Conservatory Proposal for Athens Georgia Sparks Debate
Readers discuss plans to establish a music conservatory in Athens Georgia. Miss Millie Peerford backs the project, promising South wide cultural benefits and attracting scholars. Proponents cite enhanced reputation for Athens and Georgia while organizing a stock company to fund and operate the conservatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Millie Peerford
Serford
Ghance
Georgia
Pitt cml
South
of Noth
Ris
Lucy Sofe
Thule
Empire
Deadly draught nearly ends Joel M Dean’s life in county
A hot day prompted Joel M Dean to drink cold water, causing near collapse and initial mistaken report of his death. Doctors from nearby towns treated him and he remained seriously ill but alive as of the latest medical update.
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Joel M. Dean
Deau
William Veame
Hens
Winterville
William Dean
Dean
Carnesville Culling Notes and Local Meeting Pulse
June 5 updates from Carnesville and Danielsville about railroad completion hopes. Mentions J C McConnell L B Manley and W Ayers attending meetings, and a sheriff transporting John Smith accused of murder to Colured.
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Clsesvillee
L. B
Qa. Manley
J. C. McConnell
W. Ayers
Cee Sing
Ithoniy
Danielsville
Carnesville
Shermir
J.C McCarter
Annie Ye
W. McConnell
John Smith
Contested ale trade notice at HEEFORD'S Black Draught
Fragmentary item notes a contested ale sale by merchants near Esse at an unspecified price. It cites HEOFORD and a draught ale marked at £3 involving Poste Ath IBF Kano and local merchants.
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Contet
Esse
Negro college summer session gains momentum in Athens
The plan for a Negro college summer session advances with a Normal department for teachers and preparatory work for higher classes opening in October. Officials in Athens discuss location, state and federal funding, and bids from Savannah and Americus as the project moves toward operation.
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Board of Commissioners
Athens
P. W. Meldrim
Savannah
T. Murrell
Clarke County
W. R. Hammond
Atlanta
Cline
Milledgeville
Felder
Americus
Noble
P W. Meldrim
Wright
Augusta Evening News
R.R. Wright
Ware High School
Evening
Ple of
Baxter Street
Augusta
Athens Railroads and the New Macon and Northern
Athens seeks a Western outlet via rail into coal and iron beds in the west. The Macon and Northern, a branch of a larger system, aims to run sleeper service from New York to the coast through Athens Madison and Macon with new cross ties and track work. The Madisonian notes benefits in service, not lower freight, and anticipates the Central gaining business from Athens as the line progresses.
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Athens
Madisonian
Macon
Covington
E. C. Machen
Macon and Northern
Central
PA Singh Capreex
Cas
New York
Sea Coast
Madison
Albany
Georgia
Covington and Macon
Setoome
Drunken husband slays wife in Ohio town on boundary
In Scott Ohio on June 5 a drunk husband attacked his wife Mrs Emerson of a restaurant family, striking her with a piece of scantling at the gate. Neighbors heard screams, found her unconscious with a severe head wound and carried her indoors for aid.
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Lowa, O
Scott
van Wert
Paulding
Emerson
Moneysmith
Across the Waters Mr Ehrhardt Lands in Hamburg Yesterday
Mr Ehrhardt arrived in Hamburg yesterday after a voyage across the waters. He was greeted by local officials and is scheduled to confer with regional authorities on trade and transportation matters.
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MR. Ehrhardt
Hamburg
Foreign Office Enterprise: Cologne office to aid Rucker cotton trade
Capt. J. H. Rucker expands abroad with a Cologne branch managed by German native Ehrhardt. Ehrhardt sails from Hamburg to Lübeck and then Cologne to establish the office, enabling better solicitation and cheaper cable costs. Rucker notes strong German mills using cotton and predicts ongoing price declines before a turn.
