City Primary on August 22 to be Decided by Executive Committee
A meeting of the city executive committee led by M. M. Welch and Charles N. Allen is set for 3 p.m. at city hall to fix date for the city primary. A vote likely to set August 22, same as the state primary, with ward primaries for aldermen under discussion. The call outlines committee members and ward representatives.
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M. M. Welch
Charles N. Allen
Atlanta
Tlanta
M. Welch
Chas
BE. F. Childress
T. C. Poole
J. L. Cobb
J. B. Everett
EE. F. Childress
Atlanta Typo Union Elects Officers in Semiannual Vote
The Atlanta Typo Union No. 48 holds its regular semi annual election with no opposition for most posts. Wade P. Harding contests president with Daniel W. Green, and 3 J. Hobby and T. J. Counts contest vice president. Walter H. Grant and Earle S. Griggs are slated for secretary treasurer and recording secretary. Other offices include sergeant at arms Henry Corbet, initiator William B. Wierr, and delegates to Trades Jerome Jones, W. Le Downs, D. BR. Barnes, H. A. 3. Delegates to Allied Printies Council and finance committee members are named. The printers’ delegation to the ITLA Federation sails next Tuesday for its eighth annual convention.
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Atlanta
Comanche Tribe No 6 to Entertain Chiefs
Comanche tribe No 6 of the Improved Order of Red Men will entertain the big chiefs and visiting chiefs Thursday night June 14 at their wigwam on Central avenue. The special degree team under Drill Master E H Van Norden will confer the hunters and warriors degrees in amplified form. All members are invited to attend as a good time is promised.
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Central Avenue
E. H. van Norden
Athens
Major Warner Elected Officer in New Firm
Major JH Warner, president of the Chattanooga Leasing Company, was elected president of the Hydraulte company and appointed secretary and general manager. The firm recently installed a new plaster mill.
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Major Warner
Vecal
Hattanooga
Tenn
JH. Warner
Whattanooga Lecrsiing Ppsanez
Ee ‘Wen
Myahh Hydraulte Ae Ova
Downfall Looms as Gonzales Chooses Dishonesty Over Studying
Juan Ignacio Gonzales, a nine year study abroad student from Nicaragua, forged a calculus exam to aid a fellow countryman at Alabama Polytech and later faced admission denial at Georgia Tech after confessing. The incident ended hopes of graduation this year and marked a moral collapse narrated through his reflective pupils and campus scenes.
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Juan Ignacio Gonzales
Nicaragua
Alabama Polytechent Institute
Auburn
Juan
United States
Gonzales
Georgia School of Technology
Matheson
Unrequited love driven Mrs. McDonald to suicide in New York
Mrs. Margaret McDonald, formerly of Pittsburg, drank acid in her Hotel St. James room. Reports say unrequited affection for a prominent New York businessman led to the act after his departure for Europe. Her divorced husband Dr Id Me Donald and her Ellitsboro parents were nearby as she prepared farewell letters.
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New York
Margaret McDonald
St. James
Europe
Masons of Georgia to Attend Boston Session
A delegation of Georgia Masons from Atlanta will travel to Boston for the triennial session of the General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons. They will invite the body to hold its 1909 session in Savannah. Delegation members include Captain John C. Joiner and Judge John Keen, among others.
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Atlanta
J. L. Gable
Brooks Station
T. F. Moody
Cuthbert
J. A. Walton
Cobesanet
R. L. Colding
Savannah
Lambdin
Eels
Henry Banks
LaGrange
Co . Wright
Jackbai Ae Tees
Beautiful Mrs Astor 18 Coming Home in Fall
Waldorf Astor and his bride remain abroad on honeymoon and will not return until fall. Mrs. Astor plans to visit her father in America after the trip, with details noting her Virginia lineage and Gibson sisters connections.
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Mrs. Astor
London
Waldorf Astor
Dana Gibson
Gibson Eiris
Mr. Astor
Atlanta Police To Attend Annual Picnic In Pearl Springs
Atlanta police hold a Thursday drawing at the station to award 30 picnic places ten per watch with holiday pay. A picnic train will run in two sections from Terminal Station with games and prizes planned for the day.
