Tribble Declines Second Primary in Georgia District
In Athens Ga Oct 15 1910 J Tribble independent candidate for congress refutes Howard and Watson dispute over a second primary. Tribble insists on white primary rules and accuses Howard of disenfranchising voters while defending his 668 vote victory claim as 508 in county totals. He challenges the use of party rules to influence the race and defends his independence.
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Tom Watson
Jeffersonian
J. Tribble
Congress
Howard
Watson
Tribble
State Democratic Executive Committee
Athens
W. M. Howard
Lexington
Eighth Congressional District
Georgia
Elbert County
Executive Committee
Howard M
Hartwell
W. J. Vickery
Willis Adams
W. D. O'Farrell
L. P. Eberhart
T. H. Werdell
Ginn
Iam
T. 8
Mell
Eighth
Wright
Dr J H Gosa Named to National Medical Board Panel
Dr J H Gosa of Athens departed for Indianapolis Ind to join the five member Committee on College Classification of medical colleges of the United States. Named by the American Confederation of Examining Medical Boards the panel includes one southern member and honors Georgia s distinguished physician.
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J. H. Gosa
Indianapolis
Ind
Committee On
College Classification of Medical Colleges of
United States
American Confederation of Examining Medical Boards
South
Goss
Athens
Georgia
Clarke Rifles Range Seen as State Rendezvous
A movement seeks to make the Clarke Rifles rifle range on Sandy Creek a hub for multiple state companies. Adjutant General Scott hailed it as the finest natural range in the state, with distances from 200 to 1 000 yards available. Local, university battalion, and several town companies already use the meadowlike site near Athens.
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Clarke Rifles
Sandy Creek
South
Scott
Atlanta
Savannah
The
Rifles
Atkins
Georgia University Battalion
Elberton Company
Winder Company
Athens
Political letter attacks rival from Athens district
S. J. Tribble writes a heated missive accusing an opponent of multiple party bolts. He cites bolting from Democratic caucus, the August primary defeat, and a split convention in Athens. Tribble vows to wage a second battle on November 5, urging white and black votes in a stark bid for democracy.
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Vention
Bolter
Congress
Athens
Republican Party
Cannon
LaFollette
Cannon Machine
House
Fitzgerald
Tammany
Livingston and
Howard
Georgia
J. Tribble
Southern Association to Convene In Athens In November
Athens will host the Southern Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the South for its annual meeting in November with several hundred delegates from all sixteen southern states and about four hundred colleges and preparatory institutions. Over five hundred leading educators are expected to participate in the program and deliberations, date to be announced later.
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South
Georgia
Athens
Southern Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the
Water Famine Fears Grip New York Amid Drought
New York faces imminent water shortages as aqueducts run thin and reservoirs near depletion. Officials warn of a possible epidemic and fire risk without heavy rains. Urban tensions rise with traffic dangers on Fifth Avenue and Mayor Gaynor’s security details drawing crowds. A large budget exhibit opens, letting taxpayers inspect city expenditures across departments.
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New York
Eutropolis
Broadway
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertise Appendicitis Prevention
An old newspaper ad claims the pills prevent appendicitis by stimulating digestion. It cites relief from constipation headaches and chills and lists H. R. Palmer & Co. and W. J. Smith & Bro as sellers for 35 cents.
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Dr. King
New Life
H. R. Palmer& Gons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Insurgent Republicans Split Democrats Over Rules Casus Belli
The article argues that insurgent Republicans manipulated a Democratic caucus to hamper tariff debate and boost a separate insurgent party. It claims Champ Clark sheltered insurgents, provoking West and Northwest Democrats to align with insurgents, undermining democracy and aiding the rise of a progressives’ split.
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Northwest
Congress
Champ Clark
Republican Party
West
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kansas
South Dakota
Macon
James Callaway
Far West
Nebraska
Dakotas
Cannon
Seston
House
John Brown
Hall of Fame
East
Machine Caucus
Dublin Courier
Court Action and Political Debate Highlight Local News
The superior court opened with the murder case State v Rob Scott drawing attention as details emerged of a disputed scene with alleged crimes. Separate reports discuss insurgent strategy and potential party shifts ahead of congress, plus Athens plans a city hospital funded by physicians and local citizens.
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Rob Scott
Wipterville
Scott
Ready for Balloon Race at Kinloch Park
St Louis October 17 officials say the Kinloch Park course is set for the Gordon Bennett trophy long distance balloon race with an international field. Five countries are entered including the United States Germany France Switzerland and Denmark in what organizers call the greatest balloon contest yet in America.
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St. Louis
Kinloch Park
America
United States
Germany
France
Switzerland
Dennirk
Owen Urges Immediate Inland Waterways Upgrade on Panama Scale
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma calls for immediate, broad improvement of national waterways on a Panama scale. He advocates ending the pork barrel system, employing unemployed labor, and building key routes from Pittsburgh to the Gulf before expanding laterals. He favors public terminals to curb railway interference and supports a bond issue to boost internal waterways with value rise in the Mississippi Valley.
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Washington
D. C
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Senate
United States
Joseph EB. Rapsdell
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Owen Saya
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Paul
Gulf
Misalasippi Valley
Athens Man Drives Over Two Small Children and Neither Was Hurt
An Athens driver named Hugh Gordon on Hill street struck two small children crossing the road. The horse and buggy rolled over them but both children escaped injury. the horse and buggy wheels did not touch either child.
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Athens
Hill Street
Bugsy
Hugh Gordon
Mr. Gordon
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