Polls Favor Smith and Brown In Early Georgia Gubernatorial Checks
A newspaper prints several early polls from Georgia campaigns showing Governor candidates James Smith and Jo Brown leading in different local surveys. Correspondents from Waynesboro, Gainesville, Palmetto and Atlanta report on citizen votes and traveler's impressions, with varied results favoring Brown or Smith.
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Ford
Wayareboro
Smith
Brown G
Congress
Fawards
Milledge
G Ford
Waynesboro
Lyles Seeks Life Sentence After Death Verdict
The petition of H F Lyles of Waycross was heard by the prison commission seeking to change a death sentence for the murder of his wife and baby on January 30 1907. Judge J L Sweat argued the case claiming accidental killings, as the defense contends, while the state maintains it was cold blooded murder. The May meeting will decide the appeal and potential sentence modification.
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H. F Lyles
Waycross
J. L. Sweat
Supreme Court
Lylea Muat
Sweat
Jenny T. Myera
Lea Ons
Gyles
Uss
Tn Lylna
Ma Shoutter
Te Gan
Agcidente
Bonds of 5000 Each For Manry and Thornton
Bonds of 5000 each were given for SH Thornton and W FiManry late Neal bank officials indicted by the grand jury. Sureties include W T Ashford S H Venable W H Patterson Walker Dungan and John S Owens. Trials likely to continue this term. “If your honor please” the young lawyer began but the judge urged consulting his client.
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SH. Thornton
W. FiMfanry
Neal Bank
W. T Ashford
Kennesaw Guano Company
S H Venable
Verabie Gros
W. H. Patterson
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
Walker Dungan
John 5. Owens
Superior Court
Health boards for counties discussed in Fitzgerald
State board of health leaders from Atlanta plan county boards of health to mirror education boards. The Medical Association of Georgia may endorse the move at its Fitzgerald meeting. Dr Claude C Smith travels to prepare, with twenty to thirty city physicians expected to attend. For sore throat and colds in chest Omega oil offered with trial bottle.
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State Board of Health
Willis Weatmoreland
Atlanta
H. le Harris
Fitzgerald
County Boards For Health
Medical Association of Georgia
Association
County Boards of Health
Principlex
County Boarda of Education
Uhr
Claude C. Smith
Partner Vanishes With Goods And Money From New York Trade
Dan Felman reports to the city detective department the theft of $000 in merchandise and $200 in cash plus personal effects from Williams house. He says partner Max Bauner, 234 Grand Street, New York, fled with the firm’s trunk contents after a sudden disappearance. Bauner is described as about 40, medium height, tall, dark hair and mustache, gray eyes, speaks broken English, and once occupied a separate room with a trunk of the firm’s goods. Felman asks for arrest if found and notes Bauner took keys and damaged ledgers, leaving him penniless.
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Dan Felman
New York City
Haa
City
Williames
Max Bauner
Grand Street
New York
Felman
Bauner
Pei
Ferman
Beuwer
Bowman voters approve bonds for public school building
Bowman Georgia April 10 The mayor and council report the April election for bonds failed yesterday but the city will soon issue 2000 in bonds the proceeds to be used for erecting a public school building
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Bowman
Bonda
South Grows Yet Lags Not Up To Possibilities
Greensboro, April 0 special. Edmonds urges reassurance to attract capital and liberal legislation to lift the South toward leadership, citing vast regional growth since 1680 and urging protective policy and steady railroad expansion to unlock wealth and full development.
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Greensboro
N. C
Richard J. Edmonds
Baltimore Qanufacturers’ Record
Chamber of Commerce
Edmonds
School Committee Meets on School Building Bond Issue
Chairman R. V. Carter leads the twenty five member panel to report on schools. The harmony committee, chaired by John E. Murphy, will convene next week to finalize a report for adoption. Carter and Superintendent W. M. Slaton visited seven white schools. five should be torn down for foreproof structures. The group seeks 6.5 million of the bond issue to rebuild public schools on a proper basis.
