Insurance man shot in Athens hall by State College guard
Leonard Lowe, manager for Cherokee Insurance in Rome Georgia, was shot five times on the fifth floor of the Southern Mutual Building by Thad Bray a State College of Agriculture watchman. Bray surrendered to police after the incident and Lowe was taken to St Marys Hospital with multiple injuries including a pelvic wound and two glancing shots. Bray stated he acted after his wife was allegedly insulted by Lowe.
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Thad Bray
Leonard Lowe
Southern Mutual
Cherokee Insurance Company
Rome
Thad E. Bray
State College of Agriculture
Bray
Lowe
Ruth Bray
Alabama
Athens
Bernstein
St. Mary's Hospital
Leonard C. Lowe
State College
Horticultural Department
Miss Bray
Mr. Lowe
Miss Lowe
Mrs. Bray
Slater
Banks Set New Collection Rates for Athens Banks
The banks of Athens announce January 1 1913 adoption of rules for collection of checks drafts and notes on deposits from firms individuals and corporations. Discretionary points may be accepted at par for accounts with satisfactory balances. other items incur charges from 1 4 to 1 8 percent with minimum 10 cents. special rates for cotton related accounts.
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Athens
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Richmond
Cincinnnati
Chica
Atlanta
Augusta
Macon
Savannah
Treasury Departments
State of Georgia
United States
Georgia National Bank
Citizens Bank and Trust Co
Anderson Banking Co
National Bank of Athens
Athens Savings Bank
American State Bank
Can Man Marry His Own Niece in Georgia
Atlanta dispatch reports Phil Cook secretary of state examines Georgia law on marriage to a niece. He finds no explicit prohibition against uncle niece marriage though some disputes exist on Levitical degrees of consanguinity. Courts have not ruled on uncle niece marriages in Georgia though nephew aunt cases are void or doubtful.
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Atlanta
Phil Cook
James A. St. Clair
York
Georgia
Cook
Pennsylvania
Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Pneumonia Defense
Winter and spring illnesses are blamed on pneumonia the chief death in colder months. Dr King’s New Discovery is marketed as the best medicine to drive off colds coughs and croup with testimonials from Mrs George W Place of Rawsonville VI praising its effectiveness. Guaranteed for all bronchial ailments priced 60 cents and one dollar trial bottle offered at local druggists W J Smith & Bros and H S Palmer & Sons.
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Dr. King
George W. Place
Rawsonville
J. Smith & Bros
Palmer & Sons
Famous Stage Beauties Use Arnica Salve Ad
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve for facial skin problems and sores, claiming quick relief for boils, rheum, chapped hands, burns, and piles, with a price of 25 cents at W. J. Smith & Bros and H. R. Palmer & Bons. It also promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for chronic constipation sold by all dealers.
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W. J. Smith & Bros
H. R.palmer & Bons
Chamberlain
Athens Cotton Receipts Seen Near 126000 Bales
Cotton receipts in Athens for 1912-13 are expected to exceed 126000 bales, though last year’s total was around 180000. Traders, noting a short crop, estimate this season’s receipts won’t drop more than 50000 from last year, with 71464 bales counted to December 1 and 25880 bales in stock on hand. Georgia gin totals may top two million this season.
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Athens
A. W. Brooks
Georgia
Eighty Year Old Clarke Citizen Dies In Jersey Bull Attack
Mr. J. H. J. A. Smith, 80, a prominent planter in Purdyear district, was gored to death by a Jersey bull in his stable lot yesterday evening. The embalmers description noted fatal injuries as the bull followed him through the gate, lifting him onto its horns and mauling him across the lot. Funeral plans for Friday were not finalized.
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Clarke
Jersey
J. H. J. A. Smith
Purvedr’s
Mr. Smith
BE. W. Smith
Bryant
Puryeara
W. H. Smith
Dorsey Company
Smith Home
Trial of Judge Archbald Stirs Official Washington This Week
Washington observers await the Senate trial of Judge R W Archbald of the Commerce Court on thirteen articles of impeachment. The Pennsylvania native faced charges of using his judicial position for profit in coal and railroad dealings with Erie interests and related parties.
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Archbald
Washington
Washington, D. C
R. W. Archbald
Commerce Court
House of Representatives
Senate
Robert W. Archbald
Pennsylvania
Yale
Scranton
Pennsylvania District Court
Taft
New Court of Commerce
Department of Justice
Archbard
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
George E. Brownell
Erie Railroad Company
Coal Company
The
Erie
House
Katy
Edward J. Williams
Hills Coal and Irom Company
Erie Railroad
Standardizing the Work of the State Schools
The Georgia State Department of Education begins a major effort to standardize county schools. A seven head plan covers teacher quality, school grounds, building, equipment, salary, and seven months term. Compliance yields a Georgia Standard County School certificate to spur progress statewide.
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Macon Daily Telegraph
State Department of Education
Georgia
Brittain
South
Barrow
M. L. Duggan
Celeste
Parrish
State Department
Georgia Campaign Committee
TeFni
Itag
Roosevelt Says He Won’t Seek Presidency Again
Special to the Banner reports Theodore Roosevelt told Progressive leaders in Boston he would not be a candidate for the presidency again. Charles Sumner Bird, who defeated a progressive candidate for governor, says Roosevelt plans to support the party’s policies with its rank and file. Bird recently conferred with Roosevelt in New York.
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Teddy
Boston
Maia
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Sumner Bird
Progressive Net
Bird
Col. Roosevelt
New York
Dying Message on a Check and a Fatal Suicidal Note
Atlanta, Dec 5. A man signed a $29 check and scrawled a note seeking credit from those he presided over in court. He later killed himself in his Tallulah hotel room, ending a life amid impeachment proceedings and a request for White to remove him from commerce court duties. The note was to be sent to his Savannah sister to cover funeral expenses.
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Atlanta, Ga
House
Archbald
White
Supreme Court of the United States
Commerce Court
Savannah
Geab W. Higgins
John EB. Murphy
Atlanta
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Perfectio
Standard Oil Company
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