Straight Talk on Hoke Smith and the 1906 Rail Rates Debate
The Athens Banner reports editor Vaughan of the Milledgeville News alleging falsehoods about Hoke Smith’s Civil Service appointments and recounts Smith’s stance on railroad rate reductions. It questions timing of reforms and whether Smith acted as a reformer only when seeking office, while contrasting Atlanta interests with broader state concerns. The piece also touches on revolutionary unrest in Russia and the czar’s handling of the Duma, urging caution in granting rights too quickly.
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Vaughan
Milledgeville News
Hoke Smith
Washington
Vaughana
E. In Hines
Citizens urged to register before August 11 for gubernatorial primary
Citizens must register by August 11 as registration books close then. Those not on the rolls by that date cannot vote in the August 22 primary. Go to Tax Collector Linton at the county courthouse to register now. Clarke County voters urged to join the effort and ensure their names appear on the registration list before the deadline.
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Linton
County Court House
Democratic Party
Tom Watson
Clarke County
Russia on brink as revolution grips nation
The world watches with concern as Russia slides into a revolution whose outcome remains unknowable. Many hold out hope that measured reforms could avert disaster, though prospects seem dim and uncertain.
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Russia
Wealthy Women Rich: Sage Krupp Green and More
A survey lists top female fortunes led by Mrs. Russell Sage with about eighty million dollars, Bertha Krupp close behind with roughly seventy five million, Hetty Green around sixty million, and others including Helen Gould, Lady Mary Hamilton, Mrs. Carolina Astor, Mrs. Henry Potter, Mrs. Collis Huntington, Mrs. Potter Palmer, and Mrs. Anna Weightman Walker, noting substantial inherited wealth and European heiresses among the world’s richest women.
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Russell Sage
Bertha Krupp
Hetty Green
Helen Gould
Mrs. Sage
Europe
Mary Hamilton
Carolina Astor
Henry C. Potter
Bishop Potter
Collis Huntington
Potter Palmer
Anna Weightman Walker
William Weightman
Philadelphia
Hoke Smith Attitude Questioned In Disfranchisement Debate
The Savannah News critiques Hoke Smith for denouncing many issues while not backing the negro disfranchisement bill now in the legislature. It notes his campaign focus on disfranchisement and lower railroad rates, questioning why he and allies have shown indifference to the bill and urging clearer explanation of his railroad policy.
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Hoke Smith
Savannah News
Farmer Jim and the Gaekwar in Georgia Controversy
In a statewide political speech Hon Hoke Smith attacks Farmer Jim as the convict king and argues his bid for governor serves his own interests. The piece compares reception of the Gaekwar of Baroda in the U S to American hospitality amid national debate over Farmer Jim and Clarke county voters urged to support him.
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Hon. Hoke Smith
Farmer Jim
Hoke Smith
Tom Watson and Co
Direct popular vote for senators gains ground nationwide
The article argues that senators will increasingly be chosen by direct vote of the people rather than party machines. It notes Georgia and others adopting similar methods, with figures like Bailey cited and forecasts a future where public sentiment replaces political bosses, while constitutional text remains intact.
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Georgia
Birmingham Age Herald
Bailey
Alabama
Pittsburg Dispatch
Dispatch
Chauncey M. Depew
Senate
Receipts and shipments of cotton season totals
The receipts of cotton this season nearly match last year but may fall slightly short by season end September 1. A comparative table shows stock on hand September 1 and receipts by wagon and railroad, plus shipments and local spinner deductions for the current and previous seasons.
The Story of Confederate Spy Dietz of Santa Fe
The Times-Democrat recounts Mrs. A. W. Dietz a Confederate spy who died in Santa Fe New Mexico born 1836 Jefferson Indiana. She rose from wealth in New Orleans to romance and war era adventures including nurse service with Gen Lee and stories of a desertion loaded life.
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New Orleans
A. W. Dietz
Times
Democrat
George Read
David Gonzales
Palace Avenue
Santa Fe
N. M
Historlc
Lew Wallace
New Mexico
Ben Hur
Ben Butler
New Orleana
Southern
Young Read Wan
Louis‘iana
Civil War spy and frontier figure Mrs Read Dietz
The narrative recounts Mrs. Read Dietz a Civil War spy who worked as a nurse turned informant for Confederate generals. Disguised at times as a northern widow she carried intelligence from Union lines and served with Lee Boone and Price before capture at Westport Landing Missouri.
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Gettysburg
Lee
Boone
Pat" Price
Price
Kansas
Westport Landing
Kansas City
St. Louis
White
Missouri
Republicans Enter the Field in Georgia Governor Bid
Avanta Georgia August 8 A Republican advisory meeting approved calling a state central committee to meet in Atlanta within the month to nominate candidates for governor and other state offices. The body, with 125 GOP members from most counties, set representation by congressional district and one delegate per 100 Roosevelt votes, restricting voting to qualified Georgia voters. Committees were named to draft a voter address and to handle further resolutions.
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Avanta
C. P. Boree
Republican Party of Georgia
Court House
State Central Committee of Republians
Atlanta
Georgia
Goree
State Central Committee
Roosevelt
Harry Saillwell Edwards
Macon
J. i. Gaston
Calnesville
State central committee urges ration in coming election
The group, including Juhies 4 Ashley of Dahlonega and J. P. Dyer of Adairsville, met to plan a convention and probable nominations for state offices. The session adjourned at 1, subject to the chairman's call. No African Americans attended the meeting.
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State Central Committee
Juhies
Ashley
Dahlonega
White
Buckhead
J. P. Dyer
Adairsville
M. L. Covington
Carrollton
D. Bush
Covington
Weluck
Doctors Plan City Hospital Purchase in Athens
Drs Hi M Fullilove and J P Proctor submit a proposal to Athens city council to buy a house and grounds for a hospital. They would rent four beds to the city for a year and offer free professional services to public patients, financed by private patients. They seek support from fraternal orders for bed allocation and aim for no profit from beds rented.
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Athens
Express
Post Office
JAS MCCONKLE I GETTING WELL
James McConkle the elderly man struck on the head by Ed Flournoy is recovering after days of grave concern. Doctors now believe he will recover. Flournoy is held to answer the charge of assault with intent to murder.
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James McConkle
Ed Flourney
Ife
Dr. Proctor
Flournoy
Unnecessary Expense Relieves Colic Diarrhoea Quick
Acute attacks of colic diarrhoea and dysentery strike suddenly and relief must come fast. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy promises rapid aid before a doctor can arrive, never failing in severe cases. For sale by I. B. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
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Chamberlain
I. B. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
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Baroda
Jacksonville Times-Union
India
Bull
Kentucky
Courier-Journal
Paris
Watterson
New York
Reason
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Miss Read
Robert E. Lee
Virginia
Fullilove
Proctor
Corncil
Jas, McConkle
Ed. Flourney
Medical College OF Georgia
Medcal Department
University OF Georg'a
Medical Department
University of Georgia
Augusta
Joseph Eve Allen
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