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==Notable events== | ==Notable events== | ||
*Date unknown – a new [[Pensacola City Hall]] is completed at 300 South [[Jefferson Street]] on the east side of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. The building currently houses the [[T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum]]. | *Date unknown – a new [[Pensacola City Hall]] is completed at 300 South [[Jefferson Street]] on the east side of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. The building currently houses the [[T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum]]. | ||
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*[[May 13]] – [[1908 streetcar operators' strike|Streetcar operators' strike]] ends. | *[[May 13]] – [[1908 streetcar operators' strike|Streetcar operators' strike]] ends. | ||
*[[July 29]] – [[Leander Shaw]] is hanged by a lynch-mob in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]] for the rape and murder of [[Lillie Davis]]. | *[[July 29]] – [[Leander Shaw]] is hanged by a lynch-mob in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]] for the rape and murder of [[Lillie Davis]]. | ||
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+ | ==Candidates for office== | ||
+ | All candidates were affiliated with the Democratic Party. | ||
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+ | ===U.S. Congress=== | ||
+ | *[[C. F. Schad]] | ||
+ | *[[J. P. Stokes]] | ||
+ | ===Judge of the Criminal Court of Record, Escambia=== | ||
+ | *[[Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.]] '''(winner)''' | ||
+ | *[[J. Campbell Avery, Jr.]] | ||
+ | ===County Judge, Escambia=== | ||
+ | *[[William Edward Anderson]] | ||
+ | *[[Henry Bellinger]] | ||
+ | ===[[Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court]]=== | ||
+ | *[[Jason Macgibbon]] | ||
+ | *[[Angus M. McMillan]] | ||
+ | *[[L. S. Brown]] | ||
+ | *[[Frank Johnson]] | ||
+ | ===[[Escambia County Sheriff]]=== | ||
+ | *[[W. H. Kilbee]] | ||
+ | *[[J. C. Van Pelt]] '''(winner)''' | ||
+ | *[[Frank Sanders]] | ||
+ | ===Escambia County Solicitor=== | ||
+ | *[[William A. Blount, Jr.]] | ||
+ | *[[Scott M. Loftin]] | ||
+ | ===Escambia County Clerk of the Criminal Court=== | ||
+ | *[[John L. Pinney]] | ||
+ | ===Escambia County Treasurer=== | ||
+ | *[[W. M. J. Scott]] | ||
+ | *[[J. Ed Williams]] | ||
+ | *[[W. G. Dailey]] | ||
+ | *[[T. M. Wilson]] | ||
+ | ===[[Escambia County Tax Collector]]=== | ||
+ | *[[J. S. Roberts]] | ||
+ | *[[A. H. D'Alemberte]] | ||
+ | ===Escambia County Tax Assessor=== | ||
+ | *[[W. W. Richards]] | ||
+ | ===[[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Escambia County Superintendent of Public Instruction]]=== | ||
+ | *[[Clifford J. Bell]] | ||
+ | *[[N. B. Cook]] '''(winner)''' | ||
+ | *[[Clyde E. Wilson]] | ||
+ | ===Pensacola Harbor Master=== | ||
+ | *[[J. Ed Abercrombie]] | ||
+ | *[[Alex Zelius]] | ||
+ | *[[Frank A. Boghich]] | ||
+ | ===[[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|Escambia County Commission]]=== | ||
+ | ====[[Escambia County District 1|District 1]]==== | ||
+ | *[[Neils McKenzie Oerting]] | ||
+ | ====[[Escambia County District 2|District 2]]==== | ||
+ | *[[Joseph Brown]] | ||
+ | ====[[Escambia County District 3|District 3]]==== | ||
+ | *[[J. Fisher]] | ||
+ | *[[George H. Davis]] | ||
+ | ====[[Escambia County District 4|District 4]]==== | ||
+ | *[[John Gates]] | ||
+ | *[[D. R. McQuarrie]] | ||
+ | *[[John A. Wiggins]] | ||
+ | *[[D. M. Merritt]] | ||
+ | *[[A. C. Berry]] | ||
+ | *[[E. H. Sweat]] | ||
+ | ====[[Escambia County District 5|District 5]]==== | ||
+ | *[[J. T. Fillingim]] | ||
+ | *[[J. R. Steward]] | ||
+ | *[[Ernest Ward]] | ||
+ | ===Justice of the Peace, Escambia=== | ||
+ | *[[R. L. Nichelsen]] | ||
+ | ===Constable, 2nd District=== | ||
+ | *[[William M. Ray]] | ||
+ | *[[M. J. Murphy]] | ||
+ | *[[C. P. Bobe]] | ||
+ | *[[Arthur Fillingim]] | ||
+ | ===[[Escambia County Supervisor of Elections|Escambia County Supervisor of Registration]]=== | ||
+ | *[[A. H. Clopton]] | ||
+ | *[[R. M. Merritt]] | ||
+ | *[[Joe E. Maura, Jr.]] | ||
+ | *[[J. D. Goss]] | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] |
Revision as of 01:50, 7 March 2008
Notable events
- Date unknown – a new Pensacola City Hall is completed at 300 South Jefferson Street on the east side of Plaza Ferdinand VII. The building currently houses the T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum.
- April 7 – Streetcar operators of the Pensacola Electric Company go on strike.
- April 12 – National Guard troops are ordered into Pensacola to protect strikebreakers and restore order.
- May 13 – Streetcar operators' strike ends.
- July 29 – Leander Shaw is hanged by a lynch-mob in Plaza Ferdinand VII for the rape and murder of Lillie Davis.
Candidates for office
All candidates were affiliated with the Democratic Party.
U.S. Congress
Judge of the Criminal Court of Record, Escambia
County Judge, Escambia
Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Escambia County Sheriff
- W. H. Kilbee
- J. C. Van Pelt (winner)
- Frank Sanders
Escambia County Solicitor
Escambia County Clerk of the Criminal Court
Escambia County Treasurer
Escambia County Tax Collector
Escambia County Tax Assessor
Escambia County Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Clifford J. Bell
- N. B. Cook (winner)
- Clyde E. Wilson