First Case for new Judge and New Solicitor in Chafin Murder
Thadeus O Chafin, indicted for the murder of his wife near Lexington, is to be tried at the special term of Oglethorpe court called by Judge Worley. On January 1 a new judge Hodges and new solicitor Skelton, both from Hartwell, will be sworn in and will handle the case in the Northern circuit.
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Chafin
Lexington
Thadeus O. Chafin
Worley
Oglethorpe Court
Hodges
Hartwell
Skelton
Go-to Sunday School Day Observed by State Baptists
Today all Baptist Sunday schools in the state observe Go-to Sunday School Day. The First Baptist church in Athens joins in the State Mission observance with a prepared program including selections and an orchestra.
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First Baptist
Baptist
First Baptist Church
Athens
Gospel Program Includes Songs and Recitations
A church program features songs such as Onward Christian Soldiers and Jesus Loves Me, responsive reading, thrice welcomed Irma Vandergrift, recitations and an acrostic Our State for Jesus, with Will Crane, Mr. T. Mell and an offering.
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Irma Vandergrift
Jesus
Will Crane
Christ
Mr. T
Hughes Ends Indiana Campaign in Glory
Indianapolis report says ten thousand Republicans cheered Hughes and Fairbanks as his campaign voice weakened. Doctors may halt the campaign while a speech is cut short and plans for future events are unsettled. In a separate note, Eunice Bolton and James Wilton Carter married at the Bolton residence with immediate honeymoon plans to New York and other points via Atlanta and Savannah.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Hughes
Mr. Fairbanks
Eunice E. Bolton
James Wilton Carter
Frank Bolton
Near Commerce
T. C. Burwell
Carlton
New York
Atlanta
Savannah
Bolton
Ghd
College Park
Fuzzy Woodruff Checks Georgia Football Outlook
Fuzzy Woodruff, famed sporting writer for the Atlanta Georgian and Sunday American, spent last night in the city and took a casual glance at Georgia football prospects during his visit.
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Mr. L. F
Fuzzy) Woodruff
Feaure
Atlanta Georgian
Sunday American
City
Georgia
Miss Belle Hutcheson Dies After Six Weeks Ill
Miss Belle Hutcheson aged fifty five died at the home of Capt T H Dozier on Meigs street after a six week illness. Funeral services will be held at Winterville Cemetery this afternoon at 4 30 conducted by Rev L G Johnson and Rev J D Stasicke. She was a sister of Mrs T H Dozier and aunt of Mrs A W Dozier with ties to Watkinsville and Athens.
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Belle Hutcheson
T. H. Dozier
Meigs Street
Winterville Cemetery
L G. Johnson
Atlanta
J. D
Hothead
Oglethorpe County
T. D. Hutcheson
Watkinsville
James ‘H. Hutcheson
A. W. Dozier
Edward Hutcheson
Bessie Hutcheson
Isabel Hutcheson
Campbell, Morton
James H. Hutcheson
Athens
Young Boy Injures Arm in Accident at White
Roy Towns, a youth, accidentally discharged a shotgun yesterday morning and suffered such severe arm injuries that doctors performed an elbow amputation.
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White
Roy Towns
Teacher killed after whipping daughter in Dellwood
Marianna Fra Sept 23 W L Messer surrendered to authorities saying he shot and killed G C Horn, principal of the wood school, for whipping his daughter. Also an unrelated advertisement promises home rheumatism cure from Mrs M Summers Notre Dame Ind for proof and address.
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Jated Press
Marianna
Fra
L. Messer
G. ‘Cg. Horn
Dellwood
Horn
The
Wood School
A-Notre
Dame-Lady's
Striking Simile From Ohio State Journal Cited
The Ohio State Journal notes a striking simile to study rhetoric: “He lied like a reliable eyewitness,” to be included in a forthcoming textbook. The remark highlights the paradox of seeming trustworthiness and falsehood.
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Ohio State Journal
Two Ways of Looking at It
Dentists say insanity is caused by bad teeth. It may also be caused by bad dentists.
