Blease Leading in South Carolina Governor Race with 2296 Vote Edge
South Carolina primary results show incumbent Cole Blease ahead by 2296 votes with 138314 counted and Spartanburg and Anderson counties signaling possible recounts. Tillman re election noted, J Fraser Lyon and T H Peeples lead attorney general race, Ragsdale defeats Ellerbe in sixth district, Charleston primary marred by disorder but militia kept readiness.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Cole Blease
Spartanburg
Anderson
Anderson County
Blease
Jones
Duncan
Tillman
BR. Tillman
W. J. Talbert
N. B. Dial
J. Fraser Lyon
T. H. Peeples
T. Carter
John G.bighardy
Ett
James Cansler
J. Willard Ragsdale
J. EB. Ellerbe
Charleston
Bw. J. Kimore Martin
George S. Legare
H. Leon Larissey
Larissey
Martin
John P. Grace
A. W. Perry
Martin-Legare
Bilease
Judge Joseph Jones Candidate for Senate
Nashville Tenn August 2 Judge Joseph Jones of Dresden announced his candidacy for the United States Senate subject to the Democratic primary on November 6 He says he has stood for law enforcement and clean government and aims to be a law enforcement candidate He asserts cities should submit to the same rules as country districts and opposes special privilege for any part of the state
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Nashville
Tenn
Joseph Jones
Dresden
United States Senate
Tennessee
Slemp Renominated at Bristol Republican Rally
In Bristol Tennessee on August 28, congressman B. Slemp was renominated over two progressive candidates at the ninth district convention with about seven hundred delegates. The Taft delegate won despite Roosevelt praise, as reforms favored a protective tariff and no reply to Taft or Roosevelt.
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Slemp
Bristol
Tenn
B. Slemp
Congress
Ninth District
Taft
Chicago
Roosevelt
Atlanta Couple Fight For Boy
Nashville report covers Mrs. Roy H. Craigs suing for custody of her 4 month old son. The case before Judge T. E. Mathews stems from a series of domestic clashes with her husband and his mother in a West End home. Testimony recounts alleged marital neglect and infidelity, with the husband admitting letters and attempts to attack her character while asserting she influenced his lawyers.
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Nashville
Tenn
Atlanta
Roy H. Craigs
T. E. Mathews
West End
Crate
Far West
Minneapolis
Craig
McDigiland & McClelland
Galena Oil Company
Franklin
Georgian Terrace
U& F
Wickersham interprets eight hour labor act contracts
Washington August 28 Attorney General Wickersham ruled that government contracts for supplies and exempt articles may omit labor hour restrictions under the new eight hour law even if the government sometimes manufactured the items. The ruling states no provision takes effect before January 1, clarifying ambiguity that slowed many contracts.
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Washington
Wickersham
Atlanta School Board Ends Out-of-Town Education Access
Atlanta will not educate children from other cities or distant states this year. The board denied most applications unless the child is a permanent resident. Exceptions were made to allow children of federal prison employees to enroll. The Exposition cotton mills rental request for 250 dollars starting January was referred to the finance committee.
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Atlanta
Winn
Finance Committee
Funeral of William Booth in London Olympia
Funeral services for Salvation Army founder General William Booth were held at Olympia with drumlines and bands. About 34 000 attended including officers and royalty, as the crimson fire and blood flag was planted above Booth’s plain coffin amid national flags and portraits.
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London
Salvation Army
William Booth
the Olympia
Mount Calvary
Sutherland Defends Constitution At Bar Association
Milwaukee August 29 United States Senator George Sutherland Utah criticized recall of judicial rulings and those who urge policy for volatile opinions. He urged the constitution to curb impulsive action and warned against demagogic theories. Debate over raising federal judges salaries followed with calls for higher pay and a committee to seek a unified pleading system for federal courts. A black lawyer William Morris resigned after being unseated and reinstated by the association.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States
George Sutherland
Utah
American Bar Association
Sutherland
Taft
Congress
William A. Sethham
Indianapolis
Bar Association
J. B. David
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
City candidates face steep fees as city primary nears
The executive committee published city primary costs for all running candidates. Highest tax hits the chief of construction while council bids are cheapest. Rebates are barred for railroads but used in politics. entries close September 7 with payments to J O Cochran or Paul Toland.
