Building Collapse Hurts Hundreds in Clarke County Church
A large wooden church housing about 350 African Americans collapsed Sunday afternoon in Clarke County during a baptism and sermon. Most escaped with cuts or bruises. several were treated for injuries, with one presumed dead revived. Rescue crews freed those trapped as the wreckage settled, and observers called the event miraculous.
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Clarke County
St. James Church
Jefferson Road
Sloan Brown
The Dutch Boy Who Saved Holland From the Sea
A fragmented tale recalls the little Dutch boy who plugged a leak in the dike, saving the country from flood and devastation. The memory emphasizes courage and the dire consequences of a long-ago breach in Holland’s defenses.
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Holland
Bargain Bonanza At BU AUS Ladies Goods Sale
Local house offers drastic reductions on handkerchiefs linens towels and ready made garments. Discounts include 5c 7c 10c 15c items and bundles such as sheets pillow cases and damask at reduced prices. Featured include silk parasols mosquito nets and belt buckles with deep cuts on popular fabrics and wares.
Famous French Trial Begins at Lycee With Dreyfus Defiant
Paris reports Captain Dreyfus enters the Lycee court in gilded room amid armed guards. He protests his innocence on every charge as officers in uniform observe a searching examination. Spectators show sympathy while bitter enemies watch closely.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Lycee
Lemons as Medicine Lemon Elixir Promoted
Dr H Mozley markets Mozley s Lemon Elixir a tonic for liver stomach bowels kidneys and blood claiming cures for biliousness constipation indigestion headaches malaria fevers chills heart disease and nervous prostration Sold by druggists 50c and 1 bottles with numerous Georgia testimonials supporting relief and cure claims
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H. Mozley
New Proprietor of the Commercial Hotel Takes Charge
H. L. Taylor from Wilson North Carolina becomes the new proprietor of the Commercial Hotel and is preparing to assume duties. He has seven years in the hotel business and has already taken charge. He and his wife and one child will move to Athens before the first of the month amid plans and community adjustments. Planters Tea claims to cure dyspepsia constipation and indigestion while regulating the liver and is sold by Brumby Drug Co.
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H. L. Taylor
Commercial Hotel
Mr. Taylor
Wilson, N.C
Commercial
Hans
Athens
Brumby Drug Co
Thrilling Midnight Journey From Tallulah Falls to Lula
Two Athens women Miss Lucy Gerdine and Miss Hope Linton ride a late Northeastern train toward Athens. Dark conditions cause a misstep near Lula Bellton. marshal accompanies them. rescue arranged as Captain Cox holds the train until all reach Lula safely.
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Lula
Lucy Gerdine
Hope Linton
Thomasville
Bellton
Tallulah Falls
Athens
Lala
Telegraphic News From All Points
A roundup from multiple cities with disasters and notable events. Accidents in Bridgeport and Bar Harbor leave many dead and others injured as a trolley derailment sends passengers into deep water. Other reports cover insanity verdicts, royal banquets, Dreyfus proceedings, political endorsements, a Spanish court martial acquittal, yellow fever ebbing, a New York strike, a Georgia bond vote for sewerage, and a testimonial about King’s New Discovery for respiratory illness.
Two Arrested in Brass Theft Case
Officers nabbed Ed Thomas and Bish Harden, two colored boys aged 18 and 15, charged with stealing brass from the old waterworks plant and selling it to the tank shop after a long police hunt for the brass parts.
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Ed Thomas
Bish Harden
O O D Hood Dies in Harmony Grove
Mrs O J Hood, a highly respected Christian woman and devoted wife and mother, died in Harmony Grove Georgia. The community expresses deep sorrow and sends condolences to Mr C J Hood and the children amid the loss. The notice notes her universal regard and Christian character.
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Harmony Grove
O. J. Hood
Hyjod
C. J. Hood
First Baptist Church
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