Stolen Watch Wanted. Athens Man Sought in Atlanta Case
Police arrested Earnest Crawford in Atlanta on a charge of possessing a watch believed stolen in Athens. The small ladies gold double case watch has a missing wound wheel and bears engraved letters P on one side. The Banner asks any losing owner to call the office for tracing assistance. Crawford, a former chain gang inmate for soap theft, traveled to Atlanta after his release.
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Earnest Crawford
Athens
Atlanta
Mrs Frances Louise Childers Dies at 55
Mrs Frances Louise Childers, wife of Thomashilders, died Sunday afternoon at her Lumpkin Street home after a period of frail health. Survived by husband and several children. Funeral held at home yesterday at 8 pm with Rev E D Stone officiating. Interment in Oconee cemetery.
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Lumpkin Street
Frances Louise Childers
Thomashilders
Boy Hurt From Fall At Porch
Little George Nicholson, son of Mr and Mrs A R Nichol son, fell fifteen feet from a back porch yesterday afternoon. He was badly shocked but no bones were broken and he is resting easily. Lookout for the dots.
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George Nicholson
A. R. Nichol
Stolen Cattle Traced Through Athens and Winterville
Walter Stevens of Sandy Cross traced a red polest e er stolen last week to a buyer in Athens while Carl Stevens reports a second cow stolen and sold to a Mr Christian in Winterville. Police pursue the thief as authorities warn of a severe penalty.
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Walter Stevens
Sandy Cross
Tom Marke
Athens
Carl Stevens
Christian
Winterville
Quick justice in Athens for umbrella theft in forty minutes
In Athens yesterday a man named Cook Hill was arrested, bound over, tried in city court, and sent to the chain gang all within forty minutes after his offense. He stole a negro woman's umbrella, later traced to another, and was fined 80 and ordered to six months in the chain gang. Also warns against fad diets and advertises Green's August Flower and Green's remedies at Palm erd and Sons.
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Athens
Justics of the Peace
Cook Hill
Cobb
Elks Visit Athens for Lodge Installation in Classic City
Atlanta Elks completed initiation and installation of a new Athens lodge on Saturday amid a festive banquet. Officers installed included Exalted Ruler Colonel M. G. Michael and several leading knights. W. S. McGill and Jesse McGarrity led remarks praising Athens as home to prominent city figures.
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Atlanta
Athena
Athens
Kita
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Lodge of Elks
W. 5 S. McGill
D. B. Smith
Jeasto McGarrity
Walter Visanka
Joe Cabell David
Clifford Waters
Ecequire
David Fileshall
Tower Guard
B. R. Wafford
Tyler
Arthur Weisburg
D. D
Josph Ronenburg
Atlanta Elks
Athens Elks
Jesse McGarrity
Initiaton
M. G. Michael
James Dozier
D. BH. McNeill
W. A. Reynolds
H.E Qohoate
BR. J. Tarner
L. P. Edwards
H. J. Bowe
Jake Stern
R. K. Reaves, Jr
W.8. McGill
H. E. Ohboate
R. J. Tarner
Ed Tarner
J. BR. Reaves, Jr
Dr. Goss
Cosarstormia fears the The Kind You Have Always Bougt ae FL
A fragmentary item notes concerns about a product or brand purchase in Florida. The readable text mentions fear or worry tied to a purchase and references a well known consumer theme. No clear names, dates, or events are established.
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Cosarstormia
Athens Guards Plan Armory Club Annex With Reading Room
Members of the Athens Guards propose adding a club feature to their armory. The suite will include a reading room baths gymnasium and a reception room where the boys can spend evenings. They aim to raise funds by popular subscriptions and seek strong local support.
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Athens Guards
Als Military Company
Georgia Mutual Makes Advance
Athens notes a growing presence of Jim Mutual Insurance Company of Georgia as it completes divisions in northeast Georgia and expands into South Georgia. Secretary J A Darwin leaves for Thomasville to organize two divisions, then Forsyth and Barnesville to establish more. Plans include branching into Texas as Georgia markets fill.
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Athens
Jim the Mutual Insurance Company of Georgia
Georgia
South Georgia
J. A. Darwin
Thomasville
Forsythe
Barnesville
Texas
Floods Recede in Texas Railroads Resume Traffic
Flooding across Texas eases as rains stop and waters recede. The International and Great Northern reports heavy damage with 1000 feet of track washed out near Richland Creek and White Rock Creek. Rail lines like the Cotton Belt, Missouri, Kansas and Texas bridge at Hillsboro and Big Springs show progress toward normalization. Two drownings added to five flood fatalities, including Mrs. Millett at Hillsboro and Mr. Hardy at Elm Springs.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Brandon
Hillsboro
International
Great Northern
Palestine
Richland Creek
White Rock Creek
Trinity River
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Big Springs
J. G. Millett
Hardy
Elm Springs
Jealous Suitor Kills Miss Sheridan Then Self Destructs
Charles Woyley of Norwood Missouri, 25, shot and killed his former sweetheart Miss Josephine Sheridan at her Springfield home and then killed himself. Sheridan and her sister were entertaining friends in the back yard when the doorbell rang. Sheridan was shot through the heart and Weyley’s head was torn off. Jealousy likely prompted the double tragedy. they had been engaged to marry until a month ago.
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Springfield
Slo
Charles Woyley
Norwood
Josephine Sheridan
Misa Sheridan
Weyley
Miss Sheridan
Weley
Wesley
Masquerades as outlaw inTracey hoax ends badly in Seattle
William Nixon used the Outlaw Tracey disguise to gain a woman’s trust at a Seattle music hall. He claimed to be the desperado and threatened her life, then was attacked by a police officer and the theater owner, Joe Williams. Nixon lay insensible, the ruse exposed when his features matched a police photo.
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Tracey
Seattle
Wash
Willam Nixon
Actreon
Joe Williams
Jack Williams
Bothell
Case of Nina Danforth case puzzles authorities over disposition
New York July 28 state authorities puzzled over a satisfactory disposition of Nina Danforth the deformed girl who killed A J Blery and is in Cambridge house of correction awaiting trial A Boston special to The Press reports Attorney General Parker believes a jury would acquit due to pitiable circumstances The case may end with a manslaughter verdict and a light sentence reducing time already served with release under restraint or watch to safeguard her weak mind
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Gama New
South Farmingham
House of Correction
Passengers Narrow Escape on Blue Ridge Bridge
An accommodation train with freight and one passenger car on the Blue Ridge route faced a collapse on a high Gen eva river bridge Saturday evening. A freight car derailed, plunging 60 feet into the river. others left the track, stranding the passengers who crawled from the wreckage amid confusion and fear of death.
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Columbia
D. C
Blue Ridge
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Bon Ton
Royal Worcester Corset CO
Worcester
Mass
Crawford
Chain Gang
G. H. Hulme &Co
J. A. Kelly
United
Chamberlain
Mr. Kelly
Henderson, N.C
All Dragatate
Mrs. Childers
Michael Brothers
Oglethorpe County
Mr. McGarity
Athens Lodge
Mexicana
Condita
Muual
Castoria
Dimity
Seta
May Manton
BAZAR
China
Japan
Lone Star State
Nina Danforth
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