Legal Notices From Clarke County Georgia 1914
Legal notices from Clarke County Georgia dated May and June 1914. Notices include proposed local charter amendments for Athens, notices of admininstration and dismission for Nellie Brown and Samuel Benedict, divorce action for Mrs Huff, and corporate charter amendments for Athens Foundry & Machine Works. Public postings identify parties, dates for court terms, and required appearances.
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Georgia
Clarke County
E. H. Brown
Nellie M. Brown
Joel &. Hutt
Superior Court
Joel B. Huff
Said County
Huff
C. H. Brand
E. J. Crawford
Said
Athens Foundry & Machine Works
Cobb &Erwin
Samuel R. Benedict
Samuel C. Benedict
Court of Ordinary
R.C, Orr
H. Sikes
M. B. Sikes Lides
Superior Court of
Lightning Hits Georgia Mattress Factory Fire Quickly Quelled
Yesterday morning about 7 o'clock lightning struck the wire into the motor at the Georgia Mattress Factory in the old arsenal and set the building on fire. The department responded and confined the blaze to nominal damage despite abundant cotton. A young worker named Kelley and a Miss Watkins nearby were slightly shocked.
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Georgia Mattress
Old
Arsenal
Kelley
Miss Watkins
Chattering Chickens Test Patience of Country Girl
A two year old girl in the country tries to interpret a chick’s cackling for the first time. The chick asks for a drink and a grandpa, while the girl grows increasingly exasperated and finally tells them to shut up.
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Chicky
Grampat
Felder declines joint senatorial debate in Georgia
Macon Georgia June 2 1910 Hon Thomas W Hardwick invites Felder Slaton to joint discussions in senatorial campaign He declines saying no good from joint talks for five candidates and warns party harmony risk If the great party should stay united Felder prefers independent campaigning and personal regard remains.
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Felder
T. W. Hardwick
Macon
Thomas W. Hardwick
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Slaton
Democratic Party of Georgia
Athens Girl to Represent G. N. I. C. on University Day
Miss Kathleen O Farrell daughter of Mrs A H O Farrell of Athens will represent Georgia Industrial and Normal College Milledgeville on University Day in Athens. She has earned honors at Milledgeville and was selected editor in chief of the college annual.
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Athens
Kathleen O'Farrell
A. H. O'Farrell
Georgia Industrial and Normal College
Milledgeville
O'Farrell
Woman Cleared of Murdering Last Husband Rewed First
Mrs. Jennie M. Eaton widow of Rear Admiral Joseph C. Eaton married her first husband D. Henry Ainsworth in Washington yet today. She had been acquitted of poisoning Admiral Eaton last October in Boston amid suspicious circumstances at Norwell Massachusetts. Ainsworth was divorced from his wife eight years earlier in Illinois.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jennie M. Eaton
Joseph C. Eaton
D. Henry Ainsworth
Admiral Eaton
Boston
Norwell
Mass
Mr. Ainsworth
Illinois
Fire Burns Nix Barn In Commerce. Goat Perishes In Blaze
Mayor J M Nix loses hay fodder oats and other forage worth several hundred dollars when his barn catches fire overnight. Fire department saves the carriage house and stock except a pet goat perishing in the blaze. Neighbors including T C Hardman B J Smith Jr Doc Roberts aid in the emergency. Fire cause listed as spontaneous combustion due to packed forage.
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Commerce
J. M. Nix
T. C. Hardman
J. Smith, Jr
Doc Roberts
Mr. Nix
Nix
Commerce Fire Department
Rich Society Women Victims of Quack Doctor in Atlanta
Special to the Banner from Atlanta Georgia reports that prominent local women may testify as government witnesses in the case against Tom Y Young a Chinese herb doctor arrested for using the mails to defraud offering worthless remedies for diseases including rheumatism gout and tuberculosis The officers view Young as part of a national network of swindlers The piece also notes Census Director Harrig and Harris the state Democratic executive chairman have not resigned their posts.
