Livingston Files to Challenge Tribble in Redrawn Eighth
Col Leonidas F Livingston of Newton county announces candidacy for Congress in the state’s redrawn Eighth district opposing Rep Samuel J Tribble of Athens. Livingston, a former Fifth district member, aims to build support in Walton and Newton counties now in the Eighth and plans an active campaign to win a seat in Congress.
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Walton
Newton
Allen Territory
Lon Livingston
Ralph Smith
Atlanta Journal
Washington
Livingston
D. C
Leonidas F. Livingston
Newton County
Samuel J. Tribble
Athens
Georgia
Capitol
Tribble
Legislature Actions On Thursday House and Senate
The legislature on Thursday passed a drainage bill and a bill stating Federalitynot license is prima facie evidence of prohibition violations. It approved a tax return requirement for corporations due in September and concurred in senate amendments to labor bureau and educational bills. The senate also allowed newspapers to exchange advertising with railroads for mileage and created a standing commission on matters concerning the Western and Atlantic railroad. The senate passed the special appropriation bills totaling 131,465, approved the fertilizer bill with two amendments, and raised the maximum road tax from two to four mills while moving to executive session to consider the governor's appointments.
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HOUSE
Senate
Labor Bureau
Atlante
Goveror
Western & Atlantic
Harris
Shinsler
Bush
Alexander
DeKalb
Hall
Bibb
Vinson
Baldwin
Bower
Decatur
Lammertin
Haralson
Roberts
Senator Roberts
Felker
Walton County
Putnam
Family Troubles Send Teen Boy to Detention Rooms
Oscar Brock a teen wanderer in distress is held at police headquarters awaiting investigation to determine where he belongs. The boy said his father Thompson Brock near Anderson DC caused the family dispute and that he traveled from Bowman to Elberton then bought a rail ticket to Athens hoping to find work. Anderson authorities were notified but no reply had been received by twelve last night.
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Oscar Brock
Thompson Brock
Anderson
D. C
Bowman
Elberton
Athens
Wanderer
Mr J P Fears Returns From Jasper County Visit
Mr J P Fears spent several days in Jasper county and has returned home. He reports crops in splendid condition and farmers in that region are jubilant over fall prospects. He visited many relatives and had a pleasant stay.
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J. P. Fears
Jasper Counry
Fears
Denny Returns From Wrightsville Beach Holiday
Mr. W. C. Denny has just returned from a ten day stay at Wrightsville Beach enjoying the surf sea breeze fishing and resort sports.
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W. C. Denny
Wrightsville Beach
City Schools Start Fall Term September 6 Athens
The fall term of Athens city schools begins Wednesday September 6. Pupils promoted in May and new entrants will report at 9 o'clock September 4 to their buildings. White teachers norm at the High School the week starting August 28. Admission cards obtainable from school principals on September 4 and 5. G G Bond, Sept.
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Athens
University
G. G. Bond
Hunnicutt Escapes Severe Injuries After Rail Wreck
Local reports confirm Col. DuPree Hunnicutt was only bruised in the Allenton derailment. A message to Athens chief of police indicated slight injuries and his family’s absence from town prompted early alarm. He traveled by Midnight train to Wrightsville Beach after the wreck.
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Col
DuPree Hunnicutt
Athens
W. A. Gore
Hamlet
N. C
DuPree Hamleitt
Allenston
J. A. Hunnicutt
Tallulah
W. A. Mallory
Hunnicutt
J. Z. Hoke
Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
Mallory
Allenton
Fire squad called to Station 36. blaze quickly extinguished
Yesterday morning the fire department responded to box thirty six but the suspected fire was snuffed out as the men arrived, and they returned to the halls. The U S Government in its Pure Food Law does not endorse or guarantee any preparation. Medicines must list ingredients on labels. Ely's Cream Balm is claimed to contain no injurious drug and complies with the law.
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U. S
Athens Path Favored In Southern Tour Route
The Athens city area near Clarke county is urged to be added to the Glidden tour route from New York to Jacksonville. Citizens led by Mayor Rowe push for a slight route change to include Athens, highlighting its historic ties to Hill Cobb Howell Cobb and Henry Grady, and its role as Georgia’s seat of learning with the State University and other institutions. The editorial argues the city blends old south charm with modern progress and deserves inclusion in the tour schedule.
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Athens
New York
Jacksonville
Clarke County
Hill and
Howell Cobb
Henry Grady
Georgia
Virginia
State University
State Normal School
State College of Agriculture
Rowe
Ieading
Governor Smith Likely to Call Special Session Over Appropriations
Atlanta dispatch reports Governor Hoke Smith may convene a special session of the Georgia General Assembly within days to trim appropriations. The legislature’s bill runs about $200,000 above Smith’s estimate, prompting possible vetoes and a special session to reconsider funding. The article notes changes to the common school fund and other measures, including a western Atlantic property commission and various legislative actions.
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Smith
Atlanta
General Assembly of Georgia
Hoke Smith
House
Senate
Legislators Pass Broad 1911 Measures In Closing Session
Atlanta Aug 17 Special On the final morning of the 1911 legislative session both houses cleared many measures. The house approved taxes and education and general appropriations while the senate passed fertilizer and road tax bills. The senate also refused executive session for gubernatorial appointments.
400 Pound Policeman Ill From Mosquito Bite on Toe
Gainesville Georgia reports Mr. R. T. Bagwell weighing nearly 400 pounds was confined a week with a toe bite that swelled to twice its size. He slept through the itching after rubbing the bed post, then felt foot pain the next night while on night police duty. Doctors Robertson and Palmour treated the inflamed foot to relieve swelling and prevent blood poisoning.
