Sympathy for a Youth in Clarke County Court Outcome
In Clarke County Superior Court, young Wil Barnett faced sentencing for attempted robbery and murder. The courtroom crowd, jurors, and Athens society women weighed leniency versus hard time as a vote determined he would go to the penitentiary. The outcome on appeals remains undecided.
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Savannah Morning News
Clarke County Superior Court
Wil Barnett
Barrett
Nd Church ‘Women of
Athens
Boxing cards in Philadelphia Oakland and Cincinnati tonight
Fights scheduled for tonight include KnockOut Brown versus Young Jack O Brien in six rounds at Philadelphia. Howard Morrow versus Sailor Petroskey in ten rounds at Oakland Cal. Tommy Kilbane versus Young Say Jor in ten rounds at Cincinnati. Also notes historical milestones across years and figures.
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Brown
Young Jack O Brien
Philadelphia
Howard Morrow
Sailor Petroskey
Oakland
Cal
Tommy Kilbane
Young
Say Jor
Cincinnati
Prince Leopold of Battenberg Birthday Biography
Leopold of Battenberg born May 22 1889 is the son of Prince Henry and married to Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria’s youngest granddaughter. He has brothers Alexander and Maurice and a sister Queen Victoria Eugenie, consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.
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Leopold of Battenberg
Prince Leopold of Battenberg
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Princesseatrice
Victoria
Prince Leopold
Prince Alexander
Prince Maurice
Victoria Hugente
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Twenty Nations Represented at International Navigation Congress
Philadelphia May 21 delegates from more than twenty nations, top inland and ocean navigation experts, have arrived for the twelfth International Congress of Navigation. Opening session planned at the Metropolitan opera house with Taft expected to attend.
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Philadelphia
Metropolitan Opera House
Taft
M. Alexis Dufoury
Bressels
Belgian Engineer Corps
International Congress
United States
Europe
St. Petersburg
Belgium
France
Ialy
England
Germany
Holland
Austria
America
Panama Canal
Cape Cod
Congress
C. W. Raymond
V.S. A
William H. Bixby
Col
J. C. Sanford
Col. W.P. Anderson
Marine Department
John Kennedy
F. W. Cowie
Great Britain
H. A. Yorke
Be Kian
G. Helleputte
Navigation Congress
Michel Bogaert
Charles Mertens
Brussels
Paul Rueff
Antwerp
Italy
Santust’ di Teulada
Carlo Valentini
Ignazio
Riverside Academy Field Day Highlights in Gainesville Ga
Riverside Military Academy held field day events at Brenau Park in Gainesville with Cadet Pierce winning the pole vault over Senior Mitchell. Senior Mitchell won the 100 yard dash, Cadet Holloman took the junior dash and 110 yard hurdles, and Senior Broadnax and Mitchell excelled in the broad jump. Other contests included the high jump, sack race, three legger, fungo hitting, hammer throwing, and shot putting. Prizes were sponsored by local merchants.
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Gainesville
Riverside Military Academy
Brenau Park
Pierce
Mitchell
Cadet Holloman
Holloman
McNeal
Broadnax
Smith
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Turns Today Fifty Five
A fragment notes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the famed English novelist and creator of Sherlock Holmes is fifty five years old today. The text also briefly references a railroad president and a clock context with watchful wording.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Deafness Myths and Ear Wax Care From Health Notes
A historical health column discusses hearing capacity, the limits of tests like listening to a ticking watch, and cautions about deafness cures. It notes wax in the ear is rarely the main cause, warns against self removal, and advises wax removal only by a physician with proper tools to avoid ear drum damage.
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NASA
Charters Opens Hi Congressional Campaign in Georgia
Col W A Charters of Gainesville opens his campaign for Congress from the ninth district. He establishes campaign headquarters in his law office with Secretary Riley in charge. He faces opponents Speaker John N Holder and Rep Thomas M Bell, with Bell not yet announcing. Charters plans a district wide tour, delivering a first speech at Blue Ridge, Fannin County, May 27, and has mailed his platform and a personal letter to voters. Charters cites public trust, independence from factions, and self borne expenses. He formerly represented Lumpkin County in the legislature and served as solicitor general of the Northeastern circuit.
