Ola Guard Uniforms to Be Measured in City
W A Taddock of Pettibone Manufacturing Company is in the city measuring for the old Gaiety Guard uniforms. The outfits are expected to be among the finest southern examples of the type. A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed in federal court by William A Barksdale, a grocer of Atlanta, with liabilities of 1452.90 and assets of 457.45. Mrs Geneva Miller, severely burned Monday, remains in poor condition with little hope for recovery.
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Ola
W. A. @taddock
Pettibone Manufacturing Company
Petities
Banckruptcy
William A. Barksdale
Atlanta
Geneva Miller
Weat
Sixteenth Street
Wes
Typewriter Repairing by Am Writing Machine Co in Athens
E C Mercer of the American Writing Machine Company will spend four days in Athens guiding a visit to the University of Georgia and state institutions. He travels with J N Montgomery of the YMCA committee. Mercer is kin to General Mercer and President Chester A Arthur. He rededicated life at Ma Cauley mission in New York five years ago and has since led YMCA work.
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EUC
Mercer
Athens
Bnedial
Chester A. Arthur
MaCauley Mission
New York
College
Quitman Holds Election In Georgia Town
Quitman Georgia March 27 A very interesting and warmly contended municipal campaign ended with the selection of Dr E L Jelks as mayor I C McIntosh Jr S J Faircloth M M A Brantley J F Cook J Ruswell Davin and O K Jelks as councilmen and Messrs J Is Davidson J F McCath W Leng Pr Gaulden and Dr G D Dorough named to the city board of lmmation.
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Quitman
E. L. Jelks
I. C. McIntosh, Jr
S. J. Faircloth
MM. A. Brantley
J F. Cook
J. Ruswell Davin
K Jelks
Messie
J. Is Davidson
J. F. McCath
W. 2
Leng
Pr. & & Gaulden
Dr. G. D. Dorough
City Board of
Limca
Thon
Dr Ledbetter Announces Candidacy for Representative
Cedartown Ga March 27 Dr L B Ledbetter a prominent citizen announces his candidacy for representative from this county Colonel B E Ault the present incumbent will not stand for re election Ledbetter has served as mayor and held other municipal offices and is supported by widespread encouragement from across the county.
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Dre. Ledbetter
Cedartown
L. 8
Ledbetter
Shia
Ault
Tt Fa Aald
Ledbatter
Seaboard Railway Erecting Viaduct on College Street
Special report from Vietuct artown Georgia on March 27 notes the Seaboard railway is progressing a handsome concrete viaduct across the entire width of College Street, aided by favorable weather and aiming for rapid completion.
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Vietuctartown
Marsh
College Street
Seaboard Railway
Wool Revision Schedules Unreliable Says Underwood Report
Washington March 7 The Wool Revision bill is reintroduced after Democratic Ways and Means members, led by Representative Underwood, condemn the Tariff Board report as fragmentary and unreliable. They argue the 20 percent ad valorem duty on raw wool, previously vetoed by Taft, should be reassessed to better balance revenue and consumer prices.
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Washington
Tariff Board
Ways and Means
House
Underwood
Taft
Ways and Means Committes
Tere
Tha
Lagt Sesyelon
House of Representatives
Fepanek
Cmmittee
United States
Chia
Painstoy
Naoya and Means Committee
Wayne
Payne
Dalzell
McCall
Hill
Needham
Longworth
Fordney
Negus Item Senator La Follette Re-enters Campaign
Senator Robert M La Follette resumes Republican presidential bid despite physician advice reopening North Dakota campaign against Roosevelt trust record. Merchants pivot from politics to selling clean merchandise in show windows inviting inspection and sales pitches for spring suits hats and shoes.
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Negus Item
Robert M. la Follette
North Dakota
Roosevelt
Tariff Board Wool Report Faced by Democratic Clash
Republicans submit a counter report arguing the tariff board overstates protection needs for wool. They press a 40 percent cut from Payne Aldrich duties, urging a specific duty per pound and noting domestic costs differ widely across factories and countries. Distinguished speakers are slated for a Democratic harmony dinner in Kentucky with Champ Clark as lead speaker.
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Loutayilie
Champ Clark
Thomas Jefferson
Wen
J. Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
United States
J. C
Blackburn
Mc.Creary
Clark
Tweedy Sees Underwood Victory Sweep in Putnam County
Eatonton mayor Hon. 5. D. Tweedy visited Underwood campaign HQ in Aragon hotel and predicted Underwood would carry Putnam County and all surrounding counties. He cited rapid growth of support and endorsements from local leaders as evidence of a statewide surge in favor of the Democratic leader. Hutchens echoed Tweedy’s upbeat appraisal, noting alignment with regional sentiment.
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D. Tweedy
Hatonton, Gz
Underwood
Aragon ‘Hotel
Hutcbens
Putnam County
Watenton
Democratic House
Peatenten
Tweedy
Georgia
Eatonton
Maneger Hutchens
You Can’t Beat Taft Says Henry Jackson
Henry Jackson from Georgia, a collector of internal revenue, returned from Washington enthusiastic for Taft in the Chicago Republican nominating convention and confident Taft will win Georgia in November. He notes New York and Indiana show Roosevelt cannot carry the party and predicts Taft’s nomination on the first ballot and victory in the general election. He calls Taft the strongest man in the country and dismisses interest in Democrats.
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Henry Jackson
Georgia
Washington
Taft
Chicago
Captain Jackson
New York
Indiana
Mbone
Roosevelt
Rooosevelt
Laurens County backs Underwood says Corker
Hon Frank G Corker president of the First National Bank Dublin reports strong Laurens County support for Oscar W Underwood in the Georgia May 1 primary. He cites Southern leadership qualities and county unit plan sentiment, predicting a large Underwood majority and a statewide sweep. He notes counties nearby share similar pro Underwood sentiment and criticizes the state committee over turning from county unit plans.
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Frank G Corker
First National Bank
Dublin
Aragon
Atlanta
Corker
Underwood
Laurens
Bulthern
Mr. Corker
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Ghl
Laurens County
Georgia
Fatally Shoots Man Found In Wife's Room In Crestmont
Knoxville dispatch reports at Crestmont North Carolina early today Alex Jenkins a night watchman fired into his wife’s room wounding William Mann age 20. Jenkins fired twice through the window after seeing a man seated in a writing posture and Mann was struck in the body and thigh. Mann cannot recover and Jenkins surrendered to a deputy sheriff.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Crestmont
N. C
Alex Jenkins
William Mann
Jankina
Jonking
Manna
Phyasiclana
Mann
Jenkins
Taft Supporters Seize Mississippi Convention Ballots
Jackson Mississippi March 27 delegates in seven of Mississippi eight congressional districts instructed to cast their ballots for Taft at Chicago for renomination. Roosevelt forces vow a strong floor fight with possible separate conventions as state leaders converge in Jackson for the upcoming meeting. Second Georgia district also names Taft backers George L Liverman and B Sasoadnax at Bainbridge.
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Taft
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Chicago
Roosevelt
I. H. Moseley
United States
Georgia
Bainbridge
George L. Liverman
Sasoadnax
Thomas County
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Canada
Congress
United States Immigration Commission
Hanoo
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