Double Murder Probed in Oconee County Busy Hunt for Suspects
The Oconee county search for Frank Holbrook and his wife's killers intensifies as twelve negroes are jailed awaiting proof. A county committee led by Judge Jepperson coordinates arrests and questioning, with a $1,000 reward offered by governor and local groups. Neighbors report a Fore Day Club in a church amid late night lights as suspicions grow.
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Before Day Club
Oconee County
Frank Holbrook
Old Man Holbrook
Payton Sisters Offer Seats for Monday Night Show
Tickets go on sale this morning at Palmer's drug store for the Payton Sisters Monday night performance. The opening play is the sensational melodrama Two Nights in Rome with singing dancing novelty acts. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday offer 10 and 20 cent prices.
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Payton Sisters
Palmer's Drug Store
Rome
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Merchant
Geo L Chubb of Harlan Michigan says Chamberlains Cough Remedy is the best cough medicine he has used and that it cures a cough or cold faster than any other treatment It should be kept at home for instant use and is sold by H R Palmer Sons and W J Smith & Bro
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Geo. L. Chubb
Harlan, Mich
H. R. Palmer &Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
RCA Young Arrives for Athens Revival Services
Dr. C. A. Young of Chicago arrived in Athens to conduct a series of Christian church meetings starting tomorrow morning. A Bible scholar of national reputation, he has lectured at the University and Lucy Cobb Institute, and thousands are expected to attend the revival.
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Christian Church
C. A. Young
Chicago
Athens
Dr. Young
University
Lucy Cobb
Institute
Great Ribbon Sale Begins Monday at Turner and Hodgson
Great Ribbon Sale opens Monday May 15 at 9 30 a m and continues display in window. Ten thousand yards priced at 10 cents each. Includes new spring shades plus white and black taffeta satin taffeta lucine and Persian effects. Ribbons range 4 to 9 inches wide and were valued 15 to 35 cents. Turner and Hodgson.
Tech Beats Mercer 5-3 In Opener To Narrow Penant
Yesterday afternoon Tech defeated Mercer 5 to 3 in the opening game. Gates pitched for Mercer against Beane of Tech. Mercer had five hits and seven errors while Tech had six hits and three errors. Tech led off with two in the first, Mercer scored in the fourth and two in the sixth but Tech tied in the seventh and added two runs in the eighth to win. The teams meet again in Macon today.
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Tech
Mercer
Georgia
Atlanta
Gates
Beane
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve credited with saving life
A Belle Plaine resident writes that a friend suffered a severe hand injury that swelled as with blood poisoning. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve drew out the poison, healed the wound, and saved his life. Sold for 25c at local drug stores W. J. Smith & Bro. and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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Belle Plaine
Minn
Bucklen
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
The Ponge de Leon Shop Opens Its Doors
The Gabsr Shop of Thos. B. Reed announces grand opening hours inviting public patronage with a focus on new offerings and local community support.
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B. Reed
Georgia baseball notes on Clemson game and season outlook
The Georgia team remains intact despite rumors of disbandment and resignations over Charlie Cox’s ineligibility for the Tech game. A Clemson clash on campus at 3:30 p.m. will feature two evenly matched sides with 50 cent admission. Georgia aims to rebound after a loss to Tech, notes Coach Dickinson and Captain Sullivan, and previews future games against Sewanee and Tennessee champions.
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Tech
Georgia Boys
Clemson
Georgia
Sewanee
Tennessee
Echoes from Operas at Branson Library Benefit
Last night at the opera house the production Echoes from Operas was directed by Mr. J. S. Atkinson for the Branson library fund. A large cultured audience praised the costumes singing and overall execution. The program featured Marion Gerdine Hodgson and chorus Dozier Lowndes Morton Hodgson Fitzgerald Kellogg Mundy Hilsman and others in a series of pieces ending with a grand finale.
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Opera House
J. S. Atkinson
Branson
Atkinson
Linton Gerdine
Annie Griffith
Joe Morton
CV. Rainwater
Euler Smith
Kate Jester
University
John Rogers
Dozier
Lowndes
Morton
Hodgson
Hugh Fitzgerald
Cozy Corner
Julia Brand
Tennis match set between Georgia and Tech today
This afternoon at 4 30 on the campus the tennis champions of the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech will play. Admission is free and a large crowd is expected. Georgia's singles player is Deane and doubles team Lee and Hill. Tech is Couns man and Eagan. Last year the locals beat Mercer easily and hope to do the same against Tech, though they expect a tougher challenge.
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Scott
Tor
Georgia
University of Georgia
Georgia School of Technology
Mr. Deane
Messrs
Lee and
Hill
Tech
Messrs. Counselman and Eagan
Mercer
Macon
Cotton stocks dwindle in Athens warehouses amid market shift
Cotton stored in Athens warehouses has fallen from over twenty-two thousand to about eight thousand bales as sales accelerate. Farmers report a fifteen percent cut in cotton acreage and fertilizer use, while some growers plant more corn with substantial fertilizer.
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Athens
Aliens
Obituary for W C Williams in Athens on Baldwin Street
Mr W C Williams aged seventy died yesterday after weeks of illness following an operation. A native of Madison County he lived most of his life in Athens leaving a widow and four children J H J C W L Williams and Mrs J R Williams. He was a Confederate veteran with the 25th North Carolina and a member of Williams Lodge No 15 IOOF. The funeral is at his Baldwin Street home at ten o clock with interment in Oconee Cemetery.
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Baldwin Street
William D. Williams
Mr. Williams
North Carolina
William 8 S. Grady
Williams Lodge No. 15
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Williams
Oconee Cemetery
National Baptist Anniversary Seaboard Rail Tickets Offered
St Louis event May 16 to 24 1905 with Seaboard Air Line selling round trip tickets to St Louis at 21 dollars. Sale dates May 11 12 13 14 15 16 with continuous passage in each direction and final return limit May 27 1905. Agt Z Hoke Athens Ga Eugene Geissler and Christian affiliations listed.
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St. Louis
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Z. Hoke
Agt
Phonelga
Fred Geissler
Athens
W. B. Christian
T. F
An' Attenta
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Central Citizens’ Committee
Welling
Iin
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Jim Taylor
Claud Elder
Sidney Norris
Will Moses
Joe Patterson
Hog Anthony
Clarence Maxey
Albert Ward
Ward
Sam Bostwick
Pledger Hutchison
Chamberlain
RCA Young
Turner & Hodgson
Macoh
Patterson
Charlie Cox
Dickinson
Sullivan
Eae
Part
Nets
Marion Gerdiner
Marion Hodgson
O'Farrell
Minnie Thomas
Grand March
Sonny Boy
Horace Mar
Tin
Leila Collins
Poppy
Golden Rod
Grace Palmer
Hussars
Mr. Jas
Isabelle Thomas
Clyde Bowden
Peg
National Baptist
Tads
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