Early returns show sweeping Hoke Smith victory in Fulton
Across Georgia the ballot returns from rural districts favor Hoke Smith for governor, with Fulton County showing a wide Smith lead and May County races in Floyd Muscogee and Sumter close. Counties like Richmond Chatham Carroll and Cobb report Smith ahead or in tight contention. Estill and Jim Smith gains noted in several regions as voters decide the contest.
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Hoke Smith
Fulton
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
Howell
Estill
Russell
James M. Smith
Richmond
Augusta
Muscogee
Floyd County
Smith
Rome
Chatham County
J. H. Estill
Fulton ‘County
J. Smith
McDuffie County
Tom Watson
Oglethorpe
Carroll County
Canton
Carroll coun_ty
Count Witte May Be Made Premier Again
Reports from St. Petersburg say Count Witte could be recalled to become premier, with Kuropatkin proposed as war secretary to overhaul the military system. Stolypin’s effort to restore order has failed, Russia faces political assassinations, peasant unrest, and widespread discontent across industrial centers and provinces.
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George Frazer
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Russia
Stolypin
M. Kuropatkin
Mukden
Kuropatkin
Witte
Porto Ricans Brought to Work on Sugar Farms
Special to The Georgian reports 100 Porto Rican laborers arriving aboard the Arcadia in New Orleans on Aug 22. They will be distributed to sugar plantations in Louisiana on trial to test labor relief amid shortages. If successful, many more are to follow to ease this scarcity of labor.
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Watson
Thomson
James M. Smith
McDullin
Hoke Smith
Uffie
Tom Watson
New Orleans
Arcadia
Piedmont Brokerage Co Closes Its Doors
The Piedmont Brokerage Company, managed by W. R. Love after R. Burmett Hotze left, has shut down. The firm, linked to the New York J. Bage Company, reportedly faced severe shortages of Union Pacific stock and figured prominently in the recent Cotton Association Inquiry.
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Piedmont Brokerage
Efhees
Piedmont Technnesday
Panelply
J. Bage Company
New York
Itoe
Union Pacific
Piedmont Brokerage Company
W. R. Love
R. Burmett Hotze
Cotton Association
Prisoners Escape Dallas County Jail Through ADOT
Selma Alabama August 22 a wholesale jail delivery at about 2 am eight black prisoners escaped from the Dallas county jail. John Westley awaiting trial for murder is among them while Dillard Steel hid behind a trunk after failing to exit with the rest. They broke iron bars across two cells then climbed three floors to reach the roof using blankets to descend and flee. The escape was almost undetected.
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Selma
Ala
Dallas
John Westley
Dillard Steel
Rebels in Hayti Ready to Attack 900 Revolutionists
Aug 22 dispatch reports 900 revolutionists led by General Guelllroe joining General Navarro’s force to attack Monte Cristo as Santo Domingo sends 1200 troops from Moca. In Shreveport Coronera jury forencon exonerates Patrolman.
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Hayti
Guelll Roe
Navarro
Monte Cristo
Santo Domingo
Moca
Shreveport
Forencon
Merritt and Wright Win in State Officers Race
The Georgia election results show Comptroller General William A. Wright defeating Vincent T. Sanford by a large margin, while State School Commissioner W. B. Merritt leads over Mark Johnson. Most other state officers won re election with no opposition and polled the full statewide vote. Associate justices Beck Atkinson Lumpkin faced votes for both expired and full terms.
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State House
William A. Wright
Vincent T. Sanford
Floyd
Wright
Yestate
W. B. Merritt
Mark Johnson
Baldwin
Johnson
Merritt
Philip Cook
Robert Park
T. Gudson
Clement A. Evans
Supreme Court
William H. Fish
Marcus A. Beck
Samuel C. Atkinson
Joseph H. Lumpkin
Democrats Endorse Bryan as Mayor Johnson Loses Control
The Ohio Democratic convention adjourned with Bryan endorsed for president. A county local option plank failed by two thirds. The platform backs home rule, more railroad and franchise taxes, referendum, and a state levy abolition. Garber and allies retained party control, defeating Tom L. Johnson for leadership.
