Richmond May 2 4 Ballot Box Contests End Bitter Race
Augusta Ga May 2 4 Special The county white primary produced close results for FR OH Allen 2532 Boykin Wright 2444 C and Dunbar 2437 M W Calvin 2419 J B Lattieton 2849 Louis Brooks 2291 The dag saw tense campaigning with heavy spending and a broken ballot box in the fourth ward while recounts were planned The race centered on city court and roads and revenues offices leading to a contentious campaign with Judge Eve at the center and a wide registration record over 5500 The fourth ward held largest turnout and both sides rallied workers overnight amid patrols and color coded badges Continued on Page Two.
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Augusta
OH Allen
Boykin Wright
C. & Dunbar
M. W. Calvin
J.B Lattieton
Louis Brooks
Dugge
W. F Eve
Zive
Wright
Allen
Dunbar
Calvin
Fourth Ward
Peteleean
Ramsey Wing
Fiderck Pope
Susti
Briach
Trere Wert ix Cimdidites
de Regislature
Judge Exe
Jacob Phinley
Frederick B
Pope
John
Fio Hayes
R.E Edenneth
RL. Eliot
W A Ramsey
Senate panel backs Smoot polygamy charges in report
A May 2 Senate committee poll found a majority ready to sustain polygamy charges against Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. Opponents cannot yet muster a report recommending expulsion, which needs a full Senate majority. Delegates discuss an agreement to unseat Smoot without addressing constitutional questions, leaving a possible two thirds Senate decision unresolved.
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Ashington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections Today
Reed Smoot
Senate
Utah
Ware
Smoot
Southern men starve in Mexican dungeon
Harrowing letter from Captain Malfitano describes captain and crew of the Pensacola fishing smack Silas P Stearns held in Progreso jail after capture off Yucatan on April 16. Italians translate and report starvation, vermin, lack of food, and fear of life imprisonment. owners Warren & Co expect amicable settlement while U S officials await word.
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Pensacola
Fla
Maxteau
Silas P Stearns
Yucatan
Malfitano
Italan
Cafiero
Victory
State Department
Grand Reef Island
Lonauis
Progresso
Warren & Co
United States
Mexico
Robbed of Her Savings in Business District
Mica May Jones of Cedartown Ga aged 26 reported theft in St Louis on May 2. A man grabbed her satchel containing 131 dollars and a railroad ticket and ran off. The thief opened the satchel and removed 430 in currency, leaving only a silver dollar. She followed, without police aid, as another man claimed the thief was from Denver and advised silence. No officers were nearby.
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Bt Louis
Mica May Jones
Cedartown
Ang Re Lover
Cedar Town
Olive and
Twelfth Streets
Sec Han
Zoom
Georgia
Clane Ils
St Louis
Miss Jones
Denver
Cole
Four Courts
Tug Rammed by Submarine Porpoise Escapes Sink
Newport RoI May 2 The government tug Mina wig was rammed today by the submarine torpedo boat Porpoise during maneuvers and forced to full speed to escape sinking The Porpoise was not injured American poachers have long worked in Mexican waters and have been warned ineffectually making their arrest necessary The vessels release is being arranged after pending investigation
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Newport Roi
Mina Wig
Porpoise
Storm Rips Texas with Wrecked Houses and Injuries
Destructive storms batters northern Texas with heavy rain and high winds. Rail lines suffer washouts from Denison to Whitewright, with floods in Denison yards and damage across McKinney and Blue Ridge. Widespread injuries, several fatalities reported, and many homes destroyed as wires go down and outages spread.
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Dallas
Texas
Denison
Frisco
Denilson
Red River
Missouri
Kansas
Greenville
Whitesboro
Whitewright
Bonham Junction
Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway
McKinney
Blue Ridge
Smith
Titsworth
John Hollis
Munday
Wool Young
Cargonsille
Fort Gordon
Ught- Tung
Bailey
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Ark Way
Huntington
Ark
Mansfield
Iso
Newport News
Paris Returns to Peace After Withdrawn Patrols
Paris reports a return to normal as military and police patrols are withdrawn. Courts yesterday sentenced sixty individuals to imprisonment. Brest strikers did not return to work while arsenal employees are at work. Marseille and other points remain relatively quiet.
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Paris
Brest
Marseilley
Meridian department store blaze wipes out Winner Klein holdings
Fire destroyed the Winner Klein Company wholesale and retail department store in Meridian Mississippi early this morning. The loss runs around 8100000 but is said to be nearly covered by insurance. A larger building will be immediately erected on the site.
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Meridian
Miss
Winner-Klein Company Whalesate
Russian Premier Goremykin Succeeds Witte Amid Turmoil
ST PETERSBURG March 2 The resignation of Count Witte as premier is confirmed with Goremykin named as his successor. Goremykin, long Witte’s foe, faces a looming crisis as the government reshuffles, while Witte retires from public life amid accusations of reactionary influence and a dramatic fall from power.
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Count Witte
Hac B Sen
Clal
Wittes
Gorenkin
Wiside
Mo Goremikins
Council of the Empire
Jyscorrect
ST Petersburg
International Cotton Conference adjourns amid debate
Washington May 2 The International Cotton Conference adjourned after denouncing government crop exports and critiquing agriculture reports. Deliberations urged a unified calendar from August to August, with calls for reform of the Census Bureau and Agriculture Department methods. Delegates urged stronger authority for a permanent body and tighter grower dealer relations in marketing and warehousing.
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Shington
Aftter
MacColl
MacCool
Census Bureau
Dut
Siie Jordan
Catt
Vo Dilewaten
America
Europe
A E Calvin
Educational and Cooperative ’ Farmers i Ae
Weather forecast roundup by region and wind shift
The report outlines a multi state forecast for Thursday and Friday with fair to partly cloudy conditions. Winds vary from light west in the south to fresh west and southeast in some regions, and cooler conditions expected in the northeast. Local data note temperature ranges and recent readings.
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Washington
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
West Port Light
South Carolina
Fredance
Florida
Alabama
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Living Husband and Wife to Dedicate Their Tombs at Hebron
On May 1 at Hebron cemetery, Joel Covington will unveil tombs prepared for his and his wife's bodies, though both are alive, with ceremonies. Miss Camp Porter and Wade teachers from Virginia will deliver memorial essays at Hebron Academy. Preston Gibson, member of the Bennettsville House, visited Covington to commend the couple.
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Hebron
Joel Covington
Porter
Eron
Wade
Virginia
Hebron Academy
Will Delver
Gufin
Preston Gibson
House of Representatives
Bennettsvie
Covington
Bimacl
Lover killed in Arkansas man claims self defense in elopement bid
In Bluff, Arkansas on May 2, Lola Eason is reported among the dead in a case where Hogarts father Eason asserts the slain man attacked first as he prepared to elope with Lola. The incident, described as self defense, centers on a confrontation in which the father claimed to act during the altercation.
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Ing Bluff, Ark
Hogarts
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