Candidacy Endorsement for Greene County Leader Davison
The Athens Banner endorses Robert E. Davison for the Georgia prison commission, praising his eight years in the Greene County delegation, business skill, and deep public service. It argues his prior service on the pardon board and legislature prepares him for the commission’s financial duties and patient reform.
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Robert E. Davison
Greene
Davison
Greene County
General Assembly of
Georgia
House of Representatives
Ife
State of
Fairness and Justice at The Courier Dispatch
The Courier-Dispatch proclaims devotion to fairness and justice while railing against tyranny and injustice, signaling a strong editorial stance on equal rights and civic accountability.
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Roach
The
Courier-Dispatch
Fort McPherson plans copied by Japanese spies
The piece recalls Civil War burning of Atlanta and notes a report that Japanese spies have copied Fort McPherson plans, urging Gov. Smith to call out the state militia to prevent catastrophe.
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Atlanta
South Carolina
Charleston
Wall Street
Port Arthur
Manila
Gibralar
Kronstadt
Kiel
Acropolis
Hecke Smith
Temple
Clark
Republi
Sherman
Georgia
Japan
Fort McPherson
Gov. Smith
Taft Addressseen as Opening Republican Campaign
A calm review of Secretary Taft’s address is seen as the start of the Republican presidential campaign. It argues Taft miscast in Bryan’s clothes and mocks his stance on the railroad rate bill, income tax, and tariff revision, urging voters to see through his position and rally behind those who truly represent the people.
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Georgia
Dublin Courier-Dispatch
Dublin
Taft
William J. Bryan
Republic
Senate
Tilman
South Carolina
Friends of the
United States
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
J. F. Ellison
Cincinnati
Congr
Startling figures on national wealth and debt
The piece contrasts six billion dollars spent annually on crime and poverty with a five billion dollar rise in national wealth. It notes challenges to the pessimistic view and asserts disbelief that the United States faces such decline.
Statistics on poverty and crime cited by Prof Bushnell
The New Orleans Daily States reports Prof Charles J Bushnell of Washington asserts that 10 million Americans live in poverty and 4 million are public paupers. It notes 18 percent of New York residents sought charity in 1899 and 14 percent of Manhattan families were evicted in 1906, with crime and poverty rising alongside alcohol use.
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South
New Orleans
Bushnell
United States
State of
New York
Manhattan
Impaired Appetite Claim for Stomach and Liver Tablets
Mr. J. H. Seitz of Detroit tests Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for appetite loss and digestion. He reports restored appetite, relief from bloating, and a pleasant bowel movement. Price 25c. Samples free at Warren J. Smith and Bro and others.
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Chamberlain
J. H. Seitz
Detroit
Mich
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy Orr Drug Company
Burton Resigns Rivers and Harbors Chairmanship
Washington reports Congressman Theodore E. Burton of Ohio has resigned as chairman of the Rivers and Harbors Committee citing need for more time for general legislation. The Ohioan reshaped waterways spending with a business approach, earning praise from allies and scrutiny from critics as he moves to lead the Inland Waterways Commission under President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Rivers and Harbors Committee
House
Burton
Congress
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiana
Baltimore
Inland Waterways Commission
Roosevelt
Brunswick Harbor Dredging Bid Opened For Three-Lot Project
Bids were opened for Brunswick harbor dredging in Savannah district. Lot 1 covers 620000 square yards, Lot 2 320000, Lot 3 1500000. Goal is a thirty foot channel at high tide and twenty three at low. Coastwise Dredging Co offered 20 cents per square yard for Lot 1 totaling 104000.
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Brunswick
Col. Kingman
Savannah
Washington
Arbor
Coastwise Dredging Company
Norfolk
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Post Office
R. E. Davison
Democratic Party
State
Thomas Eason
Georgia House of Representatives
Wrightsville
Tennille
Georgia Railroad Commission
Jean Paver
Castoria
Bears
Hag
Brunswick Harbor
Sole
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