Two Men to Die by Hanging in Gainesville Jail
Gainesville Ga Sept 19 special to the Banner James Cantrell and his son Cantrell face execution by hanging next Friday for the murder of Arthur Hawkins. Hawkins widow Mrs Sylvania Hawkins is serving life for complicity. The case drew statewide outrage as Cantrell and Hawkins plotted murder after a stormy affair. Bartow Cantrell killed Hawkins while James and Mrs Hawkins plotted the crime and later urged mercy before trial.
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Gainesville
James Cantrell
Cantrell
Cantrells
Arthur Hawkins
Sylvania Hawkins
Bartow
James
Arthur Hawes
Belhton
Barton Cantrell
Hawkins
Arthur
Bartow Cantrell
National Conservation Exposition Not a Fair in Knoxville
Knoxville reporters note the National Conservation Exposition is educational in aim not a carnival. Visitors learn conservation through varied exhibits as attendance grows with upcoming special days expected to draw larger crowds than before. The event is hailed as a historic success shaping the new South.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Great New South
Another Former Athens Man Is Sued for Divorce
Bertha A. Porter of Athel sues Ralph E. Porter of Fredericksburg Virginia for divorce in the superior court claiming desertion within four years of their July 3 1900 marriage in Johnsonville New York. They lived in Fredericksburg Wheeling Rome and Athens Georgia. Libel returnable the first Monday in October with service by newspaper publication and by letter.
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Athens
Norwich
Conn
Bertha A. Porter
Athel
Ralph E . Porter
Fredericksburg
Johnsonville
N. Y
West Aoton
Wheeling
Rome
Book Notice Fick Hin und Her
Book notice reviews a simple German reader for children by H. H. Fick Cincinnati public schools supervisor. Cloth 12mo 90 pages with illustrations priced 30 cents from American Book Company. Contains a hundred selections in elementary language to teach rudiments of German for young pupils.
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Fick Hin
H. H. Fick
Cincinnati
American Book Company
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Good Roads Convention Opens in Harrisburg
Harrisburg September 19 county chairmen from political parties union labor automobile clubs medical societies and local roads associations gathered in the House of Representatives to discuss good roads and to stir support for the proposed 50 million State bond issue for roads to be voted on at the November election.
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Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Monument 10 Gov Johnson Monument 10 Gov Johnson
Preparations are nearly complete for the unveiling next Sunday of the monument to former Governor John A. Johnson in St. Peter Minnesota. Public subscriptions funded the statue honoring a respected local figure four years after his death. The statue near the courthouse is a replica of the St Paul monument and mirrors the earlier drive.
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St. Peter, Minn
John A. Johnson
St. Peter
Johnson
State Capitol
St. Paul
Court House
Pape's Diapepsin Sold As Quick Stomach Remedy
A classic newspaper pitch touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless cure for dyspepsia indigestion gas and heartburn. The ad claims it regu lates upset stomachs in minutes and offers a money back guarantee with a fifty cent case providing a hundred dollars worth of relief.
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Pape
Farmers and Homemakers Day at East Tennessee Exposition
Knoxville plans for October 9 anticipate record attendance of farmers and their wives from East Tennessee with two meetings and national speakers on agriculture and livestock. Women’s program includes demonstrations and receptions for rural visitors as the Safety League Day for children is set for September 25 with Arthur Williams and J B Brister as speakers. The exhibit will inaugurate southern branches of the American Museum of Safety.
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Knoxville
Tenn
East Tennessee
Arthur Williams
Edison Illuminating Company of New York
J. B. Brister
American Museum of Safety
Ontario Christian Endeavor meet opens in Hamilton
Delegates from nearly all branches of the Christian Endeavor Association of Ontario gather in Hamilton for the province’s annual four day session. Notable speakers include Rev. Francis Clark founder of the society Karl Lehmann and Rev. W A McTaggart among others. A daily school of methods by Lehmann and morning talks on a spirits filled life by Rev. Roffe are planned. Sir Oliver Lodge remarks on life after death are noted but immorality remains a simple tenet.
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Hamilton
Ont
Christian Endeavor Association
Francis Clark
Karl Lehmann
International
W. A. McTageart
H. A. MacPherson
A.J . W. Roffe
Gilroy
Lehmann
A. W. Roffe
Oliver Lodge
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