Tried Navy and Then Army and Then He Ran Out of Money
Wilford Weis, a young man of good appearance and fair education, awaiting trial in county jail for hoboing after being arrested on the Seaboard train. He claimed failed army exams, spent funds and pawned items, begged not to be sent to the county farm, and said he hoped to find work as a machinist while awaiting arrangements in Monroe, N C, or Virginia.
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Navy
Army
Wilford Weis
Seaboard
Justice of the Peace
Crossley
West
Copper Hill
Tenn
Atlanta
Monroe
N. C
Virginia
Clarke County Georgia Commerce and Industry Report
In the third annual report by H. M. Stanley, Clarke County highlights include origin from Jackson County in 1801, additions from Greene and Madison, and later territories. The document lists numerous Clarke County manufacturers, firms, and established businesses in Athens and surrounding areas, plus population figures for 1910 and 1910 incorporated places, rivers, railways, and bank capitals.
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H. M. Stanley
Commerce and Labor
Georgia
Clarke County
Elijah Clarke
Marion
South Carolina
Jackson County
Greene
Madison County
Oglethorpe
Madison
Oconee
Georgia Brick Co
Georgia Clay Products Co
Southern Brick Co
Atlantic Ice & Coal Corporation
Athens Bottling Works
Athens
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Bludwine Bottling Co
Chero-Cola Bottling Works
Deep Rock Gingerale Co
Boston
van Straaten, J
Hubert
Max
Klein & Martin
Athens Furniture Co
Picard, Eli
Athens Street Railway Co
Empire Laundry
Athens Gas & Fuel Co
Athens Oxygenerator Co
Umbach, F. G
Harrows
Winterville
Pittard, J. T. & Co
Princeton
White Hall
Middle Oconee
Southern
Central of Georgia
Seaboard Air Line
Gainesville Midland
National
Capital
American State Bank
Athens Savings Bank
Clarke County Bank
Funeral of Mrs. Briscoe Monroe
Mrs. M. P. Briscoe of Monroe dies after months of illness on July 16 1915 at age 64. She is survived by husband M P Briscoe Athens three sons five daughters four brothers and several relatives. Burial follows in Monroe cemetery with pallbearers named and services led by Dr W P King and Dr Keys at her brother John M Nowell’s home. She belonged to the First Baptist Church of Athens and was beloved for kind conduct and the golden rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Briscoe
Monroe
G. A. Nunnally
Athens
Messrs
P. N. Briscoe
John Briscoe
Philadelphia
Henry Briscoe
R. P. Arnold
Arnoldsville
E. C. Kinnebrew
S. E. McCoy
Grange
Charlie Collins
Cassie Briscoe
Wm. Nowell
Bishop
Oscar Nowell
Lucius Nowell
John M. Nowell
T. S. Mell
Gus Dozier
Ben Crane
George Crane
Arthur Latimer
H. M. Rylee
G. C. Selman
James W. Day
W. C. Wright
James R. Sheets
John T. Aycock
John Robertson
W. P. King
Dr. Keys
Mistis
Deafness Cure Claim Promoted by Hall's Catarrh Cure
Advertisement claims deafness results from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and that only constitutional remedies can cure it. It offers a $100 reward for any deafness case (from catarrh) not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urges sending for circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Bota Druggists
Judge Returns Delays Near Beer Injunction Hearings
Judge Brand returned from North Carolina to preside over injunction cases against wholesale and retail near beer dealers. Following lawyer agreement, the court set new hearing for August 7. The July date was postponed after a proposed bill gained agreement among injunction supporters and near beer defendants.
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Brand
North Carolina
Prominent Gwinnett County Lady Dies in Grayson
Mrs. M. D. Jacops age 36 formerly Miss Daina Gunter died at her Grayson home after weeks of illness. She leaves a husband two small children and her parents Mr. and Mrs J P Gunter of Lawrenceville along with brothers and sisters J C and E M Gunter Mrs Victor L Hagood and Miss Lettie Gunter. She was a Methodist church member. Funeral and interment will be announced later.
