Convention Opens as Hoke Smith Nominated for Governor
The convention will declare nominations for governor and other state officers. Officials and a new executive committee will be named. Session begins 10 o'clock Thursday at the Auditorium Armory with Colonel Charles R Hendiston calling the meeting to order. Temporary and permanent chairmen to be chosen, with Judge Thomas G Lawson or W O Wright as likely candidates.
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Hoke Smith
State House
New Auditorium Armory
Charles R Hendiston
Macon Telegraph
State Democratic Execution Committee
Wright
Thomas G Lawson
Batonton
W O Wrights
Cowela County
Astrong
Smith
Paul Trammall
Dalton
State League of Hoke Smith
Georgia Primary Results and Labor Court Ruling
A Philadelphia Times style summary reports on Georgia's Democratic primary results. Hoke Smith leads with a large popular vote and convention votes across governor and other offices. Separate items cover Glenn Curtiss weighing defense of his cup, and Justice Goff's ruling on the closed shop triggering nationwide cloak maker protests with 60,000 workers marching.
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Hoke Smith
Joseph M Brown
Mr Smith
Smith
Brown
Felder
Atate
Hewlette Hall
M. L. Brittain
BM Zettler
W J Speer
Foyton
Hawes
JA Ferry
B Stevens
Perr
Perry
Stevens
Joseph F Gro
Hornady
Mc Gray
New York
East Ride
Justice Goff
State Supreme Court
Goiss
Manufacturers’ Protective Association
Atste Court of Appeals
Thompson Starett Company
Large Building Corporation
Court of Appeals
Ti Lg
Justice Gort
Ans
Association (of Manufacturers
Aviator Survives 800 Foot Plunge Into New York Harbor
Daring aviator J Mars, flying from Sheepshead Bay to Fort Wadsworth, plunged 800 feet into Ambrose Channel off New York bay. Rescued by a tug, his nine cylinder craft wrecked. he swam free after tearing through wreckage and air ropes, reporting 16 miles traveled in gusty winds before surfacing.
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New York
Mars
Ambrose Channel
New York Bay
Fort Wadsworth
Staten Island
Sheepshead Bay
Mara
Publishers’ Press
Br Kh
Maddox Urged by Atlantians to Seek Second Term as Mayor
Atlanta residents push for Robert F Maddox to run again in 1911 1912 after his election as first vice president of the League of American Municipalities The chorus on the streets and in offices is Maddox must serve Atlanta again citing bond expenditures city governance and his deep city ties This report notes continued coverage on page four and signals strong civic support
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Robert F Maddox
Atlanta
Maddox
League of American Municipalities
Himelf
Aviator McCurdy Sends Wireless Message From Flight
Aviator McCurdy, a Curtiss pupil, sent the first wireless message from an aeroplane to an on ground receiver at Sheepshead Bay. Harry Horton, ex sergeant, operated the receiving station atop the grandstand, confirming the transmission as the plane flew about a mile away and 500 feet high.
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Grand Stand
Sheepshead Bay
New York
Buzz Buzz Zlax, Aime
McCurdy
Horton
Wcurdy
Earth
A. McCurdy
Glenn H Curtiss
Harry M Horton
Samuel Rober
United States Aignal Corps
Tony
Saga
Americans in Europe Heading for Home
New York reports 160000 Americans in Europe must be repatriated within two and a half months. Steamship lines report near capacity as travel eastward surges. Redundant bookings push travelers to choose early or late sailings, with vessels pressed from Liverpool London Antwerp Havre and other ports to meet demand.
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New York
Europe
Steamship Linea
Liverpool
London
Antee Amate
Havre
British Isles
Prophecies on the Weather Hint at Late Fall
Weather sages in Atlanta predict a late fall season in the south Hicks Greers the World's Almense and the Indian sign may not mngres but the record of snows and seasonal signs suggests the season will be off schedule. Authorities acknowledge no sure method to forecast changes and point to repeated patterns observed over years as warning signs. Continued on Page Seven.
