Haunted Refugio mine near Alpine Texas described as terrifying
An American mining engineer Henry Boyd retraced legends of the Refugio mine in the Chispa mountains 60 miles southwest of Alpine Texas. After locating ruins and a shaft, Boyd and companions faced terrifying underground phenomena including a piercing cry and violent air blasts. Subsequent expeditions led by Captain Jouls Sefton ended in bruised crews and renewed fears of the haunted mine.
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Chispa Mountain
Alpine
Texas
Henry Boyd
State of Coahuila
Saltillo
Mexico
Crown of Spain
Boyd
Chis
Pa Mountains
James E. Meade
San Antonio
Pedro
Jouls Sefton
Tex Han
Sutton County
Sefton
Ming
County to Pave City Streets Under Joint Plan
County commissioners approved extending paving into Athens city limits on main arteries to connect with existing city work. Lumpkin street to the brow of the hill will be macadamized and Belgian block used down to the city pavement, with the city finishing the rest if desired.
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Rowe
Snelling
Lumpkin Street
Athens
Watkinsville Road
Lumpkin Hill
Athens man fined heavy for campus disturbance
Charlie Walker a Black man was fined fifty dollars and costs or four months on the gang by Mayor Rhodes after a drunken campus incident. Previously he paid fifteen dollars and costs for disorderly conduct, then was sent to work on a farm by a white citizen. He resisted arrest en route to headquarters, was jailed, and faces city labor followed by return to farm duty to serve his earlier sentence.
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Charlie Walker
Rhodes
Athens
Ardent
Beggan
J. Payne
Post Office Receipts Show Large Increase for Athens
Athens postal receipts rose sharply in the latest quarter compared with the prior year. Stamp sales reached 7745.47 dollars versus 6542.08 dollars in early 1904, an eighteen percent rise. Money orders totals were 15773.74 dollars in and 25285.66 dollars paid out, about sixty percent more than the quarter’s inflows. The city and post office management are praised for the strong financial condition.
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Athens
Sam Hoover Finds Better Fortune Than Gold Mines
Greensboro man Sam A. Hoover writes from Athens of a cured nasal catarrh and deafness after using Hyomel and Hyomel balm. He praises the treatment, notes full recovery of hearing, and cites a $1 outfit price with five cent refills, urging buyers to ask H. R. Palmer & Sons to display their guarantee.
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Sam Hoover
Sam A. Hoover
Greensboro
N. C
Mr. Hoover
Athens
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
College Y M C A seeks a dedicated campus secretary
A movement to appoint a special secretary for the College Y M C A on the University campus grew from talks among Assistant State Secretary Lott Warren traveling secretary W W Weatherford and local Y M C A secretary Forbes. It aims to work with university authorities and the city Y M C A to provide focused college Y M C A leadership.
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University
Lott Warren
Ww. D. Weatherford
Forbes
Ft Fe
Interesting items from Watkinsville
Watkinsville Ga April 3 Mrs Marie R Worth of Chicago formerly Miss Marie Rees of Baltimore spoke on The Higher Physical Culture of Women at the Methodist church. Elliott A Boyle of New York lectured on Seen and Unseen to a full auditorium as part of the Alkahest lectures. Local residents and visitors are noted with recent moves and illnesses in Oconee county.
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Watkinsville
Marie R. Worth
Chicago
Marie Rees
Baltimore
Methodist Church
Worth
Madison
Elliott A. Boyle
New York
Lillian Worley
Gainesville
Lester P. Bell
EB. H. Shellut
Atltnnta
W. J. Elder
A. C. Jackson
Bishop
J. P. Langston
Monroe
Oconee County
Street Car Overturns at Seaboard Depot
Last night about eleven o'clock a street car from the Seaboard Air Line depot mounted the rock wall on College avenue and tipped onto its front. Conductor Dickson and Motorman Martin were on board. both claim the other held the brakes as the car slowed. Martin sustained a badly bruised ankle and a dislocation. both men escaped serious injury with remarkable luck.
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Seaboard Air Line
Rock Wall
College Avenue
Dickson
Martin
East Athens Schools Transfer to City Board of Education
Last night the East Athens Night School and East Athens Kindergarten passed into city control under the board of education. Visitors attended the transfer. addresses honored the long-serving ladies who managed these institutions. The event highlights community appreciation for their work and commitment to education in Athens.
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Athens
East Athens Night School
East Athens
City of
City Board of Education
John D. Mell
Board of Education
Mell
D. C. Barrow
G. G. Bond
University accredits Georgia high schools expanding eligibility
State Agent J S Stewart directs accreditation of Georgia high schools under University plan. Seventy five schools have been accredited fully or partially, enabling graduates to enter University classes without examinations. Endorsements come from Southern and General education boards as the program expands nationwide. The Boys High School Atlanta and Barnesville School are among the top accredited.
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University of Georgia
J.S. Stewart
J. 8. Stewart
South
Southern and
General Education Boards
Boys’ High School
Atlanta
Barnesville
Peculiar run decision in Mercer Georgia game
Umpire Floyd Foster reported to American League President B B Johnson on a disputed first inning run by Charlie Cox for Mercer against Georgia. Johnson ruled the run would count, noting the play was unusual yet valid as Cox reached home before the batter Griffeth hit the ball, amid wide comment and curiosity in the baseball community.
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Floyd Foster
Mercer
Georgia
B. B. Johnson
American Baseball League
Charlie Cox
Johnson
Griffeth
Cox
Gates
Foster
American League
Must Believe It Athens Endorsements Back Up A Testimony
Public endorsement from a Athens citizen boosts belief in a medical claim. Booth of 452 River Street describes eighteen months of backache and kidney trouble, relief after using Deans Kidney Pills, sleep restored, urine regulated, and overall health improved. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the take no other.
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Athens
Ww. R. Booth
River Street
Dean
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Price Soc. Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. T
United States
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