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Pearl Springs
Bluecoats
Thursding
Bankers Leave Atlanta After Georgia Bankers Session
Hon. Charles H. Treat treasurer of the United States departed from Atlanta with his daughter after a two day visit by the Georgia Bankers Association. The group enjoyed hospitality at the Atlanta Chamber House and Ty Casino, with several bankers leaving Wednesday for Washington.
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Charles H. Treat
United States
Robert J. Lowry
Georgia Bankers’ Association
Seaboard
Washington
Lowry
Treat
Ednesday
T Viait
Jorida Bankers’ Associa
Kimnaeee
Durin Coe
Atlanta Cena House Association
Ty Casino
Declines Presidency of Andrew College
Rev. Osgood F. Cook pastor of St. Luke Church in Columbus Ga declines the presidency offer from Andrew Female College at Cuthbert Ga after considering it for several years. He will remain as pastor of St. Luke Church to which he was assigned recently by the South Georgia Conference.
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Columbus
Osgood F. Cook
St. Luke Church
Andrew Female College
Cuthbert
Senate
Allison
Eceot Lalor
Republican Caucus
Republican Steering Committee
Hoar
Micage
Harrison
Depew
West
Morgan interests accused in release of sane woman
New York June 13. Mrs Ellen G Williams was ordered released from Breezehurst sanitarium at White Stone after J P Morgan and his son allegedly conspired to have her confined. Her counsel Franklin Bien said the commitment resulted from a scheme by Morgan and partners as she sought an accounting for money from an estate.
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New York
Ellen G. ‘Williama
J. P. Morgan
Breezehurst
Whitestone
Supreme Court
Dugro
Franklin Bien
Willams
Morgan
Jop
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
Mr. Morgan
Williams
Mrs Ellen Williams Case Ties Morgan To Asylum Allegations
A habeas corpus case in New York reveals Ellen B Williams, a wealthy Englishwoman, claims she was sent to a sanitarium as insane on Morgan family accusations. Her son seeks her release, insisting she is sane and that Morgan controls her affairs with documents supporting her claims.
Tin Discovery at Kings Mountain Promoters Plan New Mine
Special to The Georgian reports a Virginia led group with half a million dollars in capital launching the Milage Tin Company to exploit a tin mine near Kings Mountain North Carolina. Promoters Schuyler Lynchburg and Lynchburg area men say ore shows tin content and the mine could become a major factor in state mineral interests. The mine lies on a spur of the Blue Ridge, about thirty miles from the main range, and already yields a handsome daily output.
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Charlotte
N. C
King’s Mountain
Virgin Eee Te
J. W. Foster
Virginia Soapstone Company
Schuyler, Non Soumty
Panter
Lynchburg
Keespurg
Miyage Tin Company
Milage Meneeertain
América
Blue Ridge
Cyclone devastates Manor area with widespread damage
A Georgia cyclone swept from Manor across four miles of countryside, uprooting trees and destroying homes. At least two families, including Henry Corbett and Dunk James, faced severe losses and injuries as the storm moved northward damaging property and endangering residents.
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Pbeeet
Waycross
Manor
Ano
Co. Carmic
Booth
Henry
Corbett
Bryan Indorsed by Tennessee Democrats
Sullivan county Democrats endorse William J. Bryan for president and Governor John I. Cox for state office. Cox was recently nominated by the Democrats for governor.
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Bryan
Bristol, Tenn
Bullivan County
Willam J. Bryan
John I. Cox
Home County
Cox
Sn Paterson
The Georgian dollar on the move through Atlanta
A novelty premium dollar begins its city tour Tuesday morning at Globe Clothing, visiting Harry Silverman’s restaurant and Brannen Anthony store before Wolfsheimer and Co market. Merchants pledge premiums worth dollars, promoting the circulating coin.
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Globe Clothing Company
Globe Company
Harry Silverman
Brannen & Anthony
Wolfsheimer & Company
Firme
Easig Brothers, Clothiers
Senator Allison Reported Dying Amid Illness in Congress
Washington reports Senator William B Allison of Town is gravely ill with a kidney trouble complication. The veteran lawmaker, nearly 35 years in the Senate, faced strain from attending rate bill debates and a funeral, ending a long and influential career.
