Chamber of Commerce Wins Fight for Depot in Athens
Athens officials press Seaboard for a real passenger station after years of delays and a poor rail building. The Chamber of Commerce and local leaders argued before the Georgia Railroad Commission that a full twelve thousand dollar station was needed, not a minimal upgrade. The commission showed surprise at Seaboard’s plan and emphasized the city’s travel needs.
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Athens
Seaboard
Seaboard Appe Railroad Commission of Georgia
Issen
Chamber of Commerce
Railroad Commission
Athinta
Michy
Capt
Barnett
Cap. Barnett
A. H. Hodgson
Messrs. Michael and
Col
E. T. Brown
Athens Enacts Station Plan After Citizens Protest
Athens officials face a heated meeting over railroad plans for a new station. The commission revokes an order and directs the railroad to redraw plans with the city engineer to match Athens needs. A citizen committee led by Michael confronts the issue, backed by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Railroad Commission
Michael
Capt. Barnett
Commission
Sone
Capt Barnett
Geermit
Dt Wis
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Chanelor Barrow
Representative McMahan
Branson
J. W. Barnett
A. H. Hodgson
D. L. Barnest
T. J Wooster
H. Co
White
H. J. Rowe
Commencement Festivities Highlight Normal School Exercises
The Normal School hosts a busy commencement with gymnastic displays at the auditorium and a large visitor turnout. An 11 o'clock board meeting chaired by Guinn will address important business, with a concert at 8:30 p.m. raising funds for grounds improvement. The concert program includes orchestral pieces, solos, and choruses featuring many students and faculty, followed by a chorus and full ensemble. Local ads note Athens firms advertising on the Southern Mutual Insurance Co. fence.
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Southern Mutual Insurance Co
H. R. Palmer & Son
Annual Meeting of Southern Mutual Insurance Policy Holders
The annual meeting of the policy holders of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company will be held at the City Hall in Athens Georgia on Tuesday June 4 1907 at 11 A M. A E Griffith Secretary.
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The
Southern Mutual Insurance Company
Athens
Dozier elected Grand Master leads Georgia Odd Fellows
Columbus May 24 Special Grand Master Dozier of Allens and Tyson the veteran grand secretary conferred on convention matters and appointments. They outline a campaign for the order in Georgia and detail standing committees and lodge institution plans. A fatal shooting on a nearby farm involves Jim Rhodes shot by an unknown assailant named Fortson, with rapid pursuit by Sheriff Wier after the escaped suspect.
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Columbus
Jobb Dozier
Allens
Grand Lodge of Georgia Odd Fellows
JS. Tyson
Siaviainah
Uiriine
Georgia
Sion
Wier
Sherif Wier
Fortson
White Hall
Baseball games rained out across cities in the schedule
Rain halted fixtures across Birmingham, Little Rock, Montgomery, New Orleans and Atlanta Shreveport as none started. Shreveport players failed to arrive on time while batter restrictions and team pairings like Batteries-Duggan and Bardy Stockdale-Hurlburt appear in the fragment. Angel Cake noted as a separate item.
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Duggan and Bardy
Stockdale
Hurlburt
Atlanta
Shreveport
My Best Friend
Alexander Benton of Fort Edward New York praises Dr Kings New Discovery as his best earthly friend for asthma and his daughters illness. He credits cures for incipient consumption and a great recovery for his sons wife with a persistent cough ending. The product is fully guaranteed by W J Smith and Bro and H R Palmer and Sons with trial bottles offered at free.
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Alexander Benton
Fort Edward
N. Y
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
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Setin
Jefe
Hess
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Gale
Witter
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Aes
Queer Barnett
Crowth
Eernan Tert
Hanes
Hutcheson Bros
Efevernak
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Farrar Bore
Medd
Lanier Branson
Guy Olin Patman
Mardelineafazel” Holt
Alma
Greene
Francis L'Engle
Clarine
Glenn Bond
Cornets
Ernest Dillard
Harry Wie
Board of Costers
Marek
Schlepegril
Babylon
Gounod
Heimweh
Jungmann
Phil Branson
C. S. Stanage
Elise Edwards
Godard Tallise Hollingsworth
Emerson
Belisario de Donizetta
E. Gertrude Ford
Sylvia
Rolfe
Golden
McKinley
Voices of the
Sonora
Ee Weinren
the Rose Maiden
Cowen
Bostonese Orchestra
Bagsey
Charles Wages
G. G. Bond
Mary L. Richards
Flise Edwards
Normal School Chorus
Grady O'Rear
Aline Pope
Mary Richards
Olive Sale
Mamie Stubbs
Ruth Thurmond
Nina Mae Walker
Madge Williamson
Lillian Winter
Mai Wynn
Licie Adams
Mary Brown
Gussie Carr
Willie Cartledge
Ros
LeVere
Etta Shockley
Sara Smith
Agnes Wilhite
John M.prance
Gordon G. Singleton
Robert
A. E. Griffith
Jim Rhodes
Dozier
Georgia Odd Fellows
Dogier
Ant
Corumbus
Ro Allen
Gainesville
Credentials
Georg O. Berry
AJ W. Shuttles
Smisma
Finance —Co
Roc. Burnham
Savanna
Amd
Geo. W. Gant
Macon
Girewuteres
W. Slaton
Washington
Woc
Tun
W Fargo
Angusta
AL Fretwell
Waycross
Bodenhamer
Marietta
UW. Mills
J. Daniel
Grittin
B. Peeples
Institution of New Lodges
Grand Lodge
Hodgson Cotton Company
Empire State Chemical Company
Bol Forston
Bob
Jenene
Jim
Cross
Groes
Carrie
Hosiital
Birmingham
Little Rock
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