Judge Cobb Hears Busy Athens Court Session
Judge Cobb presided as Hut Landrum received fifty dollars fine or twelve months in the gang for concealed pistol. John Baker and Fred Carroll were fined sixty and seventy five dollars respectively or twelve months for theft related offences. Lola Moore paid fifty dollars or twelve months for vagrancy. Jim Smith and Fred Allen faced seventy five dollar fines or twelve months for riot. Kendall Lilly and the Kenney boys pleaded not guilty. Lilly, Guy, and Walter Kenney were convicted of larceny from the house. Sentencing pending, with potential reform school transfer if ready.
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Athens
Hut Landrum
John Baker
Fred Carroll
Lola Moore
Jim Smith
Fred Allen
Kenney
Little Lilly
Kendall Lilly
Guy
Walter Kenney
Cobb
State Reformatory
Governor Terrell Signs Conner Bill for University Building
Yesterday morning Governor Joseph M. Terrell affixed his signature to the Conner bill making it binding. The act provides 50000 dollars available January 1, 1907 and 50900 dollars on January 1, 1908. Trustees and a new board appointed by the governor will meet soon to discuss plans for the new building and begin work as practicable.
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Joseph M. Terrell
Terrell
Mea
Dreyfus Honored by French Army
Paris July 21 Major Alfred Dreyfus wore his rank’s full uniform as he received the cross of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in a ceremony at the military school courtyard. A wreath of drums and trumpets accompanied officials who had aided his exoneration, marking a brief, formal salute to justice after years of controversy.
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Paris
Alfred Dreyfus
Legion of Honor
13Th Artillery
Tarde
War Office
Dreyfus
Clearance Sale at Davison Nicholson Co Featured Bargains
A bustling 1900s era ad proclaims the Davison Nicholson Co sale with drastic price cuts across departments. Muslin and gauze underwear, ginghams, lawns, linens, and white goods dominate, with numerous counters marking 10c to 15c and hundreds of yardage. The notice touts ready to wear skirts, belts, parasols, rugs, and porch shades, plus special offers on silk belts, lace, and parasols, urging shoppers to visit for the best stock and lowest prices.
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Davison Nicholson Co
S !S
Bibb County Negro Education Advances Amid Voting Qualification Debate
In Bibb County Georgia, Superintendent C B Chapman reports three new Negro school buildings and multiple annexes as Negro education makes progress. He notes higher Negro attendance than whites, while poll taxation and registration patterns reveal limited white voter qualification and broader political exclusion. The piece discusses educational gains and implications for potential voting eligibility.
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Macon
Bibb County
C. B. Chapman
Board of Education
Bibb
Albert Jones
Georgia
Chapman
Chamberlains Colic Cholera Remedy for sale in Athens
A historical advertisement promotes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable bowel complaint medicine. It notes availability at H. R. Palmer & Sons in Athens and W. J. Smith & Bro. in Athens.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Athens
W. J. Smith & Bro
Max Newberger Drowns Surfing to Break Into Penitentiary
Savannah on Tybee Beach reports Max Neuberger president of Marks Shoe Co. drowned in surf while swimming solo. His body was recovered an hour later, with cramping cited as cause. Neuberger, 27, a prominent Jewish Savannah figure, leaves widow Rosebud Levy and a child. In New York, Charles A. Gourdain, Louisiana scion, seeks mandamus to enter Joliet Penitentiary, wagering fortune to return to prison for four years six months after fraudulent mail charges. He vows to build a private cell if denied.
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Savannah
Max Neuberger
Marks Shoe Company
Tybee
Neuberger
Mr. Neuberger
Rosebud Levy
J. H. Levy
Augusta
New York
Charles A. Gourdain
Louisiana
Joliet, Ill
United States
Gourdain
Supreme Court
Joliet
Bovernment Penal Institution
Athens Seeks New Hotel to Boost Growth and Visitors
City leaders push for a handsome, commodious hotel to support Athens growth and rising visitor numbers. They argue the city cannot reach its peak success without the new structure.
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Athens
New Independ ence Hall to Rise at Jamestown Exposition
Ground broke for a new Independ ence Hall at Jamestown exposit ion site in Norfolk Virginia to reproduce Philadelphia’s hall as Pennsylvania’s state building. Cost set at 22300 dollars with a temporary permanent building expected to be gifted to Virginia after the exposition. Ohio commission members include Colonel John P. Given President Secretary Knoight and Professor Joseph N Bradford architect for Adena reproduction at Chillicothe former governor Worthington’s home.
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Norfolk
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ohio Commission
John P. Given
Knoight
Joseph N. Bradford
Ohio University
Adena
Chillicothe
Goveror Worthington
Dr M A Born Moves to Athens to Practice Medicine
Dr M A Born and family from Lawrenceville relocate to Athens to establish residence and medical practice. Mrs Born, formerly Miss Hadaway of Athens, is introduced. The Gwinnett Journal notes his departure Tuesday and remarks on Jr Born's sizable practice and prospects in Athens. Farmer Jim referenced with an Atlanta Journal note about play hours.
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M. A. Born
Lawrenceville
Athens
Cing. Jr
Farmer Jim
Atlanta Journal
Farmer ‘Jim
Reke
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Asked For Agrebat e
Milwaukee July 21 Justice Rouset D Marshall of Wisconsin Supreme Court was cited in a Wisconsin Life Insurance Investigating committee inquiry after State Manager J G Albright of Union Central Life Insurance Co produced a correspondence showing the justice asked that his life agent commission on a policy premium be paid to him The authenticity was vouched for by Justice Marshall via long distance phone The letters dated October 1 1902 request that the bank deliver the receipt upon payment of a draft for 671 40 and permit the usual agent commission for collection to be paid to the justice The justice said there was nothing irregular in the letters but the original correspondence was shown today
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Milwaukee
Wis
Rouset D. Marshall
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
High Court of Celal
Wisconsin Legislative Ife Insurance
J. G. Albright
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Marshall
First National Bank of Madison
Peace Signed by the Republics Amid Sea Conference
In San Jose, Guatemala on July 21 a treaty of peace between Guatemala El Salvador and Honduras was signed aboard the United States cruiser Marbethead. Guatemala was represented by Juan Barrios Jose Pinto and Manuel Cabrals. The conference defined terms for settlement and a future meeting to finalize grievances. Landings of peace commissioners occurred at Acajut and other accreditations were noted amid active mediation by Mexican Minister Gamboa.
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San Jose
Guatemala
Guatens
Salvador
Honduras
United States
Marbethead
Juan Barrios
Jose Pinto
Supreme Court
Manuel Cabra
Dorsey Convicted in Hall County Murder Case
John Tucker Dorsey was found guilty by a Hall County jury of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of I Twitty. The court will sentence him to a term in the penitentiary. The defendant, previously connected to the University of Georgia, faces a harsh penalty.
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John Tucker Dorsey
I! Twitty
Hall County
Young Dorsey
University of Georgia
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Conner
Hoke the Sherman
This Inc
Max Newberger
Charles
A. Gourdain
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Tutt
Tere
DR. Tutt
Jamestown
M. A
Agrebate
Wisconsin
Albright
Commission For Collectionss
Madison, Wis
the Peace Commissioners of
Temala
Acajut
Senor Gamboa
Ipelsting
John T. Dorsey
E. Ms. Twitty
D. Marshall
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