Word of Appreciation for Atlanta Made Shoes Exposition
A large audience endorses the RED L Factory exhibit at the Exposition praising the shoe factory in operation. Merchants across New Orleans and southern cities front a call to open doors for local production under their brands. About ten thousand have registered in favor as salesmen prepare to take orders for Spring 1913.
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New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Jacksonville
Macon
Athens
Atlanta
South
Ticket a Yard Long for Thomas Voters
Thomasville Georgia August 10 Special voters in Thomas County face a long primary ballot including state and county officers. Scratching will slow results and a clear outcome may not be known until Thursday morning. County candidates press their campaigns as the full county ticket is listed with several judicial and clerical posts.
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Thomasville
Thomas County
Southern Judicial Circuit
H. J. Macintyre
A. Wilkes
W. H. Hammond
Roscoe Luke
Thomas Superior Court
J. W. Greaver
W. H. Braswell
Local Tax Officials Named For County Races
W M Jones J S Montgomery for tax collector P Heeth for tax receiver T 8 Norton J G Robison for county treasurer J F Parker for sheriff T S Singletary B F Naze worth for coroner C T Gandy for county surveyor A J Stanaland for representatives to the legislature H W Hopkins B C Reese R R Chastain for county commissioners E M Smith J 3 Parramore O A Thomas B C Johnson W L Adams J P Chason B E Wilke a
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W. M. Jones
J. S. Montgomery
P. & Heeth
T. 8. Norton
J. G. Robison
J. F. Parker
T. S. Singletary
B. F. Nazeworth
C. T. Gandy
A. J. Stanaland
H. W. Hopkins
B. C. Reese
R. R
Howard B Ayres Badly Hurt In Houston Yard Incident
Howard B. Ayres son of Frederick H. Ayres a New Orleans newspaper man was found in a freight car in the Houston and Texas railroad yards with his face badly torn by a shotgun blast. He may die. Ayres is a UT graduate recently returned to Austin from Pittsburgh to take a local post.
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Howard B. Ayres
Austin
Texas
Frederick H. Ayres
New Orleans
Houston and Texas
Young Ayres
University of Texas
Pittsburg
Rehearse Murder to Tour Europe In 1912 13
Paris dispatch reports a double murder in Saone et Loire where a son shot a young bride then the father killed himself after a staged garden scene aided by a scarecrow. Madame Corre died after revealing the crime in a final statement. The elder Michel’s note praised the act as punishment for her alleged betrayal. Separately, Thomas W. Musgrove resigns from Brenau College Conservatory to join Maud Powell on a European tour for 1912 13, effective immediately.
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Paris
Dumas
Mezerfat
Macon
Department of
Saone-at-Lore
Ecoolly
N. Michel
Lacouille
Mile Guy
Mezeriat
Michel
Mile
Guyon
M. Corre
Madame Corre
Mlle
Madame
Thomas W. Musgrove
Brenau College Conservatory
Gainesville
Maud Powell
Massacre at Kotschans Ends in Turkish Inaction
Report from Uskup on August 2 massacre of Bulgarians by Mussulmans in Kotschans. Over 140 killed after two bombs in the crowded market, followed by a three hour butchery by armed mobs while Turkish officials watched. Later troops conducted house to house searches and jailed Bulgarians.
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Uskup
Turkey
Kotschans
Prince Katsura Plans to Tour the United States
Prince Katsura, after visiting the czar, plans a U S tour despite Matsuhito’s death and Tokyo complications. Though personal, he may discuss U S Japan relations with Taft and Secretary Knox, and aims to act as his own foreign minister amid reformist Sei yukai support.
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Petersburg
Prince Katsura
United States
Mikade Matsuhito
Tokyo
America
Taft
Knox
Katsura
Japan
Komura
Ite
Seiyukai Party
Salonjl
St. Petersburg
Musgrove to Embark for London Concert Work
Professor Musgrove, well known in Atlanta club circles, will depart for London to begin concert engagements. He has been with Brenau for four years and accompanied Campanari in 1910, earning praise. He is also a noted playwright with vaudeville works produced on major circuits. After touring with Madame Powell, he plans to return south and likely settle in Atlanta.
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London
Professor Musgrove
Atlanta
Brenau
Campanari
South
Madame Powell
Musgrove
Oratory
Germany Gets Sayville Wireless Station Backed by German Capital
An inspector reported the Sayville wireless tour station is backed by German capital and uses German manufactured apparatus intended to link with the Nauen station 3,400 miles away. Officials said the lodge resolution and the radio law provide U S sovereignty protections. the station will be supervised by the government at all times.