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Bern Ehbrhardt
Europe
Hamburg
Germany
J. H. Rucker
Ehrbardt
Lubeck
Cologne
Capt. Rucker
Ehrhardt
Soto
Rucker
Athens
Exposition Plans Heavy Amusements Spend Thirty-Six Thousand
The Piedmont Exposition in Atlanta on June 6 announces directors will allocate thirty six thousand dollars for major amusements this year. In unrelated notes Col Bob Ingersoll visited Teixpo Ohio on June 5 to discuss politics and naming a candidate, praising a “thoroughly good man” as the nominee while acknowledging limited popularity.
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Atlanta, Ga
Teixpo
Bob Ingersoll
United States
Harrison
Maike
Col. Ingersoll
Tee
Note of It Spells Out Hammack Family Violin Tale
A distressed fragment notes a Hammack resident of Tem county with kin tied to J D and H T Hammack. It mentions a violin described as a constant companion in a local note from the Camu Tonio for Women collection.
Stranger History of Milwauket Man Ends in New Orleans
Milwauket June 4 Mrs Charles Corbin travels from Wauskesha Wisconsin to New Orleans with the remains of her husband. His life was a saga of wealth loss crime and tragedy from a youthful marriage to a fortune of nearly $500 000 his descent into poverty murder and a long pursuit of a new wife who resembled his dead spouse. The tale ends with the plan for burial in New Orleans as the survivor seeks to honor a life filled with improbable twists.
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Milwavket
Charles Corbin
Wauskesha
Wis
New Orleans
Mississippi
California
San Diego
Colorado
Ie Ryling
Corbin
New
Boy's stomach illness linked to eye infection and beheaded baby incident
An 18-year-old Salem township youth suffers fever and stomach turmoil for weeks. He has a cord-like wrap around his eye as doctors treat him. In other notes, ex Senator Ingalls to work with Blakely Hall on The New York Truth amid World's Fair talk. A baby 18 months old was killed when struck by a passenger train on the Little Miami railroad near Xess, Ohio.
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Lucy Cobb
Institute
Ee Res Aten Ie Action Committee
Jennie Smith
Lucy Cobb Institute
Baxnes
Foe Ree
Lucy B Institute
Lipser
D. N. Strayer
Salem Township
Sater
Ingalls
Curiaco
the Tribune
Blakely Hall
New York
Xess
Springfield
Little Miama Railroad
George
Prohibition Paper Born in Gate City Atlanta Ga
At Prohibition hall a new prohibition paper was launched amid heated debate on existing journals. Subscriptions to stock raised twenty eight thousand dollars quickly, mostly from small gifts. Enthusiasm runs high for the new organ with editors and managers not yet named. Azmond Murphey appears as a notable figure in this development.
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Gate City- Atlasta
Prohibison
Azmond Murphey
Sewanee Honors Rev Thomas Gailor After Georgia Bishopric Refusal
The Sewanee community and students celebrate Rev Thomas T Gailor as he declines the Georgia bishopric. He prays ambitions yield to Sewanee’s good and urges lessons of service over wealth and honor. The university mourns a noble bishop while anticipating a strong future for Sewanee.
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Szwaxes
Tenn
Thomas T. Gailor
Sewanee
Georgia
Esteemed Atlanta Citizen Narrowly Escapes Death in Cincinnati
R F Williams an old and esteemed citizen of Atlanta Ga and guest of the Gibson house has a narrow escape from a terrible death after finishing letters in Cincinnati The dramatic incident details are scant but note the city and the context of his visit and relief.
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Atlanta
Cincinnati
R. F. Williams
Gibson House
Cincinnati Athletics Brief OCR Item
Readable OCR fragment from Cincinnati page shows minimal data on athletics. It lacks clear events, names, places, or outcomes to summarize into a full card.
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Ephriam Willis
Florence
J. M Wilson
Lyon County
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Mary Schafer
McLean Township
Bolt
McElree
Immigration Bureau
Southern Inter-State Immigration Bureau
Washington D. C
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Mekles
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Athens’ Railroads
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Piedmont Construction Company
Austa
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the Central
the Foreign Office
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Racker
Poe Ea
Camu
Prohibition Paper
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S. Gaim
Winston
Cuantorte, N. C
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Pareienseo
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