Georgia Democracy Nominates Little Joe Brown for Governor
The Georgia Democratic State Convention in Atlanta named Little Joe Brown of Cobb county as governor with unanimous support. Delegates and spectators embraced Brown as the party platform was adopted, pledging to enforce prohibition, back county units, pensions, and anti lobbying laws, while Denver delegates remained uninstructed. Clark Howell retained the National Committee seat. Meldrim will head the Georgia delegation with Cox on the platform committee.
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Atlanta
State House
United States
General Assembly
Democratic Executive Committee
Little Joe” Brown
Cobb County
Little Joe’ Brown
Georgia Democracy
Thomas Jefferson
Georgia
William Jennings Bryan
Denver
Railroad Commission
Department of Labor
Clark Howell
The
Aragorn
National Democratic Executive Committee
Peter W. Meldrim
Albert H. Cox
Fulton
Thomas W. Loyéess
Richmond
Crawford Wheatley
Sumter
J. Lindsay Johnson
Floyd
B. L. Heartsill
Whitfield
Harry Lyles Hanged for Murder in Georgia
Waycross Georgia June 24 Harry E Lives was executed for the murder of his wife and child He maintained the deaths were an accident and said others wronged him The gallows drop was seven and a half feet The execution was witnessed by Drs J L Walker F C Folks and M M Johnson Lyles was twenty seven at the time and a native of Cleveland Ohio He shot his wife and baby on January 26 1807 after two prior trials ended mistrial and conviction
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Waycross
Harry E. Lives
Lyles
J. L. Walker F. C. Folks
M. M. Johnson
Cleveland
Roosevelt Names Secretary to Tokyo Exposition Commission
President Roosevelt appoints J. C. O Loughlin of Washington as secretary to the American commission for the 1912 Tokio exposition. Salary set at 5000 dollars per year.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
J. C. O’loughlin
Washington
Tokio
Tragic Subway Death At Fourteenth Street
A poorly dressed emaciated man threw himself before a six car subway train at the Fourteenth Street station in New York. The scene drew a crowd as witnesses, including many women, watched the tragedy unfold with horror.
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New York
Fourteenth Street
Woman crushed to death as house collapses in Waco
In Waco Texas on June 22 a house raised seven feet for repairs collapsed trapping and killing Mrs Ernest Goeth wife of a prominent newspaper man. Her brother J K Tooke suffered a broken leg in the accident.
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Waco, Tex
Wetle
Ernest Goeth
J. K. Tooke
Fatal Explosion of Fire Damp in St Etienne Mine
Nine workers perished after a fire damp explosion at a coal mine in St Etienne on June 24. Rescue teams faced dangerous conditions as the blast halted operations and prompted investigations into mine safety.
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St. Etienne
Chamberlain’s remedy promoted by Ennis Bros in Florida
An Iowa family endorses Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy made in Des Moines. They credit life-saving use in El Paso Texas and report expanding mercantile sales in Narcoossee Florida. Jamerson Drug Co in Jackson Georgia lists the product.
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Iowa
Chamberlain
Des Moines
el Paso
Texas
Nartoossee
Fla
Ennis Bros
Jamerson Drug Co
Jackson
Taft Nominated for President at Tumultuous Chicago Convention
At the Chicago convention Taft won on the first ballot with 702 votes, defeating Hughes Cannon Fairbanks Knox La Follette Foraker and Roosevelt among 978 votes cast. The hall erupted as Theodore E. Gorton nominated Ohio and Taft partisans roared Taft Taft as the vast audience surged in a dramatic show of support.
Four Hours Over Platform at Convention Delays Nominating Speeches
The convention spent four hours on the platform before proceeding with nominating speeches for president. Delegates gathered for legitimate business after the lengthy delay, continuing into the day.
Taft Narrows VP Pick to Sherman at Chicago Nomination
At the Republican convention in Chicago on June 19 James S. Sherman of New York was nominated for vice president. The nomination passed unanimously after brief debate as the second day’s session began amid thinner attendance and a quieter crowd.
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Vention
South Carolina
New York
Nanned
Sherman
Convention Hall
Chicago
Coliseum
James S. Sherman
Lodge
Timothy L.woodward
Mame
New York State
Crane
Massachusetts
Med Sherman
Fort
Na Jersey
United Sta
Chicaszo
Benn
Nominating Convention Buzz Chooses Vice Presidential Prospect
Delegates in Chicago heard rumors as the grapevine circulated that a deal was reached. J Sloat Fassett of New York corroborated the Sherman selection talk and urged Lodge to delay the convention until two brass bands hired by the New York delegation could...
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J. Sloat Fassett
New York
Sherman
Lodge
Electric Bitters Endorsement by New York Man
Frank Conlan of 486 Houston St New York praises Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver issues. He states it aids dyspeptic digestion purifies blood and restores vigor for weak kidneys and back pain sold with guarantee at Hanna Drug Co 50c.
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Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
Hanna Drug Co
I Think It Saved My Life Says Naples Man
In a recent letter Lester M Nelson of Naples Massachusetts reports using Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and colds and claims it saved his life. He says it is a reliable remedy for throat and chest complaints and would not be without it. The ad promises a guarantee and offers 50c and 1 trial bottle free from Hanna Co.
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Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Mai
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Little Joe
Harry Lyles
Alabama
Dust Tam
Andalusia
Ala
Greenville
Jamerson Drug Company
Taft
William H. Taft
Secretary of
Kix
LaFollette
Ohio
Buckeye
Theodore E. Gorton
W. H. Taft
William EL
Pat
Promis
James Warthen
P. S
Congressman Sherman
DeWitt
E. C. Dewitt & Co
Chicas
Hanna Drag Co
Jacksons
Priv’ Soc
NG Troub Sfa Sded
Darbyshire
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