Letters From The Boys Over There From Taylor County
The Rainbow division, among the heaviest fighting in France, is praised for its actions. Joe Rawls reports traveling through towns after relief by drafted troops, camping near a French aviation field with fine planes, and hopes for a safe return home. Lonnie has joined the navy, uncertain if it agrees with him. France July 1, 1918.
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Rawls
Taylor County
France
Lonnie
Navy
Joe Rawls
Letter from J. Morgan McCants on safe arrival in France
J Morgan McCants writes to his mother from France describing a smooth voyage and safe landfall after a grand crossing. He expresses gratitude to the Lord for their arrival and notes the landing, mentioning “50 little” as part of the readable fragment.
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Mamma
France
Tam
Young Men to Register Next Saturday Aug 24
Taylor County announces mandatory selective service registration for all men who turn 21 by August 24. Registration will be at the Butler courthouse, with all citizens urged to inform eligible men of the requirement regardless of race.
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Taylor County
Court House
Butler
State Dem Ticket for September Primary
State Democratic ticket listed for September primary includes Governor Hugh M. Dorsey and U S Senate candidates John R. Cooper Thomas W. Hardwick William J. Harris W S Howard Emmett Shaw For Justice of State Supreme Court three seats available with Samuel C. Atkinson Walter F. George S. Price Gilbert listed among nominees
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United States Senate
Ohn R. Cooper Thomas W. Hardwick
William J. Harris
W. S. Howard
Hmmett Shaw
Samuel C. Atkinson Walter F. George S. Price
Gilbert
President Wilson Calls for End to Mob Violence Across America
President Wilson condemns lynching and mob action as a threat to democracy and the rule of law. He urges governors, law officers, and citizens nationwide to actively suppress such acts, uphold justice, and protect the nation's honor during wartime.
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Wilson
Georgia Ginneries to Observe Gunless Days in 1918 August and December
Regulation by the Federal Fuel Administrator restricts fuel use in Middle Georgia ginneries, including Taylor County, on Saturdays and Mondays during August and December 1918. The order, dated August 15, 1918, designates these dates as gunless days to aid coal and coke distribution during the war.
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Middle
Georgia
Middle Georgia
Taylor County
L. G. Hardman
May Admit Watson To Race In Tenth
Atlanta August 16 The complication in the Tenth Congressional district due to an entrance fee for Thomas E Watson opposing Congressman Carl Vinson has not yet reached the state executive committee. A ruling is awaited on whether the district committee’s rules sustain the candidacy or admit Watson.
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Atlanta
Tenth
Thomas E. Watson
Carl Vinson
State Executive
State Committee
Congressional Committee
Watson
Maj C E McGregor to Speak in Butler and County
Maj C E McGregor of Warrenton Georgia longtime friend of Hon Chos E Watson will lecture in Butler and other county locations on Saturday 24 inst. He speaks in the present Senatorial campaign without favoring any candidate and will discuss the issues and candidates involved. McGregor is noted as a prominent and eloquent Georgia figure. Come hear him.
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Chas. E. McGregor
Warrenton
Hon
Chos. E. Watson
Butler
Maj. McGregor
Georgia
Statement on liberty, laws, and loyalty to country
A speaker rejects champions who do not revere and obey the laws of their own land. The text condemns adopting enemy standards and asserts that true liberty and self-government come from respecting domestic laws we ourselves have made. The passage emphasizes loyalty over foreign rhetoric.
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America
Germany
United States
Formal Protest Against Hardwick in Georgia Primary
A protest letter from C E McGregor, member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, charges Thomas W Hardwick with disloyalty to the Democratic party and the United States. It requests convening the committee to hear and determine the charges ahead of the Georgia primary.
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Atlanta
Thomas W. Hardwick
United States
Democratic Party
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Georgia
Warrenton
Hiram Gardner
State Democratic Executive Committee
State Democratic Committee
C. E. McGregor
Governor Dorsey Prevented Georgia Extra Session
Governor Dorsey deter mined that Georgia would not face an extra legislative session. His energy tact and forceful character saved the state the expense and set an example for lawmakers to be diligent in business. Speaker Holder supported him preventing an additional lesson in excess.
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Dorsey
Georgia
Holder
Confederate 28th Annual Reunion Rail Rate Ordered
Director-General McAdoo under order No. 28 directs all U S railroads to offer a special rate of one cent per mile to the Confederate Reunion in Tulsa Oklahoma from September 24 to 27 inclusive Tickets will be sold in time for arrival by September 24 and are valid for return until October 31.
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McAdoo
United States
Tulsa
Okla
Autos Collide Near Reynolds
A Tuesday night crash on the public road near Reynolds involved Leonard Peterman and Hubert Hodges. Hodges vehicle carried Miss Sara Hodges Ruth and Annie Taylor of Fort Valley and Marion Hodges and Mary Ingram of Reynolds. Ruth Taylor was taken to City Hospital in Macon with non life threatening injuries. The Hodges siblings are visiting Reynolds from Jacksonville Florida, staying with their uncle E. E. Hodges. The Taylor sisters are visiting from Fort Valley. No blame has yet been determined and friends wish the injured a speedy recovery.
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W. M. Musslewhite
Leonard Peterman
Hubert Hodges
Mr. Peterman
Hodges
Himslf
Sara Hodges
Ruth
Annie Taylor
Fort Valley
Marion Hodges
Mary Ingram
Reynolds
Ruth Taylor
Macon
Mr. Hodges
Sara Hodgers
Roy Hodges
Jacksonville
Fla
E. E. Hodges
Taylor
Marion Collector Dead in Georgia Typhoid Death
D S Smith Marion county tax collector died of typhoid fever in Buena Vista Georgia and was buried in the Methodist cemetery with Knights of Pythias honors. He served for years and left a wife mother sisters and brothers surviving.
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Buena Vista
D. S. Smith
Marion County
Methodist
Knights of Pythias
Trusty shoots merchant Hart in Draneville by trusted convict
J Albert Hart a prominent farmer and merchant in Draneville was shot this morning by a trusted convict. The bullet entered the left breast, passed across the body, and was removed near the right hip. Hart was taken by automobile to Wise's Hospital at Plains for an operation and was reported as improving. The convict was arrested and moved out of the county for safekeeping.
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Buena Vista
J. Albert Hart
Draneville
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Mr. B. B. Rawls
J. Morgan McCants
Hugh M. Dorsey
State Court of Appeals
Harwell and
Stephens
V. H. B. Bloodworth
Nash R. Broyles
Frank Harwell
W. Frank Jenkins
Alex W. Stephens
Agsriculture
J.J. Brown
Ral
Joe Hill
Eait Clifford Walk
Er Commissioner of Pensions
John W. Lindles
Secretary of
S. Guyt McClendon Henry B. Strange
W. J. Speer
Comptroller-General
William A. Wright
M. L. Brittain
Com’r. Commerce and Labor
Hal M. Stanley
John T. Boifeuille
W. Trox Bankston
James D. Price
Volney Williams
Alex E. Keese T. BE. Petterson
Chas. R. Crisp
R. C. Leseurer
Crawford Co
Representative Co
W. Foy
R. A. Hinton
H. H. Dean
Senate
Harris
Gainesville
Atlanta Constitution
Haris
Hardwick
Maj
Will
Major McGregor
Ticket
Marion Collector
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