Forgery Charged in Athens Case Burkhart Arrested in Griffin
Robert O. Burkhart, wanted in Athens for forgery, was arrested in Griffin after forging the name of B. R. Pickrell to a ten dollar check and cashing it at Warren J. Smith & Bro. Drug store. Athens officer Bradberry to escort him back for trial. Chief Calp notified of the capture in Griffin.
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Robert O. Burkhart
Athens
Griffin
al Barpn
Burpee
Burkhart
Atanda
B. R. Pickrell
Warren J. Smith & Bro
Pickrell
Bradberry
Barkhart
Calp
Grif
Athens Wheat and Oat Fair Promises Big Prizes
The Athens Wheat and Oat Fair plans attractive prizes for the best crops this year. Prominent visitors from surrounding counties predict large crowds, with Oconee County farmers aiming to win several top prizes as they have in past years.
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Athens
Oconee County
Dr Crawford Long's First Patient and Catarrh Cure Claim
A historical note recalls Dr Crawford W Long treating a baby in Jefferson as his first patient while developing anaesthesia. The article promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming mercury harm and endorses the Toledo firm F J Cheney & Co as the genuine product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Baying Hall
Ohio
Cocaine sale crackdown in Athens prompts fines and arrests
Mayor Rhodesia targets cocaine distribution in Athens amid rising usage especially among Black residents. A city prison hold and a $50 fine with costs were imposed on a first violator. police traced supply to a store worker and others linked to drug sales. University of Georgia commencement plans and charter news also noted alongside local real estate developments.
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Rhodesia
Athens
Lanacy
Will Wirtry
University of Georgia Summer School Applauded
The letter from Alan Rep. Smith’s district extols the University of Georgia Summer School held in Athens from July 1 to August 8. It notes Greene county white teachers will attend rather than local institutes, with Superintendent Duggan cited. Officials say attendance may reach 1200 to 1500 teachers, highlighting Georgia teacher advantages offered by this program.
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Chancalice Waltsramidga University of Georgia
Alan
Smith
Gheene County
Greene County
Gmites
Boatars
Duggan
Higwoodk
University of Georgia
Athens
Georgia
SLCED CHARTER: Bays and Theis Work Outege Reis
Readable fragments indicate a local sports or school item detailing Bays and Theis in a weathered campaign of names. The text shows garbled proper nouns and potential event references but lacks complete facts.
Unclear historical note on Albany events and figures
Fragmented text references Albany figures and events with names like Branson and Chaetadyon. Details are garbled, but imply a reception or meeting at an executive venue and mentions of attendance by unspecified individuals. Contain minimal clear facts due to OCR damage.
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Ciriee
Daville io-Avlanis
Freaideath Branson
Pomeno Trout Alleoy
Albany Chaetadyon
Tha Exeande
York
Plan Recital at the Institute Feature Washington piano duo
The program lists Miss Mand Monti or Coin and Miss Mary Fortson of Washington Georgia. A public recital includes two pianos pieces by Bohemian airs Cradle Song Mazurka Ballade and Chopin Ballade Op 47 plus works by Schubert Grieg Rachmaninoff Liszt and others performed by Miss Fortson Miss Flournoy and Miss Portnon.
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Mand Monti
Mary Fortson
Washington, Ga
Karganoff
Sokalsky
Miss Flournoy
Chopin
Miss Fortson
Schubert
Kammond Ustrow—Rubinstein
Grieg
Adele
Zichy
Rachmaninoff
Erl-King
Carneval Espagnole
Dalionz
Athens City Schools Close For Term On May 27
The Athens City Schools will close for the term on May 27 with final examinations to start soon. Superintendent Bond called the session highly prosperous and free from weather or disease disruptions. Next year attendance is expected to rise and new rooms or an entirely new building may be needed.
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Athens
Bond
Baldwin Street School Picnic Saturday at Athera Park
The Baldwin Street Sunday school children will hold their annual picnic tomorrow at Athera Park. Rev. Ellison D. Stone and teachers organize activities, a short program, games, and a basket dinner for the youngsters. Meade Young Again advertisement notes Dr King’s Lifes Pills as a liver stomach bowel remedy.
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Athera Park
Baldwin Street
Ellison D. Stone
Cornerstone laid at Peabody library commencement
It is hoped the contract for the Peabody library erection will be let within two weeks after bids are provided to the architect Harralson Bleckley. If progress allows, the cornerstone may be laid at commencement with an elaborate program. Also an advertisement for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy notes its usefulness to threshers and in homes.
