Thomasville Merchants Sponsor County Popularity Contest
Local merchants organize a county wide contest with fourteen hundred seventy five dollars in prizes led by a Ford Touring Car as grand prize and a rubber tire buggy and harness as second prize. Five divisions A B C D E award first and second prizes from a list of goods, with rules barring merchants and families from eligibility and detailing vote timing and division boundaries.
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Thomasville
Thomas County
Aiwe
Thomas
Little Ochlocknee River
Big Ochlocknee River
Big Ochlocknee
Thomas ‘County
Killing near Autreyville shocks Colquitt county
Sheriff Boyd reports a fatal shooting near Autreyville. Bill Clark was killed by Fulton Crosby at Crosby’s farm after Clark confronted him over a land dispute as Clark arrived at the gate. Both men are prominent local farmers and well known in the area.
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Autreyville
Boyd
Colquitt County
Bill » Clark
Fulton Crosby
Clark
Crosby
Billy Smith Seeks Sixth Ward Council Seat
Atlanta Sept 10 Billy Smith manager of the Cracker team will run for council from Sixth Ward after returning to the city. Supporters organized a fan group to back him with no opposition yet. The main caveat is council meetings in the afternoons when he directs games from the bench, fans propose meetings on rainy baseball afternoons.
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Atlanta
Billy Smith
Smith
Burlesque Nearly Returns to Atlanta Sight
An Atlanta theater on Wall Street near Union Depot plans to open a burlesque show from a Cincinnati company. The venture would permit smoking for guests, reviving a form last shown five or six years ago when the city’s times were not ripe.
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Atlanta
Wall Street
Union Depot
Cincinnati
Prizes and Voting Plan in Thomasville Contest
The notice outlines voting rules and prizes for a local contest in Thomasville with categories for colors and general divisions. Merchants issue votes with purchases, 25 cents buys votes, and top prizes include cash and gold items. Voting ends January 10 at 6 PM, with weekly standings in The Daily Times Enterprise and Thomasville Press.
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Lovan Auto. Exchange
H. H. Vann
Robison Hardware ‘Co
Thomasville Live Stock Company
Neel Brothers
Pringle Company
R. V. Balard
Smith Harley Shoe Co
W. E. Beverly
Grand ‘Théatre
Miss Toy AT Drug Company
John Dixon
Thomasville Steam Laundry
Iz-HsJerger
Evans & Son
W. H. Burch & Son
Laura Jones
Thomasville Press
The
Times-Enterprise
Thomas County
Thomasville
Thomasville, Press
Brother of Mrs Glover Killed in Railroad Wreck
Dr G B Glover of Monticello learned the fate of his brother in law Dr Ben son Marvin of Louisville Kentucky his wife and daughter after the New York New Haven and Hartford wreck near New Haven last week Mrs Glover remains prostrated and will stay briefly in the city for support Friends extend sympathy to her in her trouble.
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G. B. Glover
Monticello
State Prison Commission Recommends Full Pardon for Dr McNaughton
Atlanta reports the State Prison Commission urged a full pardon for Dr. W. J. McNaughton who faces death for the murder of Fred Flanders at Swainsboro over three years ago. Flanders owned a small mill near Thomasville and was poisoned. Testimony from two Thomasville men about Flanders taking medicine and saying it would kill him helped the case. Governor Slaton is expected to follow the commission’s recommendation.
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Atlanta
State Prison Commission
W. J. McNaughton
Fred Flanders
Swainsboro
Flanders
Thomasville
McNaughton
Poultry Exhibit Dates Set for Thomas County Fair
After consulting with H. W. Lester, president of the South Georgia and Florida Poultry Association, Thomas County Farmers Fair dates move from November 5 6 and 7 to November 11 12 and 13 to avoid conflicts and boost poultry show participation. Managers plan to raise funds for premiums and publish the premium list soon for farmers and merchants planning support.
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H. W. Lester
South Georgia and Florida Poultry Association
Thomas County
Aos
Egyptian Wheat Arrives at Local Drug Store Exhibition
R. Thomas Jr displays Egyptian wheat grown in this county, claimed to be the first specimen in Thomas County. Seeds from Texas were planted last spring, producing rapid lush growth and high yields. The wheat reportedly yields two crops yearly, tolerates heat and cold, and suits South Georgia soils, signaling a promising new staple for the area.
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R. Thomas, Jr
Thomas County
Texas
Thomas
South
Georgia
Popularity Contest Opens With Early Vote Totals
The first votes in the Popularity Contest show Master Jack Cox leading with 3875 votes, Eleanor Hopkins second with 116 votes, Irene Kennedy 300, Louise Grantham 100, and Mrs J T Chambers 50, with Oliver Lester leading the colored prize at 25 votes. Voters urged to deposit daily to reveal exact standings. Mrs H M Mathews returns from Quitman.
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Ingram Drug ‘Company
Jack Cox
Eleanor Hopkins
Irene Kennedy
Natidge
Louise Grantham
J. T. Chambers
Distinguished Visitor Tours Pecan Properties in Thomasville
Professor Smith of the University of Pennsylvania among visitors to the city yesterday. He toured the region inspecting pecan properties and praised the world famous grove of Mr. John Parker just inside the city limits.
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Smith
University of Pennsylvania
Thomasville
John “Tr Parker
Mayor Gaynor Died Aboard Baltic While At Sea
William Gaynor died on the steamer Baltic off Ireland while en route home from Europe after sailing from New York on September four. The heart failure came at one o clock in mid ocean as the vessel neared Queenstown. Adolph L. Kline will serve as acting mayor until a successor is elected in November.
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Associated Press
New York
William G. Gaynor
Rufus W. Gaynor
Robert Adamson
Alr’ Weald Aid
Queenstown
Gaynor
Crookhaver
L Liverpool
James Jon Gallasher
John Purroy Mitchell
Edward McCall
Tammany
Queensland
Adolph L. Kline
Board of Aldermen
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