Hartridge Osbourne Race Sparks Savannah Campaign
In Savannah tensions rise as Hart Ridge announces a platform to close all public gambling houses within sixty days if elected, challenging Osborne to adopt the same stance. The Eastern circuit race in Chatham County nears a close contest with high registration and strong urban backing, amid claims of probing the gambling network and church vote influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
W. W. Osborne
Walter C. Hartridge
Osborne
Hartridge
Walter G. Chariton
Chatham County Committee
Chatham
Chatham County
W C. Powell
B. Adams
Randolph Axson
John Flannery
J. M. Belomons
Georgia
Hartridge and Lawton Theater Meetings Debate Gambing Closures
Mr Hartridge pledged his resignation if needed to close gambling houses, predicting failure if he tried. Colonel Lawton cited Atlanta as a model where closures succeeded, arguing Savannah could follow. Major Meldrim and others echoed the stance as theater crowds filled the 1500-seat venue, making the gatherings appear evenly split.
Large Wharf Demolished at Bainbridge by Accident
Bainbridge Georgia May 6 special The Plant System wharf collapsed yesterday morning after a heavy crane caused the structure to fail It broke away from its pilings crushing the freight offices and wrecking about thirty carloads of naval stores The engineer and a negro only escaped injury as crews work to clear debris and assess damage over several days
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Bainbridge
Judge Gober and the Peach Planting 200000 Trees in North Georgia
Woodstock Georgia May 6 Special The Dead crop in this section is the finest it has ever been Farmers diversify crops as cotton falls leading to thriving peach orchards Judge Georgi F Gober arranging to set out 200000 peach trees in Woodstock district He is praised as a public benefactor transforming bramble covered hills into profitable orchards for local farmers
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North
Georgia
Woodstock
Georgi F Gober
Gober
University class reunions mark Georgia commencement
Alumni clubs organize ten or more reunions at the University of Georgia commencement in Athens. Dr King of Atlanta leads the 1850 reunion, Judge W R Hammad promotes 1889, Walter B Hum calls 1870, Charles Harman 1871, John R L Smith 180, J Smith Yatesville 1851, Clifford M Walker 1897, Lee Morris Athens aims to reunite 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
University of Georgia
Dr King
Atlanta
W. R. Hammad
Charvellor
Walter B. Hum
Charles Harman
John R. L. Smith
Macon
J. Smith
Yatesville
Clifford M. Walker
Monroe
Lee Morris
Epworth League Meet Ends With Open Air Prayer
Four days of sessions in Cartersville Georgia close with an open air prayer meeting led by Everett Hale of Rome. Miss Martha Adama of Cedartown delivers a bright paper on Methodism. Adama, daughter of R A Adams of Cedartown’s Commercial Bank, is praised for eloquence and talent.
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Cartersville
Epworth League
Rome District
Methodist Episcopal Church
Everett Hale
Rome
Methodist Church
Martha Adama
Cedartown
North
Georgia
Adama
R. A. Adams
The
Commercial Bank of
Nervine restores strength says Newark man in testimonial
Dr Miles Nervine marketed as a cure for nervousness headaches and heart trouble claims to restore brain and organ function. Albert Crane of Newark Ohio testifies after using three bottles and liver pills, with Dr Miles offering free advice and booklets from Elkhart Indiana.
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Miles
Dr. Miles
Albert Crane
Newark
Ohio
Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Masons to Have Big Time at Rome Convention
Rome Georgia May 6 special report notes a seven district Masonic convention to open at the Masonic temple with Wor shipful Master Max Meyerhart in charge. About 1000 visitors expected for Wednesday banquets and Thursday work in the third degree with a second banquet. Attending dignitaries include Grand Master W A Davis and many Georgia and Alabama leaders. Floyd County veterans and Epworth League events accompany the busy religious and civic schedule as registration for the May 16 primary nears four thousand voters queued for eligibility.
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Rome
Cherokee Lodge
Masonic Temple
Max Meyerhart
E. Berry
Dalton
E. Grow
Carrollton
W.M. Henry
J. H. Bakes
Estelle Mitchell
Moses R. Wright
Joel Branham
Witherspoon
A. B
Moseley
Max Meyerhardt
W. A. Davis
Davis
Georgia
William
Alabama
Shannon and Taylor
Grange
Henry Banks
J. M. Terrell
Georgian
C. A. Evans
Tom Eason
W.F Dorsey
Athens
Ei. Berry
Adolph Joseph
Milledgeville
Henry M Wood
Atlanta
L. C Hayne
Charles Fulton
Savannah
Washington Dersau
Macon
Masonic Home Committee
Grand Lodge of Georgia
Washington Dessau
John F. Shannon
Elberton
L. C. Hayne
Augusta
J. J. Hyman
Abbeville
Julius L. Brown
Kent
Mt Vernon
F. T. Davie
Flowery Branch
WE Smith
Attapulgus
LaGrange
Charles F. Fulton
Epworth League
Epworth Leaguers
Bishops Candler and Calloway
Emma Tucker
Blacksmith Evangelist
Knoxville
Second Baptist Church
Floyd County
Confederate Veterans
Louisville
Thompson Hiles
J. K. Patton
J. H Camp
A. B. Montgomery
A. C. Morrison
W.M. Towers
G. B. Holder
Opera House
Houston Full of Candidates in Houston County Race
Houston county faces a crowded political scene with forty three candidates for county offices and dozen seeking solicitor general. Local figures T V Fagan C C Richardson Sidney Taylor lead bids for representative while major races include senator from the twenty third. Houston and Crawford vote May fifteenth, with local contenders such as Captain James Taylor and W J Walker among the names linked to the Crawford ballot.
