Two Fire Districts Established In City
The city splits into two fire districts divided by Pulaski street with Eagle House No. 1 east of it and Stathlon Street 2 west of it. Alarms from each side are answered locally with mutual aid by signal bells if needed, reducing long team runs and exposure. The plan aims to save labor and limit conflagrations while ensuring rapid response.
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Alens Fire Department
Pulash! Street
Eagle House No. 1
Jackson Street
Pulaski Street
Stathlon Sea 2
Up Town
Cotton District
Gate
London Banquet to Honor James Bryce Promises Anglo American Tie
London February 6 reports say a farewell banquet at the Savoy for James Bryce will be a major Anglo American display with Field Marshal Earl Roberts presiding. Ambassadors Reid and Bryce will exchange toasts signaling close ties between Britain and the United States. Washington February 6 trustees of the McKinley Memorial Association met at the Arlington Hotel and heard progress reports on the Canton monument, aimed for summer dedication with Vice President Fairbanks leading the endowment committee.
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London
Jamaica
Hotel Savoy
James Bryce
United States
Marshal Earl . Roberts
Reid
Bryce
Washington
McKinley Memorial Association
Hotel Arlington
Canton
Fairbanks
Endowment Fund
Religious Education Conference Second Day Highlights
Rochester reports a wide range of topics at the second day sessions of the Religious Education Conference. Notables included Rev Samuel A Eliot and Rev James A Brown among others, with President Strong presiding at the morning devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Strong
Rochester Theological Seminary
Samuel A. Eliot
D. D
American Unitarian Association
James A. Brown
Chicago
Harlan Creelman
Montreal
Wert
Wiley
Minneapolis
Livingston L. Taylor
Brooklyn
George F Nason
Wilmington
Del
Notice to Corporations to Register in Clarke County Ga
Clarke County Ordinary S B Wingfield issues a January 1907 notice requiring all corporations to register with the county Ordinary and the Secretary of State. The notice warns penalties for noncompliance and directs corporations in Athens Clarke County to call, fill a form, and forward it to the Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astorilly
Clarke
Wingfield
Athens
Clarke County
General Assembly
S. B. Wingfield
Missouri
Secretary of State
Congressmen Bell Seeks Clarity on Franked Mail Authority
Hon. Thomas M Bell urges postmasters to forward franked matters to addressees, citing Postmaster General Cortelyou guidance. The piece notes local talk on city annexation linked to the State Normal School area and mentions ongoing high-profile trials drawing public attention as civic groups seek growth through Chamber of Commerce membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mc Bell
Congress
Ninth
Uines
Colonel Bell
Bell
Otice
Washington, D.C
Poti
State Normal School
Athens Plans New Guns For Police Force
The city of Athens will equip its police with Winchester repeating shotguns, six charges each, purchased at once. The guns are described as the latest model and each officer will receive one.
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Police Department
Athens
New Industries in the South
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index reports rising railroad construction activity in the South with surveys for routes Abbeville to Fort Valley Georgia and a Tuscombia to Gadsden Alabama line. It notes electric street railways, expanded capital for Decatur traction, Opelika franchises, and Ninteen new corporations totaling 743000 in capital, plus several large plants and numerous construction projects across multiple states.
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Columbus
Georga and Alabama Industrial Index
Abbeville
Fort Valley
Tuscumbia
Ala
Gadson
Seaboard
Cedartown
Decatur
Opelika
Car and
Birmingham
Arleston
D. C
Wayeriss
Gay
Pes Hedy
Gate City
Thomasville
Montgomery
Athens
Mobile
Ta- Grange
Anniston
Gadsden
New Presbyterian Minister Rev El Hill Welcomed to Athens
The Banner greets Rev. EL Hill as Athens new Presbyterian minister and citizen. The article states he will be an instrument in the hands of the Lord for great good in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
EL. Hill
Bolton Plea of Self Defense and Salaries Boost
Bolton pleads self defense as details include conductors like KE Cox Arthur Cox and Dan Martin with Southern trains out of the city to Lula. Announcement notes a general raise in salaries for train service workers and yard men across the line, with specific per diems for local freight bonds and brakemen on local freights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. C. Cox
Arthur Cox
Dan Martin
Lula
Will Bolton Trial For Killing Marshal Hammond Next Monday
Will Bolton faces trial in Jackson Superior Court on the killing of Marshal Tim Hammond of Stat ham. Bolton will plead self defense claiming he was attacked by a man on the railroad track who grabbed his shoulder and spoke. Bolton, drinking that night, shot Hammond believing him to be a footpad, not the town marshal.