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Gilead
J. Cochran
J. O. Cochran
Paul Toland
Iere
No Campaign in Nicaragua as Taft Orders Troops
President Taft rescinds a 12 hour old order sending the Tenth Infantry toward Nicaragua and recalls it from Panama. Marines to Managua and Corinto expected early next week to protect lives and property as rebels and government forces clash. Denver telegram cites rebels willing to open rail lines. government asks U.S. aid. Taft blames Senate for failure to approve a Nicaragua treaty that would have limited U.S. customs administration, worsening the crisis.
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Rochester
Raft
Panama
Nicaragua
Tenth Infantry
Rochester Yards
Managua
Corinto
United States
Denver
Corihto
Central American
Americana
Tatt
Senate
Wilson and Brandeis discuss trusts and immigration
Seagirt New Jersey August 28 Governor Woodrow Wilson held a long talk with Louis D Brandeis about trust legislation and immigration. Brandeis praised Wilson as a progressive and they discussed Sherman antitrust law, the La Follette Lenroot bill, and other measures to curb monopoly while stressing protection of working people.
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Seagirt
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Essex County
New Jersey
Brandeis
Wilson
Brandela
Branneis
C. D. Carter
Oklahoma
Price and Pottle Win After Withdrawal of Blalock and Broyles
At the Georgia state democratic convention in Macon on August 28, James D. Price defeated J. J. Brown on the second ballot 214 to 141 after A. O. Blalock withdrew. Judge John Pottle won the court of appeals seat after Recorder Broyles withdrew in his favor. John M. Slaton was unanimously nominated for governor amid cheers. The Blue Ridge circuit judgeship contest was referred to the new state executive committee, to act next week in Atlanta. A. Hardy Ulm was elected permanent secretary. Mrs Slaton attended the event with friends.
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Fred Lewis
Macon
James D. Price
Oconee County
J. J. Brown
A. O. Blalock
John Pottle
Court of Appeals
Nash Broyles
Price
Brown A
Blalock
Brown
Truat
Broyles
Pottle
Harmony
Judge Pottle
Slaton
John M. Slaton
Phominesett
W. W. Lambdin
Ware
Hooper Alexander
DuPont Guerry
Bibb
Joe Hill Hall
Blue Ridge
H. L. Patterson
N. A. Morris
Gilmer County
W. J. Harris
Atlanta
A. Hardy Ulm
John W. Moore
Fulton
Mre. Slaton
Marietta Opens Homes to Heroes of the Sixties
Local efforts invite former servicemen and veterans from the 1960s era to tour and learn about historical Confederate leaders and their sites in Marietta, highlighting community interest in Civil War heritage.
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Marietta
Marietta Hosts Four Thousand at Confederate Reunion
Marietta Georgia welcomed about 4000 visitors for the fourteenth annual Georgia division C V V reunion with Governor Brown presiding. crowds arrived from Cobb and Fulton counties as interurban cars ferried thousands, no incidents reported, decorations festooned the town, Martha Berry hosts entertained guests, sponsors and maids mingled with veterans.
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Marietta
Lee
Jackson
Longstreet
Govarne
Georgia
Georgia Division
Vu. C. Vv
Mariette
Joseph M. Brown
Joseph Hh. Brown
Srat
Cobb County
Atlanta
Gate City
Cobb
Confederacy
Maida
Martha Berry Tavern
John M. Graham
Forrest Avenue
Martha Berry
Brown
Graham
Weather Prophecy Conflicting Local Forecast
The report indicates generally fair conditions for Thursday and Friday with a local forecast section. It lists temperatures with a low around 69 and a high near 44, includes mean and normal values, and notes rainfall of 0.00 inches in the past 24 hours. A separate line shows rainfall totals since January as 116.22 inches.
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Aince
Menen
Excesa
Inchea
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