a long lasting cough. The advertisement notes its use by E W Goodloe of Waco and cites benefits against la grippe croup and pneumonia with bottles at local drug stores. A trial bottle is offered free. DeWitt s Little Early Risers also advertised as safe reliable pills sold by Orr Drug Company.
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E. W. Goodloe
Dutton St
Waco
Texas
Dr. King
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
DeWitt
Orr Drug Company
Cheap Round Trip to New York From Savannah
William Jennings Bryan event at Central of Georgia Railway offers a $31 round trip to New York with meals and berths aboard Ocean Steamship Co. Tickets valid for steamer from Savannah August 27 to New York by September 4. See Central of Georgia Railway or L. E. Poley Athens GA for details.
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William Jennings Bryan
Central of Georgia Railway
New York
Ocean Steamship Co
Savannah
L. E. Poley
Athens
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