Johnson Bankhead and Knox Lead in Alabama Democratic Primary
Montgomery August 27 The Alabama Democrats elected state officers in a primary and named two United States Senate candidates due to age of incumbents. Governor candidate Comer led over Cunningham, with lieutenant governor ballots still unsettled. For the U S Senate Morgan and Pettus had no opposition, while Johnston Bankhead and Knox led the alternate slate. Unofficial counts show Johnston and Bankhead nominated for governor and congressmen named in several districts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Democrats
Alabama
United States
B B Comer
Birmingham
K M Cunningham
Ensley
H B Gray
D J Meador
Myrtlewood
John T Morgan
Edmund W Pettus
Joseph WW Johnston
John H Bankhead
Jonn A Knox
Joseph Johnston
J H Bankhead
O W Underwood
Ninth
W OB Craig
Selma
Sydney J Bowie
Comer
Georgia Railroad Commission
Weekley
Fivery
Weakley
Supreme Court
Brandon Horace Hood
B. Smith
Smith
Frank Juling
A Bilbo
J W Coleman J
Dowdell
T ¢ McCllland
Wo. Parks
Assassination Shocks Warsaw as Russian Officials Target Leaders
In Warsaw a high Russian official was shot dead while driving a cab. General Von Liarski, military governor of Warsaw and commander of the fifth army corps, died after a clock incident, with an unidentified assassin at large. Reports tie the plot to Moscow conspirators and a broader anti government campaign with multiple arrests and a possible female conspirator serving as a disguise.
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Warsaw
von Liarski
von LiarHarski
Fifth
St Petersburg
Stolip
EfIn
Peterhof
Renaing
Red
Moscow
Czar Initiates Agrarian Redistribution of Crown Lands
Stricken by fear the czar orders land redistribution to peasants via the Peasants' Bank. An ukase transfers 4,800,000 acres of appanage lands for distribution as the first step of the government agrarian plan ahead of elections. Payments terms and later announcements on larger tracts await decision. Distribution targets cultivated lands not adjacent to forests, forests near peasant holdings, and farms suitable in specific governates.
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Peasants’ Bank For Distriutior
Strie Sun
Wats Ge
Ite
Air Gate
Lus Diviand
Ss’ Petersburg
Agahaig
Yoloxda
Necro’s Wife Rushed By Frisco 400 Causes Identity Rename
Frisco 400 incident prompts Pacific Coast Society to reidentify a key figure after a severe jolt. Authorities report a dramatic impact on personal identity and community reaction follows.
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Necro
Frisco
Pacific Coast Society
Most Exclusive Sets Entertained Her Lavishly
Mrs Curtis, who came from Washington with war department credentials to aid relief after the April disaster, was hosted by San Francisco society. Revealed as the wife of a negro physician in the national capital, she is said to be of Indian blood. Her presence and work among the negro community drew attention, and society’s reaction remains uncertain as she plans to return to Washington after recovering from automobile injuries. Red Cross president J F Merrill praised her services during the stay.
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San Franneco
Cal
A M Curtis
Washington
War Department
San Francisco
National Capital
Curtis
Texas Cotton Shows Damaged Prospects in Texas Report
Dallas August 27 reports by 803 correspondents in cotton districts of Texas Oklahoma and Indian Territory on August 24 show the crop deteriorating and threatened by rains showers and boll weevil damage in much of the area Texas condition compares unfavorably to 1905 while Indian Territory and Oklahoma post smaller gains. Widespread rank growth and fruit load have caused rot and shedding with few counties reporting favorable prospects. Picking is delayed by rains and labor shortages, and many correspondents fear no top crop though some foresee a fair middle crop if weather improves.
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Dallas
Texas
Galvenston-Dallas Netra
Oklahoma
Indiana
Indian Territory
Illinois Mob May Use Rope in Bertrand Lynching Attempt
An incident near Bertrand Missouri follows an assault on Edward Albright’s daughter by farmhand Charles Goforth. A mob from Bertrand and Charleston, aided by dogs, pursued Goforth. he was rescued by deputies, then taken to Charleston. The girl’s condition remains precarious.
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Cairo
Edward Albright
Bertrand
Charles Goforth
Goforth
Misatsaippi
Albright
Charleston
Chareston
Atlanta Steel Hoop to Add Barbed and Commercial Wire Mills
The Atlanta Steel Hoop Company plans two new mills to produce barbed wire, commercial wire, and railroad spikes beside existing products. A nearly 875000 outlay funds the plant on the Southern Belt line near Brookwood, with expanded capacity and plans for electrical wire and fencing products to boost output by October.
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Atlanta Steel Hoop Company
Southern Belt Line
Brookwood
Kega
Atlanta
Mob Threat Near Graniteville Over Assault Case
Augusta dispatch reports a mob forming near Graniteville aimed at extracting Barton from Aiken jail after a reported assault on Mrs Bryant by a white man named Barton. Sheriff Raburn of Aiken County issued alerts and precautionary measures as frost warnings appeared in Kansas with no records broken.
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Augusta
Aiken
Mye
Sherif Raburn
Aiken County
Graniteville
Bryantaayeahe
Barton
Raburn
Railroads fail to fully meet new interstate rate law
New federal rate law takes effect at midnight affecting all railroads. The Interstate Commerce Commission will enforce and auditors will inspect books. By deadline no carrier fully filed schedules and many face potential fines, while a Washington meeting of eastern railroads seeks to clarify compliance and timing.
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Interatdte Commerce Commission
Inter‘atate Commerce Commission
Big Eastern Railroads
Washington
Commission
Aothra Afte Coal Roads
York
New
Street Car Routed By Boys In Khaki
Infantry from the Georgia National Guard clashed with a southbound street car on South Pryor street near Emat Hunter street at 9 46 pm. Major Palmer of Company A ordered the track cleared but the motorman accelerated, prompting a skirmish that shattered car glass. No serious injuries occurred. the motorman will be prosecuted in criminal court to uphold state guard discipline.
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Infantry
National Guard of Georgia
South Pryor Street
Emat Hunter Street
Palmer
Pryor Street
Giass
Battalion Officera
Frost Visits Iowa Lowlands in August Chill
Frost was reported in Iowa lowlands today marking the season's first appearance. The cold snap dropped the mercury to 40 degrees in Cedar Rapids and Creston, the coldest August reading in fifteen years, but experts say Iowa corn should not suffer damage.
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Jack Frost
Nowa
EL Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Creston
Tharlen
Peredice
Civil Service Wrangle Halts All Elections
The police board debated electing additional supernumerary policemen to boost city protection, but civil service split hindered action. Four members argued for civil service rules, four against, delaying any decision. Public demand for more police and repeated shortened watches prompted renewed pressure as a small quorum met with routine business only.
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Galt
Civil Service
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Weather Forecast for Georgia Ahead of Tuesday and Wednesday
August 27 forecast from Washington predicts cooler Tuesday with fair conditions in western Georgia and showers in eastern areas. Wednesday expected to be fair with light to fresh northwest winds.
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Washington
Georgia
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