Witness Jike Moore Testifies On Prison System Scandal
Former chief warden Jike Moore testified before the committee on convicts and prison transfers alleging illicit payments and kickbacks related to the penitentiary system. He described monthly sums, state official involvement, and urged legislative action including calls for an extra session and reforms to appoint a watchdog keeper of the penitentiary.
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Smith
Vani
Gay Auer
Joue
Ponitendiary
Georgi
We Hollen
Peru
Cn Iis
Rome
Dean
Floyd County
Leagietatimne Mons
Moors
Henry Re
Guliissini
Senate
Souter Knight
Peacock
Ervermol
Horton Bound Over On Larceny Charge
Wry Haniadom Horton bound over on larceny for allegedly stealing clothing rugs and napkins from Met Toomer’s Merced home on College Avenue during July. Toomer identified the items and Horton admitted taking some, with details of the stolen goods noted by officers during the committal trial in the afternoon session.
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Vestern
Younis
Wry Haniadom Horton
Met
Toomer
College Avenue
Mns
Merced Win
Pune
Mn Toomer
Lhs
Horta
Rockefeller Gift to Uncle Remus Memorial
Rockefeller pledged one thousand dollars to the Remus Memorial Association and named a vice president. The note expresses strong support for the movement and calls for continued work by the organization, with the donation facilitating ongoing plans.
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Rockefeller
Uncle Remus
King Sende
Viele Remus
Uver
Niay
Carter Put Forward as Governor Candidate in Georgia
W Yancey Carter of Hart county, during a Atlanta visit, conferred with Independence by movement leaders and is said to be forwarded as a candidate for governor or hat ticket. He has been linked with the populist party in Georgia during its prominent era in state politics.
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Atlanta
W. Yancey Carter
Hart County
Hat Ueket
Fiat
Georgia National Bank to Move Into New Quarters
The Georgia National Bank will soon move into its new quarters in the Southern Mutual office building. The corner room features marble finishes and elegant furniture, with a special waiting room for lady customers. Opening day souvenirs will be given to all callers, and the bank has received one hundred thousand dollars in new bills ready for exchanges. President Wilkins oversees preparations to install the bank in its refined new home, promising top-notch facilities in the state.
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The
Georgia National Bank
Southern Mutual
of Georgia
Georgia National
Wilkins
Large Warehouse Planned by Southern Refining Company
The Southern Refining Company will erect a large warehouse on Oconee street to support its growing fertilizer business. The contract for construction will be let soon and work will proceed rapidly to completion.
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The
Southern Refining Company
Oconee i and Fertilizer Company
Oconee Street
Granulated Sore Eyes Cured by Salve Claim
Martin Boyd of Henrietta Kentucky says twenty years of granulated sore eyes ended after using Chamberlains Salve in February 1903. He bought one box, used two thirds, and has had no trouble since. The salve is sold by H R Palmer and Sons, Orr Drug Co., Warren J Smith Por Por Meron Fop Connine.
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A. Robinson
Drumgla
Ontario
Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
Warren J. Smith & Bro
Martin Boyd
Henrietta
H.R Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith
Compress Work to Start at Seaboard Rail Line Site
The Athens Compress Company will begin grading for tracks from the Seaboard main line into the Compress enclosure near Chase Street bridges and the old fair grounds. Track space inside the grounds can hold about sixty cars at once as work on the new press house progresses, with operation hoped by the cotton season start.
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Athens Compress Company
Seaboard Atrl! Line Railroad
Seaboard Main Line
Chase Street
Falegrounds
Agricultural Hall
Eirelp
Athens
Fair Grounds
Handsome Front for Building at Clayton Street
Splendid improvements are under way at C A Scudder's store on Clayton street. The front will be entirely replaced with a full width plate glass facade across the building housing Scudder and the Postal Telegraph Company. The corner stand is premier in Athens and will be more attractive and in keeping with the city's best structures.
