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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
6
Bell system notes telephones are vulnerable to storms yet well constructed. A single lightning strike can ruin a cable with 200 plus pairs. Winter sleet and snow disrupt lines, causing losses and annoyance. Quick repairs follow, with prompt trouble reports activating rapid response.
Ex excursion trains from Omaha Kansas City and Denver arrive bringing crowds for Cheyenne Wyoming Frontier Day Carnival the fifteenth annual event. Festivities continue through the week with parades races pageants and competitions featuring hundreds of cowboys and Indians.
Atlanta reports a heated governor race brewing within four months as Governor Smith may resign by October and Governor Brown hearings shape up. Hudson's political fate and Ault probe loom large while candidates Pope Brown and Judge Russell press tours. Smith aims to block Martin and align with progressive leaders as party dynamics shift.
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