Colombian Fleet Moves Toward Agua Dolce Panama
Government steamers Boyaca Chicui te and General Campo sailed from here to breach the blockade at Agua Dolce and reach General Castro. Reports say a steamer towed two vessels off Chorrera. Reinforcements were sent to resist any attack on Colon as General Ivo leads 3,000 men from Cali to Bogota.
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Agua Dolce
Panama
Colombia
Boyaca
Chicuite
General Campo
Castro
Chorrera
Colon
Ivo
Cali
Bogota
Resolutions Adopted by University Faculty on Dr Broun
The University of Georgia faculty unanimously mourn the death of William Leroy Broun at Auburn Alabama on January 23 1902. Broun a former president of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Georgia State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts served fifty years in southern education and was a renowned teacher researcher and administrator. The faculty adopts resolutions praising his life and requests the chancellor to read them to students and notify his family. A press copy is to be furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Georgia
Auboro
Alabama
Thoreday
William LeRoy Broun
Esteer
di Broun
Broun
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute At
Auburn
Jelks
State Capitol
William la Roy Broun
Social Reception Honoring Guest in Jefferson Georgia
Miases Ina and Beulah Venable hosted a 9 to 12 reception for Misa Fannie Hollingsworth of Mulberry, Ga. Sweet music, games, and refreshments cheered attendees including a long list of local ladies and gentlemen. The Baptist church women and other denominations plan a February 4 program for church benefits.
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Jefferson, Ga
Ina
Beulah Venable
Misa Fannie Hollingsworth
Mulberry
Misses Ina Venable
Beulah Venebl
Fonie Hollinsworth
Ella Mae Voum
Eloise Bennett
Nita Lovelace
Watson
Ina Hardy
Ella Dickson
Clyde Story
Basie McCoy
Bertie McCartney
Mae Towns
J. E. Randolp, Jr
Hugh Story
Joe McGarity
Emory Williamson
Wade Williamson
Bob Matthews
Col. J. O. Turner
W. O. Smith
Homer Hancock
E. A Rogers
Sumuer J. Smith, Jr
Victor Bennett
Changes in Railway Men Across Seaboard and Southern Depots
On February 1, personnel shifts occur at Seaboard and Southern depots. Nathan Ox becomes at Atlanta ticket agent, H. O. Ash moves to Seaboard, D. L. Maffett of Winder replaces Ash as wareroom check clerk, Joe Weatherly transfers to Birmingham and B. O. Jones fills Weatherly’s seat, H. O. Landram succeeds Jones as car clerk at Seaboard.
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Seaboard
Southern
Nathan Ox
Atlanta
H. O. Ash
D. L Maffett
Winder
Ash
Joe Weatherly
Tha Southern
Birmingham
Als
B.O. Jones
The
Weatherly
H. O. Landram
Mr. Jones
Catarrh described as dangerous chronic disease remedy touted
The notice extols S S S as a cure for catarrh claiming it cleanses the blood and eliminates secretions. It cites a Spartanburg lead chant in D C who allegedly suffered for a year and needed eighteen bottles to see effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S
T. A. Williams
Spartanburg
D. C
Ieee
Athens Council Condemns Old Waterworks Plant
In the January 20 1903 meeting Mayor Rhodes and Aldermen discussed the Board of Health and Board of Education report on the old water works plant. The plant was condemned for unsafe wells and delt water. the city engineer was authorized to notify the owner and, if nuisance persists, to fill wells and drain the pond at the owner’s expense.
