Official Organ of City and County News
The piece covers subscription prices, state road income per mile, calls to enforce vagrancy laws, gubernatorial and congressional speculation, party fusion in Nebraska, kerosene price changes, and criticism of Georgia politics. It notes the Anti Saloon League publication in Atlanta, a proposed Georgia Court of Appeals, a South Carolina governor incident, and a Soldiers Home investigation in Atlanta.
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Georgia
Anti Saloon Leage
Atlanta
A. CG. Ward
Dahlonega
Primary vote in Lumpkin County shows Smith elected governor
The Democratic primary in Lumpkin County produced a peaceful election. Russell won the county with 268 votes while Kastill had 16 and Howell 12. Hoke Smith is reported elected governor of Georgia per telephonic reports, with Charters winning for solicitor general and Merritt for school commissioner gaining solid support.
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Lumpkin County
Russell
Kastill
Howell
Hoke Smith
Jim Smith
Wright
Merritt
W. A. Charters
Col. Charters
Mr. Wellborn
Jones’ Creek
Georgia
Independent Ticket Stirs Lumpkin County Politics
A letter argues against Republican efforts to field a county-ticket in Lumpkin, urging Democrats to stay loyal. It questions pledges, accuses the move of using a fictitious name, and warns that switching parties could force them to bow to party outsiders at Atlanta's Collector Rucker office.
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Court House
Dahlonega
Repubblicans
Lumpkin County
Tom Bell
Mr. Ashley
Bell
Custom House
Atlanta
Democrats
Eight Year Old Girl Outraged by Negro in White County
In White County a man named Bob Moore, a long-time Hood family worker, abducted and assaulted an eight-year-old girl in a potato patch. After swift actions by Sheriff Jackson and Judge Kimsey, Moore was tried in Hall County, found guilty, and sentenced to hang on September 10, amid a large crowd and tense scenes.
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J. C. Hood
White
Bob Moore
Hood
Bob
Cleveland
Jackson
Kimsey
Hall County
Eastman letter from 1906 on politics crops and parent virtue
In a Lake City era letter from Eastman Georgia dated August 16 1906 Mrs Saturn Aero Cox writes about hot weather crops and cotton farming near the old red hills of North Georgia and urges children to honor their parents while living. It notes tax rate and a withdrawn bid for Lumpkin county tax collector and mentions a bill for state agricultural colleges.
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Eastman, Ga
Horror Nuaert
Georgia
Red
North Georgia
Book of All Books
Saturn Aero Cox
Texas
Perry
State Agricultural Department
Common
Gian Pewee Getty
Georris
Vine
Ural A
J Showalter
Cotton Growers’ Association
Berkshire
Knabenshue
Meaders and Sons Offer Deep Discounts on Low Cut Shoes
G. R. Meaders & Sons advertise low cut shoes at one fourth off regular price. Shoes are already marked 10 percent below usual retail, then another reduction yields substantial savings. B. R. Meapers & Sons,
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G. R. Meaders & Sons
B. R. Meapers & Sons
Democratic rules govern Lumpkin county primary date
The executive committee of Lumpkin adopts democratic rules for the county primary on September 5. Republicans plan a meeting in Dah lonega next Thursday to nominate a candidate for Congress against Tom Bell. Miss Ethel Lawrence and her niece Miss Mabel Lawrence were assaulted near Atlanta last Monday. the younger escaped after suffering cuts while the aunt lay unconscious and badly hurt.
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Lumpkin
Dahlonega
Congress
Tom Bell
Ethel Lawrence
Mabel Lawrence
Atlanta
Democratic meeting list sparks questions over attendance
A fragmented report notes a Democrat appearing on a circulated list prior to a meeting. Dal Morrow is quoted questioning the listing and its sources as organizers respond.
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Dal Morrow
Unclear health ad from historical ad text
Fragmentary notice discusses medical relief and physician advice. Mentions Chamberlain’s Colic Diarrhoea remedy and warnings against unnecessary medical expenses. Includes garbled names and incomplete phrases, yielding little verifiable detail.
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John N. Holder
Jackson County
Nebraska
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West Virginia
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TW. Nt. Perry
Gainesville
South Carolina
Senate
House
Campbell County
Laura Hey
Eastman
Atlanta Constitution and Journal
Y. G. Abercrombie
Bank of
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C. H. Nagitine Gadiay
Frank Weldon
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