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Fort Valley
Houston County
Macon Judicial Circuit
Duncan
Bibb
Houston
Macon
T. V. Fagan
C. C. Richardson
Evanston
Sidney Taylor
Byron
Crawford
Taylor County
James Taylor
W. J. Walker
E. B Lewis
Allen Fort and Lewis Seek Congressional Seat in Doubtful Race
This report notes Friday events for candidates Allen Fort and Mr Lewis in a heated congressional contest. Judge Wort spoke at Roberta and Mr Lewis spoke at Cordelo as Fort challenges Lewis to a joint debate, which Lewis declines. The race mirrors the 1896 contest with counties like Pulaski in play, and predictions vary by campaign.
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Allen Fort
Judge Wort
Roberta
Mr. Lewis
Cordelo
Judge Fort
Mtr. Lewis
Lewis
Fort
Warren
Pulaski
Dooly
Houston
Crawford
No Commencement for Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Trustees in Milledgeville announce no commencement at the Georgia Normal and Industrial College this year due to smallpox fears and parent concern. Examinations will start mid next week, shortening the session by about ten days. meanwhile Middle Georgia Military and Agriculture College will proceed its summer term with a June 3 commencement.
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Trustees of
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Milledgeville
Prudential Committee
Board of Trustees
The
Middle Georgia Military and Agriculture College
Ita
Clarke County politics warm and contested campaign scene
Clarke county votes reach record whites registration as W B Burnett and John D Mell clash in a heated debate at Georgia Factory. Athens votes for local officers including Herrington Wingfield Kenny Cooper Linton Mitchell Weir Carter Dorsey Sims Pitner Booth McAlpin Strahan Rogers, while Veterans pass resolutions on the first southern cross of honor for Mrs Mary Ann Ervin and a commission to audit crosses of honor. Athens news notes report church revivals, Sigma Nu moves, Red Men delegates head to Atlanta, and Ensign Brumby tied to Manila duties.
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Athens
Clarke County
W. B. Burnett
John D. Mell
Georgia Factory
S M. Herrington
B. Wingfield
J. K. Kenny
C. W. Cooper
H. H. Linton
A. L. Mitchell
John W
H. H. Carlton
Atlanta
Daughters of the Confederacy
Generm C. A Evang
French
Erwin
Mary Ann Lamar Cobb Ervin
A. S Erwin
Herolam
Cobb-Delaney
A G Erwin
John B. Gordon
Athens News
Father David
H L Embry
Oconee Stree Church
Sigma Nu Fraternity
E. R. Hodgson
Harris Street
J. H. Meador
J K. Kenney
Moses Morris
J. W. Watkins
W. N. Teat
Joseph Alexander
Great Council of Red Men
Ocones Tribe
Ensign Brumby
J W. Brumby
Caty
Manila
Borneo
New Industries in Georgia Cotton Seed Oil Mills and Rope Factories
In Woodstock Georgia on May 6 arrangements near completion to build a cotton seed oil mill and two rope factories by local citizens. J H Johnston leads the enterprise at Woodstock and Canton mill work is advanced under R T Jones. The goal is to manufacture all local cotton lint and seed within two years.
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Woodstock
J. H. Johnston
Canton
R T. Jones
Fruit Growers Delegates to Attend Hot Springs Meeting
Fort Valley Fruit Growers Association will send Colonel H. A. Matthews Captain J B James of Fort Valley and Mr W S Shepard of Marshallville as delegates to the Southeastern Tariff Association meeting in Hot Springs Virginia Monday. The Georgia Growers Association State Agricultural Society and State Horticultural Society will be represented by Major G T Bytes Mr H Stubbs and Hazlehurst at the Hot Springs convention which seeks reduced transportation rates east. The Fort Valley group aims to attract competitive refrigerator car firms to ensure ample cars and reliable service for 800 to 1000 peach loads shipped in June and July.
