Allen D. Candler Wins Democratic Backing in Butts County
The Jackson Argus endorses Allen Dewey Candler for governor by a large margin and urges all Democrats in Georgia, including Butts County, to support him. The paper notes no personal vendetta, just a democratic preference and calls Candler a patriotic, liberty-loving leader.
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Argus
Allen D. Candler
Butts County
Democratic Party
Georgia
Allen Dewey Candler
Uncle Allen
Sidewalk Bicycle Riders Urged to Obey Ordinance
The writer argues cyclists with licenses claim right of way on sidewalks but urges strict adherence to a five mile per hour limit and yielding to pedestrians. They warn the council may fine or revoke licenses and call for enforcement to protect walkers from reckless riding.
Do You Know Facts About Hong Kong Ilocos and Cuba
The article notes Hong Kong is a British island off China with Victoria as its key city and a major Far East hub. It corrects Ilocos Ilolao as Panglima? and mentions Saranac the American bark captured by El Cano. It argues Cuba interiors are healthy while seaports suffer yellow fever due to drainage. It predicts American ownership could fix it.
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Hong Kong
China
Great Britain
Victoria
Far East
Itloilo
Pang
Philippines
Manila
el Cano
William Simpson, Jr
New York
Cuba
The Primary in Butts Tables Secured by Argus
The Argus could not get the primary results but has secured from secretary Ham a statement of the tabulated results which will be of interest this week.
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The
Argus
Ham
Island clues and harbor facts spark old city notes
The column surveys Havana and Santiago harbors noting Morro Castle at Santiago and a Spanish term moiro. It mentions Santiago as oldest New World city settled in 1514, St Thomas Danish, sugar beet growth, English sugar consumption, court house tower progress, and a teachers convention move to Indian Spring due to war scare.
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Santiago
New World
Almanack of 1826 Revered in Early Augusta Reflections
The piece reflects on an 1826 almanack printed in Augusta Georgia. It notes engravings, poems, calendar verses, and historical data on presidents and Georgia officials, plus fainter ads and local sights. It ends with a reminder to use Chamberlain’s Colic Diarrhoea remedy and mentions Flotilla Drug Co. as a seller.
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Constitutionalist
Augusta
Robt. Grier
Wilkes County
John Quincy Adams
John C. Calhoun
William
John Quincy
Henry Clay
Henry
George M. Traon
Georgia
John M. Berrien
Thos. W. Cobb
U. S
C. J. McDonough
Flint
Monroe
Pike
Fayette
DeKalb
Crawford
Bibb
Newton
Upson
Butts
Spalding
Fayetteville
Norfolk
Furman
Natchez
Jackson
McLendons
Jollys
McCords
Barclays
Bankstons
McMichaels
Terrels
Phillips
Harknesses
Griers
Chamberlain
Flotilla Drug Co
Teachers to Meet at Indian Spring Convention
The Georgia State Teachers Association shifts its annual gathering from Brunswick to Indian Spring due to the war. Meeting runs June 29 to July 2 with rail and hotel incentives, a full program including papers by state educators and a key address by Prof. P. D. Pollock. The event includes committee reports, discussions on female college requirements, a state course of study, and school supervision talks. The convention closes with installation of next year’s officers.
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Georgia State Teachers’ Association
Brunswick
Indian Spring
Asso
P. D. Pollock
Bord
Athens
Sale
Atlanta Baptist College
J. C. Woodward
Newnan
E. C. Branson
State Normal School
M. L. Brittain
Atlanta
J. E. Camp
W. E. Thompson
Dublin
M. T. Reed
Oxford
G. H. Gardner
Decatur
W. M. Sinton
W. D. Hooper
T. J. Waafter
Girl’s Normal and Industrial College
A. F. Ware
Cordele
Minnie Pitts
Lyman
Technological Sheel
J. S. Stewart
R. J. Guinn
Fulton County
Lawton B. Evans
Augusta
Otis Ashmore
Savannah
J.C. Harris
Rome
M. L. Duggan
Hancock County
G. R. Glenn
Association
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Jackson Argus
Parry Lee
John C. McDonald
City
Tor
Worthville
Flovilla
Havanna
Porto Rico
Western Department
Mexico
South America
Haiti
Lesser Antilles
Moiro
Havana
St. Thomas
Denmark
Spain
United States
Teheran
England
Court House
Cumberland Island
Watson
Alias VI Cgulat
New Spencer Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tennessee
McCormick
J.J. Thornton & CO
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