Bryan on Stump in Middle West Conference
Democratic national committee plans a conference of bureau heads and national committeemen in Chicago as W. J. Bryan visits August 22 and 23. He will speak in Topeka on August 27 on bank deposits. editors en route to St Paul met with Mack and Daniels about campaign literature.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
W. J. Bryan
Mack
Bryan
Indianapolis
Guthrie
Orla
Haskell
National Committee
W.W. J. Bryan
Topeka
Kans
Indiana
Ohio
Middle West
St. Paul
National Editorial Association
National Democratic
Josephus Daniels
Mr. Daniels
HV. Warner
National Edit Association
AA. D. Moffitt
LOD
Roger C. Willams
Illinois
Taft Welcomed by Wright and Philippine Leaders
Hot Springs Virginia August 16 William H Taft served as secretary of war again while avoiding party stances as visitors including Manuel Queson leader of the national party in the Philippine legislature and Aguinaldo secretary A G Ascarrmilla called on him Taft noted many letters from New York residents urging Hughes renomination but said most writers were unknown to him and he would not take a position. reports of encouragement from Indiana and Kansas and inquiries about political sentiment circulated.
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Hot Springs
William H Taft
Theif
Luke E. Wright
Philippines
Cuba
War Office
M- Watt
Manuel Queson
National Party
A. G. Ascamilla
Aguinaldo
Tipinos
United States
Mr. Taft
Miecallers
Taft
New York State
Overnoe Hughes
Rome factory shifting to warehouse trucks and pipe valves
In Rome Georgia on August 15 a Special dispatch reports that The Standard Scale Company plans a complete change in its business. The plant will stop scales, expand into warehouse trucks, and add a 35000 dollar factory addition to start a new line of pipe valves.
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Rome
Brive
Standard Scale
Vanced Hands
Atlanta Readies Brisk 1908 09 Theater Season
Atlanta braces for a rich fall theater season with the Bijou presenting The Serenaders. The Grand and New Theater set openings for early September, plus the Orpheum vaudeville. Bookings include The Merry Widow and prominent stars as Atlanta aims for a standout season.
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Atlanta
Tim Murphy
Carnegie Way
Cone At
Rest
Orpheum
New York
Southern Association of Theater Managers
Grand
Wallack'a
John Drew
William H. Crana
Rogers Brothers
Wright Larimer
Francis Wilson
Clara Mere Lake Set for Piedmont Park Restoration
Parks officials, health experts, and Mayor Joyner express strong support for refilling and restoring Clara Mere at Piedmont Park. They cite plentiful water, safe flushing at night, and a desire to reclaim the lake as a pristine scenic asset with flower beds and shrubbery around it.
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Clara Mere
Piedmont Park
Walter
North Georgia
Park Commission
Ciara
Hemphill Station
J. F. Kennedy
Grant Park
Lakewood
Rich Bros. awarded contract to furnish new theater
M. Rich & Bros. Company won the contract to outfit a new theater at the corner of Camne wieway and Cone streets. The project, led by Jake Wells and Henry DeGive, must be completed by September 7 for opening to the public. The firm will supply Wilton velvet carpets, rugs, curtains, draperies, and box chairs across twenty two dressing rooms, with plans for an artistically furnished interior.
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M. Rich & Bros. Company
Jake Wells
Henry DeGive
Camnewieway and
Cone Streets
Tragic drowning of six year old boy at Flat Ford bridge
In Statesboro Georgia August 15 a six year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Hugene Knight, drowned in the Ogeechee River near Flat Ford bridge. The father went to the river to fish, the boy left home alone for the river, searchers followed tracks to the water and the body was recovered by the mother and others as the current carried it to the bank.
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Statesboro
Hugene Knight
Flat Ford Bridge
Populists in Session Open National Headquarters Plan
Leaders of the People's Party meet at the St James hotel in St Louis to arrange for opening national headquarters. Attending are Samuel W Williams of Vincennes Indiana vice presidential candidate Jay W Forrest of Albany New York national campaign chair J H Ferles of Joliet Fred J Robinesa Missouri gubernatorial candidate and A C Parker of Louisville Kentucky among others.
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St. Louis
Headquarre
Fudge Samuel W. Willams
Vincennes
Ind
People's Party
St. James Hotel
Jay W. Forrest
Albany
N. Y
National Campaign Committee
J. H. Ferels
Joliet, Jr
Fred J. & Robinesa
Missouri
A. C. Parker
Louisville, Ky
Dry Weather Hurts Cotton Crop in Hariem Georgia
Ten days of continued hot dry weather in Hariem Georgia has damaged the cotton crop. Officials estimate the section may yield no more than 60 percent of a crop.
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Hariem
Officers Press Gov veto of Stephens home guard bill
A delegation of Georgia National Guard officers called on Governor Smith to veto the Stephens home guard bill. They warned the measure would disrupt state militia, noting resignations by several Savannah and Atlanta officers and asserting unconstitutionality. The governor said he would consider the bill but had no comment yet.
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Stephens Home Guard
Dearg
Stephens “Home Guard
Chefly
Georgia
Camp Perry
Ohio
Atlanta
EB. Pomeroy
Fifth Infantry
W. A. Harris
Second Infantry
M. J. O'Leary
First Infantry
Savannah
J. T. Catron
W. J. Duncan
W. T. Spratt, Jr
J.C. Postell
Fred Morris
Halford Pulligant
J. C. Seamans
Arminius Wright
National Guard
Stephens
C. Bunn
Frank Sloat
W. J. Brooks
J. W. McIntyre
Vernor Smith
Trig
J. Smith
Ao Home’guard
National Guardsmen
Disappearance of John Green at Alabama Port
News from Alabama Port reports the mysterious disappearance of John Green, a former Chicago resident. Last seen Thursday morning, a pants leg with $130, a gold watch and chain, and other items were found on a boat’s oar lock. His sister is listed at 187 Achilles Street, Chicago.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Port
John Green
Chicago
Achilles Street
Prohibition Study Proposal From Mrs Boyd Sparks Debate
Mrs Emma Garrett Boyd of Atlanta urges an investigation into the effects of prohibition on social and economic life. The plan calls for measuring sale and consumption, tax values, crime, court costs, social activities, and family welfare before and after prohibition across states with varying histories. The aim is to settle the question with data rather than zeal or fear.
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Boston Transcript
W.H. Allen
Emma@Garrett Boyd
Atlanta
Boyd
Southern Association of Lege Women
Evening Post
Aim
Kansas
Georgia
Alabama
Tregard
Governor to call extra session mainly on convict question
Governor Smith plans to issue the call for an extra session of the general assembly likely to convene Tuesday August 25, with emphasis on the convict issue. He has not finalized subjects, but insiders expect only the convict question to be acted on, while others may be disappointingly excluded. The assembly aims to finish work on the convict matter within two weeks, as members continue to study the problem during vacation and consider new bills and suggestions.
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Smith
General Assembly
Murphy Candler
DeKalb
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