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Washington
Telefunken
Sayville
L. L
Germany
Nauen
Department of Commerce
Navy
Senate
United States
Chamberlain
New York City
Poultry Fanciers Gather for Nashville Convention
Poultry fanciers from across the country arrive in Nashville Tennessee for the American Poultry Association convention opening Monday and running through Friday. The program features addresses and papers on the poultry industry by recognized authorities. The executive board holds sessions to discuss association business.
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Nashville
Tenn
American Poultry Association
Good Roads Promoters Plan Interstate Highway Conference
Good roads promoters from towns in the region between Nashville and Indianapolis gather in Loutaville to arrange a September conference at Mammoth Cave. The meeting aims to advance an interstate highway linking Indiana to the middle south, with Charles C. Gilbert of Nashville among the southern organizers.
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Good Roads
Nuisville
Nashville
Indianapolis
Loutaville
Mammoth Cave
Indiana
Middle South
Charles C. Gilbert
Mabini Discovers Simple Cure for Rabies
Rome reports Florentine professor Dr Mabini has found a rabies cure by adding essence of hyacinth and senna to dog food. He claims rabies results from head vapors and can be removed without harming the animal, arguing against mad dog killings as reckless.
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Rome
Florentine
Mabini
Dr. Mabini
Statue of Bis marck Subjected to Beer Prank in Dresden
A group of college youths including Americans were detained by Dresden police after an American provoked officers by attempting to pour beer on the bronze statue of Prince Bismarck. They fled a festive meeting with Kindred Spirits and secured beer at a nearby rath shelter to pour on the statue before police intervened.
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Berlin
Dresden
Prince Bismarck
Sli
Cotton season to open around August 20 in Thomasville
Thomasville, Ga August 10 Special The cotton season here will open about the 20th of this month according to cotton buyers who are well posted. Most of the crop is expected to be average but well below last year. Recent hot weather followed by rains aided growth and did not injure the cotton. Farmers say the outlook looks fairly good though bans rust and other hazards may affect yields.
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Thomasville
E L Smith Announces for State Senator from Ninth District
Arlington Ga August 10 Special The announcement of Hon Elsie I Smith of Edison for state senator from the ninth district was gladly received by his friends here. Colonel Smith has served four years in the Georgia lower house and was mayor of Edison for one term. He faces two opponents J S Cowart of this place and L D Monroe of Morgan.
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Arlington
Elsie I. Smith
Edison
Colonel Smith
Georgia
Calhoun County
J.S. Cowart
L. D. Monroe
Morgan
Emperor Franz Joseph Seeks Pope Help to End War
Vienna reports the aged emperor in a hand penned letter to Pope Pius IX urging intervention between Italy and Turkey to end the war. He argues the conflict strengthens Islam against Christians and calls the war a grave danger to civilization, sending the note through a court messenger with discretion.
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Vienna
Franz Josef
Pius
Italy
Turkey
Rome
Papal Secretariat of State
Imperial
Prince Henry Speech Denounced by German Socialists
Berlin August 10 socialists and radicals unite in bitter denunciation of Prince Henry of Prussia’s speech at the marksmen banquet. The Voasische Zeitung condemns the prince’s declarations as unfit for modern civilization and criticizes Kaiser Wilhelm’s leadership. The speech urges citizens to pledge loyalty to the emperor and empire, calling for obedience and order as the festival closes with a toast to the emperor.
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Berlin
Prince Henry
Prussia
Voasische Zeitung
Kaiser Wilhelm
German Race Have Congregated Here. Let Every Race Be True To Is Lord Herry
Oberherr
Germany
Roman Lawyer's Notes On Trial Of Christ
Vienna August 10 Father Conrad Wernher a monastery member translates a faded Latin manuscript claiming to recount notes of a Roman lawyer present in Herod’s hall during Christ's trial. The document covers proceedings before Annas and Caiaphas from a Roman court pleader view and is deemed highly authentic after rigorous testing.
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Vienna
Conrad Wernher
Peter the
Herod
Christ
Annas and
Caiaphas
Father Wernher
Slaton Favored In Chattooga County Primary
Lyerly Ga August 10 Special everything is in readiness for the primary election of state officials on August 21 in Chattooga county. The governor race draws attention with three aspirants while John M Slaton is favored. Prospective representatives are W M Ransom of Menlo and L J Godwin of Summerville. incumbent C C McConnell not seeking reelection.
