Escape of Kate O'Dwyer From County Chain Gang
Kate O Dwyer, serving a twelve month term, escaped Sunday night from a secured house not attached to the convict camp. A window bar was pried loose and a bar found beneath the window suggests outside aid. A $25 reward is offered for her capture and return. Col. John R. Cooper filed a habeas corpus appeal to the Supreme Court and sought bond for his client.
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Kate O'Dwyer
Col
John R. Cooper
Macon
Supreme Court
Brand
Little Compton Child and Burial Details
Mrs Cora Booth of this city arranged burial for Mrs Ipton killed by a train near Macon. Remains would have been sent to Ebert County but were interred locally with a Christian service led by Rev T D Ellis. The child Clarence is sent to the North Georgia Conference Home at Decatur. The death of Mrs Compton widens the circle of friends and orphans authorities will care for the boy.
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Cora Booth
North Georgia Conference
Decatur
Real Estate Assessment Books Transferred to City Clerk
City assessors expired yesterday and the assessors' books were turned over to the city clerk. Ten days are allowed for owners to object to values placed on their real estate.
Zachary to Move Here to Enter City Contracting Role
I. G. Zachary of Atlanta will move to this city to enter a general contracting position and begin work preparing the site and city projects as directed by local authorities.
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Zachary
Cr. I. G. Zachary
Atlanta
Characeress
Young bailiff's son injured by falling grating on Broad Street
Yesterday morning on Broad Street near College avenue a lifting iron grate fell as Bailiff R F Wood descended into a cellar. It struck him on the head, exposing scalp and wounding to the skull though no fracture was found. He required medical care and will be off work for some time.
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Wood
R. F. Wood
Dave W. Bailey
Broad Street
College Avenue
City council approves street repairs and paving plans
A late night council meeting authorized continued street force work for the year to repair unpaved roads damaged by heavy rains. J T Anderson and Col T F Green urged making Milledge avenue a city street from the Boulevard to the S A L tracks. Prince avenue paving with vitrified brick was referred to the street committee for permanent improvements to double tracks for the Athens Electric Railway. Seminole avenue and the hill leading from the Athens Tee & Coal Op plant will be worked out.
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J. T. Anderson
Milledge Avenue
Col
T. F. Green
W. T. Bryan
Prince Avenue
Pulaski Street
Athens Electric Railway Co
Eeiais
Seminole Avenue
Athens Tee & Coal Op
Sale of Bain Property Today on Hacktok Avenue
The sale of the Bain property on Hacktok Avenue will be held today at the specified location. Bidding opens promptly with interested parties urged to attend and submit bids as required by the notice.
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BAIN
Haxcotk
Assassination Shocks Macon Bar as Hill Murdered
Pope S Hill a Macon attorney was killed in Rae McRae Ga in a Sunday night shooting. Police found Hill with a pistol in his hand after a note threatening to interfere in the Dodge land case. Detectives pursue the suspect as the community mourns the lawyer husband and father.
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Pope S. Hill
Walter B. Hill
Macon
McRae
Hill
Rae
Pliceman Yancey
Man W. Dodge
Norman W. Dodge
John ©. Forsyth
Woll
Lon. N. E. Harris
Y M C A Convention Delegates Seek Athens Homes
The Georgia Florida Y M C A states convention meets in the city on the 17th to 19th this month. A large number of delegates are expected and Athens residents are asked to provide homes. Those able to host should contact Secretary Forbes with offers.
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Georgia
Florida
Athens
Mptersaia
Forbes
le Ae
Death of Miss Helen Malin in Eastman Georgia
The many friends of Miss Helen McAlpin will be deeply grieved to learn of her death at her brother's home in Eastman Georgia on April 3. Bliss McAlpin was born and reared at Winterville Georgia and numbered her friends by the score. To know her was to love her. She was a...
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Helen McAlpin
Eastman, Ga
Bliss McAlpin
Winterville
Boose Afire Prison Fire Leads to Fine for Inmate
A city prison fire broke out late Saturday when inmate W. S. Zachry set a mattress aflame. The blaze was quickly contained with little damage. Mayor Dorsey fined Zachry fifty dollars in court yesterday. he claimed the mattress caught fire from a cigarette.
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W. S. Zachry
Dorsey
Zachry
Cowen at Coney Isle and a sorrowful farewell
A Crystal Theatre venue promises laughs with a picture featuring John Riddles and Will Wiles two twelve year old boys arrested for stealing bridles and harness but sent home with parental whippings as they were deemed too young. The piece closes with a tribute to a beloved friend whose untimely death casts sorrow over many.
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John Riddles
Will Wiles
Miraculous Escape of 3 1/2 Year Old on Ride Home
Yesterday afternoon Lewis Bryant, three and a half, jacketed in a hack with his mother, slid from the front seat as the vehicle hit a rough patch. The wheel passed over his neck but the child sustained only a skinned neck and bruises, with no serious injuries. he was taken to Athens for care.
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Little
Lewis Bryant
Lewis
Jodie Bryant
Athens
City Begins Hill Street Grass Sodding Project
Athens moves to beautify streets by sodding the space between curbing and granolithic sidewalks on Hill Street and Prince Avenue. A future ordinance will ban walking on the grass with strict enforcement and heavy fines, aiming to complete sod installation citywide as weather allows. The Collge Avenue park near the Southern Mutual building is slated as an early project.
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Hill Street
Prince Avenue
Athens
Sodding
Collge Avenue
Southern Mutual
C. W. B. M. Meeting This Afternoon
The C. W. B. M. will meet this afternoon at five o'clock at the Christian church. All members are urged to come promptly.
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The
Christian Church
Skating Party Set At Moss Warehouse Before Demo
Young people organize a final skating party at the Moss warehouse tonight from 8 to 11 PM. A matinee for children is planned this afternoon from 4 to 5 as the building nears demolition in a few weeks.
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Moss
Athens City Directory Issued For One Dollar
The Banner Job office will sell the new Athens City Directory tomorrow for one dollar. Published by J. C. O Farrell and T. H. Atkinson, it offers a city history, industry overview, lists of officers, policemen, firemen, schools, university faculties, church and lodge directories, a distance table, street guide, business directory, and a city map with all street names. It contains nearly ten thousand names and is bound in red cloth.
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Athens
Banner
Georgia
Messrs
J. C. O'Farrell
T. H. Atkinson
Judge McWhorter Misses New York Society Banquet
Judge Hamilton McWhorter, invited to speak at the University of Georgia Society banquet in New York, was unable to attend due to an unavoidable business engagement in Alabama. He conveyed regret and apologized to society officials for not being present.
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University of Georgia Society
New York City
Hamilton McWhorter
New York
Alabama
Dr Johnson's Auto Makes Splendid Run to Athens
Dr O H Johnson traveled from Atlanta to Athens Sunday in a White Steamer with four companions. The trip took 4 hours 35 minutes with bursts up to ninety miles per hour at times, described as one of the handsomest autos seen in the city.
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O. H. Johnson
Atlanta
Athens
James M Edwards to Visit in Athens
Mr James M Edwards of New York, a renowned railroad salesman, will arrive in Athens today to stay with his brother L Frank Edwards on Milledge Avenue for a few days. He has many local friends who look forward to greeting him.
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James M. Edwards
New York
Athens
L. Frank Edwards
Milledge Avenue
Edwards
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Decatur Orphans’ Home
Pope S. Mll
Wprae, Oh
Mr. Hill
Helen Malin
Eastman
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Coney Isle
Crystal Theatre
M'Whorter
DR. Johnson
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