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Washington
William B. Afiteon
Congress
Senate
Gorman
Allison
Congress Expected to Adjourn Between June 20 and 24
Congress is expected to adjourn between June 20 and 24. The senate steering committee did not make a definite decision on the matter today.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Daughter of President Becomes Princess in London Social
Special Cable from London reports the daughter of the American president attending a high profile royal event. Amid a crowded reception, notables including the duke and duchess of Richmond and other ambassadors mingled with Mrs Longworth and the governor general of Canada.
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Paul Lambeth
London
Arora welt-Longworth
Kinward
Maribersigh
Roxburghe
Ji Chamberlain
John
Yerbur Lister- Kaye
Don Cameron
United States
Piano Gift for Longworth in Washington Home
Cincinnati report notes Congressman Nicholas Longworth will possess a $10,000 piano ordered by President Roosevelt's son-in-law. The Cincinnati firm delivered a nearly finished instrument with about $3,500 in gold trim. The piano arrives as the Longworths prepare for a reception at Dorchester Reid.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Washington
Robdsevelt
Declares for Hearst for the Presidency
At a senatorial convention Hon. William Walden named Hearst as the Democratic presidential candidate. Senator H A Williams urged support for Tillman, Bryan, or a future nominee, while the Eighteenth district convention debated instructions at their meeting.
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Auguste
William Walden
Covention
W. R. Hearst
United States
Walden
H. A. Williams
Ben Tillman
Joe A
Richmond
Hoon
Woman Denounces Husband as Slayer in Murder Case
Chicago report says a woman denounces her husband Robert Hagedorn as the murderer of Silas Pritts. The body was found in a shack at Kankakee on March 4. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of homicide after investigation.
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Chicago
Robert Egadorn
He. Pritts
Silas
Kankakee
Hegedorn
Praieipe
Coromer
Walden elected Democratic nominee for county post
William Walden, a prominent farmer, was elected at a primary as the Democratic nominee to fill the upcoming county post. His victory positions him to serve as the party representative with a term to commence after expiration of the current appointment.
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Atston
William Walden
Dotstnay
Ir Walden
Dover's Legislature Elects Senator Amid Veiled Vote Count
The Dover assembly conducted a disputed ballot for United States senator with 35 votes for Pont, 15 blank, and 24 votes deemed necessary to elect. The tally shows separate figures for Addicks and other candidates, amid terse private wire reporting.
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Dover
Dét
Henry Alpont
United States
Addieke
Tornado and Flood Strain Havre Fort Assini
Havre Montana reports severe tornado and flood damage with iron reservoirs wrecked, fort buildings destroyed, stables and barracks damaged, and fear of many lost lives as Captain Boniface and seven others are missing.
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Havre
Mont
Fort Assini
Boniface
Populist Ticket Doubtful in Georgia Meeting
Judge J K Hines said the Populist state executive committee may decide not to issue a ticket if a majority is present at the Thursday noon Kimball meeting. Hines backs Hoke Smith for governor and opposes launching a Populist ticket. Chair Holloway is expected in Atlanta Thursday. several committee members from other districts arrive Wednesday.
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People’s Party
Kimball
Georgia
J. K. Hines
Hines
Hoke Smith
Holloway
Atlanta
Sheriffs in Row Over a Reward in Valdosta
Georgia and Florida sheriffs clash over a reward tied to a case involving a negro in Valdosta. The dispute centers on extradition and a six month sentence for carrying a weapon.
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Georgia
Florida
Valdosta
Ida
Land of Flowers
Elile Edwards
Elle
Lowndes
Plorida
Boy Embezzles Cash After Reaching Bank
Grand Rapids dispatch reports Roy Kathan a 17 year old errand boy devised a scheme to deposit money at the bank across the street. He made false entries and pocketed cash, with the scheme coming to light through an alert by authorities.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Roy Kathan
Jerrand Boy
Mule Drug
Ee Gees
DORE
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