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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
5
Peoria Illinois and Jessup Pennsylvania women report relief from tumors and severe pelvic inflammation after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Testimonies claim avoidance of surgery and full recovery following two months of use.
Marietta hosts the fourteenth annual Georgia division U. C. V. reunion drawing over four thousand attendees including many Confederate veterans. Gov. Joseph M. Brown welcomed guests as crowds filled public squares parks and halls, with smooth transportation and no incidents reported. Local citizens and farmers were well represented.
South Carolina's primary produced a record 138,314 votes with incumbent Cole L. Blease leading by 2,296 over rivals. Anderson County gave Blease a 2,100 margin. Tillman and Talbert contested the senate race with Tillman winning reelection. Charleston primary sparked disorder over sheriff race and militia were readied amid tensions at polls.
Five detectives combed upstate for Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie in connection with the Regenthal murder but returned empty handed after chasing multiple false clues. In Logansport Indiana Mrs. William Bowyer saved her husband and two children by dragging them from a fire, sacrificing herself as the roof collapsed while she attempted to reach her infant.
A fugitive described as a negro burglar and murderer from Collinsville Alabama was captured near Chesterfield across Lookout Mountain by J. W. Gaven and son and sent to Fort Payne. He eluded a mob of several hundred men and bloodhounds, then was turned over to Sheriff Harris who transported him to jail in Fort Payne.
Proceedings show J. J. Brown defeated for Commissioner of Agriculture on the second ballot by 214 to 141, with Slaton winning the state convention vote.
At Macon the state Democratic convention elected W J Harris of Cedartown permanent chair, Hardy Ulm secretary, and appointed committees including a new state executive committee. Nash R Broyles withdrew for Judge John R Pottle, and A D Blalock withdrew from agriculture race. J D Price won agriculture on second ballot over J J Brown. Judge Pottle and Governor nominee John M Slaton were nominated amid broad support. An accident at Indian Springs injured several aboard a sightseeing plane.
Public notices show W L Kinney and T F Sykes seeking leave to sell estate lands in Carroll County Georgia. Hearings set for 10 o clock a m on the first Monday in October 1912 before Ordinary W J Millican. Also notices for L W Davis estate, J W Green estate and Hamilton Hogan stock sale with identical hearing timing.
A short exhortation urges people to back legitimate enterprises with labor and money, support neighbors in need, and promote local public improvements. It emphasizes cultivating public spirit, encouraging neighbors, and speaking well of the town to drive growth, stressing small efforts add up when unified.
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