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Will Bolton
Tim Hammond
Statham
Jackson Superior Court
Jefferson
Bolton
George C. Thomas
Col
Henry S. West
John Harper
Harper
Hammond
Marshal Hammond
Wreck on Gainesville Midland Delays Trains After Rain
A derailment north of Fowler Junction involved four box cars on the Gainesville Midland Railway. Heavy rains softened tracks, but cars were not badly damaged and cleared by noon. No injuries reported and monetary loss deemed slight.
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Gainesville
Question to Settle on Vagrancy or Lunacy Trial
An old man named Alexander Howard sits in jail awaiting lunacy trial after his vagrancy case was continued to determine his sanity. Ten days’ notice has been served on his three next of kin under the new law, and the lunacy trial is set for next Tuesday. If found sane, he will be tried for vagrancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Howard
Improvements at Court House Progress Promised
Work on the court house improvements is rapidly pushed. A new stairway to the courtroom is finished, and another stairway will be built to the basement where several hundred dollars of sanitary plumbing will be installed. Additional improvements are planned for the convenience of visitors and those who work there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Probate of Miss No B Save Will and Collie Show
In Harrisburg on Feb 6 the ordinary court probated the will of Miss No B Save and appointed Jos H Stone as executor. Today and tomorrow the Collie Club of America holds its annual show with prize collies from leading kennels across the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. H. Stone
Harrisburg
The
Collie Club of America
United States
Canada
Weekend bill at Colonial features Buster Brown and Mars play
A lively Colonial program arrives Monday night with Buster Brown in a tuneful musical comedy and dancers plus the English pantomimist Tige. Tuesday offers Jane Ganthony’s A Message From Mars with satirical humor and a transforming messenger. Also shown is Our New Minister a Hard Scrabble comedy about crime and consequences for Lew Ransom and family.
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Buster Brown
Mars
John Brown
Brown
House of Brown
Buster
Rueter
Bobby Burns
Master Rosen
Petite Florence Smith
Mary
Richard Ganthony
Mara
Ganthony
Colonial
Manitoba Grain Growers Meet Opens With Focus On Restraint of Trade
The Manitoba Grain Growers Association opened its annual meeting in Brandon with a large turnout. Delegates will discuss several topics, notably an alleged illegal combination among leading dealers and elevator operators in restraint of trade. In other news the city plans new schoolhouses funded by future bond authority granted by the legislature.
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Brandon
Man
Manitoba Grain Growers’ Association
Texas Nut Growers Meet in Austin to Study Tree Planting Plan
The Texas Nut Growers Association opened its second annual meeting in Austin on Feb 6 with strong attendance. The session will continue tomorrow to discuss implementing Governor Hogg's project for planting and cultivating trees for commercial use and to explore a tract near the city for experiments comparing tree varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Nut Growers’ Association
Hogg
American Girl Weds In London At St Margaret's Church
Miss Alice Marquand granddaughter of Henry Marquand founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York married Mr. A Fullerton son of Admiral Sir James Fullerton in a fashionable London ceremony at St Margaret's Westminster. Prominent members of the American colony attended the wedding.
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New York
Louise Vanderhoef
Herman B. ‘Vanderhoef
Gustave Maurice Heckscher
St. Bartholomew's Church
London
St. Margaret's Church
Westminster
Alice Marquand
Henry Marquand
Metropolitan Museum of Aart
A. Fullerton
Sir James Fullerton
Fish and Game Men Meet in Quebec for Protection Talks
The American Fish and Game Protection Association opens its seventh annual meeting in Quebec City. Feb 6 sessions run two days in the parliament buildings with Hon. Jean Prevost presiding as legislators and officials plan future measures for protecting fish and game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
American Fish and Game Protection Association
Jean Prevost
Testimony endorses Doan's Kidney Pills in Athens
A Fire Department member from Athens Ga credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief after years of kidney and back pain. He details nightly suffering and urinary issues, says physicians warned of diabetes, and praises the product after a single box from H R Palmer & Son. The notice notes booming Athens business and a new hotel amid rising property prices.
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Doan
Athens
J. R. Allgood
Fire Company 2
Athens Fire Department
Prince Ave
Dean
H. R. Palmer & Son
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M'Kinley
Congressman Bell
Postmaster General
Geo. B. Cortelyou
Vion
Thomas M. Bell
M.C
House of Representatives
Brownsville
Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce
Ecity
Thatery
Athens i Hail
State Agricultural College
Georgia
Southern
Him
Fowler’s Junction
Frederick W. Mulley
Oregon
United States Senate
Porthind
Delaware
Porsotea Gouri
Cockrell
Florida
Inks
Cape
Illinois
Francis B. Warren
Wyoming
Tny
Minnesota
Washington Street
Mab
Collie Club
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Albany St
Boston
Mass
Splendid
Deiman Thomason
Jos. Ryer
Cole Suithors de Maton
Lew Ransom
Manitoba
Texas Nut Growers
Athena Ia
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