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Gainesville
Congress
W. A. Charters
Riley
Georgia
Col. Charters
House of Representatives
John N. Holder
Thomas M. Bell
Bell
Blue Ridge Mountains
Elue Ridge
Fannin County
Fannin
Lumpkin County
Athens Cigar Store for sale at sacrifice prices
The Athens Cigar Store, a leading shop in the region, offers its entire stock of cigars cigarettes tobacco pipes and all smok ers goods plus a complete pipe repairing outfit cash registers show cases bootblack stand and other fixtures all must be sold. 224 Clayton street opposite the Southern Mutual Building.
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Athens
Clayton Street
Southern Mutual
Oldest Odd Fellow in Local Area Heads to Grand Lodge
Mr. J. H. Mealor of the city marshal's office received leave of absence to Gainesville for the grand lodge meeting of the Odd Fellows of Georgia. He is the oldest continuous member in this section, having attended since 1882, more years than most peers.
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Grand Lodge
J. H. Mealor
City Marshal's
Gainesville
The
Odd Fellows of Georgia
Mealor
Special Trains for Grand Lodge at Gainesville
Extra cars will be added to today’s Gainesville afternoon train on the G M railroad to transport Independent Order of Gold Fellows to the Grand Lodge meeting in the Queen City of the Mountains. Williams lodge contesters seek cash prizes. members from Williams and Glenn lodges plus degree teams travel, with over a hundred riders from nearby lodges. Round trip fare is one dollar. return train departs Gainesville about 1 am Thursday.
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Gainesville
Independent
Order of Gold Fellows
Grand Lodge
Queen City of
Mountains
Williams Lodge
Williams
Glenn Lodge
Pulaski Street Stars Defeat Methodist Sunday School
The Pulaski Street Stars defeated the Methodist Sunday School team 14 to 9 on Old Herty Field. Spectators supported the game as the Stars, led by P Hamilton and H Barrett, claimed the win with solid batting and fielding.
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Pulaski Street
Methodist
Herty Field
P. Hamilton
F. Barrett
Q. Cobb
L. Harper
S. Sailors
H. Barrett
Fresh Garden Produce At Arnold & Abney
Ripe tomatoes home raised beets and fresh green beans offered by Arnold and Abney. Phone 1076 for orders or pickup.
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Arnold & Abney
Athens visit aids Home for Defective Children project
Mrs Florence Laham of Atlanta has been in Athens to promote the Home for Defective Children to fund a new building in Avanta. A leading southern surgeon has volunteered lifelong free service to the work. She is visiting Roy Hawkins in East Athens, a pellagra-stricken child under care.
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Florence Laham
Atlanta
Athens
Avanta
South
Latham
East
Roy Hawkins
Lodge notes and meeting details for fraternal orders
Iann Lodge No 76 meets every Tuesday night in Odd Fellows Hall at Clayton and Jackson streets with C Otis as N G and H L Garebold as Rec Secy Geo B Davie camp 282 W 0 W meets every Wednesday evening in Woodmen Hall Talmage Building Clayton Street at 8 00 p m with sessions on business degree team and drill visiting sovereigns invited J D Severns C C John Mappin Clerk
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Iann Lodge
Odd Fellowa Hall
Clayton
Jackson Streets
C. Otis
Garebold
Geo. B. Davie
Woodmen Hall
Talmage Building
Claytonn Street
Williame Lodge No 16 I O O F Meets Weekly
Williame Lodge No 16 I O O F holds weekly meetings in Od Fellows Hall over Davison Nichol son Co. All brethren invited. W W Hays N G J & MEALOR R 8
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Williame Lodge
Od Fellows
Davison-Nicholson Co
W. W. Hays
Mealor
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Monroe
Vicksburg Repulrd
Pennsylvania
Grant
Henrik Ibsen
Maj. ‘S Enfant
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Ebb
Aid Schurman
Press- University
International Navigation Congress
Riverside Academy
Iso
Mott
Williams Mfg. CO
Cleveland
Charters
Chamberlain
Darius Downey
Newburg Junction
N. B
Conkey
H. R Falmer & Sons
Messrs
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Swift Lithia Spring CO
Eibertou, Ga
M. Elc
S. S
E. P
P. W
J. D. Severns
C. C. John Mappin
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