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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
17
Fragmented passage reveals discussions on campaign influence and political backing for Governor and Senator Smith, with references to Ward and Slaton. It hints at backers and networks shaping Georgia politics, suggesting a consolidation to reduce wrangling and bitterness.
In a Fulton County case Norris v Gibbs, Gibbs mocked judge Pendleton Hibbs and was jailed for five days in the Tower after contempt. Gibbs claimed all lawyers are liars as Norris sought $6,000 for alleged abuse leading to convulsions and a month of illness. The contempt fine totaled $10. Separately, Cincinnati reports suit against Chesapeake and Ohio railroad for 17 violations of the hours of service law seeking penalties totaling $3.50.
An article extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild non gripping laxative for chronic constipation. It cites testimonials from J N Cattett and Rose Garvin and notes broad use and free sample offers by mail from Dr W Caldwell, Monticello Illinois. It emphasizes gradual relief and natural bowel function restoration without external aids.
Atlanta, Ga April 17 1912 call for state convention to select delegates and alternates to the Republican National Convention. election details, notice through county chairs, deadlines May 15 1912, 12 noon, credentials to Antoine Graves Atlanta. GRAVES secretary acting chairman.
The schedule outlines voting power of ballots and payments by subscribers in Atlanta. It notes advance payments, subscription status, and eligibility for voting power, referencing citywide carrier in advance and figures like 21000 and 80006 in the fragment.
Report notes a tense betting scene around a political contest between Underwood and Wilson factions. By evening, Underwood supporters claimed a strong lead with a predicted majority between 26,000 and 30,000, though no wagers were made on exact figures.
In Savannah on April 20, a 400 pound iron beam fell from a scaffold and crashed into five men working inside a 35 foot high tank being built by Seefield Iron Works for the Central of Georgia Railway. T F Mitchell of Birmingham and Albert Polls of Atlanta are severely injured. John M Miller of Savannah and two negro workers Floyd Smith and A Johnson are hospitalized or in infirmary. L B Lewis of High Point directed the lift. one man escaped without injury.
Fitzgerald Ga April 30 Special three Negro prisoners in the city jail made a get away Monday morning and are still at large. They tricked the janitor into thinking police had left orders to place them in one cell then escaped by prying planks and leaving a window open. They used a tool or item from outside to finish the exit. Judge Inc Wilkinson for Ordinary please vote early today.
Buzgerald, Ga, April 30 Special. Last night Sludge W. F. George issued a temporary injunction against all near beer saloons in the city except those shown cause Why it should not be permanent. The injunction was sued on the position of fifty reading men of the party, alleging the saloons were a nuisance due to the illegal sale of whisky and each held a United States revenue license to sell whisky.
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