Contested Georgia politics and railroads clash in 1904 letters
Atlanta political correspondence reveals Bert Ravan and Hoke Smith trading criticisms over railroad influence and democracy. The exchange includes views on party loyalty, state policy, and proposed actions against railroads, with references to Judge Parker, Mr Hearst, and Georgia’s primaries.
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Street Railroad
Georgia
State Senate
Terrell
C Ho Ellingon
Save Senate
Larry Bry
Nis
T Navy
Dinton
Refirnad
White
Tait
Del
Augusta
Hike Smith
Atlanta
Conserva
Piedmont
Toyuero
Hearst
New York Democracy
Judge Parker
Hoke
Parker T
Fms
Dere
Sensational Waist Sale Exquisite Lingerie Bargains Today
A traveling salesman offers waist samples of sheer batista and French lawn waists at unheard prices. Readily available styles feature baby lace bands and Val Lace trims. Sale begins at 9 o'clock with limited quantities and many waists priced at 1.25 each.
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Hera
Nulf
Georgia Democrat Feuds Over Populist Support and 1904 Tactics
J Yeomans, chairman of the Georgia Democratic Executive Committee, recounts a 1904 strategy urged by Hoke Smith to bar Populists who voted in the state primary from future primaries. He argues the plan would harm the party, while Callaway defends confronting Populist influence and criticizes Smith’s tactics and current criticisms.
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General Assembly
George Foster Peabody
McWhorter
Terrell
Howell
Atheny
McDaniel
Board of Trustees
Br Pentody
University
McWhorters
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Judge Parker
Hoke Smith
Georgia
State Executive Committee
M J Yeomans
State Democratic Executive Committee
Yeomans
Hamp McWhorter
Warner Hill
Jock Boulding
Watson
Roosevelt
Thoma
CK Watson
James K Hinds
W L Peek
Bir Watron
Lka
Clude
Bis
Tropic
Ponu- Ha
Exernor
Offic
Dawson
Gao
H Callaway
Augusta Ga
Sir Ayewerling
Hon Hoke Smith
Piedmont
Atlanta
Hor ‘Oke Smith
State
Smith
Smith Gilly
Bryan
J Yeomans
Braigs
Electric Pit a Grand Tonic for Weak Old Age Help
82 year old Mrs BooH Brunser of Dublin Georgia praises Electric Pits lasting effects. She says it strengthens the weak and restores vitality, claiming it cures torpid liver framed kidneys and chronic constipation after reasonable use. Priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by druggists.
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Tam
Booh Brunser
Dublin
Excellent Service Wrightsville Beach Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary notice shows a rail service offering and sleeper car arrangement between Wrightsville Beach and Atlanta with departures at 3 pm and 6 40 pm on Thursdays. It references tickets and five day validity with mentions of passengers seeking baggage handling and street railway transfers.
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Hore
Bert Ravan
JUDGE /CALLOWAY
Callimay
St Louid
Hon E Ho Calaway
Piedmont Hotel
St Louis
Larg
Callaway
Atlanta, Ga
Hoke Smits
Pendleton
James M Smith
Fudge Maddox
Soi
Treorgia
Tom Watson
Govenor
Cassoin
Espe
Iberia
Marx
Art
Schaffner & Marx
Rogers, Peet & Co
Daniel Bros
Peachtree Street
J. M. High CO
AY Si
CeHoce
J. M. High
Cor
And
Aritan
Ala
Wrightsville Beach
North Carolina
Rahmay
Sfasun Tickes
Sisk
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