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Lyerly
Chattooga County
Rome
John W. Bale
W. H. Ennis
Chattooga
John M. Slaton
Alexander and
Hall
General Assembly
W. M. Ransom
Menlo
L. J. Godwin
Mrs Ida Carswell Dies in Tuscaloosa Alabama
Mrs Ida O Carswell dies after long illness in Tuscaloosa Alabama. Interment at Cochran after services. Survived by two daughters Willie Mae and Sadie Overby. Sisters W Overby and T N Overby of Atlanta and Mrs B D Taylor of Birmingham. W H Overby of The Atlanta Constitution travels to Cochran for burial.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Ida D. Carswell
Coch
Ian
Carswell
W. Overby
T. N. Overby
Atlanta
B.D. Taylor
Birmingham
W. H. Overbyg
Atlanta Constitution
Cochran
Willie Mae
Sadie Overby
Report Favors Catlin in House Contest Vote
Minority members of the house elections committee urged Catlin's case, filing a report in his favor after the majority sought his unseating over large expenditures used in the campaign. The minority says Catlin had no knowledge of the spending by his father.
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Catlin
Washington
House Elections Committee
Thorne E. Catlin
Patrick F. Gill
St. Louis
McCombs Sued for 20 000 Dollars in New York Suit
New York August 106 William F McCombs campaign manager for Governor Wilson is named as defendant in a suit for 24 000 damages brought in the state supreme court by the administrator of Thomas Clark. The complaint alleges Clark was killed through the negligence of McCombs chauffeur George Koecher who ran him down at Second Avenue and Sixty fourth Street. It is asserted Koecher sped for thirty blocks before being overhauled.
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McCombs
New York
William F. McCombs
Wilson
State Supreme Court
Thomas Clark
Clark
Combs
George Koecher
Second Avenue
Sixty-fourth Street
Koecher
Canada Wood Pulp and Paper Free of Duty Granted
Washington August 10 Wood pulp print paper and paper board from British Columbia will be admitted to the United States duty free under the Canadian reciprocity act after an investigation by the state department. The Woods affected lie on Powell River leases west of the Cascade range in British Columbia and the decision is expected to boost imports to Pacific coast states.
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Washington
Print Paper and Paper Board
Woods
British Columbia
United States
MacVeagh
State Department
Powell River Company
Cascade Range
Pacific Coast
Change Schedule Central of Georgia Railway
Central of Georgia Railway announces August 11 changes. Train 7 departs Macon 4 45 am, arrives Atlanta 6 05 am, and is discontinued. Train 2 from Savannah to Atlanta will operate Macon Forsyth Barnesville Griffin to Atlanta, with sleepers Macon to Atlanta and Savannah. Train 4 Departs Atlanta 9 10 pm, then 9 85 pm to Macon Savannah 7 30 am as before. Suburban trains adjust with No 161 Jonesboro 7 20 am to Atlanta 6 15 am, No 102 Atlanta 6 20 am to Jonesboro 11 50 am, No 6 103 Jonesboro 7 25 am to Atlanta 8 20 am daily except Sundays. C Haile, General Passenger Agent, Savannah Ga.
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Macon
Atlanta
Savannah
A.m
Forsyth
Barnesville
Griffin
Palatka
Valdosta
Jonesboro
C. Haile
Criminals to Be Barred in Motion Pictures
New Orleans officials draft ordinance to prohibit depiction of crimes criminals or criminal themes and immoral pictures in films, with police censorship before showing in the city council proposal.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Federation of Catholic Societies
Taft Nominates Quinn and Peacock for Customs Posts
Washington August 10 The nomination of Charles B. Quinn to be surveyor of customs at Memphis Tennessee and that of Charles L Peacock to be surveyor of customs at Chattanooga Tennessee were sent to the senate today by President Taft.
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Washington
Charles B. Quinn
Memphis
Tenn
Charles L. Peacock
Chattanooga
Senate
Taft
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J. K. Orr Shoe Company
Red Seal Shoe Factory
Atlanta, GA
Thomas Voters
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Whitehall Street
Europe
Suskup
Bismarck
Howell
Powell
Ito
Thomas
VELOX
the Velox Book
Glenn Photo- Stock Co
Kodak Dealer
E. L. Smith
Third National Bank
Frank Hawkins
Jos. A. M'Cord
John W. Grant
Thos. C. Erwin
A. W. Byers
A. M. Bergstrom
Cash
W. B. Summers
J. Hansell
Ida O. Carswell
Tuscaloosa, Ala
Canada Wood Pulp
Central OF Georgia Railway
Bell
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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