Branson Advocates Rural Industrial Education at Summer School
President E. C. Branson of the State Normal College spoke at the University of Alabama Summer School on The Model Rural School and The Resources of Disciplinary Power. He urged better rural schools with strong academics plus industrial training, road improvements, and practical handicrafts for farming youth.
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E. C. Branson
State Normal School
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Robert E. Lee
Free Lectures At Athens Summer School
Athens residents are invited to attend free lectures at the Summer School this year. The program promises interest and instruction, continuing the community’s support that has helped build the school.
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Athens
Officers Named by Encampment No 14 I O F Install Next Friday
Oliver Encampment No 14 I O F names officers to be installed Friday night Co A Vonder Lieth chief spatriarch F W Fox high priest J L Kenney senior warden N L Garebold junior warden J A Mealor scribe C W Parr financial secretary The talk by Mr Branson centers on Lee as a man not a hero and praises his indepth knowledge and engaging presentation before the Summer School audience.
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Mr. Branson
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Branson
Judge Hamilton McWhorter Named Assistant General Counsel
The Macon News voices Georgias pride in Judge Hamilton McWhorters promotion to assistant general counsel of the Southern Railway Company. Advised by the Southern and a top legal official, he may relocate to Washington DC, though Georgians hope he remains in the state.
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Macon News
Hamilton McWhorter
Judge Hamilton McWhorter
Athens
Southern Railway Company
Judge McWhorter
The
Southern
Left Great Railway System
Georgia
Washington City
Jies
Southern Railway
Thie
Proclamation by Governor Terrell on Oconee jail raid
Governor Terrell issues a July 1 1905 proclamation offering rewards for captured fugitives from the Oconee county jail break on June 29 1905. Forty to fifty mob members reportedly freed eight prisoners and killed them. Rewards of 500 dollars for the first five fugitives and 200 dollars for each additional capture are announced.
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Executive Department
Oconee County
Secretary of State
Jumped in pool to escape bees near West Mansfield
Daniel Spencer a 45 year old farm hand near West Mansfield battled a swarm of bees while plowing corn. He leaped into a deep pool to drown the bees and escape further injuries. His face and body are swollen, recovery doubtful. The team horses valued at 500 dollars will die.
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Marysville
Ohio
Daniel Spencer
Spencer
Mansfield
Babe leaps from moving train near McCook Neb
Clara Bales, a two year old Denver girl, jumped from a Burlington train at 50 miles per hour while on her mother's lap near McCook Nebraska. She was found unharmed aside from minor cuts and bruises after the train backed up. Medical staff on board examined her and reported no serious injuries.
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Omaha
Neb
Clara Bales
Denver
Burlington
McCook
New Power Plant Under Construction for Athens Electric
Work on the new Athens Electric Railway Company power station progresses rapidly. Builders push ahead to install the largest steam boilers yet seen in the region, intended as a reserve for Middle River power plants during water fluctuations.
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The
Athens Electric Railway Company
Middle River
Branded fakir on his breast at Gouver Neur hospital
New York July 1 Dr Rubelf Hunt interne at Gouver Neur's hospital was dismissed after investigation into a complaint by Isaac Chaves who said he was branded with the word fakir during thermo cautery for neuralgic pains. Hunt admitted he nearly burned the letters after a colleague passed through the room and that he believed Chaves was a fakir. He maintained the burns were temporary and said no harm was intended.
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New York
Rubelf Hunt
Gouver Neur’s Hospital
Isaac Chaves
Chaves
Hunt
Sale on White Lawn Short Ends At Bargain Prices
Sale offers 0 yards of sheer White Lawn Manufacturers short ends at 5 to 15 cents a yard while stock lasts. Regular prices ranged from 10 to 15 cents, now discounted as long as available.
Local Towels On Sale In City Market
Retail circular touts towels at deep discounts with multiple lots listed. Hemmed Huck Towels and Linen Huck Towels offered at 10 to 15 cents, plus larger Bleached Turkish Towels around 21 to 30 cents, all advertised for Monday sale.
