Prisoners to Be Pardoned Under Reform Plan
The Georgia legislature authorized parole with later full pardons for prisoners who show reform, after minimum terms and employment proof. The parole requires regular reports, prohibition on leaving the state, and potential re-arrest if terms are broken, with life sentence cases limited and age distributions noted in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia Penitentiary
Persons
Monroe
Georgia
Mm Pt Os Aa
Mail Carrier Absent Causes Government Levy on Plantatio
Government seizes H L Aycock's plantation in Washington Georgia to satisfy a 1500 bond forfeiture. Aycock aided neighbor W G Barrett four years ago on the Evans rural mail route bond. Evans sublet to Beckwith who fled the country and is now dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Ga
H. L. Aycock
United States
Aycock
W. G. Barrett
A. H. Evans
Peerman
Evans
Beckwith
Republicans Name Electors for Georgia
The Republican State Campaign Committee chaired by Walter Johnson named Georgia presidential electors. At large electors are Robert J. Lowry of Atlanta and W. J. Massee of Macon. District electors include Henry Blun Sr of Savannah in the first district, J. L. Phillips of Thomasville in the second, L. S. Osborne of Fitzgerald in the fourth, Henry O. Lovyarn of Carrollton in the fifth, Fulton Colville of Atlanta in the sixth, Roswell H. Drake of Griffin in the seventh, John J. Duane of Dalton in the eighth, A. L. Brooks of Athens in the ninth, J. R. Allen of Talking Rock in the tenth, Joe Smith of Augusta in the eleventh, and C. P. Goodyear of Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Lowry
Atlanta
Republican State Campaign Committee
Walter Johnson
Republican Party For
Georgia
W. J.massee
Macon
Henry Blun
Savannah
J. L. Phillips
Thomasville
L. S. Osborne
Fitzger
Henry O. Lovyarn
Chirrollton
Fulton Colville
Roswell H. Drake
Griffin
John J. Duane
Dalton
A. L. Brooks
Athens
J. R. Allen
Talking Rock
Joe Smith
Augusta
C. P. Goodyear
Brunswick
William Wilkins
A. J. Nully
Pine Log
Farmers’ Union
Spalding County
Court House
Night Riders
Lawrenceville
J. T. Biles
Spalding Union
T. P. Nichols
R. H. BE. Hill
Buena Vista
Mauks
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Talbotton
Montezuma
National Prohibition Party
State Department
Witham
W. S. Witham
L. N. Stanfill
Mahira
Joseph N. Gary
Swainsboro
L. B. Bouchelle
Judson Cheves
Leon Smith
LaGrange
J. L. D. Hillyer
Decatur
W. W. Milam
Stockbridge
G. W. Pleetwood
Rome
O. L. Teasley
Bowman
W. J. Wren
Wrens
Herbert Murphrey
Waynesboro
Smith
Andrew Guyton
M. C. Clelehan
Ashley-Price Lumber Company
Goffee County
Gwinnett County
Sugar Hill
Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe County
Georgia News Roundup Highlights Local Tragedy and Elections
A farmer named Andrew Thomason near Alpharetta hanged himself in a cotton gin. The report notes 8,505 voters in Oglethorpe County with a likely large turnout for the November 6 state election. Disorderly events, pardons, and prisoner labor schemes populate a broad survey of county matters and local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Thomason
Newton
Alpharetia
Thomason
Oglethorpe
Smith
Corn
John Miller
W. EB. Keaton
Miller Brothers
Keaton
Ben Whitehead
Arlington Lewis
Lee County
Chatham County
Chatham
Ridder Named Treasurer Amid Democratic National Campaign Furore
Herman Ridder of New York has been appointed treasurer of the Democratic National Committee by Mack to replace Governor Charles N. Haskell who resigns. The piece covers party emblems, Prohibition camel symbolism, Taft campaign plans, Haskell’s resignation amid Hearst and Roosevelt charges, and related political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Ridder
New York
Staats Zeitung
Democratic National Committee
Mack
National Committee
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Prohibition Party
Chicago
Charles B. Jones
United States
Wisconsin
Laoilette
Taft
William H. Taft
West
Constitution
Washington
Democratic National
Haskell
Democratic Party
William Randolph Hearst
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
T. Coleman DuPont
Delaware
DuPont
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Democratic Campaign Committee
William J. Bryan
McLaurin
South Carolina
Senate
William J. Pryan
Rhode Island
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Standard Oil
Beets and Beats Brought Together in Local Market
A quirky local note highlights how harvest rhythms and crop produce blend as farmers sell beets and musicians share performances at the community market, drawing residents for fresh roots and lively tunes.
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George Clark
W. H. Taylor
Shero
Texas
Ctos
Niate Tiets Yey
Af Lla
Bears
Castoria
Ullmans
Gots.d Express
Gatia
Ullman C.ole Proprietors
Ncinnati
Tewaing
Standard Sewing Machine Co
Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
NEW Home Sewing Machine Company
Orange
Mass
Foleys
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