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The
Banner
Lawernceville
M. D. Jacops
Grayson
Daina Gunter
J. P. Gunter
Lawrenceville
Messrs
J. C. and
E. M. Gunter
Victor L. Hagood
Lettie Gunter
Methodist Church
Georgia Weather Improves Cotton Outlook Despite Drought
The Weather Bureau reports a warm dry week with abundant sunshine aiding cotton fruiting while gardens and truck crops suffer from drought, especially inland. Coastal and southern areas saw ample rainfall. corn and sweet potatoes are strong with the boll weevil near the Alabama border not yet in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama-Georgia
1A Medicine Chest for 25c Advertisement
A 25 cent Sloan's Liniment ad promises a compact remedy for toothache bruises sprains stiff neck backache neuralgia rheumatism and many emergencies. It claims these ailments are symptoms from congestion and inflammation and urges readers to buy a bottle to prove its value.
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Sean
Ady
Miss Ruby Carithers Named Efficient Teacher
Miss Ruby Carithers daughter of Hon. R L Carithers Barrow county's first representative is praised as an efficient teacher in local notices highlighting her service and accuracy in schooling.
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Ruby Carithers
R. L. Carithers
Barrow County
Jefferson adopts Tallassee power for waterworks and lighting
Jefferson Georgia begins using electricity from the Tallassee power plant near the city for the new waterworks system and for lighting streets and homes and businesses supplied by the Athens Railway and Power Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Georgia
Athens Railway & Power Company
Tallassee
Boosting Tyree to Savannah Road
Savannah Rotary Club director S N Harris and his wife visited Athens to discuss a planned Savannah Tybee chert highway linking the coast with Athens. A $90 000 bond issue would back a special election for the project with a bridge network to connect Tybee Island. If approved it would allow Athens residents to drive to Tybee for a seaside stay and return the same day, linking to a broader coastal route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. N. Harris
Live Rotary Club
Savannah
Harris Tire Company
Coburn
Coburn Players
Harris
Georgia
Athens
Tybee
Max Michael
State
Severe Coughs Relief with Schiffmann Expectorant Ad
For severe coughs the advertisement promises instant relief and break up stubborn coughs and colds with 2 ounces of Schiffmann's Concentrated Expectorant. Money refund offered by Warren J. Smith & Brothers Drug Store if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiffmann
Warren J. Smith & Brother
Saved Her Mother's Life by A Quick Remedy
Mrs. A. Marlowe of New Kensington Pa says Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved her mother's life twelve years ago during bloody dysentery. It has been kept in the house and used for summer complaints and other bowel trouble. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Weather Forecast For Georgia And Atlanta Area
Forecast Till Thursday: Athens and vicinity fair and not very warm. Georgia fair Thursday. not quite 80. Local cotton belt showers with some heavy amounts. Atlanta 1.26 inches. Wilmington 2.42. Houston 1.22. Showers extended from the upper lakes eastward to the north.
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The
Banner
Atlanta
Athens
Vicinity
Georgia
Cotton Belt
Wilmington
Houston
Upper Lakes
Atlantic low pressure and cool trends across the nation
A slight barometric low centers off the Atlantic coast with 29.88 inches in Wilmington. Fair cooler weather prevails in the Ohio and central Mississippi valleys and the western states as a high pressure area advances southward. Temperatures run below 60 in the St Lawrence valley and northwest, with below 70 in the lake region and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic
Wilmington
N. C
Ohio
Mississippi
Athens
St. Lawrence Valley
Lake Region
Weather Forecast for Athens Area Realigns Cotton Belt
The northern portion of the cotton belt is noted with fair weather tonight and Thursday at Athens. Moderate temperatures are expected as the outlook continues. Co. F. von Herrmann, Section Director, provides the briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Belt
Athens
Co. F. von Herrmann
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Clarke
Commerce-Labor
White Hall, Georgia Manufacturing Co
White Hall Yarn Mills
Athens Manufacturing Co
Climax Hostiry Mill
Mallison Braided Cord Co
Princeton Manufacturing Co
Southern Manufacturing Co
Star Thread Mills
White City Manufacturing Co
Athens Mattress
Spring and Bed Co
Georgia Mattress Co
Head & MacMahan
Lewis, R. 1L. Shirt Co
Atlantic Compress Co
Georgia Phosphate Co
Clarke Oil Co
Athens Foundry & Machine Oil & Fertilzer Co
Southern Cotton Co
Griffith Implement Co
Briscoe Monroe
Gwinnett County
First Baptist Church
Winder
Tyree
Savannah Road
Rotary Club
Rexall
BR. Palmer & Sons
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