Georgia urges counties to exhibit at Ohio Valley Exposition
Georgia weekly editor praises the Ohio Valley Exposition in Cincinnati urging every county to send exhibits. He highlights Georgia products from corn to peaches and cotton goods, notes railroads collect and display banners and literature, calls for more Georgia town literature, and urges Georgians to visit before September 24.
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Cincinnati
Georgia
Cincinnatii
South
Exposition Grounds
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
Southern Railway
A. B. & A. Railway
Central of Georgia
Georgia Bureau of Industries and Immigration
Sam Dunlap
National Rivers and Harbors Congress Seeks Yearly Budget
Washington report on the National Rivers and Harbors Congress advocating a yearly river and harbor appropriation bill. Officials stress nationwide unity for waterway improvement and Taft’s merit standard. Also notes upcoming December convention expected to be largest yet. Plus a local ad for Chamberlain's Liniment at 25 cents.
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Washington, D. C
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
United States
National Rivers and Harbora Congress
Yast
Congress
Washington
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
New England
Pennsylvania
Mississppi
Taft
National Rivers and Harbors Congerts
National
League of Iowa Municipalities Meets in Waterloo
The thirteenth annual convention of the Iowa Municipalities League opened in Waterloo with S. J. Bennett presiding. Secretary Frank G. Pierce and Dr. A. J. Sweezey delivered addresses as discussions on municipal problems began. Proceedings continue through Wednesday and Thursday. Also notes a medical advertisement for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Royal visit to South Africa section reports the Duke and Duchess of Connaught voyage for opening of the first united parliament aboard the Balmoral Castle planned to depart Cape Town on October 10.
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Waterloo
Iowa
League of Iowa
S. J. Bennett
Fort Dodge
Frank G. Pierce
Marshalltown
A. J. Sweezey
Decorah
Iowa State Health Officers’ Association
South Africa
London
Balmoral Castle
Southampton
Duchess of Connaught
United Parliament
Cape Town
The Official Democratic Ticket for Georgia 1910
The ticket lists numerous statewide and county offices with names such as Hoke Smith Philip Cook and William A Wright for governor secretary of state and comptroller general. It also covers railroad commissioners judges and local Clarke County posts plus constitutional amendments and a Champlain Chamberlain remedy notice.
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Hoke Smith
Philip Cook
William A. Wright
W. J. Speer
Thomas 8. Felder
T. G. Hudson
M. L. Brittain
R. E. Davison
J. W. Lindsey
Co. M. Candler
J. A. Perry
C. MW. Candler
Joseph F. Gray
Supreme Court
William H. Fish
Marcus W. Beck
Court of Appeals
Arthur G. Powell
Superior Court
Middle
B. T. Rawlings
Superior Courts
Northeastern
J. B. Jones
Ocmulgee
J. B. Park
Pataula
W. C. Worrill
Rome
John W. Maddox
Southern
W. BE. Thomas
Tallapoosa
Whitehead
R. T. Dubose
Augusta
Clarke County
E. J. Crawford
W. E. Jackson
J. H. Dorsey
H. H. Linton
I. Smith
H. Barrow
Co. N. Weatherly
T. H. Dozier
Sale of Thoroughbreds at Lexington Begins
Lexington Ky Sept 20 A notable sale of thoroughbreds opened today under the Kentucky Sales Company. Over 400 head including consignments from Wheatcroft and other famous stables will go under the hammer during the four day sale period.
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Lexington
Kentucky Sales Company
Wheatcroft
England's Ten Health Commandments Adopted Abroad
A health movement in England led by Viscountess Muriel Hoelmatey aims to spread ten core health lessons across the empire with caravans, lectures, and demonstrations. The commandments urge open windows, nasal breathing, pure water, slow eating, regular habits, loose clothing, open air exercise, weekly body wash, work without worry, and certified drains.
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England
Empire
Muriel Hoelmatey
George
In and Out of Society Maids Dinner Debut
A Detroit Free Press item notes a maiden of society who will eat little at first then in a cafe consumes the full bill of fare, illustrating social spectacle through a poised, playful verse about restraint and appetite.
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Detroit Free Press
Sister says he is dead but the insurance company says he lives
In St Louis on September 20 the case of Mrs Edna Kimmel versus the New York Life Insurance Co reached trial in the U S Circuit Court. The dispute centers on a $25 000 policy for Geo Kimmel with his sister as beneficiary, his disappearance after 1898, the 1908 claim by Andrew White as the missing man, and the insurer now resisting payment while identities and testimonies split among relatives and others who met the convict at Matteawan.
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St. Louis
Ednn Kimmel
New York Life Insurance Company
United States Circuit Court
Geo. Kimmel
Niles, Mich
Arkansas City
Kas
New York Company
Edna K. Bonalett
Kimmeldix
Kansas City
Andrew J. White
New York
Kimmel
Mattewan Asylum
Auburn
Pacific Express Company
Philadelphia
Stumps Cost Southern Farmers Over 511 Million Yearly
A.A. Knapp Special Agent in Charge argues that stumps brush weeds and grass cost southern farmers over 511 million dollars annually. He calls for more or better teams and implements and persistent weed control to boost farm productivity and reduce labor costs.
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A. Knapp
Atlanta Mourns Captain Ransom and Prepares for Vast Parade
The body of Capt. L A Ransom of Atlanta arrived after death in Greenwood S C. Interment set for West View cemetery. Funeral honors from 23 mills managers and district heads. Also coverage of Southern Conservation congress October 7 in Atlanta with speakers including Roosevelt and Pinchot. Rural telephone lines praised for farming and election reporting. Georgia day events in Knoxville with Wright brothers and dirigible balloon. Odd Fellows parade to draw 15 000 visitors and 25 000 members. Public notices and civic pageantry details fill the day.
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Atlanta
L. A. Ransom
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Greenwood
East Point
West View
Ransom
T. 8. Young
New York
Captain Ransom
Ronald Ransom
Mary Brent Smith
Hoke Smith
Piedmont Hotel
Southern Conservation Congress
South
Congress
Conservation Associations
Forme
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Knoxville
Georgia
Wright Brothers
Strobel
Lorimer Illinois Senate scandal opens in Chicago hotel
A congressional committee meets at the Congress hotel to probe Senator Lorimer’s 1912 election after Roosevelt’s rebuke shines a spotlight on alleged deeds in the Illinois legislature. Testimony centers on Browne and White and the “Jackpot” payments that surfaced as charges and indictments unfold.
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Cheago
Illinois
Roosevelt
United States
William L. Lorimer
Congressional Committee
Congress Hotel
Lorimer
Senate
Pan
Ilinois
William Lorimer
Ars
Republican Boas
Chicago
National
House of Representatives
Albert J. Hopkins
Charles A. White
O'Fallon
St. Clair County
White
Lee O'Neil Browne
St. Louis
Robert BE
Wilson
H. C. Beckemeyer
Browne
Representative Wilson
Michael 8
Link
Larimer
Washington
Committee On Privil and Elections
O'Neil Browne
Hamilton Club
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Georgia Weekly Press
Iowa Municipal League
Taylor Saw Mills Lead
Portasce & Starionany Bowers
Mallary Machinery CO
Clarke
Chamberlain
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Reral
Tutt
Tute
Sen
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