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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
10
Clark Howell speaks to 2000 gathered supporters in Lumpkin with 1500 inside court room and hundreds turned away, urging opposition to disfranchisement and defense of white primary, railroad regulation, and Georgia democracy.
In Americus Georgia August 16 Marie Louise Myrick of The Americas Times Recorder requests a division of time with Bob Berner to meet on the stump in support of Hoke Smith. She defends herself in her home county if the issue is forced and her political scrapbooks reveal Berner’s involvement in Georgia campaigns.
In Griffin Georgia August 18 special report describes a Hoke Smith supporters barbecue in Williamson Pike County drawing about four hundred attendees. Jim Flynt faced crowd opposition, spoke for Dick Russell, and drew cheers as many voters followed him. Howell spoke without disruption and won audience favor in Richland.
Valdosta Ga August 16 Special Hoke Smith made his third visit to Lowndes county delivering his second speech at a barbecue. He spoke on railroad transport and negro disfranchisement, with a new note denying debts. A local physician claims Smith refused to pay a bill for services in a train injury case. Smith called the claim an overcharge and warned payment by law. Howell supporters plan a large rally and barbecue, hoping to carry Lowndes county.
A Philadelphia Record item explains why sailors wear flare bottoms on trousers. A naval man notes the flare allows easy rolling to the knee for swabbing decks, making the style a practical feature kept by sailors and echoed by officers.
Hon Allan D Candler ex governor of Georgia rails against proposed disfranchisement through an educational test. He defends democracy, cites twenty year record of Democratic rule, opposes grandfather clauses and corporate domination, and urges merit based reforms with honesty and direct methods.
An Italian lady reportedly left a unique bequest of 3000 dollars to a newspaper in gratitude for its entertainment of her. Few legacies reach editors, yet this gift highlights reader appreciation and editorial impact.
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