Brown Wins Georgia Governorship in Historic Majority
Full official returns from six counties show Han seph M. Brown winning the Georgia governor race by 1,148 votes over Captain Ancy Carter. Brown becomes the first Democrat to exceed 100 vote margin in years with a total of 118,555 to Carter’s 12,412. The disfranchisement amendment passed 70,968 to 87,001 against, a 88,?
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Hanseph M. Brown
Ancy Carter
Brown
Georga
Carter
Lindsey
McBride
Solid South is Democratic Says Smith Solid
Chicago, Oct 9. Hoka Smith, former interior secretary and Georgia governor, arrived and stated that southern businessmen unite behind a Democratic victory on November 8 for national prosperity. He said southern enthusiasm favors Bryan and that Cleveland forces will back Bryan, noting the Democratic Party is more united now than since 1898. Pine timber ad follows.
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Chicago
Ill
Hoka ‘Smith
Cleveland
Georgia
South
Bryan
Smith
Hartwell Woman Loses Finger in Horse Bite
Mrs. Myrtice Cleveland of Hartwell Ga was bitten and had a finger bitten off by a horse this morning. The injury was painful but not expected to be serious.
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Hartwell, Ga
Myrtice Cleveland
W. J. Bell
Hartwell
Runaway buggy injures Unadilla resident
Cliff Slaughter was thrown from his buggy near Unadilla on Tuesday when the horse bolted and dragged him several hundred yards. A physician treated him and he is reported to be doing well.
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Cliff Slaughter
Unadilla
Mr. Slaughter
Sumfen
First Conviction Under Game Law in Fulton County
In Atlanta a verdict was returned Friday morning convicting Silas Young for shooting a partridge near Battle Hill on September 21. He was fined 85 dollars, the first prosecution under Georgia's new game law, as Lowry Arnold argued for strict enforcement to preserve the state's game.
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Fulton County
Criminal Court of
Atlanta
Silas Young
Battle Hill
Spoksmen
Lowry Arnold
Georgia
Meteor bursts near Kingston Georgia described as falling star
A massive explosion heard around Kingston and multiple counties on Friday afternoon was traced to a meteor blaze. Eyewitnesses including Lee near Saltpeter cave and J W Odom reported a red fireball breaking into fragments and a loud boom heard across Calhoun Cartersville Dalton and nearby areas. A reward is offered for cattle missing from Vienna marked crap and under bit.
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Kingston
Rome
Rockmart
Calhoun
Cartersville
Dalton
Pina Log
Lee
Saltpeter Cave
J. W. Odom
Henry Pritchett
Dodge County Lynchings Report Near Younker
In Empire Georgia on October 11 a Black man named Henry White was killed by a mob near Younker after he shot at residents including Mr. and Mrs. Allen. White had earlier wounded another Black man who refused to join his planned assault. A posse captured White and held him in the lock-up before unknown men abducted him, tied him to a tree about a mile from Younkers, and shot him.
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Empire
Henry White
Younker
Thomas Allen
Allens
White
Younkers
Courage to Speak Truth and Live by Convictions
A meditation on integrity and courage urging honesty within means, resisting wealth, and facing slander with dignity. It emphasizes standing firm, saying no to questionable gains, and maintaining duty in poverty despite others prospering through wrongdoing.
Oat Crop Treated Against Loose Smut Methods
Andrew Soule notes loose smut destroys 10 to 20 percent of oats and outlines three treatments. Tar solution mixes sulphur resin caustic soda with water to soak oats for up to twelve hours. Formalin dilution treats with formaldehyde solution poured over oats. Hot water and steam methods use temperatures from 145 to 188 F, with careful timing and drying afterward.
Prohibition Speaker Visits Thomasville Florida Georgia
Rev L L Picket of Kentucky spoke in Thomasville on the national Prohibition ticket. A crowd gathered after a Woman's Mission meeting at the Methodist church joined the event. He urged national action to prohibit liquor and criticized Bryan and Taft for overlooking the issue.
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Thomasville
L. L. Picket
Kentucky
National Prohibition
Woman's Mission
Methodist Church
Picket
National Prohibition Party
United States
Bryan
Taft
Boy Dies After Button Lodged in Windpipe
James Downling six year old son of James Downing of 185 Cooper Street suffocated when a bone collar button became lodged in his windpipe yesterday afternoon.
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Atlanta
James Downling
James Downing
Cooper Street
Boy Thrown by Mule Near Unadilla Severs Leg
Lubie Borum a 17 year old son of Mrs Annie Borum was thrown from a mule at his home three miles from Unadilla. He suffered a broken leg just above the ankle and was brought to town for treatment. He was reported to be improving but will remain away from the mule for several weeks.
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Lubie Borum
Annie Borum
Unadilla
Schloss Bros. sale and grain smut treatment notice
Our stock of Schloss Bros. Clothing goes on sale starting October 28. J. P. Heard & Sons announce a sale with up stairs scheme and all items priced to move. Also a grain smut treatment by Axprew M. Soune claims to destroy loose smut in oats for seed, increasing yield by ten to twenty percent and preventing spread to new land.
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Schloss Bros
J. P. Heard & Sons
M. Soune
Fitzgerald's New Legislator Also Noted Wheat Grower
Marion Dickson elected representative of Ben Hill county is praised as perhaps the best wheat grower in south Georgia. He routinely yields 15 to 25 bushels per acre, owns a flour mill, and markets flour locally. His success prompts plans for up to 500 acres of wheat in the county next year, with October planting and May harvest for Blue Stem wheat.
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Fitzgerald, Ga
Marion Dixon
Ben Hill County
South Georgia
North Georgia
Dickson
Georgia
Fitzgerald
Ben Hill
Watson Speak in Montezuma on October 20
Populist candidate Hon. Thomas E Watson will address Macon and surrounding counties at Montezuma City Park on Tuesday October 20 at 10 o clock in the morning. He is expected to discuss campaign platform and rally local support.
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Thomas E Watson
Macon
Montezuma
Horse Swappers Convention In Americus Georgia
Southwest Georgia horse swappers are invited to Americus on Tuesday October 27 to swap sell exchange or give away horses. Several hundred animals are expected as the event is well advertised and a big time is planned under the Board of Trade of Americus.
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Georgia
Americus
Board of Trade of
Americus, Ga
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Frical
J.A
DI. King
Quail
Stacy Adams
N. J. Grantham
Vienna
Dodge County
Success Magazine
Andrew Soule
Rev. L. L. Pickett
National
New Legislator
Watson
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