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Greers
Atlanta
Adirondack land scandal hearing demands public inquiry
Timothy J. Woodruff, chair of the New York Republican state committee, telegraphed requests for a public hearing on Adirondack land matters connected to his name. He claims the forest preserve board overpaid for Kamp Hill Rare property and accuses Commissioners Clark and Austin of criminal prosecution for alleged state defrauding. He notes his 1030 acre parcel cost about 50 000 while the state’s land was paid at 187 000 and asserts averages of 12 dollars per acre versus under 7 for the state.
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New York
Timothy J. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
Clark
Austin
Adirondack
Foreat
Fish and Game Commission
Albany
Woodruff
Adirondacks
Kamp Hill
State Forest Preserve Board
Thins
Forest Preserve Board
State of
Two Negroes Die in Baseball Field Brawl
Brooks Gs field near August 27 saw KEia Iverson and Jim Barrett killed in a fight between negro players after a disputed game with Hertford team. HarvaY Mayers was very seriously wounded as pistols and fists clashed on the field.
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Brooks
Keia Iverson
Jim Barrett
Harvay Mayers
Texma
Jealous Woman Turns On Heinze in 1908 Revival Tale
Mrs Lilian Hobart French of Butte Montana declares Augustus Heinze used a beautiful intermediary to lure her into a scheme tied to the Standard Oil era copper wars. She recounts a Waldorf Astoria conference and a long history with Heinze amid court actions and high finance involving Barney Morse Lawson and Standard.
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New York
Lilian Hobart French
Butte, Mont
Augustus Heinze
Montana
I Heinze
A Trench
Hutte
Bernice Henderson
Heinze
Standard of Company
Apy
Heinzen
Charles T Barney
Charles W Morse
United Copper Pool
Morse
Desi
Barney
Shields
Morga
Atlante
French
Standard
Levenge
Wall Street
Butte
Frome
Waldorf-Astoria
HH Rogers
Standard Company
Thomas W Lawson
Heston
Heinzs
Franch
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Hainze
Mrs. French
Heinxe
Perage
Waldorf
Alweys
Two Warehouses For Whitehall Begin Erection
C E Caverly will start a large brick warehouse 75 by 176 feet opposite Whitehall Terrace, likely housing wholesale firms. J R Smith sold a west Whitehall lot north of the Central of Georgia tracks, resold for a profit. a second warehouse site nearby will begin work in weeks. Prices in the area have surged, with front foot values rising from 178 to 250-500 dollars.
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C. E. Caverly
Whitehall Terrace
J. R. Smith
Whitehall Street
CB Caverly
Nageb
Central of Georgia
Caverly
Wastehall
JR. Smith
Caverty
Southern inspector brutal assault shocks Mount Airy
Mount Airy Ga August 27 Bailey Higgins Southern railroad inspector was brutally attacked last night between Mount Airy and Cornea. He was struck with rocks and taken to a Greenville hospital. Three black suspects jailed in Clarkesville, with strong evidence against Bob Ball. Higgins suffered dental damage and eye injuries, doctors optimistic for recovery. Local citizens sound alarm at the incident.
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Mount Airy
Speeta
Bailey Higgins
Southern Railroad
Hignay ‘Wright
Roosevelt Reveres Remington In Frontier Day Pageant
Former President Theodore Roosevelt attended Cheyenne Wyoming a frontier day celebration. He praised Frederic Remington for capturing plains life and lauded cowboys bronchos and pony races. Roosevelt spoke amid dinner hospitality and a festive crowd of cowhands soldiers and Indians as a tribute to theOld West.
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Homer Oivenport
Pubtrahers' Press
Theodore Roosevelt
Cheyenne
Wyo
West
United States
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Remington
Frederick Remington
Snd
Plains
Rockies
Frederic Remington
Shepman
Partly Cloudy Weather Report for Georgia
Partly cloudy conditions forecast with showers in the northeast on Monday. Moderate northeast winds along the coast. Local report notes temperatures and rainfall details with unspecified values and deficits.
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Georgia
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