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Atlanta
Tom Y. Young
United States
Young
Hethen Chineetz
Tom Young
Frisco
Atlantic Seaboard
E. P. Smith
Secret Service
Census
Harrig
Harris
Democratic
Soule Leaves for Europe and Washington to Study Rural Credits
Dr. A M Soule president of the State College of Agriculture and Mrs Soule travel by a vestibuled train to Washington to meet the department of agriculture about co operative Georgia work aided by the Smith Lever bill. They plan to sail for Liverpool on the 11th and visit European agricultural colleges and research stations to study rural credit systems before returning to Athens around October 1.
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Soule
State College of Agriculture
Washington
Athens
Officers Hunt Arthur Wray Across County and City
The sheriff, police, and bailiffs searched yesterday afternoon through last night for Arthur Wray, a colored man, following a jealousy driven incident in which he shot his wife, injuring her in the thigh.
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Arthur Wray
City Schools Prepare Senior Closing Events
City public schools will close on the 10th a week from yesterday. A reception for the seniors of the high school and outdoor exercises marking the course conclusion are being planned.
Cosmetic Macua Enamel From Portuguese Africa Described
A Macua cosmetic from Lourenzo Marques area of Southeast Africa is said to create a waterproof face enamel. The paste hardens with use and can last a month or more. Secret preparation by elder Macua women uses hard wood pumice and ant oil in a whitening base.
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Lourenzo
South East Africa
Shrine of Juju Ibiri Bong in Eket district rituals
In the Eket district of Nigeria the explorer P Amanry Talbot records ceremonies of a secret society named Ekkpo Njswhaw whose juju Ibirl Bong is invoked to harm enemies. A leaf is offered and tossed into a stream so the spirit travels to the shrine and supposedly drags the target to death.
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Eket
Nigeria
East Africa
P. Amanry Talbot
Ekkpo Njswhaw
Boring Clam of the Pacific Coast Described
The phola or boring clam of the northwest coast is a rock-dwelling bivalve known as a rock oyster. It bores into ledges with a rasp like shell, then secretes to replace worn edges. It feeds on infgloria in salt water and is a summer delicacy se sought at resorts. Dynamite is used in places to blast clams from ledges. Puget Sound harbors a thriving trade with these clams shipped to railroad centers.
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Puget Sound
Mushrooms in Quarries France Cultivating Underground
Mushrooms are grown in subterranean quarries at 60 to 200 feet depth. Profitability arises from steady temperature and moisture, with ventilation provided. Beds use manure topped with fine soil, spawn introduced a few inches deep, arranged in rows eight to ten inches apart. Beds run about 20 to 25 inches wide and similarly tall.
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France
Leaning Tower of Etampes Stands Unchanged for Centuries
A sixteenth century Leaning Tower at Etampes France was examined after concerns it had shifted. Experts report no measurable tilt change in three centuries. a 1639 Richelieu inspection aligns with current measurements, confirming the tower remains as it was.
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Pisa
Etampes
France
Richelieu
Old Confederate gun found far from Civil War battle sites
Kansas City Times notes a Civil War muzzle loader marked c. 8. A Athens 1862 Stone etver, captured at Bud-Wajo 1906 aftermath. Capt. Clifford A. Leonori, then first lieutenant, recounts the weapon stored in Manila arsenal and still hot from firing when inspected upon his 1906 return from Fort Leavenworth.
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Kansas City Times
Bud-Wajo
Clifford A. Leonari
Athens, Ga
Leonori
Army War College
Fort Leavenworth
Eighteenth United States Infantry
Texas City
Gratitude Expressed To Bishop For Oconee Street Picnic
Expression of gratitude from Oconee Street Sunday school to J N Marion Andrew Crowley and S D Fambrough and all Bishop residents for May 30 annual picnic at Morton's grove. Courteous help with transport and hospitality noted. Committees F L Center Miss Sue Famero BE S Kirk. Renders thanks for a day of pleasure to the citizens of Bishop Georgia.
