Nighttime assault at Miss Thurmonds home ends with escape
A man named Josiah Lewis alias Pig Payne forced entry into Miss Carrie Thurmond and Miss Fannie Statham’s residence on Dearing Street after midnight. The intruder pursued the women onto an icy roof where Miss Thurmond fired into the air to deter him. he fled as Captain J H Rucker and police were alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Lewis
Pig Payne
Carrie Thurmond
Col. S. P. Thurmond
Miss Thurmond
Dearing Street
Bratham
Joe Lewis
Hib Sonbolt
Senior and Junior Baseball Game on Campus
An afternoon game between the Senior and Junior baseball teams is set for 3:30 pm on campus. Admission is fifteen cents. The lineups list Browns Reynolds Hill Hanson Copelaw Bray James Usher Askew and Juniors Hoke Cox Sage Ginsberg Fleischmann Hains Erwin Griffith Brinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Hanson
Copelaw
Bray
James
Usher
Askew
Junors—Hoke
Cox
Sage
Ginsberg
Fleischmann
Hains
Erwin
Griffith
Brinson
Best Medicine for Weak Women in Electric Bitters
It relieved my neuralgia of the liver and stomach, strengthened my heart, and restored appetite after a long illness. Electric Bitters quickly relieved and cured me. Sold under guarantee by W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons, druggists, at 50c a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Funeral for Huggins's Baby Held at Bax ter Street Home
The funeral for the baby daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Huggins was held at the Bax ter street residence this morning at 11 30. Officers Hamilton Thomas Stone and Seagraves arrested a suspect after identification proceedings at the city hall with Miss Thurmond and Miss Statham present. The suspect, a negro, was scanned by Miss Statham and then subjected to strip searches in the calaboose. Evidence suggested attempts to alter clothing to avoid recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Huggins
Baxter Street
Hamilton
Thomas, Stone
Seagraves
Train wreck near river bridge injures crew no serious harm
Seaboard Air Line passenger train derailed near the depot area after striking freight cars in the yards by the river bridge. Engineer Hall and Conductor Cothran were in charge. fireman E G Toppin was knocked unconscious briefly. baggage master A B Nicholson of Atlanta was thrown across trunks. Passengers were badly shaken but none seriously hurt. The wreck blocked the track but the line was restored after the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cothran
Toppin
Nicholson
Atlanta
A Fellow Feeling Overcoming coffee addiction with Postum health improvement
A temperance woman revised her harsh view of the drinker who cannot resist cups of coffee. After trying Postum she found a delicious alternative, noted asthma relief, better sleep, and a 20 pound weight gain. Her physician later praised Postum, and now also uses it. Name siven by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siven
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Clarke county farmers meet to organize and pledge acreage cut
The cotton growers of Clarke county will meet at Athens University Chapel on February 16 at 2 PM to act on a circular by Harvie Jordan. Attendees will be asked to sign a pledge to reduce cotton acreage by at least 25 percent and cut fertilizer use by 25 percent from 1904 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Athens
University Chapel
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Growers' Association
J. M. Johnson
Clarke County Farmers’ Club
Competitive drawing for two new buildings at State Normal School
Building plans outline two structures for Athens Georgia. A classroom and laboratory building costs 25000 dollars. A kitchen dining building with dormitory space for sixty and capacity 400 serves meals. A central steam plant costs 10000 dollars. Three existing buildings have individual heating. Building committee meets March 10 at eight o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulding
State Normal School
Addreey
Bares Ole
Ville
Linton Williams Sent Bullet Through Brain
A report notes Linton Williams being shot in the head, with details on the crime scene and aftermath. The piece also mentions railroads offering free haulage to aid a city charity distribution, praising the cooperation of Southern, Seaboard, Saal, Georgia, and other lines. Fraud warnings warn of counterfeit medicines, urging reliance on legitimate Dr. King and Bucklen remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Seaboard
J. Z. Hoke
Saal
L. J. Peney
Aia
Georgia
C. D.I Cox
Dr. King’s
Bucklen
E. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Windsor
Canada
O B Stevens Sees Oat Crop Freeze Damage
Atlanta February 10 Commissioner of Agriculture O B Stevens states the oat crop in northern and middle Georgia has been killed or badly damaged by a week of severe weather. Ground ice may aid future planting, but hundreds of bushels had already been sown and were just emerging. Fruit crops escaped major injury though many trees suffered sleet damage. trees had not yet budded enough to be harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Stevens
Stevens
Sciatic Rheumatism Cured by Mystic Cure
L Wagner a Richmond Virginia wholesale druggist recounts a severe attack of sciatic rheumatism lasting almost two months. He states Mystic Cure for Rheumatism cured him after doctors prescriptions failed. He notes others report fine results and that the remedy is sold by H B Palmer & Sons druggists at 105 Clayton street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Wagner
Richmond
H. B. Palmer & Sons
Clayton Etreat
Death by Own Action of a Young Farmer Near Hull Ga
Linton Williams a respected young farmer of Oglethorpe county near Hull shot himself with a thirty eight caliber pistol at his home. Found by another on the place after hearing the shot the body lay on the floor with the revolver in his hand the bullet entering the right temple. Williams son of Ben B Williams a leading county farmer and nephew of Hon J Young Williams will be buried this afternoon at three at his father's home in Oglethorpe county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Williams
Oglethorpe County
Hull
Williams
Mr. Willams
Mr. Williams
Ben B. Williams
Oglethorpe
J. Young Williams
Madison County
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Becomes Mother’s Favorite
The soothing remedy offers prompt relief for colds croup and whooping cough with a pleasant taste and no opium. It is marketed as safe for both babies and adults and sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Battle Looms as Manchuria Forces Grind Toward Shakhe River
Tokyo reports Russian bombardment along the Shakhe river as Kuropatkin and Oyama gear for a likely clash before warm weather. A Bank of Japan official heads to America and England for talks on a fourth Japanese loan. Vladivostok notes repairs to Russian cruisers but escape from harbor doubtful amid Japanese seizures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyama
Kuropatkin
Bank of Japan
America
England
Ican
Itd
Vladivostok
Asia
Gemobol
Berbor
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Will
Brown
Catcher
Reynolds
Utes
Calaboose
Hig Nym
The
Seaboard Air Line
Cence River
Cals
Normal School
Athens, Ga
Imi
Steven
Ile
Atlanta, Ga
Chamberlain
Manchuria
Tokyo
Shakhe River
Baldwin
Abner's
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