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Columbus
A. L. Finley
Tson
United States
Quake Sufferers Face Price Threats and Relief Efforts
In Santiago and Valparaiso authorities curb meat price hikes after quake. Mayors order oxen and cattle slaughtered for free distribution to the needy. Thirty thousand earthquake refugees arrive from Valparaiso amid signs of unrest. Casualties and wreckage rise as aftershocks continue.
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Santiago
Chile
Thi
Valparaiso
Alcade
Eee
Ios
Alno
Alleged Extortion Attempt Reported in Tenn Case
A Harriman Tennessee dispatch says Mrs J W Lakins and Low Brown were bound over on a charge of attempting to extort money from P Planders president of Flanders ene urine Company and a prominent Charles Carpenter. Last night Jim Hunter levee foreman was shot and killed as he resisted arrest amid accusations by Negroes of criminal assault.
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Apedal
Chattanooga
Tenn
Harriman
J. W. Lakins
Low Brown
P. Planders
Flanders Ene Urine Company
Charles Carpenter
Jim Hunter
Levee Foreman
Hunter
Deserter in Toils of Law in Graysville Case
Chattanooga dispatch reports Joe Gibson a white man with a wife and six children from Graysville Ga. faces abduct ion charges after a county roll lodged the accusation. The incidents involve a desertion and legal pursuit as authorities move to accountability.
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Chattanooge
Tenn
Davie Allax
Joe Gibson
Graysville
Fulton Hes for H smite Hoke Smith campaign report
Thirteen rural precincts in fatten county report governor totals with Hoke Smith at 876, Howell 495, Russell 80, Estill 4, Jim Smith 7. county treasurer tallies show Culberson 666, Branan 219, Woodward 213, Sharp 149, Barnes 78. Voter mood described as vest pocket, predictions favor Smith by 1600 to 2090 plus. City wards exhibit varying support for Smith and Goodwin, with ward-by-ward counts and notes on polling conditions through 2:30 PM.
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Smith
Milton County
Alpharetta
Hoke Smith
Russell
Howell
Estill
J. Smith
Douglas
Douglasville
Fatten County
East Point
Clark Howell
R. B. Russell
J. H. Estill
Jim Smith
Culberson
Branan
Woodward
Sharp
Barnes
Draper
Girardeau
Clarke
T. T. Goodwin
Wise
Joyner Hoke Smith
F Howell
Third Ward
Democratic Party
Goodwin
T Te
Govowl
Codwatl
Mangum
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Sumter
Richmond County
Augusta, Ga
Washington County
Sandersville
Hoke Smith Banas
Jimmie
Clinch County
Homerville
Troupe County
LaGrange, Ga
Habersham County
Clarksville
Brooks County
Quitman
Colonel Estil
Harte County
Hartwell
Walton County
Monroe
Russell Carree
Lumpkin County
Dahlonega
Russe
Montgomery Podety
Ber Eeaat
Fussell
Montgomery
Cobb County
Colartetta
Atg
Ioice Amien
Unty
Elbert County
Iberton
Madison County
Smithonia
James Lovwil
Madison
Newton County
Covington
Bus
Jhi Boaith
Stewart
Aus
Stewart County
Cobb
Satan Ty
Brit Smith
Marietta
Hoke
Ee Smith
Newton
Fayette County
Fayetteville, Ga
Sumter County
Americus
Dudley M. Hughes
Bavyannah
Chatham
Camden
Effingham
Bryan
Congress
Bauss
Overstreet
Sheppard
Brennen
Terrell County
Dawson
Quitman County
Georgetown
Wilkes County
Washington
Wilkes
Grady County
Cairo
Batihi
Hokemith
Hall County
Gainesville
Hall
Dick Russell
Piedmont Brokerage CO
Adot
Genera Navarro
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Indorse Bryan
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