Georgia Campaign Echoes In State Political Fight
An Augusta Herald reprint from Bainbridge outlines Georgia political maneuvering in the 1908 campaign. It contrasts Hoke Smith and Joe Brown, with editorials noting endorsements, the disfranchisement issue, and calls for voter engagement ahead of the June primary and upcoming legislature session.
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Mr. Brown
Smith
Georgia
Joe Brown
Augusta Hersld
Augusta Herald
Hoke Smith
Pri-Mary
Pelly-Tics
Dupli-Kates
Tripli Kates
Atlanta
Hoke Smith’s Second Term Push for Georgia Reforms
The speech argues Hoke Smith’s race aims to extend his policies endorsing disfranchisement tax fairness convict labor reforms and curbing corporate abuse. It notes farmer voters’ growing political assertiveness and predicts June 4 support for Smith despite opposition from insiders.
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Hoke Smith
Georgia
Moa Egg Found in Otago Mining District
A huge perfect moa egg was found floating uninjured after a earth fall in a dredging claim in central Otago New Zealand. It is the second perfect moa egg ever found, the previous one unearthed near Kaiouras in S.24hais, measuring about BG in length and seven att te breadth and sold for $50.
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Otago
New Zealand
Kai Oura
S.24hais
Lincoln in a Linen Duster Leads Springfield Parade
Eyewitness recollections recount Lincoln marching behind a brass band in 1860 Illinois wearing a linen duster and a battered stovepipe hat. Neighbors cheered as he passed, tipping his hat and exchanging greetings, with Carl Schurz recalling the genial campaign scene and Lincoln’s rustic, dignified bearing.
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Lincoln
Ilinois
Carl Schurz
Springfield
Schurz
United States
Capitol Grounds
Wide
Mar Raps
Poe Dan
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Jos. M. Brown
America
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New York
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Minnesota
Commonwealth
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Pauline
Joe Hill Hall
Bibb County
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Tom Watson
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Stuart Drug Manufacturing Co
Genesee Pure
Roy
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Columbus, Ohio
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NEW Orleans Coffee CO
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Baingridge
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Callahan
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Satills
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Ogechee
Ocmulgee
Altamaha
Connecticut
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Seaboard Air Line Railway
Souther Railway
Xy .L. Dimon
J. R. Rowl
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