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Newspaper

Atlanta Georgian

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1906

Page

8

Bainbridge Sees Active Cotton Market Boosts

Farmers in Bainbridge county gather the cotton crop with several bales sold locally for 9 1 2 to 10 1 2 cents per pound. The Bainbridge Warehouse Company has completed a fire proof brick warehouse as buyers enter the field and receipts this year are expected to rise, spurring the push for a local cotton market under the Bainbridge board of trade.

Bainbridge Bainbridge Board of Trade Bainride Bainbridge Warehouse Company Standard Washington, D. C United States J. St. Julien Yates Austell Bldg Atlanta Bell Atlante

Businessman for county chairman candidate urged

Special to The Georgian from Columbus Ga Aug 29 J B Key member of the police commission and a prominent young merchant has announced his candidacy for chairman of the county executive committee and will support the Australian ballot system if elected The consensus favors a businessman for the post after years held by lawyers with the people seeking a change

Columbus J. B. Key Police Commission

Bridal couple swim for life off Wilmette in peril on yacht

Rear Commodore G B Price of the Chicago Power Boat Club and his daughter swam for shore when their 20 horsepower boat Marian filled after striking a teak off Wilmette. A married couple aboard as guests to Sturgeon Bay Wis and the engineer survived as the others went overboard. the craft was beached near Gross Point Light.

Chicago G. B. Price

L. Moore & Sons Unveil Seamless Bifocal Eyewear

MNO L Moore and Sons claim new invisible bifocals extend vision better than rivals. They describe the glasses as a single solid piece with no seam, produced exclusively at 42 N Broad Street within the Prudential Building.

MNO L. Moore & Sons Secret Broad Street Prudential

Maddox Withdraws From Race For Judge

Hon John W Maddox declined to enter the race for one of the judgeships on the new appellate court. Elected and inaugurated as Rome mayor, he cites city duties and his large legal practice as reasons for withdrawal. Labor Day plans loom large with Rome set for a major celebration.

W. C. Clement Rome John W. Maddox Southern ‘Bell Télephone ‘Company Central Station Broad Street Simma Mahon Jesse Mahon Naomi Simms John P. Davis John W. Owens

Georgia Peach Shipments Reach 9 359 Cars This Year

Georgia shipped 3 353 cars of peaches to national markets this year with most traffic complete except for a few late consignments. North Georgia faced car shortages briefly, but overall the peach crop was fair and growers fared well. Peach Growers' Association officials report railroad car counts by line totaling 8 303 cars across Georgia with minor discrepancies in some lines.

Floyd County Fair Rome Mobleyport North Georgia George Bryles National Trotting Association William White White Georgia Peach Growers’ Association

Oak Grove Officials Assert Short Ballots in 1906 Primary

Oak Grove precinct managers and clerks affidavitedly claim only 101 official ballots were sent, two mutilated, and 28 unused ballots not returned after a complaint, denying Atlanta press claims. The 1906 August 22 primary officials sworn to truth by J L Reed and others before B F Burdett, N P and J P.

Oak Grove C. N. Allen Atlanta Charles N. Allen Fulton County Tion Les N. ‘Allen J. L&e W. H. Mitch T. T. Thomasen James A. Reed J. L. Chapman T. A. Buroets Georgia W. H. Mitchel T. T. Thomason T. A. Burdett Lerks

Barnesville Elects Board of Aldermen and Commissioner

Barnesville delegates elect three aldermen and a commissioner in a quiet white primary. C. C. Summers B. M. Turner and B. H. Hardy were re elected as aldermen while W. H. Mitchell won the commissioner post. The vote followed years of white primary control.

Barnesville Aus Messrs C. C. Summers B. M. Turner B.H. Hardy W. H. Mitchell

Grape-Nuts Aids Sleep And Digestive Relief Claimed

A reader shares that switching to Grape-Nuts improved indigestion and vomiting, ended nighttime unrest, and left both her and her calm, rested after sleep. She notes better digestion for her mother and describes the cereal as a brain and nerve restorer aiding daytime wakefulness.

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