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C. A. Scudder
Clayton Street
Scudder
Union Labor Endorses Bryan Over Taft in Key Vote
The Central Labor union voted decisively to oppose William H. Taft and endorse William J. Bryan for president, praising him as friendly to organized labor and supportive of wage earners. Samuel Gompers addressed delegates, clarifying he is an independent trades unionist aligned with Democratic policies.
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Washington
Central Labor Union
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Democratic Party
Federation
Taft May Speak in Macon Soon
Macon Ga Aug 4 Arrangements are under way for a Taft club convention in Macon Georgia where the Republican presidential candidate is expected to be the lead speaker Postmaster Harry Edwards plans the meeting with help from state Republicans Edwards predicts a lively Georgia fall election with strong reports from all sections and notes that thirty six counties carried the ticket in the last presidential race
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Taft
Macon
Taft Club
Georgia
Harry Edwards
Georgia s00-08 Club Aims 800 Students At University
President H S Wallace discusses the Georgia s00-08 Club's summer campaign to enlist 800 students for the University of Georgia. He urges aggressive outreach across Savannah and Augusta, noting Coca Cola company ties and wide statewide efforts to recruit prospective students for fall enrollment.
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Georgia
Thia Club
South
Coca-Cola Company
South Georgia
Coca Cola Company
Hess
Savannah
Sti
Tweni
Jaente
Athens
Tarentstove
Augusta
Jim
Athens-ward
University of Georgia
New Athens Terminal Warehouses Nearing Roof Completion
The Athens Terminal Company rapid builds two new warehouses at Broad and Foundry streets. One brick structure, 300 feet long, now ready for the roof, with roof work soon. Masons lay brick as tracks extend to Hancock avenue. terminals and a new compress aim to ease long standing freight congestion each fall.
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Athens Terminal Company
Broad
Foundry Streets
Hancock Avenue
Orino Laxative Syrup Guarantees Cure or Refund
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is advertised with a positive guarantee to cure constipation sick headache stomach trouble or any form of indigestion. If it fails manufacturers refund your money. DEA teetints
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DEA
Daring Escape From Roof Door In Athens Adventure
Col Robert S Howard and two companions reached the top of the Southern Mutual building for a city view in Athens. A locked spring latch trapped them on the roof but Howard spotted a painter’s rope. He descended to the second floor and returned to unlock the roof door, finding it was never locked.
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Col
Robert S. Howard
Southern Mutual
Col. Howard
Athens
Sailors and Negroes Engage in Riot at Norfolk
In Berkley and South Norfolk last night a serious clash occurred between United States sailors from the St. Helena station and local African Americans. Three Negroes were taken into custody by civil authorities. threats of lynching prompted transport to the central station. Police and naval officials intervened as hundreds of sailors gathered, some armed with ropes and missiles. Officials warned against burning the farm house where the confrontation began.
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Norfolk
United States
Berkley
South Norfolk
St. Helena Naval Training Station
Ft Ig
Naval
Wier Brothers in Critical Condition. Relative Heads to Atlanta
Mrs Join B Wier and sister Migs Carrie Smith left for Atlanta to visit their brother Geo C Smith a prominent Augusta cotton broker now in treatment There in Atlanta another brother Walter L Smith of Charleston DC suffered a stroke and is reported gravely ill in his home prior to departure for Atlanta
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Wier
Atlanta
Join B. Wier
Migs Carrie Smith
Geo. C. Smith
Dr Ashby Jones Chosen As New Pastor Of First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church has called Dr M Ashby Jones of Columbus as pastor and will formally notify him. Jones is praised as a rising Southern Baptist minister and hoped to bring strong leadership to Athens, a city with a large student population and active Baptist presence.
