Georgia Politics Rumor Hinting Joe Brown Candidacy
Atlanta sources report former Governor Jos M Brown may announce his candidacy for Georgia governor as early as Thursday amid shifting support. The piece notes Brown’s likely stance on prohibition, race dynamics with Pope Brown and Richard Russell, and the impact on Hoke Smith forces and other bids.
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Atlanta
Jos. M. Brown
Stokes
Brown
Hoke Smith
Smith
Railroad Commission
steeJf
L. G. Hardman
John N. Holder
House
Jackson County
Pope Brown
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Joe Brown
Mr. Brown
National Union Veteran Legion Meets in Pittsburg
Pittsburg September 12 The twenty sixth annual national encampment of the Union Veteran Legion opens at Memorial Hall with several hundred delegates attending including National Commander Nathan Munshower of Columbus Ohio Senior Vice Commander William P Grimt of Brooklyn and Junior Vice Commander P B McCabe of Beaver Falls Pa Nearly all national officers of the women's auxiliary are present.
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Pittsburg
Union Veteran Legion
Memorial Hall
Nathan Munshower
Columbus
William P. Grimt
Brooklyn
P. B. McCabe
Beaver Pails
Women’s Auxiliary
Cotton Price Hold Plan Discussed by Alabama Officials
Alabama state agriculture commissioners met with bankers farmers and business leaders in Montgomery to discuss measures to support cotton prices. Representatives from all cotton growing regions attended the conference.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Commissioners of Agriculture
Governors Conference Aims at Public Welfare Gains
Spring Lake New Jersey September 12 The annual governors conference opened with a welcome by Governor Woodrow Wilson and included 36 states Representatives a turnout of Congress members financiers educators and jurists The agenda features taxation rates and public utility control with sessions through Friday and a State dinner at Spring Lake Casino
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Spring Lake
N. J
Governors of
States of the Union
New Monmouth
William J . George Jordan
New York
Maine
California
Washington
Florida
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Joseph M. Carey
Wyoming
Emmett O'Neal
Alabama
Edwin L. Norris
Montana
John A. Dix
Edmond W. Noel
Mississippi
Chester H. Aldrich
Nebraska
Herberts. Hadley
Missouri
Beryl F. Carroll
Iowa
Francis FE. McGovern
Wisconsin
Chase
Osborn
Michigan
Osnald West
Oregon
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Simeon E Baldwin
Conecticut
Tasker L Oddie
Nevada
William B. Glasecock
West Virginia
William H. Mann
Virginia
Robert 8. Vessey
South Dakota
Jared Y. Sanders
Louisiana
Robert P. Bass
New Hampshire
Marlon B. Hay
Oscar EB. Colquitt
Texas
Aram J. Pothler
Rhode Island
Richard B. Sloan
Arizona
John F Shafroth
Colorado
James H. Hawley
Idaho
Albert W. Gilchrist
Austin L. Crothera
Maryland
W. P. Freer
Hawaii
Old Defenders' Day Observed in Baltimore
Baltimore observes Old Defenders Day, anniversary of the battle of North Point, as a legal holiday. The event recalls Marylanders resisting the 1814 British invasion and features the unfurling of the original flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to pen The Star Spangled Banner at Fort McHenry.
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Baltimore
North Point
Francis Scott Key
Key
Fort McHenry
Governors picks three editors as Georgia delegates
Governor Hoke Smith announced the names of Georgia commissioners to attend the Atlantic Deep Waterways Association convention in Richmond Virginia October 17 to 20. The appointees are Bowdre Phinley of Augusta Pleasant A Stovall of Savannah and C B Levy of Brunswick.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Jast
State of
Georgia
Atlantic Deep Waterways Association
Richmond
Bowdre Phinley
Augusta
Pleasant A. Stovall
Savannah
C. B. Levy
Brunswick
Glidden Tour Opens With 34 Entries in 1911 Run
At Glidden headquarters in New York two six cylinder cars started the 1400 mile path toward Atlanta. The list of entrants includes H. M. Atkinson, Wm. D. Alexander, Inman Gray, Henry Tift, and D. H. McMillan among Atlanta and Jacksonville teams. Governor Gilchrist plans to join near Valdosta as the tour progresses. A new Grade IV reliability rule allows non registered tours with arrival accuracy as the sole competition. Telegraphic entries bring the total to 37.