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R. V. Carter
Chamber of Commerce
Harmony Committee
John E. Murphy
Carter
W. M. Slaton
Miss Julia Howell 16 Dies After Illness in Atlanta Area
Miss Lulla Erwin Howell daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Howell died yesterday afternoon at the country residence of Mr Albert Howell Jr on the Chattahoochee river where she was sent for the open air treatment of a long bronchial pneumonia. She was sixteen and a half and educated in New York City and Atlanta. Funeral at 4 pm today from All Saints church corner West Peachtree and North Avenue with interment at Westview. Pallbearers listed. Funeral not from the house due to another child having measles.
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Meghter
Clark Howell
Misa Lulla Erwin Howell
Albert Howell, Jr
Chattahoochee River
New Orkk
All Sainted Church
Weet Peachtree and
North Avenue
Aterment
Westview
Roby Robinson
Eugene R. Diack
Robert Alston
W. H. Kiser
Frea Lewis
Co. E Northen
Tom Igleston
Walter Bothwell Returns From Brother's Funeral
Walter G. Bothwell came home from Westorn Fla after learning of his brother Dr Thomas W W Bothwell's dangerous condition. The Augusta born physician died before arrival, leaving a wife four children and five brothers across Georgia and Florida. The Welborn funeral Sunday was conducted by Masons.
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Walter G. Bothwell
Westorn
Fla
Thomas WW. Bothwell
Bothwell
Welborn
Augusta
Collee
Beaides
Dr. Bothwell
Georgia
Florida
H. T
R. L. Bothwell
Mil Jedgeville
C. E
W. G. Bothwell
Atlanta
Fth
G. Bothwell
Mayo
Fie
Masons
Silverman Hotel Company Seeks Charter in Georgia
The Silverman Hotel Company filed an application in the superior court for a charter. Harry Silverman Edgar C. Swan and Edna M. Marvin lead the petitioners aiming to establish hotels soda fountains billiard rooms cigar stands restaurants and bowling alleys across Atlanta and the state. The capital stock is 48000 with a request to raise to 100000. Attorneys A A. Li Mayer and E. Li Mayer represent the petitioners.
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Silverman Hotel Company
Harry Silverman
Edgar C. Swan
Edna M. Marvin
Atlanta
Burries
Georgia
A. A
E. Li. Mayer
Well Known Woman Dies at Atlanta Residence
Mrs L M Williford a longtime Atlanta resident died yesterday afternoon at 385 Spring Street after moving here from Americus. She leaves children Mianen Lala Floyd Willie and Frances Williford of Atlanta Bre Marshall Ifurt and Mrs W Hurt of Turkegee Ala A J Waltford of Raleigh N C and J te Williford of The Atlante Journal Bua Ineasa office. Funeral services are set for 6:30 this evening at the residence with Rev W W Landrum officiating. Interment will be in Americus tomorrow.
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L. M. Williford
L. BM. Williford
Atlanta
Spring Street
Williford
Americus
Shela
Mianen Lala
Floyd
Willie
Frances Williford
Atlante
Bre
Marshall Ifurt
May Seek New County in Georgia
A Speculation reports efforts by men from Oparka and Adel to form a new county by harmonizing influence between the towns and uniting to secure a western Berrien area, a strip near Quitman and Brooks, and parts along the northern boundary of Wade County. Adel and Sparke unions are seen as essential to the county’s success, with talk of a luncheon or dinner gathering to discuss the plan.
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Oparka
Adel
Sacurin
Aries
Berrien
Lautern
Cotqquitt and Brooks
Waden
Sparke
Atlanta Teachers to Attend Normal School This Summer
The public schools committee and city officials outline attendance rules for teachers at the Normal school opening June 1. Classes include supernumeraries and veterans with prior attendance, with September 7 meetings to plan the year and September 14 starting regular work. Hours and leadership for the school remain unnamed.
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Public Schools Committee
Courtland 3
Won
L. Z. Rosser
N. Eving
Uranch
W. R. Joyner
Thozn
Lesan
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Ilion
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Jon Crown
W. P. Burpett
Atlanta, Ga
D. M. Vaden
Gatareville
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Joe Brown
Tate
Jos Brown
D, M. Vaden
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