Ready-to-Wear Garments Featuring Discount Shirt Waists
Ladies garments on sale with multiple price reductions. Shirt waists priced at 49 cents to 89 cents per yard rates and various finished items cut from 1.25 to 3.65 dollars. Walking skirts discounted from 4.95 to 7.05 dollars and shirt waist outfits offered at 1.25 dollars.
Linen Sale Promises Unmatched Values in Damask
Linen sellers boast unbeatable linen values in a Monday sale. Damask yardage in 49 to 89 cent ranges, including 66 inch Cream Bleached Damask at 49 cents, 72 inch wide pieces at 72 cents, and 72 inch damask up to 89 cents. Linen napkins and fringed doilies also discounted, with many items priced per dozen.
Household Articles Ad Listing Everyday Essentials
If you find it too warm to come downtown tomorrow, call for a variety of household items. Pears Soap 11 cents a cake, Mennens Talcum Powder 10 cents, Colgate's Talcum Powder 15 cents a box, Cutburla Soap 19 cents a cake, Knit Wash Cloths 5 cents each, Household Ammonia 8 cents per pint, Good Toothbrushes 15 cents, Hemmed Pillow Cases 15 cents, Hemmed Sheets 75 cents, Good Toilet Pins 4 cents a paper, Patiste Corset Circles 50 cents, Linen hemmed stitched handkerchiefs 5 cents each, Colgate's Violet Toilet Water 49 cents a bottle, Glovine 25 cents a bottle.
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Colgate
Educational talk by President Branson delights educators
President Branson of the late Normal School at Athens County closed his summer school engagement with a 110.30 am lecture on Ethical Ideals. He outlined four classes of ideals including animal, intellectual, ethical, and spiritual, noting education and thought lift people from animal motives. Educators praised his talks for valuable information and suggestions and regret the close of the program.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Jos Wt
Branson
Ateral
E. C. Branson
Normal School
Athens Co
Mr. Branson
Knocked Masher to the Pavement in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn on July 1 Mrs. Katherine Elfeld struck a would be masher twice on the jaw after he tried to kiss her. He fell and sustained a fractured skull as his head hit the curb. John Heverling, a fireman aboard the steamship St Paul, is in Hudson Street Hospital in serious condition. Col Tapp plans to address south Georgia on reform.
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New York
Katherine Elfeld
Stockholm Street
Brooklyn
Elesld
John Heverling
St. Paul
Hudson Street Hospital
Wash Fabrics Discount Sale Continues
A local listing promotes a closing out sale of wash goods with yards of Lawns Batiste and Dimities reduced to 8 to 10 cents. It features 12 counts and 15 count fabrics plus Sapolet Ormandies in various designs and colored Swiss dots and stripes offered at 37 12 cents a yard to clear stock.
Man seeks legislative recompense after 21 years wrongfully imprisoned
Charles Franklin, 65, a Griffin resident who spent twenty one years in a Georgia penitentiary for murder, appeals in Atlanta for state aid after the real killer confessed. He lost a hand in a logging accident and has lived largely on charity, asking Bibb lawmaker Joe Hall to press for compensation.
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Atlanta
Charles Franklin
Bible County
Franklin
Griffin
Griffin Volunteers
Fourteenth Georges
Macon
Fred Wright
Knight
Mitt Bryant
John Dayhawk
Fred Knight
Augusta
Bryant
Adrian
Mogt
Lnearly
Frankin
The
Constitution
Fernandina
Fia
Joe Hall
Bibb County
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Terrell
Watkinsville
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J. M. Terrill
Philip Cook
Babe
Musiin
White India Lawn
May Manton
Michael Brothers Company
Michael Brothers Ce
Alabama
Col Tapp
South Georgia
Batiste and
Dimities
Batiste
Lawns and Dimities
Stripe Swiss
Legislature
Dayhawk
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