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A. A. A. National
Fifth Avenue
New York
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Buffalo
Westgard
A. A. A. Touring Information Bureau
Bamber
D. H. McMillan
Cadillac
Thomas
James R. Gray
Atlanta Journal
John F. Cohen
Inman Gray
American Traveler
Vite
South
Birdie Marks
Athens
Europe
Columbia
T Ia
Albert W. Gilchrist
Florida
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Gilchrist
Veldosta
Winston- Salem Board of Trade
Mitchell Motor Co
W. W. Kitchin
North Carolina
Mitchell
Smith
Pine Tree State
Manufacturers Contest Association
Lot
Anderson
Metz
Waltham, Mass
Atlanta Eyes 27 Million Electric Charter Application
Georgia Railway and Power Company seeks a charter to build an Interurban electric trolley from Stone Mountain through Clarkston, Decatur, East Lake, Oakhurst, Kirkwood, Atlanta, Hart Point, College Park and Hapeville. It plans electric light and power plants with Canadian capital. four Toronto incorporators fund the venture, while Atlanta lawyers and real estate men act as agents. Capital structure totals 27 million dollars in common stock and two classes of preferred stock.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Stone Mountain
DeKalb County
Clarkaton
Decatur
East Lake
Oakhurst
Kirkwood
Hast Point
College Park
Hapeville
Georgia Railway and Electric Co
Charles Magee
J. M. McWhinney
R. Mathson
George A. Kingston
Toronto
Canada
Forrest Adair
J. J. Spalding
Alex C. King
F. Marvin Underwood
Georgia Advertising Day Set to Boost State
November 20 will be Georgia Advertising Day with plans to flood mailboxes statewide. In Atlanta officials and workers including Frank Weldon W H Leahy Ed Hafer organized the campaign to promote Georgia through letters and publicity.
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Georgia
Masis
Frank Weldon
W. H. Leahy
Ed Hafer
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic Road
Trustees Appointment Mess Deepens in Georgia Political Row
The Atlanta Journal reports fresh turmoil in state university trusteeships as Governor McDaniel’s appointment and senate confirmation failures trigger a reapportionment shift moving Walton County from the Fifth to the Eighth district. The Fifth district loses representation on the board and questions arise about constitutional eligibility.
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The
Atlanta Journal
State University Board
Journal
State Senate
MacDaniel
State University
Smith
McDaniel
Fifth Congressional
Uatrict
Fifth Congressional District
Walton County
Govenor McDaniel
Senate
Third Congressional District Moved From Under Congressman
Atlanta Sept 12 Georgia shifts political map as the Third district takes over the Twelfth. Congressman Dudley M. Hughes moves to Twelfth leaving the Third without representation until a primary nominates a new candidate. Charles R. Crisp announces for the post with options including T G Hudson J R Mercer J T Hill and possibly J B Sheppard.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Dudley M. Hughes
Hoke Smith
Charles R. Crisp
Americus
Charles F. Crisp
National House
Governor Smith Meets Daughters on Wharf
New York Sept 12 Misa La Follette daughter of Senator Robert M La Follette Wisconsin and Misses Smith daughters of Governor Hoke Smith Georgia were among passengers aboard the steamship Columbia. Governor Smith met his daughters at the pier. The party of forty five girls mainly from the south left New York June 12 on the Adriatic for a tour of Europe.
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New York
Misa la Follette
Robert M la Follette
Wisconsin
Misses Smith
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Columbia
Deep Waterways Debate Opens At Richmond Convention
About 1000 delegates gather in Richmond for the Atlante Deeper Waterways convention to discuss nationwide improvements with emphasis on eastern United States waterways. The meeting focuses on betterment plans, potential projects, and regional impact.
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Richmond
United States
Inland waterway convention backs Boston to Florida chain plan
The waterways association convenes to evaluate measures for a canal system and to advance a proposed inland waterway from Boston to Beaufort North Carolina and then to the Florida Keys. Preparations note that segments of the Intercoastal route are finished or under construction.
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Terways Association
Boston
Beaufort
N. C
Hen Lays A Double Egg in Rhode Island
A Rhode Island red hen in Orange Massachusetts owned by Mrs C E Felton laid an exceptional egg measuring 234 by 7 inches weighing five ounces. The next day she outdid herself with an egg 9 by 7 inches containing another egg 7 1 2 by 5 1 2 inches weighing four ounces.
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Orange
Mass
Rhode Island
Mra. C. E. Felton
Opening of Athens city court as stake in judgeship unfolds
Judge West opens court amid contest with Judge Shackelford over the city court throne. Court resumes with orderly proceedings as West outlines term limits and fines policy while Shackelford delays oath and commission. A rehearsed crowd and minor cases mark a tense, quiet start to a disputed tenure.
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Judge West
Thia Court
Cone
West
Athens
Tom Shackelford
Weat
Shackelford
Lem Barfield
Gose Mathews
G. C. Thomas
Upson
Brand
Lawrence Villa
Smith
Solicitor General
Offlee
Mrs Pierce Feigns Death by Drowning in River Plunge
In a late night episode near the College avenue bridge over the Oconee river, Mrs. Robert Pierce in a temporary dementia left her home and plunged into three and a half feet deep water, attempting to drown herself while her adult daughter, recently ill, pursued and rescued both. A white man and two Negroes saved them both just in time. The mother had been grieving her twin sister’s recent death at Palisade, D C, and her mind appeared unsettled for days.
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Robert Pierce
College Avenue
Oconee River
Horse Tries to Drag Pipe Into Jackson Street Eatery
A runaway delivery wagon with a twenty foot front pipe toppled along Jackson Street near Clayton last night. The pipe breached a restaurant screen door at the American Cafe, sending bystanders fleeing as the wagon veered onto the sidewalk. workers freed themselves and the scene ended without serious injuries.
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Jackson Street
Clayton
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Asher Hinds
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Hhis
J. R. Mercer
Dawson
Jesse Mercer
J. T. Hill
Cordele
J. B. Sheppard
Mr. Sheppard
Board of County Commissioners
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