Forger y Used Again Against Mrs Hampton Desperate Campaign Tactics
The Augusta Georgia political fray over Hoke Smith’s bid for governor features alleged forged telegrams and misrepresented letters aimed at discrediting widow Mrs Margaret J Hampton, widow of Confederate soldier John Randolph Hampton. Supporters dispute the documents, cite a sister Mrs George R Niles denial, and publish Mrs Hampton’s sworn affidavit detailing mistreatment by Smith when he headed the interior department.
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Hoke Smith
Margaret J. Hampton
Hampton
George R. Niles
Griffin
Margaret Hampton
Niles
Clifford C. Niles
R. Niles
Augusta
G. R. Niles
Bowdre Phinizy
George R Niles
Government Census Bureau
Atlanta
Jos. D. Boyd
Clark Howell
Constitution
Birmingham
Mrs Hampton
Mr. Smith
The
Atlanta Journal
Bishop Turner
M. J. Hampton
A. J. West
Georgia
Fulton
Dublin
Laurens County
Jeremiah H. Yopp
Stanleys
Rowes
Chappells
Dougherty County
Dougherty
Baker Counties
Davis
Powell’s Gap
Kirby Smith
L. F. Livingston
Street Rail Strikers Draw Throngs in Macon
Excitement runs high as about 000 people hold rally in Macon supporting the street railway strikers. Crowds cheer, signs raise demands for fair wages and better working conditions, while organizers pledge continued action until goals are met.
Strikes Escalate As Trolley Cars Run Obstacles Block Tracks
In Macon on August 19 a massive mass meeting at the city auditorium drew about 8,000 attendees denouncing the street car company and its methods. Derailments and track obstructions were reported as sympathizers and strikers, numbering around seventy five, mobilized. Public subscriptions rise to aid strikers while thousands walk rather than ride, and arbitration is discussed amid tense prospects of a long dispute.
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Macon
Stetkers
Bartlett
a@trikers
Tt Ig
Torredoes
Guatemala Revolution Expected Next Year
Central American leaders of the late Guatemalan revolt plan a meeting in New York next month to reveal a new uprising within a year. Gen Arías is in San Francisco, Castillo in Honduras, Toledo in Nicaragua, and Pendio in New Orleans. Revolutionists expect a stronger attempt to topple the Cabrera administration with ample arms and ammunition and point to past interventions as suppressing peace.
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Mexico City
Guatemala
New York City
Genaral Berias
San Francisco
General Castillo
Honduras
General Toledo
Nicaragua
Pinedo
New Orleans
Central America
Grother
Cabrera
T < Ted Stakes
Mexico
Inter
Baivadok
Rilo de Janeiro
Railway Conductors Meet in Portsmouth Convention
Southern delegates aim to attend the Portsmouth gathering with nine representing a railroad union. The event spans three days and involves discussions on wage scales and new testimony affecting railroad operation across the Missouri valley region.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk
Teegiet
Atermaya
Peacepark
Thanes
Valparaiso Earthquake Devastates City and Surrounding Areas
Chaos follows the August tremors in Valparaiso Chile as a rough death toll runs into hundreds and losses reach hundreds of millions. Dwellings are abandoned, food and water scarce, rail links severed, and relief struggles amid widespread panic and destruction across nearby towns including Santiago and Viña del Mar.
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Valparaiso
Bantiaga
State Department
Washington Place
Santiago
Chile
Vina de Mar
Bato
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ORGAN
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Rotten County
Peace For
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Floriia
Florida
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