Charleston Tornado Toll Reaches A Quarter Million Losses
Special to the Banner from Columbia South Carolina reports a Charleston tornado that cut a path along the coast. Estimated property losses approach 250000 with several deaths. Wires down, communications limited, and many residents remain isolated on islands. Early notes mention a surge at the Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island and high tides along the Charleston waterfront.
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Columbia
8. C
Charleston
Train plans to ford water and exit Charleston area
A late night special train from Augusta will meet the Charleston train at a crossing on the C W C road and then return to Augusta. The plan aims to push the fording action after midday and move the train out of Charleston territory promptly.
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Charleston
C. &W. C. Road
Augusta
School Board Holds Monthly Meeting and Newtown School
A regular Board of Education meeting reviewed the superintendent’s report. The Newtown School for the colored district faces a delayed opening due to furniture shipments, with plans to start by late September. A new seventh grade was added at Meigs Street School. teacher elections for Newtown are postponed to Thursday at 4 pm.
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Board of Education
Bond
Newtown
Meigs Street
The New Manager at The Elite
The Elite presents today a picture by Essanay Co titled The New Manager. A drama of business life with a strong theme and deep heart interest.
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Essanay Co
The Ghost at the Biograph and Jinks Joins the Temperance Club
The Biograph at the Lyric screens The Ghost today along with a great comedy titled Jinks Joins the Temperance Club. Attend the Lyric for entertainment and a pleasant outing today.
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Lyric
Chamber of Commerce Eyes New Athens Home and Growth
The Athens chamber plans to revive activity as fall nears by securing a home for the organization with a reading room, an office for the secretary, and a committee room. Monthly smoker meetings are proposed to boost membership toward about 300 active workers. Members urge all citizens to attend the next meeting and enroll new names.
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Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Atlanta Charter Election Likely Abandoned For Sept. 27
Atlanta is likely to skip the September 27 charter election as a July error in the voting provisions and tax requirements, plus pending legislative action, threaten the compromise form of government. Citizens plan a meeting to decide whether to abandon the election and await the extra legislative session after Gov. Smith signs.
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Atlanta
Gov. Smith
Good plug pony for sale in Bee Banner market
A compact notice lists a pony for sale described as a good plug pony available in the Bee Banner market. Details are sparse with the listing conveying interest in acquisition and price inquiry. Potential buyers are invited to inquire for specifics and terms.
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Bee Banner
Poultry Association Meeting At City Hall Tonight
The Southern Poultry Association will meet at city hall tonight at 8:30. Members are urged to attend as committees report and the finance committee nears full exhibit funding. New members are welcome to enroll, supporting Athens growth and city advertising through the exhibition this fall.
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Poultry Association
Southern Poultry Association
Athens
City Court Athens Jotters Hope To Complete Term
There will be no session of the city court this morning or today. Yesterday covered minor criminal and civil cases with small amounts and slight legal infractions. The judge hopes to complete business tomorrow and Thursday at this term.
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Athens
Hotel Sanges Hosts Greeters Convention Return
Sanges the Hotel Sanges proprietor reports attending the first annual Greeters session, an organizer of hotel clerks who welcome guests. The 1912 convention will be in Athens and bring about two hundred hotel men from seven southeastern states after invitations from the city council mayor and chamber of commerce.
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Sanges
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Owl order seeks members for Friday hall event
The Owls announce a Friday night reception at the Clayton Street hall inviting two to three hundred members to attend. The notice promises activities and programs designed to engage all attendees and interest each person personally.
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Owls
Clayton Street
Normal school opens for city teachers under Bond at nine
The annual teachers’ normal school organized by Superintendent Bond begins this morning at the high school on Childs street at nine o’clock with all teachers expected to attend. The program includes a half hour business session led by Bond, a drawing and handwork segment by Mrs. S Barclay of Dallas, and a lecture by Dr James C Bloomfield on sanitation problems.
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Publi
Bond
City
Childs Street
G. Bond
S. Barclay
Dallas
Texas
James C. Bloomfield
Athens
Keystone Chapter Installs In Maxeys Barbecue Event
Maxeys Georgia August 28 Special says Keystone Chapter No 1 officers instituted Maxeys Chapter A D Saturday night with A J Carter High Priest W A Capps King J G Trussell Scribe W B Pope Capt of the Host S R McDuffie Royal Arch Captain O R Dobbs First Vail M T Summerlin Second Vail E C Paine Third Vail Fred T Moon Secretary H L Stewart Sentinel and companions C D Campbell F H Jackson H H Brand Bob Ashford Maxeys begins with fifty charter members Forty seven received marks Master Past Master and Most Excellent Master degrees and twelve Holy Royal Arch degree Officers instituted A J Tillen H P W E Bray King Co D Bryant Scribe L P Maxey C of H W O Durham R A C J E Marable Prin Sol W P Lumpkin First Vail L H Bacon Second Vail Dr L Bryant Third Vail W G Ford Secretary F C Day Treasurer Fred Bacon Sentinel A barbecue preceded the work and visiting companions enjoyed themselves.