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The
Athens Realty Com
Tow Co
Flatow Co
Peabody Library
Harralson Bleckley
Chamberlaine
H R Phelps
Plymouth
Oklahoma
Early closing plan signed by city business firms
A petition and list of signatories announce early Saturday closures from May 1 to September 1 at 6 o clock, with some shops at 6:30. Firms named include Dorsey, Head & McMahan, Turner & Hodgson, Davison & Lowe, Michael Bros, Singer Mfg Co, The Globe Rack et al, and many others among local merchants and rail interests. The document notes exceptions on Saturdays and refers to a stated rule to govern trading hours.
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Ternoon
E. H. Dorsey
Abe Joel
J. H. Haggins & Son
Louis Morris
L. Morris
D. P. Haselton
Music House
D. W. McGregor
Sol. J. Boley
Wilson & Pittman
Mfg Oo
T. B. Wooten
E. R. McGregor
Globe
R. L. Moas Jr
J. B. Toomer
Freeman & Co. McMahan & Son
Thos. L. Abney
Alumni Endowment Fund Speech At University Meeting
Alumni expect a report from the endowment fund committee at the University gathering. About eighteen thousand dollars has been collected and invested in state bonds for two years to maturity. An installment is due soon and subscribers will decide the fund’s use, with a strong push for a large, commodious auditorium.
Old Anvil Unearthed During City Hall Excavation
Workmen digging foundations for a new city hall uncovered an old anvil and what appear to be remnants of an ancient forge. The duration and purpose of its use remain unknown.
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Chamberlain
Chancellor Hill Allows One Game Trips for Team
Chancellor Hill approves occasional single game trips but bans full week away trips as they disrupt students studies. He sees no harm in brief travel yet prohibits extended excursions for intercollegiate play.
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Chancellor Hill
Hill
Troop Artillery Survivors Plan Athens Meeting May 2 1908
Athens Georgia calls surviving Troop Artillery members to assemble at city hall at 3 PM on Saturday May 2 1908 to organize a Troop Artillery association. The notice urges every member to attend and form a Confederate Veterans group. Also contains an advertisement for Dr King’s New Discovery claiming cures for consumption and bronchitis with trial bottles offered.
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Athens
Confederate Veterans
Narrow escape on Clayton street as buggy wheel comes off
Yesterday afternoon a buggy wheel failed near Clayton street, throwing Mr. T. B. Anderson and a young lady from the vehicle. They were not hurt in the fall, and escaped serious injury.
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Mr. T. B. Anderson
Cliyton Street
All Patriarchs Called to 8 PM Meeting
QLWVER ENCAMPMENT invites all Patriarchs to attend the regular meeting at 8 o'clock this evening for work in the first degree led by J. H. BISSON, Chief Patriarch. Also an ad for DeWitts Little Early Risers pills claim to cure constipation biliousness and liver troubles sold by The Orr Drug Co.
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J. H. Bisson
DeWitt
Orr Drog Co
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Mr. Pickrell
C. W. Long
Cof
S. P. Orr
Crawford W. Long
Long
Phiyat Jefferson
Young Long
Cocaine
Police Cour
Rhodes
John H. Finley
W. W. Landrom
First Baptist Church of
Atlanta
Landrum
South
John Houston Finley
College of the City of
New York
Finley
Princeton University
Cleveland
Illinois
Princton
Normal School
Lollie M. Smith
State Normal School
Athens Realty
Cont
Baving
Abe “Nowelty
Xerpod
Cee
Blamet School
Seare
SLCED
Fto
Pits Begason
Istitute
Pirani
Bie
Head & McMahan
O. A. Scudder
Lucien B. Flatow Co
Turner & Hodgson
Davison & Lowe
Micheal Bros
I. Smith
Mieses Bradberry
So. Ry. Co
Chas. Stern & Co
B. Goldwasser
S. Abrams
J. S. Noland
Wm. H. Sheib
H. Buchwald
Fankenstein
Buchwald
M. Link
Johnson Shoe Oo
Sidney Boley
Louis Huff
J. P. Morton
G. H. Williamson
J P. Fears & Son
Sack F. Jackson
Wingfield Cash Store
H. P. Hinton
J.T. Brown
Association OF Troop Artillery
Army of
Northern Virginia
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