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Gainesville
R. T. Bagwell
Robertson
Palmour
Bagwell
Sixty-year jurors debated in Banner discussed
The Banner raised whether jurors past sixty should be excused from service. Judge Brand rejects the idea that age alone disqualifies. experienced sixty-year-olds may prove better jurors. Revisitors will not be told who to remove, unless jurors request, and the jury commission may add names to grand and traverse lists.
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Brand
Georgia
Board of Jury Commissioners
Engineer Jones Killed in Wreck Near Lula Georgia
Lula Ga Aug 17 Charles B Jones married of 352 Cooper Street Atlanta was killed Thursday morning near Lula when the engine he drove overturned into a ditch Two other men were injured Jones was an engineer on Southern local freight No 65 bound from Charlotte to Atlanta Near Lula the train struck a defective piece of track and the engine and eight cars turned over Jones was pinned under the engine Fireman E M Clodfellow suffered a bruised arm and R V Breageal received a bruised leg and shoulder Remains were taken to Atlanta and wrecking crews moved in to repair the track Witnesses from Athens saw the wreck and one citizen viewed the dead engineer
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Lula
Charles B. Jones
Cooper Street
Atlanta
Jones
Southern
Charlotte
E. M. Clodfellow
R. V. Breageal
Mars and Saturn Conjunction Draws Scientific Attention
Cambridge Aug 16 two planets Mars and Saturn appeared near the moon in an unusual conjunction attracting widespread comment. The celestial duo, though seen as a bright double star, were about two thirds the moon's width apart. Professor B C Pickering headed observations and photographs were taken at Harvard observatory.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
aMes
Mars
B. C. Pickering
Harvard College Observatory
Buy a Good Farm in Southwest Georgia
Advertises pebbly lands in southwest Georgia with abundant labor and prime roads, offering small or large tracts, improved or unimproved, priced 12.50 to 30 dollars. Promotes living in town amenities, pure water, hogs and hominy, and strong crops. Encourages writing for a booklet. contact W. E. CraigMiles of Thomasville, Georgia.
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Georgia
W. E. Craigmiles
Thomasville
Banner contest standings for big prize voting night
The standings at 11 p.m. show Elizabeth Harris Lucille Pierce and Nelle McDorman among top vote getters in the Banner prize contest for a Maxwell car mahogany furniture and a gold watch. Officials note many subscribers yet to pay and new entrants, making outcome uncertain as deadline approaches.
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Maxwell
Dorsey & Funkenstein’s
Georgia drainage surveys target 1000 acres across counties
Engineer J W Phillips reports drainage investigations in Georgia to reclaim up to 200 acres near Commerce Jackson county and 1000 acres overall across Gwinnett Ware Appling and other counties. Plans include Grayson Big Haynes Creek Baxley and Ivanhoe surveys with Emory Seasholts aiding tile drainage under government guidance.
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Waycross
Georgia
J. W. Phillips
Phillips
L. G. Hardman
Commerce
Jackson County
Oconee
Gwinnett County
Grayson
Big Haynes Creek
Ivanhoe
Howell Cone
McRea
Max L. McRae
Baxley
Appling County
Ware County
Emory Seasholts
Seasholtz
I Ia
Waycrose
Governor Wilson Captured Congress He Wins Democratic Presidential Support
The Detroit News reports Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey leading Democratic presidential probabilities as a favored figure among party ranks. Analysts say Wilson has captured popular imagination and may shape nominations, with regional backers from Harmon and Clark camps noted.
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Detroit News
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
Washington
Bryant Folk
Marshall
Champ Clark
Underwood
Harmon
Ohio
New York
Cobb voters sign 4000 petitions to back Brown for governor
More than 4,000 Cobb County residents have signed petitions asking Joseph M. Brown to allow his name on the forthcoming gubernatorial primary ballot. The petitions praise Brown’s administration as wise and conservative and include signatures from voters who previously backed Hoke Smith.
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Marietta, Ga
Cobb
Joseph M. Brown
Brown
Hoke Smith
Cobb County Executive Committee
Cobb County
Maritta
Res
Marietta
Tallulah Falls Grants Debate Stimulates State Inquiry
Secretary W W C Bryant of the Tallulah Falls Preservation Association forwards a letter regarding a legislative committee hearing on the Georgia Power Company and the Tallulah Falls land dispute. He argues that fractional riverbank lands never granted by the state exist, urging competent engineers to reexamine titles to reveal the state’s true interest. The committee recommended the resolution not pass, noting Governor Smith’s authority to investigate without a special resolution.
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Atlanta Journal
Bryant
Tallulah Falls
Messrs
Adair and Spalding
Secretary of State
Tallulah
Georgia, Power Company
Smith
Bought Residence Sold to J W Joyce in Athens
Mrs Cassie Myerson formerly Miss Cassie Morris of Athens has sold her Dougherty Street house and lot to J W Joyce who has relocated to Athens from South Carolina.
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Cassie Myerson
Anniston
Cassie Morris
Athens
Dougherty Street
J. W. Joyce
South Carolina
Wilson Following Across the Nation Cites Political Rivalry
The Wilson following spans the Pacific coast to Maine and from Minnesota to Florida, signaling broad support. The passage argues Governor Wilson would be Taft's most formidable opponent, highlighting strong cross country backing and a mounting challenge to the president.
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Wilson
Pacific Coast
Maine
Minnesota
Florida
Taft
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Gity Sth
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General Education
General Appropriations
Western and Atlantic Railroad Commission
Sonsider
Atlantan
Southern Railway
Athena
Saturn
FA Terney
Elizabeth Harris
Lucille Pierce
Chandler
Nelle McDorman
Jackson and Gwinnett CO
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