Georgia Convict Lease System Faces Abolition Debate
An investigative report by Frederick J. Haskin outlines Georgia's convict lease system and calls for an extra legislative session to repeal the law. The piece notes revenue from convict labor until now funds schools and roads, while detailing broader practices across Alabama, Florida, and other states and the history of penal labor.
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Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Virginia
Louisiana
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Bureau of Labor
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Kaiser Wilhelm and King Edward Describe Kiss Fight Drawn
Cronberg Germany August 14. King Edward and Emperor William staged a staged kissing match in which both kissed the other’s cheek in three rounds. The referee Sir Edward Lascelles called the bout a draw as the pair departed amid cheers.
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King Edward
Aerograph
Cronberg
Germany
England
William
Charles Hardinge
British Foreign Office
Baron von Jenisch
Foreign Office
Kaiser
Berlin
Edward Lascelles
Britannia
Flexible Balloon Parseval Successful in Berlin Test
The Parseval dirigible balloon built on a flexible design flew over Berlin for two hours and forty five minutes starting at Tegel. It maneuvered in winds from 60 to 1000 feet, remained stable, and landed at the original launch spot.
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Berlin
Tegel
Ira D. Sankey Dies Evangelist and Hymn Writer at 68
Ira D. Sankey, famed evangelist and prolific hymn writer with Moody, died in Brooklyn at 68 after years of blindness and illness. His hymns, including The Ninety and Nine, circulated in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. he supported his works with publications and phonograph records. Sankey lived in Brooklyn 27 years and was survived by his wife Fannie V. Sankey, two sons I Allen Sankey and Edward Sankey, and two grandchildren.
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Europe
Dwight L. Moody
China
Egypt
India
Japan
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United States
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Brooklyn
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Fannie V. Sankey
I. Allen Sankey
Edward Sankey
Bryan Strives To Expand Campaign In Ohio Tour
Democratic nominee William J. Bryan enjoyed a productive day at Fairview Neb with supporters quiet on a warm day as he plans a wider campaign. He awaits confirmation of tour stops and indicated Ohio will receive strong attention after his Peoria speech on September 9 before moving to Illinois Indiana and New York.
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W. J. Conners
New York
W. J. Bryan
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Fairview
Mr. Bryan
Indianapolis
Bryan
Ohio
Taft
Peoria
Illinois
Indiana
Democrats organize Speakers Bureau with Atwood dispatching speakers
John H. Atwood heads the Democratic National Committee Speakers Bureau which has nearly completed its organization and begun sending out about thirty speakers to Democratic groups nationwide. Minnesota leaders discuss campaign issues while Thomas Taggart notes improving conditions in Ohio and Indiana with optimism for Democratic victories locally and nationally.
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Democratic National Committee
John H. Atwood
Atwood
United States
Speakers’ Bureau
Mack
National Committee On
Hudson
Minnesota
Thomas Taggart
Democratic State Committee Backs Bryan Kern and Sets Rochester Convention
The Democratic State Committee in a ten minute session voted to issue a call for the State Convention in Rochester on September 15. It also unanimously endorsed the candidacy of W. J. Bryan and J. W. Kern and approved the Denver convention platform.
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New York
Democratic State Committee
Rochester
W. J. Bryan
J. W. Kern
Denver
Kidnaped Edith Ludwig Marries Professor Fitzgerald in Sacramento
Edith Ludwig recently kidnapped in Chicago by her mother to block a marriage wed Professor F. P. Fitzgerald of Stanford University in Sacramento. The ceremony followed her arrival from the East as the professor secured a marriage license and Rev Richard Rodda officiated. Passengers showered the bride with rice as she departed the station.
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Cal
Edith Ludwig
Chicago
F. P. Fitzgerald
Stanford University
Fitzgerald
Richard Rodda
Tragedy in Ohio: Woman and Visitor Found Dead
LOUDONVILLE Ohio Aug 14 M B Stein 23 Des Moines Ia and Miss Hester Porter 50 Loudonville are dead at Miss Porters home in a mysterious double shooting It is believed Stein shot Porter then killed himself while wife and her mother witnessed three shots There had been no known quarrels Coroner to investigate tomorrow
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M. B. Stein
Des Moines
Hester Porter
Loudonville
Stein
Porter
Miss Porter
Commercial Tribune
Murray, Ky
Cook
Commonwealth
Smith
Barnett
Jack Ellis
Court of Appeals
Burley Tobacco Board Backing Le Bus Despite Sale Privilege
A Burley Tobacco Board resolution released from Winchester on Wednesday expresses full confidence in President Clarence Le Bus. It states he acted properly by not pooling his tobacco and grants him the right to sell outside the Equity if desired. The issue has stirred Burley districts across Kentucky Ohio and West Virginia.
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Winchester
Associated Press
Lexington
Clarence le Bus
Burley Board
le Bus
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Farmer jailed for selling pooled tobacco sues judge
James Schooler a Pleasant Home farmer and Society of Equity member in Owen County was jailed after selling pooled tobacco to a Cincinnati firm under the Crecelius law. He filed suit against Judge Yancey for damages, bond issues, and his brief jail time.
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Commercial Tribune
Owenton
James Schooler
Owen County
Society of Equity
Cincinnati
Crecelius
Yancey
Roland Avenue
J. E. Lucas
Jane W. Gayte
Circuit Court Clerk
Schooler
Taft Says He Feels Fittest for Campaign Life
Taft declares he has not weighed in during training and credits daily golf for fitness. He keeps his horse, rejects new mounts, and notes mail to his campaign has varied, while Hitchcock and party leaders plan Western headquarters setup and coordination in Chicago and beyond.
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Taft
Hot Springs
Faft
Cincinnati
Mob Attacks Negroes and Sets Springfield Ablaze
A Springfield mob burns the east end of town after a reported black assault on a white woman. Two black men dead, about forty injured. Local militia and out-of-town troops deployed. jail escapees Richardson and another man hurried to Peoria. Prohibition candidate E. S. Chaflin struck by brick during riot.
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First Cavalry
Deneen
Peoria
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Pekin
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