Aeronaut Hamilton Survives 600-Foot Plunge in Florida
Ormond, Florida, January 23. Charles Hamilton, an aeronaut, dropped 600 feet during an airship tow. He struck the boardwalk, lost consciousness, but suffered no broken bones. The fall was caused by insufficient power from a 60 horsepower tow car. The craft rose quickly, then wobbled, and a signal cap was dropped. The aeroplane wedged atop a bathhouse roof and flag pole after a rope snag. Hamilton, from Houston, Texas, survived the accident. Tow care and early report details follow.
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Fla
Charlea Hamilton
Hamilton
Bath House
Young Hamilton
Houston
Texas
University of Georgia to receive two breech loading cannons
Secretary Hull of the University of Georgia trustees sent papers to the government to secure two breech loading cannons for the cadets. The weapons will arrive in two to three weeks, and Lieut. Kimbrough in charge will arrange their use. Artillery drills are set to become a key feature of military instruction at the university.
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University of Georgia Trustees
University Cai
Lieut
Kimbrough
Miltary
University
Governor Terrell Endorses Brand for Western Circuit Judge
Governor Terrell appoints Col. C. H. Brand to fill the unexpired term of Judge Russell in the Western circuit. The decision meets broad endorsement across the circuit. Brand, a former solicitor general, is praised by friends in his native Walton county as well as by the Atlanta News correspondent. Opening day is February 19, 1906, with a large crowd expected to greet him and hear his charge to the grand jury.
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Atlanta News
Monroe
Terrell
C. H. Brand
Russell
Walton Superior Court
Charle Brand
Brand
Keith Conway Named as Manager in Aniston Exchange
Mr Keith Conway formerly of this city who has been employed in the auditing department of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co Atlanta Ga has been promoted to the position as Manager of the Anniston Ala exchange of the same company Mr Conway is the only son of Mr and Mrs H C Conway of this city and has scores of friends here who will be glad to hear of his promotion In his new position Mr Conway will actually have charge of 3 different exchanges and since it is customary to put a manager in charge of only one exchange it is indeed a compliment to him to be appointed to this position There is no mistake about Watsons.
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Keith Conway
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Atlanta
Anniston
Ala
Conway
H. C. Conway
Court Opens January Term Of Oconee Superior Court
In Watkinsville Monday morning Judge E J Reagan of McDonough presided in place of Judge Russell. Reagan delivered a strong charge to the grand jury detailing necessary laws and duties. Solicitor General Tribble attended for the state with several Athens lawyers present. the session is not expected to last beyond tomorrow.
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Watkinsville
Oconee
Athens
Talladega College turmoil over white superintendent appointment
In Talladega Alabama 107 colored students left after the faculty chose L O Parks a white man to head the agricultural department. Students warned of further withdrawals as clashes over leadership continue. The Congregational Society of New York controls the college which serves about 600 pupils with northern white teachers.
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Ala
Talladega College
L. O. Parks
The
Agricultural de
Congregational Society of New York
Man badly injured as train strikes passerby near Albany
Albany Ga Jan 23 W H Parker of Montezuma is left leg severed and left arm torn off with temple wounds and severe facial injuries after being struck by a Coast Line switch engine near Fiint river bridge. Crew alleges he slept on tracks in intoxicated condition. He remains alive and may recover. His wife is en route.
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Albany
W. H. Parker
Montezuma
Coast Line
Fiint River Bridge
Small Cyclone Strikes Griffin Mill Cloth Room
A small cyclone ripped the roof from the Kincaid cotton mill cloth room about a mile north of Griffin Georgia and badly injured a young white boy named Smith. Damages around four hundred dollars. The noon windstorm was stronger north of the town with few details available.
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Griffin, Ga
Kincaid Cotton Mill
Grifin
Young Smith
Here
Beginning treatment cuts cold fatalities claims chart
More fatalities spring from cold than any other cause. Proper early care prevents danger. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy long recognized as prompt and effective, acting with nature to loosen coughs, relieve lungs, and restore health. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith Bro., Athens, Ga.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith
Bro
Athens, Ga
Endorsements Build for Col. J. M. Smith Governor Bid
A Banner report notes broad support for Col. James M. Smith from judges, businessmen, doctors, and merchants across Georgia. Quoted affiliations praise his conservative platform, executive ability, and potential to benefit all classes, with comments from A. S. Erwin, Austin Comer, E. R. Kinnebrew, N. G. Slaughter, T. A. C. McMahan, J. N. Webb, George Deadwyler, Victor Oliver, J. J. Griffith, H. R. Palmer, and others. The item closes with a Chicago women’s damages suit against a New York man over a sensational claim about Windy City ladies.
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Col. Smith
E. R. Kinnebrew
Palmer & Kinnebrew
N. G. Slaughter
Sam
Georgia
Victor Oliver
Webb Crawford Co
J. J. Griffith
Deadwyler and Co
James M. Smith
Oglethorpe
Chicago
New York
Windy City
Burglar Captured in Athens Trial in April
Police hold at least one burglar from Bondurant & Co store raid plus stolen pistols and knives. A 16 year old negro boy Ray Woody was identified after buyers in the city supplied clues, located in Atlanta and brought back to Athens for trial in the Superior court in April.
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Bondurant & Co
Ray Woody
Atlanta
Richards
Athens
Mayor Dorsey Vows Protection for Police Officers
The mayor announces that abusive language toward arresting officers will be met with firm legal action. When a man curses or insults a member of the force during an arrest, he will be blistered by the weight of the law. Citizens warned to remember this rule.
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Dorsey
Row with wife cost him money in local dispute
Leon Elder, colored, will think twice before another row with his wife. The couple's family rows are costly, as the mayor fined Elder ten dollars after a Saturday night quarrel and a morning warning not to appear before him again, or face heavier action.
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Leon Elder
Leon
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