Building Boom Rolls Through Athens in 1905
Athens shows a year of strong construction with the new city hall at fifty thousand dollars, the Federal building under way, the Juck building on Clayton street, and dozens of residences. Plans include fifty thousand dollars for the State Normal School, a fifteen thousand dollar new campus hall, a seventy five thousand dollar hotel, a new office building, and the Union Passenger depot. Carpenters and brickmasons expect steady work as Athens enters a busy year of growth.
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Aebelonos
Athens
Colege Avenue
Pulaski Street
Prince Avenue
Mate Normal School
James M. Smith
George Foster Peabody
Union
New warehouse planned on former Oconee Street church site
A large fireproof warehouse will be erected immediately on the former Oconee Street Church site for J. S. King & Co. to store bulk goods. Construction started yesterday and the building will be rapidly completed with a spacious floor area.
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Oconee Street
J. S. King & Co
Narrow Escape in Snowbound Train Plunged in Blizzard
Forty passengers from Ashland Bes semer and Ironwood endured 24 hours stalled in a Lac du Flambeaux bound Northwestern train buried under heavy drift. Conductor Beatty summoned aid, lumber camp foreman George Ennis supplied food and digging tools, while Engineer Donohue and his firemen freed the engine, keeping the boilers warm despite hours in the snow.
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Lac du Flambeaux
Ashland
Bessemer
Ironwood
Beatty
George Ennis
Donohue
Death at Siloam: Bertha Jackson slain in Georgia
Greensboro Georgia report details a fatal shooting at a church frolic near Siloam in which Bertha Jackson was killed by Joe Colsby. Her body was found in a swamp after initial burial in a well, while Colsby fled to parts unknown.
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Greensboro
Siloam
Bertha Jackson
Joe Cols
Jana Girl
Joe Colsby
Whipping Post Now Wanted in District of Columbia
The local DC grand jury in its final term report recommends establishing the whipping post in the District. The issue follows the president’s message urging corporal punishment for wife beaters and includes a proposal that engaged couples prove freedom from certain diseases before marriage.
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Washington
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
University of Georgia Opens Spring Session Tomorrow
The University of Georgia resumes its spring term at nine o'clock with planned library moves to the Peabody building and old library space repurposed for recitation rooms. Debates with UNC proceed. Captain Dickinson arrives around January 15 to train the 1905 baseball team, while Col. Griggs addresses the annual military encampment site as bids come in from several cities and railroads prepare to move troops.
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University of Georgia
Peabody
University of North Carolina
Dickinson
Southern Intercollegiate Association
E. L. Griggs
University Batallion
Emancipation Day Events in Athens Highlighted by Yale Graduate
Emancipation Day observances will take place Monday at 2 o'clock in Athens with William Pickens, Yale graduate with high honors, delivering the oration. The exercises are organized by J. H. Brown, committee chair. Also includes health ad copy for Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds with testimonial from F G Huntley of Oaklan don. Trial bottle offered.
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Athens
William Pickens
Yale University
Talladega
Ala
Court House
J. H. Brown
F. G. Huntley
Oaklandon
Ind
W. J. Smith & Bro
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Business School Offers Affordable Education in Athens
The school grows by doing the work of a business college at one third the cost. Students choose hours from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Address is E A Luster, 19 Clayton St., Athens, Georgia.
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Luster
Clayton St
Athens,Ga
Creston Clark Attracts in Beaucaire Attraction
Creston Clark returns to town in a lavish production of Monsieur Beaucaire. The show draws keen local interest as a star headline and a well regarded romantic drama linked to Richard Mansfield. John Sleeper Clarke Jr. and Edwin Booth's nephew head the cast.
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Creston Clark
Monsieur Beaucaire
Richard Mansfield
Booth Tarkington
John Sleeper Clarke
Edwin Booth
Sermons and services at the Christian Church for New Year
The pastor preaches at 11 this morning on A Message of Encouragement for the New Year. Evening theme What is the Gospel. Bible school at 9 15 union Endeavor at 6 YP C E at 7 Our Goals for 1905. President leads. Visitors welcomed.
Sulphur Health Remedy Highlighted in Calcium Wafers
An old fashioned blood purifier is replaced by Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a concentrated sulphur remedy. Dr. R M Wilkins endorses its use for liver kidney and blood issues including constipation malaria related problems and skin conditions. The article notes improved palatability and effectiveness over crude sulphur preparations.
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Stuart
R. M. Wilkins
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Georgia
Mes Knox Taylor
Archit
Federeral
J. S. King & Company
Peele
Wisconsin
Woodruff, Wis
Business School
Christian Church
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