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Bishop
Oconee Street
Oconee Street Sunday School
Messrs
J. N. Marion
Andrew Crowley
S. D. Fambrough
Bishop Ga
F. L. Center
Sue Famero
Kirk
Davis Birthday Celebrated in Commerce Georgia
Commerce Ga June 3 Jefferson Davis birthday was observed by the local UDC chapter aided by veterans who wore the gray Roy Stubbs of Eatonton was invited to deliver the address and delivered an eloquent speech The Daughters of the Confederacy hosted a picnic dinner for veterans and families at the park as the day passed pleasantly
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Commerce
Jefferson Davis
Roy Stubbs
Eatonton
Stubbs
Daughters of the Confederacy
Child Succumbs to Appendicitis in Georgia Town
James Lawrence Wootten six year old son of Mr and Mrs T B Wootten died yesterday after an operation for acute appendicitis at 185 Baxter street. He was cheerful until sudden pain drove him home where physicians attempted surgery but relief did not come. Funeral from the home at 6 this afternoon with interment in Oconee cemetery. Rev C C Jarrell and George Stone to conduct services. pallbearers Lee Bradberry Jack Garebold Elbert Locklin and Lea Price.
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James Lawrence Wootten
T. B. Wootten
Baxter Street
Ittle
Oconee
Bairdstown
Messrs
C. C. Jarrell
George Stone
Lee Bradberry
Jack Garebold
Elbert Locklin
Lea Price
Brigands Loot and Burn Mission Station in Ning Chow
A Lanchow dispatch reports brigands looted and fired Ning chow. All missionaries and American cafes are safe, but the Christian Alliance station was burned. The report comes from June 3 in Pekin via the Kansu province.
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Fretsty
Pekin
Lanchow
Kansu
Ning + chow
Alliance
Louisiana House extends horse race gambling report date
The Louisiana lower house voted 70 to 24 to extend the City affairs committee’s deadline on a bill restoring horse race gambling in the state until Friday. Proponents urged urgency while leaders opposing the bill protested the extension.
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Associated Press
Batton House
Louisiana
City Affairs Committee
Fletcher Likely Renominated Over Stockton in Florida
With about sixty percent of Florida’s returns in from yesterday’s primary, officials anticipate United States Senator Duncan A. Fletcher will be renominated by a margin exceeding ten thousand. He held a 6,890 vote lead over J N C Stockton as returns arrived. Sparkman, Clark, and Wilson are reported renominated in their districts, while in the new fourth district W J Sears leads Claude L Engle though the final size of Fletcher’s majority remains in doubt.
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Associated Press
Jacksonvile
Fla
Florida
United States
Duncan A. Fletcher
Fletcher
J. N. C. Stockton
Stephen M. Sparkman
Frank Clark
Emmett Wilson
W. J. Sears
Claude L. Engle
Black Man Fatally Struck After Sandwich Theft Incident
In Atlanta on June 3 Feal Ranks, a Black man, was struck to death after allegedly stealing a five cent hot sandwich. The incident, linked to the era’s violent clashes, adds to the ongoing tragedies surrounding race and public safety.
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Atlanta
National employment bureau bill introduced in House
Washington D C June 3 Representative MacDonald of Michigan introduced in the house a bill creating a national employment bureau and making every postoffice labor exchange. The item mixes with reports of 321 marriage licenses in New York City and rising divorces, noting the divorce rate may hinge on future increases.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
MacDonald
Michigan
National Employment Bureau
New York City
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Barrow
Leila
R. C. Orr
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Frank W. Hicks
Anna Hut
Mattress Factory
DR. A. M. Soule
Europe
Juju Ibiri
Bong
Pacific
M. B. Sikes
Co. H. Brand
Superior Courts
Western Circuit of Georgia
Holden & Shackelford
Attys
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