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First Baptist Church
First Bapist Church
M. Ashby Jones
Columbus
Dr. Jones
South
J. William Jones
Virginia
Commonwealth
Jones
Athens
State Normal School
Lucy Cobb Institute
Shipp’s Arm Fails in Pro Baseball After Football Strain
Chattanooga, Aug 4. Skinny Shipp of Bewanee, once a baseball and football star, turned pro this spring with engagements at Seattle Vancouver and Savannah. His right throwing arm never recovered from multiple college injuries and he now plays for a fast local independent team as a cautionary consequence of football.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Shipp
Bewanee
Seattle
Vancouver
Savannah
Skinny
Ty Cobb to wed Georgian in Augusta visit
Ty Cobb the world’s greatest ball player will arrive in Royston at noon Wednesday en route to Augusta for his wedding with Mies Charlie Lombard next Thursday. Cobb will play with his friends during the Royston Lavonia games this week, drawing a record crowd expected to witness a world champion in action on the field.
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Royston
Ty Cobb
Mies
Charlie Lombard
Augusta
Lavonia
Proxy Candidate for President Named in New York
August Gilhaus, an engineer in New York, appeared as a proxy for M. R. Preston who is imprisoned in Nevada for murder after Preston refused to let his name be used by a presidential candidate. The Socialist Labor party thus placed Gilhaus on the ticket as President by proxy.
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Preston
Penitentiary
Hue
New York
M. R. Preston
Nevada
Socialist Labor Party
August Gilhaus
Hay Fever Relief Claim For Foley's Honey and Tar
Ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar provides immediate relief for hay fever by easing difficult breathing and healing inflamed air passages. It asserts the genuine product comes in yellow creased package with distinctive labeling.
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Foley
Near Beer Tax Battle Stalls Amid Filibuster at Georgia Session
In Atlanta on August 4 special reports, Mr. Wise of Fayette failed to push a near beer tax bill as a filibuster by Mr. Dunbar of Richmond and Mr. Adams of Chatham consumed session time. Trustees of agricultural high schools praised Rep. Martin of Elbert and urged support for state college and high schools funding. Fraser of Liberty saw the game bill die 71 to 75 amid objections to its provisions and complexity.
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Avlanta
Wise
Fayette
Dunbar
Richmond
Adams
Chatham
Agricultural
Martin
Elbert
State College of Agriculture
Fraser
Liberty
Georgia Railroad Defies Speer Over Freight Rates
In a letter to the Railroad Commission the Georgia Railroad threatens to ignore Judge Emory Speer's injunction on freight rates, claiming Interstate Commerce Commission orders take precedence. The line says it will keep charging higher rates until IC C orders override the injunction, risking a clash with the judge.
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Atlania
Railroad Commission
Georgia Railroad
Emory Speer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Speer
Georgia Road
Intestate Commerce Commission
Great Parade of Pythians in Boston
Boston August 4. Knights of Pythias national conclave opens in multiple divisions including uniform rank encampment supreme lodge and auxiliary bodies. Welcoming exercises at the Somerset Hotel featured D J Woodworth George Penniman Governor Guild and Mayor Hibard with Supreme Chancellor Barnes replying. Thousands watched the parade as 10000 border members from many states marched under Major General Arthur J. Stobbart. Spectators crowded sidewalks windows and stands praising the display.
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Pythians
Boston
Mays
Knights of Pythias
Supreme
Lodge
Somerset Hotel
D. 3. Woodworth
Massachusetts
George W. Penniman
Guild
Hibbard
Barnes
Mlinois
Noe
Arthur J. Stobbart
St. Paul
Texas Farmers in Session at Fort Worth Meeting
The Farmers Union of Texas convenes in Fort Worth with delegates from nearly every county. The three day session will tackle central cotton selling agency plans and expanding the union’s influence, while potential debates could draw national attention.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Fort Wor
Farmers Union of Texas
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Clay
Ie House
Horton
Mr. Toomer
Bryan and Kern
W. Y. Garter
May
Independence League
Souther Refining Company
C. A. Scudder’s
Bryan
President Wallace
M. A. Jones
Agricultural College
iGeorgia Railroad
Texas Farmers
Tom Watson Ang
John Temple Graves
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