Memorial Day Oration by Gen Andrew J West in Athens
Memorial Day events in Athens feature Gen Andrew J West delivering an address at the University Chapel at 3 p.m. The program includes prayers, songs, flag presentation to Cobb Delaney Camp, and a march by veterans. The occasion honors Confederate dead with readings and notes on "The Jacket of Gray" by Mrs Caroline A Ball.
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South
Athens
University Chapel
E. L. Hill
Gray
Frances Woodberry
la Trelle Hutton
Roberta Slade
Grace Boykin
May Walden
Cobb-Delaney Camp
T. J. Shackelford
Crawford
Young Women of the Confederacy
J. W. Barnett
City Hall
Daughters of the Confederacy
Ladies Memorial Assocation
Crawford Chapter
University Campus
Miss Rutherford
Stratford Benjamin Woodberry
Charleston
Savannah
Georgia
Cotton the Souths Monopoly and the Worlds Necessity
Miss Harrison arranges a lecture at the Normal school auditorium Saturday at 8 30 PM. Hon Harvey Jordan will discuss Cotton the Souths Monopoly and the Worlds Necessity. Jordan is well known in the South and is expected to draw a large audience.
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Jordan
South
Mr. Jordan
Somebody's Darling and Memorial Verses at Savannah
A wartime lament from Savannah recalls Somebody's darling lying dead, a brave youth praised for steadfast loyalty to the gray, with verses honoring fallen soldiers and memory. The page also lists a Saturday menu for the YWCA including a 25 cent lunch and extras.
W C T U Meeting Set At Mrs Conaway Residence
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union announces a meeting for Saturday at 4 PM at Mrs H C Conaway’s home on Prince Avenue. All members who participated in the temperance work are urged to attend.
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H. C. Conaway
Prince Avenue
The Sword of Robert Lee Poem by Father Ryan
Poem extols the sword of Lee as a beacon of valor. It recounts its gleam guiding Confederate troops and swearing loyalty, then notes the sword sleeping in victory delayed and Robert E Lee slain. The piece honors courage, right, and sacrifice without graphic detail.
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Sword OF
Robert Lee
Father Ryan
Lee
Athens Candidates Weigh Ward Races and Mayor Bid
The Banner reports active candidate talk across Athens wards with T P Oliver in the Fourth and others like Cobb Lampkins H J Rowe and B F Hardeman nearing announcements. Incumbents C N Weatherly F A Lipscomb and mayor Dorsey face varying support as voters weigh contests this fall.
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T. P. Oliver
Oliver
Cobb Lampkins
W. P. Vonlerau
Vonderau
Derman Weatherford
C. N. Weatherly
Young Davis
Upson Harper
Dorsey
Athens
Dousey
Man Hanged for 1904 Murder in Guntersville
Bob Watts, a young white man, was hanged in the Guntersville jail yard after a lengthy case over the 1904 murder of Perd Winkles. Watts resisted with a knife, was overpowered, and proclaimed innocence. Winkles, a former Confederate soldier, had just collected a $30 pension when he was shot and robbed.
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Guntersville
Ala
Bob Watts
Watts
Perd Winkles
Winkles
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Peary Aims for Roosevelt North Pole Dash
Robert E. Peary plans to sail from New York by late June to attempt a Roosevelt north pole expedition. He expects a wintering period on Greenland and a February dash with a 14 month return, contingent on securing at least $100,000 in funding amid reports of $200,000 in hand.
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New York
Robert EB. Peary
Pole
Roosevelt
Greenland
Mr. Peary
Hyomei offers direct cure for catarrh with pocket inhaler
The ad claims Hyomei destroys catarrh germs by direct nasal throat and lung action. It touts immediate relief and permanent cure in severe cases, with a $1 outfit and a cure-or-none guarantee. Meanwhile, Misses Ruby Freeman Martie Smith and Katie May Arnold attend the Conningham Knox wedding in Leington.
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M. C
Peruna
M. C. Butter
South Carolina
Washington, D.C
Peruna Medicine Co
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus
Ohio
H. R. Palmer & Son
Ruby Freeman
Martie Smith
Katie May Arnold
Lezingston
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Andrew J. West
Atlanta, Ga
M. W. Welch
Laura Rutherford
Evermore
Soldier Boy
Brave
Death
Marie la Cost
Co 8& A
C. T. U. Meeting
Virginia
Aaa
Alderman
Lipscomb
Rowe
Lampkin
H. J. Rowe
B. F. Hardeman
Hardeman
Cc. H. Phinisy
Hardeman & Phinizy
Cotton Factors
J. F. Foster
T. J. Scott
Max Joseph
F. A. Lipscomb
EK. G. Whitehead
Whitehead
Henry R. Palmer
Tie
Henry Palmer
F. K. Freeman
Map
Alhee
Kentucky
Sane Dealtn
Comer
Mercantile House
J. A. Alexander
Plymouth Place
Chicago
Mrs. Fannie Camp
Bogart
United States
Peary
Worth
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