Local business leader funds Athens to Jefferson railroad effort
Mr N M Block of Macon, owner of Athens Ice and Coal, shows strong city interest by contributing $300 to the Athens and Jefferson railroad project. He views Athens as his own city and urges others to subscribe, hoping the line will boost industrial and commercial growth and prosperity.
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Athens
N. M
Macon
Georgia
Jefferson
Block
Ja Alwere
Athens and
Tribble Solicitor General Visits Town for Court Preparations
The Jackson Herald reports Solicitor General S. J. Tribble visited last Tuesday to review the docket and prep for the superior court opening Monday. He scored notable convictions in Oconee County including a murder case with a hanging next month and a manslaughter conviction with hard labor.
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Jackson Herald
J. Tribble
Herald
Superior Court
Oconee County
Ifg
Col
Tribble
Ableps
Two Young Boys Break Windows at Childs Street School
A teacher noted recurring window breakage at Childs Street School. On dismissal day Supt. Bond identified two ten year old boys responsible for thirty three panes, who will repay the damage and face non judicial punishment to deter future acts.
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Childs Street
Bond
Mrs Booth Dies in Watkinsville at 70
Mrs Ann Elizabeth Booth widow of Walton Harris Booth died at her Watkinsville home from heart failure induced by grip illness. A longtime Mars Hill Baptist member she was 70 or older and leaves Beatrice Booth Wolver M Smith and Robert Booth. Funeral today at 2 PM at her residence conducted by Dr Hugh H Bernard and Rev J W McWhorter.
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Watkinsville
Ann Elizabeth Booth
Walton Harris Booth
Beatrice Booth
Wolver M. Smith
Athens
Robert Booth
Los Angeles
Hugh H. Bernard
J. W. McWhorter
Athens and Jefferson Railroad fund gathering progress noted
The Athens and Jefferson Railroad subscription nears 18000 dollars with 17150 raised so far. Contributors A N M Black and H Brand gave 100 dollars each, while many citizens have yet to subscribe. The committee aims to complete the list soon and secure the road for Athens.
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Athens and
Athens
Wall Street Finds Farmers Are Firm
The piece reports New York financiers view the cotton holding movement as constraining southern business yet predicting a long term benefit as farmers unite to press white staple interests. It notes a temporary Southern lull and a rally for southern capital once the flutter subsides, with Wall Street wary of the planters’ long term gains.
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Wall Street
Honest Gainesville Man Returns Missed Taxes and Interest
A Gainesville citizen, preferring anonymity, informed county officials he failed to pay taxes years ago on cash on hand. He calculated principal of 75 dollars plus legal interest to last fall, totaling just over 125 dollars, and issued a check for the full amount to the county treasurer. Oh, for more like him.
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Atizen
Board of County Commissioners
San Bis
Southern planters’ move draws attention of money market controllers
The passage notes a period of dullness and credits the southern banks for answering the call. It suggests planters will be gratified that their action has caused the money market authorities and physicians monitoring trade to sit up and take notice soon after the convention.
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South
Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured In 3 Days
Morton L Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint for six weeks with body and face swelling. After eight physicians offered no relief she found a remedy that claimed rapid recovery in three days.
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Morton L. Hill
Lebanon
Ind
City Officials Hear Audit Report At Wednesday Meeting
The mayor and council will hear the committee on auditing the clerk and treasurer books at city hall. Auditor Barber has been finishing remaining tasks and plans to present the data by the council meeting time. Athens residents await the council’s next steps.
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Barber
Athens
Initiation in Sheriff Hands At Martin Institute
The Commerce News recounts Martin Institute being placed under Sheriff Stevens of Jackson County for several days after Prof J D Smith fell ill. The Jackson Herald notes Stevens running the school, praising his all round capabilities. The historic institute boasts record enrollment and peak performance under this unusual arrangement.
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The
Commerce News
Martin Institute
Jackson County
Jackson Herald
Sheriff Stevens
J. D. Smith
Sheriff
Stevens
Historic Institute
Jefferson
Bacon Urges Frequent Agriculture Estimates for Cotton
Southern senators seek to amend the agricultural appropriation bill to require weekly reports and semi monthly summaries from the Bureau of Statistics on cotton. Senator Bacon presented the plan in the senate and said he would move adoption of the amendments at the proper time. The New Orleans cotton planters convention criticized the quarterly schedule as too infrequent for effective planning.
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Bacon
Senate
Cotton Planters
New Orleans
Bureau of Statistics of
Agricultural Departments
Platen
Waaret
Bythe. Debriibeat
University Exam Schedule Delays For Semester Break
Students have been taking mid year examinations as classes suspend temporarily. Freshmen resume February 6, Sophomores February 8, Juniors February 10, and Seniors February 13 as classes restart in a few days.
Engagement of Ella Ladue and Paul McGinty Announced in Grand Haven
Announcement from Grand Haven Michigan states Miss Ella Ladue of Detroit and Mr Paul McGinty of Athens Georgia are engaged. McGinty, a US government building supervisor, was stationed in Grand Haven last fall and roomed at the Cutler House. Ladue, a Detroit society figure, spends part of each year in Grand Haven and met McGinty during the Christmas holidays. The couple became engaged three weeks after their December meeting.
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Paul McGinty
Grand Haven
Mich
Ella Marshall Lidue
Detroit
Paul Potter McGinty
Athens
United States
Kae
Cutler House
Ladue
Detroit Society
Canfield Avenue West
McGinty
Lover’s promise cut short as Pneumonia Ends Couple’s Plans
Amelia Gegarrio aged 18 died at Protestant Hospital Columbus Ohio in the arms of her sweetheart Pietro. The couple, childhood sweethearts from sunny Italy, planned to marry this week but Amelia died of pneumonia before the wedding. Pietro sent for her after making his fortune in America. She fell ill three weeks ago and never recovered.
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Nah May Cheshire
Duvall
Cumberland Md
Edward Cheshire
Pittsburgh
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Garrio
Pietro
Italy
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New York
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University of Georgia
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Michigan
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