Sheriff Davis and Moore Duel in Dahlonega Court Yard
A Dahlonega altercation between Sheriff Jim Davis and John H Moore and Hughes Moore escalated to pistol fire in the courthouse yard. Davis was shot twice, Moore wounded, and bystanders aided as townsfolk fled indoors. Warrants issued for multiple parties and bonds posted as investigations continue.
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Dahlonega
Messrs
Hughes
John H. Moore
Jim Davis
Hughes Moore
Court House Yard
John Moore
Marion Salling
John
Davis
Sherff
Moore
Bob Woods
Auraria
Mr. Wood
Mr. Davis
Dahlbnega
Mar Wood
Wncle
Henry Davis
Alfred Davis
Ricketts
Lumpkin Superior Court
Notice to candidates on county primary filing payments
August 12 1906 notice states candidates for county offices must pay assessments by the 25th to be properly placed on the September 5 county primary tickets. Payments should be made to Bank cashier F B Gurly since the secretary will be out of town.
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Lumpkir
County
Citizens Meeting and Local News From Lumpkin County
Citizens of Lumpkin county plan a meeting at the court house on August 25 1906 to nominate a county ticket. The notice lists many signers and reports a boy’s death in Porter Springs, mining property visits, a Confederate pension bill Senate table, an independent ticket push, a bank safe robbery at Dawsonville, and Chub Walls’ escape from Hall county jail after a murder conviction.
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Lumpkin County
Court House
Lumpkin
Reunion of Confederate Veterans Planned for Dahlonega
A reunion is called for September 14 1906 in Dahlonega Georgia by C S A and Confederate Association leaders with Blue and Gray veterans invited to attend. The event seeks support from the United Daughters of the Confederacy to gather food and money for old soldiers. Also notices about county whiskey tax and pension blanks appear, alongside a local remedy advertisement for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Dr C H Jones Dahlonega Ga.
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Georgia
Marietta Journal
Ga. Regt
Confederate Association of
Northeast Georgia
Dahlonega
Blue
United Daughters of the Confederacy
J. W. Woopwarp
Pres
J. B. Thomas
Seey
Chamberlain
C. H. Jones
Home Coming for Former Georgians in Atlanta
Alert readers in Atlanta are invited to a Home Coming for former Georgians with railroads offering special rates and tickets valid to Nov 1. Attendees will register at the Fair to locate old friends, with addresses by distinguished citizens and a daily air ship. The event features an all day singing on Oct 11 and 13 with 5000 voices, and a possible speech by Hon. Wm Jennings Bryan. Franklin Weldon is secretary.
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Atlanta
Oetroth
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Frank Weldpon
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Georgia
A. J. Showalter
Cotton Growers’ Association
Berkshire
Kraabenshue
Bargain Shoes At B R Meavers And Sons
B R Meavers and Sons offers low cut shoes at a quarter off the standard price. Shoes are already listed 10 percent below typical retail, then reduced further by 25 percent, saving nearly 35 percent off the usual price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Meavers & Sons
Republicans of Unnion Plan County Ticket on 25th List
A county ticket for Unnion Republicans will be issued on the 25th list. In the gubernatorial Democratic convention there are 866 votes or delegates, and the winner must secure 184 votes if the majority rule stands. A telegram from Dallas reports that after Judge Russell spoke, several men with Hoke Smith buttons removed them and discarded them. George Hall, a cotton mill operator, was convicted of conspiracy in connection with the recent lynching of three negroes in North Carolina and given 15 years in the penitentiary.
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Dawsonville
Clark Howell
Spear
Howard Tompson
Gaitesville
Hoke Smith
Powell
Howell
Fudge Kimsey
Lee
Unnion
Judge Russell
Dallas
George Hall
North Carolina
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Charlotte
N. C
Chas. D. Hill
Falfon
Whitley
Douglas
Capitol
Vincend T. Sanford
W. A. Wright
Wome Anc
Hampsin
Waele
John W. Satterfield
Mir. Satterfield
J. M. Ashley
B. F. Anderson
W. Fac
Ilamptim
Central Committee
Carl Wellborn
Con Cord
Hail County
Mumpkin
Wellborn
Col. Charters
Sheriff Davis
G. H. Moore
Citizens Meeting
W. H. Satterfield
8. G. Martin
J. H. Chapman
BE. C. Edward
T. H. Ash
J. B. Edwards
J. B. Fitts
A. F. Chapman
Jasper Stepp
J. N. Evans
Joseph Ridley
A. M. Stringer
P. D. Payne
J. W. Walden
J. A. Anderson
W. Ash
B. M. Ash
J. A. Ridley
K. E. String
Samuel Anderson
Porter Springs
Senate
James MacClure
The
Baptist Church
Chub Walls
Rabun
Hall County
Kimsey
Charters
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Irwin County
Haines
John Tan
Dablone
Ia Wanyine
Hyj Citiz
Ountyge
Abinti
Monela
W. A. Charters
Carl Webern
Wellbory
AN Ninyk
Frank Weldon
Atlanta, Georgia
T. J. Smith
TS. Bitter
J. E McGees
Raven
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