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Fort Valley
Hot Springs
Fort Valley Fruit Growers
Associaton
H. A. Matthews
J B. James
W. 8. Shepard
Marshallville
Southeastern Tarl ® Association
Georgia Fruit Growers
Georgian Growers’ Association
State Agricultural Society
State Elorticultural Society
G. T Bytes
Savannah
H . Stubbs
Dub In
Hazlehurst
Macon
Fort Valley Association
Beat a Chinese Laundryman Three Men in Jail at Moultrie
In Colquitt County three white men J C Curls Parish Bryant and W J Alderman were arrested for assault with intent to murder a Chinese laundryworker Joe Lee, left near dead. Indicted by the grand jury, jailed in Moultrie, bail denied, a murder charge possible if he dies. Lee had lived in the area for several months and was regarded as peaceable.
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Moultrie
Joe Led
Waycross
Joe Lea
Colauitt County
Joe Lee
J C Curls
Colquitt County
Parish
Bryant
W. J Alderman
Judes Littejohn
Cordele
Colquitt
Erie Joe Lee
Sev
Elected Managers Named for UGA Teams in 1900 and 1909
The Athletic Advisory Board at the University of Georgia elected Charles Reneau Andrews of Atlanta as manager of the 1900 baseball team, succeeding Richard M. Charlton, who resigned. William Mazyck Davia of Macon was chosen manager of the 1909 football team, replacing John A. Scruges who withdrew. Andrews has proven finance skill with the Thalian Dramatic Club, while Davia has led the campus weekly Hed and Black and is expected to guide the football squad well.
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Athens
University of Georgia Athletic Advisory Board
Charles Reneau Andrews
Atlanta
Richard M. Charlton
William Mazyck Davia
Macon
John A. Scruges
Andrews
Thalian Dramatic Club
Davia
Hed and Black
College Weekly
Saverer Marine Hospital Surgeon Tabb Vanishes
Savannah May 6 Special Dr Tabb marine hospital surgeon of Savannah has been missing for days causing concern among friends. He was known to frequent local gaming houses for card play while the department investigates his sudden departure with no trace found.
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Marine Hospital
Savannah
Tabb
Marine Hospital Department
University Whist Club Organized at Georgia
The University of Georgia Whist Club was recently formed with students Willam Blin John Banks Archibald Blackshear Pendleton Brewster Phinizy Calhoun Clifton Elder Harry Hull James Mann James Ridley Merritt Thurman Ludus Tate and Benjamin D Watkins. Clifton Elder of Barnesville was named president Merritt Thurman secretary and treasurer Pendleton Brewster manager. The club will meet weekly to study and play whist.
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University Whist Club
Athens
University of Georgia Whist Club
Willam
Blin
John Banks
Archibald Blackshear
Pendleton Brewster
Phinizy Calhoun
Clifton Elder
Harry Hull
James Mann
James Ridley
Merritt Thurman
Ludus Tate
Benjamin D. Watkins
Barnesville
First Engine Makes Trip to Hutchinson's Island
Savannah May 6 the first engine to pass the Georgia and Alabama rail road's new bridge to Hutchinson's Island opposite the city made the trip yesterday. The engine crossed to the island where the million dollar terminal is nearing completion under a Congress authorized iron draw bridge. Vice president Cecil Gabbett and other officers expressed satisfaction at progress. Captain W W Mackall, a director, said engines would soon be on the island three miles below where the bridge crosses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Georgia and Alabama Railroad
Hutchinson's Island
W. W. Mackall
Georgia
Alabama
Dykes Voices For Strict Examinations To Protect Public
Dr J R Dykes of Newnan argues for harsher dental and medical board testing after observing cheating and fraud in exams. He recounts past experiences, endorses rigid anatomy questions, and urges boards to bar unfit practitioners to safeguard public health.
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J R Dykes
Newnan
Dyke Novin
Mealcat
Ucense
Neemie
Cole
Eny
Atlanta
Fir Sims
Setion
Georgia
Northern Lakes vacation spots attract Chicago visitors
Northern Lakes grow in popularity for summer trips with Inola and Wisconsin as favored destinations. Visitors reach these retreats via the Wisconsin Central from Chicago, enjoying hotel comforts, boating, and viewing facilities. An illustrated booklet offers details, available from Jas. Pond, General Passenger Agent, Milwaukee. The crowd along Marietta street is buying affordable asters, both rare and classic.
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Inola
Wisconsin
Chicago
Wisconsin Central
Jas
Pond
Milwaukee
Wis
Knights Templar Georgia Conclave May Meeting Travel Tip
Travel via the Seaboard Air Line to save time, trouble and money before the Grand Conclave of the Knights Templar of Georgia. The gathering is set for May 9 and 10 with events arranged by local agents.
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Seaboard Air Line
Knights Templar of
Georgia
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Dr. Siegert
Miller
Hutchinson’s Island
Senna CIA
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Farlinger
Fremont
Concord
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Genesee
Crystal Springs
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Hosss
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King Hardware Co
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