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Maxeys
Keystone
A. J. Carter
W. A. Capps
J. G. Trussell
W. B. Pope
S. R. McDuffie
Royal Arch
O. R. Dobbs
Vail
M. T. Summerlin
E. C. Paine
Fred T. Moon
H. L. Stewart
Sentinel
C. D. Campbell
F. H. Jackson
H. H. Brand
Bob Ashford
A. J. Tillen
H. P
F. C. Day
Fred Bacon
Warrant Issued for Charles Gassamon in Hotel Theft Case
Police in Athens sent a warrant to Albany for the arrest of Charles Gassamon a traveling salesman for Owen Automobile Company charged with entering G M Davis Hotel Georgian room last Saturday afternoon and stealing Davis grip containing clothes and other items Davis who represents Oliver Typewriter Company was in Athens weeks ago and lost an expense check later found in a drug store as investigators note the grip and the drummer vanished with the same time A negro woman testified to seeing Sammon enter and remove the case.
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Albany
Police Department of
Athens
Charles Gassamon
Owen Automobile Company
G. M. Davis
Georgian
Davis
Oliver Typewriter Company
Sassamon
Stole a Plow And Was Turned Loose
A city court yesterday acquitted a Negro named George Hale of stealing a plow costing a dollar. The article debates whether theft by a labor tool implies vice, but Hale remained not guilty.
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George Hale
Athens Teacher Accepts Chemistry Post at Davison College
Mr. Howard Cartledge leaves Athens for Clarkesville to join a house party then Davison College North Carolina. He graduated last spring with first honor and completed two years of study in one, earning an excellent record. He was chosen by trustees to teach chemistry and will assume duties there.
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Howard Cartledge
J. Cartledge
Clarkesville
Davison College
North Carolina
Bankers Heard and Mulholland Visit Jacksonville
Messrs. J. J. Heard and J. H. Mulholland of Jacksonville Florida spent a few days at the Hotel Georgian. Heard, a leading Florida banker, is organizing Heard National Bank to be located in Jacksonville and aimed at becoming the strongest in Florida. Mulholland, recently from Canada, is enthusiastic about the South and has invested heavily in Florida lands. They represent the kind of forward looking investors who affirm the Souths rising financial standing.
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J. J. Heard
J. H. Mulholland
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgian
Athens Horse Sets Unbeaten Pace Record At Fayettesville
Our Doctor, a fine horse owned by Charles Goodrum, won the 2:15 pace and captured first in the free for all pacing at Fayetteville Tennessee. He will begin the fall circuit with a big race on Labor Day in Dayton Ohio. So far this season he has not lost a heat.
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Athens
Charles Goodrum
Fayetteville
Tennessee
Dayton
Ohio
Majestic Show Opens With Mendell Brown Engagement
Patrons at the Majestic filled with pleasure as Mendell Brown began his engagement to large crowds yesterday. Two machines and two operators filled the house with continuous program. Brown planned to sing In the Same Old Way and conclude with two reels, Matt and Jeff at the Ball Game and A Harmless Flirtation. Admission was 10 cents for adults and 5 cents for children under 12.
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The
Majestic
Mendell” Brown
Mendel
Matt
Jeff
Fifty More Post Offices Designated Postal Savings Depositories
Postmaster General Hitchcock named fifty additional first class post offices as postal savings depositories. Locations include Montgomery Alabama Texarkana Arkansas Athens Georgia Paducah Kentucky Shreveport Louisiana Jackson Mississippi Greensboro North Carolina Greenville South Carolina Bristol Tennessee Austin Texas Petersburg Virginia. New York Chicago St Louis and Boston offices opened August 1 and had received about a quarter of a million dollars in three weeks.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Montgomery
Ala
Texarkana
Ark
Athens
Paducah
Shreveport
Jackson
Miss
Greensboro
N. C
Greenville
S. C
Bristol
Banner Auto Race Sparks Local Attention in Athens
The Banner subscription auto race in Athens features close competition among Miss Pierce, Mrs Chandler, Miss McDorman, and Miss Harris with standings showing 100,200 337,750 244,800 16,475 respectively as books close last night.
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Athens
Athens Girl in Good Position
Miss Cassie Briscoe daughter of Mr and Mrs M P Briscoe of Athens leaves tomorrow for Cedartown to assume next week her duties as head of the English department at Cedartown High School one of the best in the state system She is a Lucy Cobb Institute graduate and has completed a postgraduate course This item notes her leadership role and educational pedigree without extra speculation.
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Cassie Briscoe
M. P. Briscoe
Cedartown
Cedartown High School
Miss Briscoe
Lucy Cobb Institute
Officer Averted Serious Trouble at Near Beer Saloon
Officer Eberhardt halted a potential violent clash at a Thomas street near beer saloon last night. John Riley and John Childers, argued over a glass of beer and drew threats before the officer served them with charges and persuaded them to return home. Childers allegedly drew a knife and Riley a brick, but the confrontation was stopped before harm occurred.
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Eberhardt
Thomas Street
John Riley
John Childers
Childers
Riley
Local missing item note near depots and cafes
A brief notice reports a black coat lost last Saturday night between Southern depot and Busy Bee Cafe with request to return it to Banner.
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Southern Depot
Busy Bee Cafe
Banner
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