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Council
Athens
Rhodes
Weatherford
Arnold
Vonderau
Lipscomb
Racker
Hodgson
Board of Health
Board of Education
W. B. Conway
Conway
Col
J. D. Mell
Public School Committee
W. W. Turner
Fire destroys a large barn in Jefferson Georgia
Jefferson Ga Jan 20 Mr Thomas N Suddeth a young farmer lost a barn and contents in a Monday morning fire He saved two mules but burned his hands and face He estimates the loss at 800 to 1 000 with no insurance He suspects a thief entered the corn bin and accidentally started the blaze
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson, Ga
Thomas N. Suddeth
Saddeth
Mr. Saddeth
Public praise for health Board and road improvements in county
A citizen letter lauds the Board of Health and council for managing four smallpox outbreaks and praises the county road work led by superintendent and commissioners. The writer emphasizes improved roads enabling bike travel, calls roads and roads improvements a sign of civilization, and credits the best spent public money in the county’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Board of Health and Council
Resolutions Honor Will Reid Orr At Athens High
The Ninth Grade gathers to mourn Will Reid Orr noting Athens High loses a promising pupil. They express personal loss to each student and extend sympathy to his family asking publication of the resolutions. A committee signs the note with Carr ie Ama Wier and Ernest W. Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid Orr
Athens High School
Athens
Aime
Carrie Ama Wier
Ernest W. Michael
Wm. L. Erwin
Maryland Observes McKinley Day in Schools
Maryland schools held special McKinley Day exercises though not a legal holiday. Baltimore city school officials relaxed rules on collecting money in schools for the occasion as children participated in patriotic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Mother's Friend advertised as painless childbirth balm
An old promotional piece extols Mother's Friend as a balm to ease labor pains and aid healthy pregnancies. It claims widespread popularity among rich and poor and invites readers to request a book from the Bradfield Regulator Co. Also mentions unrelated industrial and transport news from North Carolina through New Orleans to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Fin
McKinley Birthday Observances Across Chicago
Chicago observed the McKinley birthday with half mast flags and memorial services in churches schools and G A R posts. City offices and county courts closed for the day. Judge William R Day of Ohio delivered the principal speech at Studebaker hall under the Hamilton club auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Cucago
Board of Education Responds to Criticism of School Management
The board of education presented a lengthy statement to the mayor and Rev. John D Mell yesterday afternoon in response to charges of extravagance in school management. The document will run in tomorrow's Banner. It was referred to the public schools committee to report at the next council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
John D Mell
Public Schools Committee of Council
Niagara's Power Advances with Niagara Falls Projects
The Electrical World and Engineer reports progress on Niagara power utilization. On the American side Niagara Falls Power Company operates 11 dynamos each driving a turbine for 6,000 horsepower. A parallel wheel and 11 more waterwheels are planned to reach about 110,000 horsepower electricity. Canadian side plans involve three 10 000 horsepower generators under General Electric, potentially reaching 200,000 horsepower.
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New York
Niagara
Electrical World
Falls
Niagara Falls Power Company
General Electric Company
Niagara Power Company
Parkhurst Denounces Immortality Belief at Madison Square
In a Madison Square Presbyterian sermon Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst challenges the popular Evangelical view that all souls are immortal. He argues Scripture does not promise immunity from death and that the soul requires care in life or perish after death or beyond. The address, noted for clashing with Presbyterian doctrine, draws attention to differing beliefs on immortality.
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Parkhurst
New York
Charles H. Parkhurst
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Periah
Would-Be Attacker Baffled In Jefferson Ga
Fred Oliver a 20 year old African American man is arrested after a failed attempt to assault a young 18 year old girl in Jefferson Georgia. He allegedly tried a second time after a first scuffle, dropping a muddy revolver which matched an imprint at the scene. The incident left him in custody with circumstantial evidence perceived as a strong case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Fred Oliver
Fa Fn
Oliver
Marzhal J. J. Pettijohn
Fierce Buck Creek Fight Leaves Several Wounded
News from Buck Creek in Owsley county reports seven men in a long standing feud between Newell Brewer and George Scott. Six were wounded and three men, Dave Brewer Newell Brewer and George Scott, suffered life threatening injuries. Separately, Hampton Wynn was hanged in Marianna for the murder of Eugene Gaston.
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London
Buck Creek
Owsley County
Newell Brewer
George Scott
Dave Brewer
Marianna
Fla
Hampton Wynn
Eugene Gaston
Murderer Still Missing From Jail After Escape
Vrack Duncan remains at large after escaping from the jail last Monday morning. Officers, tracking leads near Alabama City, encountered three men in the woods. shots were fired, one man appeared wounded but fled with Duncan’s companions. Gaddis suspects one shooter was Van Horn. others believed to be Black men. Authorities still suspect Duncan is hiding in Birmingham awaiting a chance to flee.
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Officera
Birmingham
Ala
Vrack Duncan
Alabama City
Here
Mr. Gaddis
Gaddis
van Horn
Duncan
Condor Gunboat Explodes Killing Two Crew
The obsolete Spanish gunboat Condor was towed into Vigo after a boiler explosion killed two crewmen and injured nine including the commander. Built in 1887 at Barestone the single screw vessel measured 78 feet 9 inches long and 12 feet 10 inches wide with one 3.6 inch gun and two machine guns.
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Condor
Nses
Vigo
Para
Barestone
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DeWitr& Co
Chicago
H. R. Palmer & Bons
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Maron
Georgia
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ST. Vitus
Social
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Jackson County
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Good Roads
Poole
Charleston
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Huntavi
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James L. Tanner
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Tuscumbia
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Madison
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