Odd Fellows Event Draws Large Jackson County Crowd
Grand Secretary T H Robertson of Gainesville attended as well as Judge G C Thomas and Joe L Deadwyler of Athens. Mr Carl A Van der Leith grand treasurer of the order in the state joined the gathering near White Head's Crossing on the Gainesville Midland Railway where Robertson and Deadwyler spoke in the morning and Judge Thomas spoke after a sumptuous dinner.
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Jackson County
Whitehead
Gainesville Midland Railway
T. H Robertson
Gainesville
G. C., Thomas
Athens
Joe L. Deadwyler
Messrs. Robertson
Deadwyler
Thomas
Carl A. van der Leith
Order
Brother of Col Morton Dies in Brunswick
News arrives of John R Morton death in Brunswick where he resided many years. He is the sole surviving immediate family member of Col W J Morton and Mrs J R Lyle. Funeral and burial will be in Brunswick. Surviving children include Mrs Robert Stephens Mrs Lee Roberts Paul Morton and Robert Morton all of Brunswick.
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John R.morton
Col
W. J. Morton
J. R. Lyle
Brunswick
Morton
Lyle
Robert Stephens
Lee Roberts
Paul Morton
Robert Morton
Ben Franklins Glasses Origin Story
The article recounts the invention of bifocal glasses credited to Benjamin Franklin. It notes his need for reading glasses at distance and his solution of half lenses in each rim, creating a single instrument for both near and far vision. It mentions later oculists refined the design by removing the visible divider.
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Ben Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
War declared by Jay H. Epting Co in Athens ad blitz
Local advertisement proclaims war on high prices with a bold pledge that Jay H. Epting Co. will strike a decisive blow. The copy promises astonishing local market offerings and prices slashed to the bone, urging readers to act now as a dollar buys twice as much.
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America
Georgia
Athens
JAY H. Epting CO
Jay H. Epting
Jordon Declares Cotton Crop Need Not Suffer
Harvie Jordan announces a Southern Cotton Association conference in New Orleans on August 27 and 28 with cotton growers merchants and bankers. The New Orleans association of commerce will host the meeting and rail rate deals will bring diverse delegations from southern states.
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New Orleans
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
New Orleans Association of Commerce
South
Dr Leon Izgur Takes Athens Office At 308 Southern Mutual Building
Dr Leon Izgur of New York moves to Athens to establish his medical practice at 308 Southern Mutual Building. A general practitioner with notable experience in pediatrics, he has worked at Children’s Hospital and School in New York, Westchester County Hospital in Albany, and Beth David Hospital in New York. He arrives with local supporters predicting a warm welcome.
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Leon Izgur
New York
Athens
Southern Mutual
Children’s Hospital
Westchester County Hospital
Albany
N. Y
Beth David Hospital
New York City
Case Against Robertson Dismissed in City Court
The case of Aubie Robertson for disorderly conduct before the city recorder was called and dismissed after thorough review by the recorder, the mayor, and the city attorney. A luncheon follows Friday at 6 pm hosted by Boggs church Junior Missionary Society at Gum Springs with limited tickets.
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Aubie Robertson
Gum Springs
Junior Missionary Society of
Moody’s temperance tract provokes question in Chicago store
A revivalist enters a Chicago drug store and hands a temperance tract to an elderly reader. The man asks if Moody is a reformed drunkard, and Moody answers that he is not, prompting the elder to ask why Moody does not reform.
Murder in First Degree Charged to Negro and Brother Sought
Houston Hart a railway worker is stabbed to death in a Broad Street near beer saloon. Tom Pope is charged with murder in the first degree. Pierce Pope is held as accessory for murder in the second degree. Both suspects remain at large as officers investigate.
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Houston Hart
Georgia
Broad Street
Tom Pope
Pierce Pope
Hart
Pope
Decatur Street
Tom
Cruel Deception Involves Parrot Orchestrating Mac’s Punishment
A neighbor’s parrot named Polly imitates the mistress’s voice to lure the dog Mac into the house. Mac opens the screen door but is whipped when he enters. Polly’s mimicry triggers his repeated punishment as the mistress misreads the disturbance.
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Mac
Polly
Forces Mobilize for Campaign Against Mexico City
Saltillo reports General Villa ordered to mobilize his division and march south to fight Mexico City. The federal capital defense now estimated at eighty five thousand. Carranza to command the combined constitutionalist forces.
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Carbajal
Associated Press
Saltillo
Carranza
Memorial Services at Adath Moshe for Mrs Wilson
Memorial services were held Friday night at the Adath Moshe synagogue in Athens for Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Col M G Michael led prayers in memoriam, invoking a unique child-parent prayer spoken by all, as members from Russia Germany and other nations joined in tribute to the president’s wife.
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Woodrow Wilson
Athens
Tent of Moses
Col
M. G. Michael
Col. Michael
Russia
Germany
Sev
Eral
Michael
United States
Three American officials depart Peking in 1915
Dr. Frank J. Goodnow leaves Peking to become Johns Hopkins president and may advise China again. W. W. Rockhill and H. C. Adams depart for the United States after completing tasks, reshaping Yuan Shi-kai's advisory and railway accounting programs.
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Peking
Frank J. Goodnow
Yuan Shi-kai
Johns Hopkins University
China
Yuan
Dr. Goodnew
W. W. Rockhill
United States
H. C. Adams
Dr. Goodnow
Rockhill
Sun Yat-sen
Boston man named governor of Federal Reserve Bank Board
Washington announces Charles S. Hamlin of Boston chosen as governor and Frederic A. Delano of Chicago named as vice governor. The Federal Reserve Bank Board will take oath Monday and likely begin work soon after.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Chas. S. Hamlin
Boston
Federal Reserve Bank Board
Frederic A. Delano
Chicago
Ira Funkenstein Goes to Columbia Law School
Mr. C Ira Funkenstein of this city departs soon to enter Columbia Law School where Athens students have already built strong reputations as law scholars. He graduated high school with honors and excelled at the University of Georgia in numerous student roles and debates.
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C. Ira ‘Funkenstein
Columbia
Athens
Funkenstein
University of Georgia
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Adams
Board of Communications
Reserve Bank Board
C. Ira Funkenstein
Fannie Butler
Summer Street
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Sweden
Japan
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