Prohibition Impacts Georgia with Sluggish Enforcement
Prohibition began May 1 in Georgia and provoked varied evasion methods from blind tigers to concealed liquor. Atlanta found hidden stock in a wagon and a club, while a Savannah raid dispatched officers at dawn, yielding hundreds of arrests. Large shipments prior to May 1 flooded the state, with railroads and homes under scrutiny as officials promise investigations into storage beyond legal limits.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Savannah
Coffee County
Ocalla, Pinebloom & Valdosta Railroad
Ocada
Emory Speer
Hughes and Roosevelt gain in Republican nominating race
Washington dispatch notes Hughes strengthening as Roosevelt revival grows, with leaders split on the next steps. Lodge and Borah predict Hughes victory, while Roosevelt ads and a nonpartisan league boost his candidacy. Hughes’s steady rise and Hughes’s potential acceptance if nominated are emphasized.
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Washington Dispatch
Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
Masachusetts
Hughes
Borah
Idaho
Wilson
St. Louis
Curtis
Kansas
Roosevelt Nonpartisan League
Chicago
New York State
New York
Justic Hughes
Scapegoat Accepts Wheelbarrow Challenge on Condition
Waxhaw correspondence reports community life with many names visiting, farming, and social events. A local resident, Mr Archie Gamble, and families around North Charlotte are noted, plus hunting and Chautauqua attendance. A Ford purchase shares the town’s routine, while Miss Beatrice Locke visits Rehoboth.
Browne Reports Union County Boys Demonstration Progress
State Agriculture official T E Browne toured Union County noting strong cooperation from farmers and club members in corn, pig, and canning clubs. He cited improved farming methods and community support, with families actively engaging in demonstration work and a positive outlook for continued progress.
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T. E. Browne
State Agricultural Department
Union County
Corn Club
T. E. Brown
State Department of Agriculture
Raleigh News & Observer
Union
Broom
Browne
Plan to reorganize border patrol under Major General Funston
Major General Funston opened a plan to reorganize the border patrol from San Antonio. He would redistribute about 61 000 troops to protect residents from Mexican raiders. Regulars and militia in the three border states are to be positioned for quick service along the line this week while no large punitive expedition beyond Sibley’s patrol is expected.
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San Antonio
Tex
Dinpatch
Funston
Border Patrol
Sibley
Mexico
Boquillas
Glen Springs
Iine
Jesse Deemer
Piano sale blitz cuts price fifteen days only
A local ad urges immediate action to buy a piano at a 25 percent discount for the next fifteen days. It invites readers to call for discussion and details, attributed to T. P. Dillon.
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T. P. Dillon
Weddington Area Notes Mention Visitors and Local Elections
Miss Mae Garmon of Antioch spent last Thursday with Mrs HL Pincher. Lola Price visited her brother in Charlotte last week. Bleeker Matthews of Matthews visited Ola Hemby. Louise Short stayed with Aunt G L McManus in Bond's Grove. J L DeLaney and children from Charlotte visited J S DeLaney. Merrie Richardson returned from Thomasville for the summer. Henry Honeycutt of Union visited D F Shorts. Ida Matthews of Charlotte spent Sunday in the village. E W Thomas and Walter Thomas traveled to Charlotte on business. W A Short hosted the Young People's Missionary Society Saturday evening. J M Fincher of Pageland visited early in the week. O L Hemby of Indian Trail spent the weekend with kin. J M Niven of Waxhaw has agreed to run for county commissioner in the June primary.
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Robinson
Waxhaw
T. A. Haywood
Oakbroro
Archie Gamble
Mamie ‘Gamble
Jim McQuirt
C.F. Garble
North Charlotte
W. R. McCain
J. McQuirt
Henry Stephenson
Walkers Ville
Lucile Niven
Monroe
Hoyt
Wilburn Cunningham
Gastonia
Essie Neely
Charlotte
T. R. Nisbet
Olin Niven
Lee Haigler
W. P. Harris
J. L. Rodman
Allie Rodman
Miss Winchester
Essie Garrison
Henry Belk
J. M. Belk
Sadie
John
Henry
Claude Heath
John Heath
Taylor
Albemarle
Massey
Carl Broom
Concord
J. W. Byrum, Jr
At Grove
P. Keziah
Rehoboth
Edna Helms
Durham
Annie Howie
J. E. King
Fort Lawns
Robindale
C. C. Meillwain
Marvin
Sunda
Robinda
J. W. Bavon
Fort Mil
S.C
S.C Miss Beaatrice Locke
Lessilie
Maggie Sims
Squire
J. Richardson
Sir John
Pad
Bonds Grove
Rheoboth
J. R. Eagon
Jackson Township
Greater Charlotte
Wilson
J. Howie
Pleasant Grove
Bette
Capital
Addie Wolfe
Earl Fergerson
Annie Lee Wolfe
Rock Hill
Jr. Wolfe
New Hope
Harvey Robinson
Robert Robinson
Weddington
Mae Garmon
Antioch
HL. Pincher
Lola Price
I. W. Matthews
Lila Matthews
Bleeker Matthews
Matthews
Ola Hemby
Louise Short
G. L. McManus
Bond's Grove
W. A. Short
Young People’s Missionary Society
J. M. Fincher
Pageland
O. L. Hemby
Indian Trail
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Blind Tigers
Yos
House
Senate
Heant
Quartermaster's Corps
United States Army
Philippine Scouts
Quartermaster'sorps
Medient Corps
Signal Corps
J. B. Hancnck
North Monroe
Wingate
Journal
Calvin Bailey
Marshville
Bayard May
Frank Nash
Faulks
Calvin Nash
N. W. Bivens
Jona Williams
Annie Jones
Gladys Griffin
George W. Pounds
W. M. Perry
R. A. Gaddy
Bob Belk
Birmingham
Lem Watson
Lem
Boyce Griffin
Baden
Billy Griffin
Griffin
Narrows
Carpender
H. B. Jones
Cullowhee
Clyde Jones
Brevard
D. F. Jones
Carmel
J. W. Smith
Uttle
Badin
Smith
Yadkin River
B.D. Austin
H. P. Meigs
Adaline Caraway
Blair Bivens
O. P
O. P. Timist
Teddy
J. M. Niven
Flag Brand
Tender Am Sient
Apk Wone Grocer
Waco
Jesse Washington
Lucy Fryar
Here
Fifth District Court Room
Concord Tribune
Monroo Ag
Chamber of Commerce
Beein
Camreesteg Kond
Quan
Akron
Old Waxhaw Baptist Church
Oia Wweawwn Baptist Church
Lancaster
Mynhews
K. W. Hogan
Turgesa
Abraham
Sarah
Arah
Isaac
Rebecca
Jacob
Lin
Burgess
Dr. Burgess
Monro Baptist Church
Bro. White
Beasley
Fied
Henry Pord
John R. Shillaby
Ford Company
Shitlady
Itt
Niven
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