Former Georgian Killed in French Aviation Corps
Kiffin Rockwell, formerly of Atlanta and Asheville, serving with the French aviation corps on the western front, was killed this morning in a fight with German aircraft. The French government cabled his mother Mrs. L A Rockwell in Winston-Salem. He was twenty four and had been credited with downing four machines and receiving a war cross. He had been at Verdun and was noted for bravery in official reports.
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Associated Press
Winston-Salem
Kiffin Rockwell
Atlanta
Asheville
L. A. Rockwell
Rockwell
Paris
Alsace
Verdun
Una
Freshman Night Disorder Sparks Campus Tension
Freshman night in the college town ended with multiple incidents including a freshman leader being arrested, a boy with a bloody scalp, and clashes as paint was hurled from water tower to street areas. Frequent confrontations marked the celebrations despite general distribution of colors.
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College Town
New-Clas
Soph
Saeed McRae
Doasante
No Chance for Foreign Foe in New York Banter
Willis and Gillis discuss perceived protection of New York City from foreign invasion. They joke about rail and road closures and residents being away in summer, suggesting little danger of an occupation. The excerpt reflects wartime mood and urban skepticism.
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Willis
Gillis
Doom Species and a Typhoid Patient’s Bitter Wish
Harold, recovering from typhoid, must drink buttermilk per his doctor. He dislikes the drink but complies, sipping a very large glass. He sighs and wishes that every buttermilk cow in the world were dead.
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Harold
Libraries in Coffee Houses in London
Before public libraries, book rooms attached to English coffee houses allowed customers to read. Some housed up to a thousand volumes and even printed catalogues. Two such coffee houses reportedly remained in London until the early 1880s.
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London
Ehrenfels Tower First German Cannon Mount Site
The Ehrenfels Tower near Bingen, built in 1210 by Philip von Bolander the Rheingau governor, reportedly the first place in Germany where cannons were mounted, has stood as a dismantled ruin since 1689. It sits opposite Bishop Hatto's mouse tower along the Rhine.
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Germany
Ehrenfels
Philip von Bolander
Rheingau
Rhine
Bingen
Hatto
Press and the Public School
Dr Albert Shaw argues the press cannot replace common schools yet is essential to shaping a nation. He contends printed media operates as a broad agency influencing public literacy and civic life, shaping readers into citizens.
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Hufian
Albert Shaw
Unexpected Scene Delays Wedding Plan Amid Courtship
A rustic village tableau shows a farmer yielding to a spontaneous marriage proposal as a photographer captures the moment. The farmer agrees to the match while directing others to enlist a parson, a lighthearted snapshot of frontier romance.
Hardship and Retirement Echoes in Rural Life
A merchant laments poverty while praising rural life and retirement. He recalls enduring the southwest wind and the Icarian sailors, ending with a vision of a shattered bark and the struggle to endure poverty in his native town.
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Horace
Worth While Quotation From Belected Subject
A brief quotation ponders the tragedy seen in a woman who resists aging, highlighting a theme of aging and societal expectations. The line suggests melancholy about rebellion against growing older.
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Moss Auditorium
James Music Co
Ford—Griffeth Implement Company
Hudson—Morris Yow
Saxon—Martin Brothers
BUICK
J. M. Hood
Maxwell
Clarke County Motor Car Company
Artruck
Bernstein Brothers
Chevrolet
B. H. Lasnett
Studebaker—Talmage Hardware Company
Overland
Athens Overland Company
COLE8
J. H. Griffeth
Woodruff Brothers
Winder
Oldsmobile
H. J. Lamar
Second Street
Macon
Dodge—Morristow
Athens Cycle Company
Georgia National Bank
John J. Wilkins
Madison G. Nicholson
V. P
P. Brooks
J. Warren Smith
V. P. Eston Eppes
Indiana
Bolton-Carlton
Fuzzy” Woodruff
Sister
Florida
UpOm-prey
Soraemae
Farmer Green
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