Landslide Signals Shifts in Georgia Gubernatorial Race
Poll data from Georgia shows Joe Brown gaining ground over Hoke Smith, especially in South Georgia. Traveling reporters note Brown's strength rising as votes split across counties like Wayne, Odum, and Jessup, with weekly tallies indicating Brown closing the gap.
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South Georgia
Switch
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Hrown
Eithe
Port rates debate drew lines over Governor Smith policy
In a Savannah Press letter, editor Stovall disputes Governor Hoke Smith’s supposed call for cheaper coastal and interior port rates. The piece argues the Griffin campaign sought a general rate cut, while Smith opposed it, citing prior commission trials in 1905 and Atlanta freight demands. It recalls political shifts around Smith’s progressive stance and contrasts with Watson’s warnings on democracy and railroad regulation.
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Hth
Hoke Smith
Smith
Commission
Spencer Atkinson
Atlanta Freight Bureau
Wake Smith
Atlanta
Atlanta Pony
Griffin
Stovall
Griffn
Pope Brown
Hon
Mr. Smith
Savannah Press
Mr. Watson
Thomson
Committee Meets Monday Morning in Athens Georgia
Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee will meet Monday morning May 25 at 11 oclock in the office to name primary election managers for June 4 and to arrange a mass meeting where a new executive committee shall be named and for related matters. T. S. Mell, Chairman.
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Athens
Clarke County
Democracic Exile
WP Ose
Mell
Climate Health Warns of Fever at Altitude
The World’s Beat notes fevers prevail on high elevations and malaria on lower levels. It cites lassitude, jaundice, biliousness, fever, and debility and promotes Electric Bitters as a general remedy and purifier. Sold with guarantee by W. Sraith & Bro., H. R. Palmer & Sons, Veugores.
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H.R. Palmer & Sona
Lively clash as Florida congressman attacked in hotel lobby
Jacksonville May 18 congressman Frank Clark, campaigning for re election, was struck with a cane by ex governor W S Jennings in the Hotel Aragon lobby after Clark accused Jennings of graft. The exchange ended with bystanders intervening and both men unharmed. Clark said Jennings demanded if he had called him a grafter and denied the charge, prompting the assault. Clark later issued a signed statement repeating the graft accusation and questioning Jennings wealth.
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Fla
Frank Clark
Florida
W. 8
Jennings
Hotel Aragon
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Opera House
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Chirk
Crie
G. A. Nunnally
Columbia College
Lake City
Smith
Bia
Judge Hines
Washington
Bis
Campaign Manager Smith Calls for Brown Representation
Atlanta May 18 Campaign Manager J R Smith in charge of Joseph M Brown for governor released a self explanatory statement urging Brown supporters to ensure representation among managers and clerks for the June 4 primary. He cites state primary rules requiring contesting candidates receive representation and urges Brown backers to secure positions across counties.
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J. R. Smith
Joseph M. Brown
Brown
Democratic Executive Committee
Trades School of Deaf and Dumb School Report Highlights Skilled Labor
The eighty-ninth annual report of the New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb details trades training. It notes that graduates are in high demand, with classes in carpentry cabinet making and house painting producing valuable work. The printing class printed the annual report and a weekly four page newspaper, while students crafted furniture and uniforms and learned cooking.
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New York Institution For the Deafland Dumb
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Georgia club plans annual reception for University baseball team
The Georgia 800-08 Club led by President Hugh S Wallace schedules a campus reception for the University baseball team as a yearly honor. The event will feature a decorated old campus with Japanese lanterns, a program of toasts and speeches, cream and cake, and refreshments for a modest charge. Proceeds benefit the Atholte Association and the club. Wallace travels to Atlanta to finalize decorations and fundraising.
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Athens
Atholtle Association
Hugh Wallace
Atlanta
Athens Club Keeps Money At Home In Atlanta Effort
The Athens group explains that any funds raised in Atlanta will be provided gratis to the club. This shows the organization has the right spirit about keeping Athens money at home and supporting local work.
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Atlanta
Athens
Gordon Lee Backs Joe Brown for Georgia Governor
Washington May 13 Gordon Lee congressman from Georgia announces his support for Joseph M Brown for governor He notes Brown lives in his district they have known each other for twenty five years and Brown would provide a clean honest administration protecting business interests and receives Lee’s loyal support.
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Congress
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Lee
Joe Brown
Georgia
Brown
Good Words For Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad
Mrs Edward Phillips of Barclay Maryland praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy saying her two year old daughter Catherine has used it since two months old and she recovered from a recent bad cold after using it. The remedy is for sale by H R Palmer Sons W J Smith & Bro L P Canning E C McEvoy Orr Drug.
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Edward Phillips
Barclay, Md
Catherine
Orino Laxative Syrup Endorsed for Women and Children
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is beat for women and children. Its mild action and pleasant taste makes it preferable to violent purgatives, such as pills, tablets, etc. Get the booklet and sample of Orino at all druggists.
Truthful Reports From Athens Reader Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills
Athens resident J F Martin testifies that after years of back pain and kidney discomfort Dean's Kidney Pills from Palmer & Sons' drug store relieved all symptoms after several boxes. He praises the product and urges readers to remember the name Dean's. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, U S sale agents.
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J. F. Martin
Thomas Street
Dean
Palmer & Sons
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Hoke Smith temperance talk stirs Georgia race notes
In a Jeffer sonian era column Thomas E Watson cites Hoke Smith statements on light wines and beer and questions motives behind political move s. The piece critiques Smith and Brown campaigns, urges Georgia to defend constitutional county powers, and warns of a change that would boost big cities at the expense of rural counties ahead of the June 4 primary.
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Wayne County
Odum
Little Joe
Big Hoke
Little Does
Deither
Hoke
Jesup
Our County
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Congress
Washington
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Brown
Smith
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Doctors
A historic notice warns against mercury in catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney Co as mercury free and internally active on blood and mucous surfaces. It urges prescriptions from reputable physicians and notes testimonials and druggist availability at ten cents per bottle.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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