New Telephone System For The Classic City
Southern Bell plans a major remodel in Athens and will lease the entire third floor of the Talmadge Building to create a modern exchange with long distance access from the ground floor. The project aims to a fully modern common battery system similar to Atlanta, improving service for about six hundred subscribers.
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Southern Bell Go
Athens
Talmidge Building
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Talmadge
College Avenue
Clayton Street
R. L. West
Mell Company
Ath
Ens Exchange
West
Atlanta
Essary
Exchange
Shot at Jefferson road injures University of Georgia student
Clifford Holliday, a University of Georgia student and nephew of Dr. A C Holiday, was shot in the leg by an unknown negro on the Jefferson road near the city. He and a friend encountered two men who brushed against them. Holliday challenged one and a shotgun blast struck his leg but caused only a minor wound. The assailant remains unidentified.
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Jefferson Road
Clifford Holliday
University of Georgia
A. C. Holiday
Mr. Holliday
C. F. Holliday
Jackson County
Young Holliday
Grizzle New U S Deputy Marshal in Barnesville
Marshal G W Grizzle appointed as U S Deputy Marshal with Barnesville HQs arrested Andy Evans of Hart County on illicit distilling charges. Evans held for bail at 200 dollars. Grizzle, from Dahlonega, famed as swift runner, vows pursuit of moonshiners.
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G. W. Grizzle
U. S
Barnesville
Kinnebrew
Andy Evans
Hart County
Grizzle
Dahlonega
Radium lectures set for March first at new opera house
Prof W B Patty will lecture on radium at the new opera house March 1 presenting demonstrations of the marvels of radium to the public. The event benefits Branson city schools and includes experiments with liquid air and telegraphy as part of a broader science program. Radium costs over 5 million dollars per pound, but Patty will bring enough to show and test.
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W. B. Patty
Patty
New Opera House
Greece Theme Lecture at State Normal Tonight
J P Leotsakos from the University of Athens lectures on Ancient and Modern Greece for the State Normal School fund. Admission is cents with tickets at s Drug Store. The talk covers Homer, Thucydides, Perikles, Socrates, the Parthenon, Olympic games, and Greece’s journey from ancient glare to modern monarchy.
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J. P. Leotsakos
University of Athens
Greece
State Normal School Fund
S Drug Store
Sophokles
Thermopylia
Marathon
Straits of Salamis
Perikles
Aspasia
Sokrates
Demosthenes
Sparta
Athens
Olympia
Zeus
Hermes
Praxiteles
Aphrodite
Melos
Parthenon
Akropolis
Asiolos
Athena
New Academy
Missos
Athens council delays fender ordinance for streetcars
Aldermen defer action on requiring fenders for Athens Electric Railway cars citing safety concerns. A letter from Georgia Railway and Electric Company official P B Arkwright notes fenders may not reduce accidents and can even cause new hazards. The council plans to revisit the issue at the March meeting.
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Lipscomb
Athens Electtric Railway Company
P. 8. Arkwright
The
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Atlanta
Pany
Eastern Question and Future of Greece in 1897
Chronicle of Greece Turkey tensions and royal family notes with a Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertisement. C Rivenbark Jr of Norfolk Virginia reports knee burn relief and scarless healing after using the salve. W J Smith Bros and J R Palmer & Sona druggists advertise the product at 25 cents.
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Greece
Turkey
Bucklen
C. Rivenbark, Jr
Norfolk
W. J. Smith Bro
J. R. Palmer & Sona
Russia to Press War as Emperor Rules to Continue
Berlin reports the Russian emperor has chosen to keep fighting. He cites army chiefs warning against defeat and claims peace talks would fuel revolution while Russia’s forces remain capable of victory. Russian leadership vows utmost energy and control of domestic affairs to press the war.
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Berlin
Russia
Party of Change
Rip Van Winkle at Palmer's Drug Store Seats Open
Tickets go on sale this morning at Palmer’s drug store for Thomas Jefferson's appearance of Rip Van Winkle Monday evening. The Jefferson company presents Washington Irving’s tale to a broad audience, with praise for their productions and engaging performances.
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Thomas Jefferson
Palmer’s
Washington Irving
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