Hoschton Assault Case Leads to Arrest in Jefferson
A 23-year-old Black man from Lawrenceville was arrested by Jackson County Sheriff B. H. Collier on rape charges after allegedly assaulting Mrs. Neese at her Hill plantation home while her husband was away. The case sparked threats of lynching. the suspect was moved to avoid trouble, and later to Atlanta to be held in the Tower.
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Hoschton
Tom Wright
Lawrenceville
B. H. Collier
Jackson County
W. M. Neese
Hill Plantation
Jefferson
Eighteen Milena
B. Hf
Collier
Claud Daniel
Winder
Hogehton
Athens
Atlanta
These Chickens Sleep by Day and Scratch by Night
The warm weather affects chickens including white Plymouth Rocks of James Johnson. Chickens spend day in shade and loaf, but for three nights they have been seen under electric light in the street after dark, scratching and feeding as they make up for lost daytime activity. People note the unusual birds’ new habits and discuss them freely.
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Plymouth
James Johnson
Red caps mark Georgia freshmen’s bold rebellion
From the top of the Southern Mutual Building observers see a hundred red hat caps worn by freshmen defying a class mandate. The 1911 freshmen resisted orders to wear red caps, while sophomores judged the move and the tradition set a precedent for future classes at the University of Georgia.
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University of Georgia
Tolbert Dies After Long Illness at 58
Mr J H Tolbert age fifty eight died last night at his home on Nantahala avenue after a long illness from consumption. He leaves a wife and six children. Funeral arrangements will be announced in tomorrow morning’s Banner.
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J. H. Tolbert
Nantahala Avenue
City assigns teachers to public schools for coming term
Assignments list teachers by grade and school across Nantahala Ave Meigs Baxter E Athens and other sites. A normal will begin August 28 with entries for science math Latin English history French German domestic arts and more. all teachers expected to attend unless prior arrangements are made.
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Bond Yesaterday
Nantahala Ave
Wier
Harbin
N. McDorman
Ming
Allen
Caldwell
Turnbull
Wyche
Witcher
Runaway Crash Injures Barwicks Near Gum Springs
Sunday afternoon Mr Howell Barwick his wife and sister Miss Mary Barwick were badly hurt when the buggy broke loose on a steep grade near Gum Springs. The horse bolted and threw the trio bursts of bruises and scalp lacerations, Mary severely injured and not yet able to travel home. An operation removed blood clots between scalp and skull.
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Howell Barwick
Mary Barwick
Gum Springs
Mr. Barwick
Mrs. Barwick
Lon King
Class of 1914 Elects Officers at UGA
The red cappers at the University of Georgia elect class officers for 1914. Minis Stanton Hillis of Girard leads as president, James Edward Moore of Atlanta as vice president, Charles Kendrick Wall of Oakfield as secretary and treasurer, Seward Thaddeus Coleman Jr of Graymount as poet.
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University of Georgia
Clas
Funeral for Mrs England Follows Fall Injuries
Yesterday afternoon the funeral for Mrs England was held at her son in law’s residence near the Normal school with Rev A J Sears and George Stone leading the service. Grandchildren served as pallbearers. Interment was at Oconee Cemetery. An unusually large crowd followed the casket. She was about seventy years old and died from injuries after a fall that broke her hip shoulder and knee. Many friends will miss her.
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England
Normal School
A. J. Sears
George Stone
Oconee Cemetery
Little Girl Dies After Brief Illness
A ten year old girl Janie England died after a two day illness at the Boulevard home of Rev Sherman R England. Her funeral drew many friends with ministers present and a Sunday school song echoing the child. Remains to be taken to Thomaston for burial.
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Sherman R. England
Janie
E. L. Hill
John D. Mell
First Corinthians
A. J. Sears
J. W. M. Morris
W. S. Pierce
Senate Deadlock Halts Business Without Presiding Officer
June 5 report from Washington states the Senate, lacking a presiding officer, could not transact business. An effort to elect a president pro tempore failed with Gallinger 27, Bacon 26, other votes scattered. total 64, 33 needed. The body adjourned until tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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Washington
Sherman
Senate
Bennett
Cullom
Gallinger
Bacon
Clapp
Bristow
Tillman
Lodge
They Are Georgia Diamonds Found In Union County Stream
Mr. Sam Dorsey of the Postal Telegraph Co holds two diamonds found by J. H. Dorsey in a Union county stream while collecting pebbles during a visit. Two were sent to Tiffany and pronounced Georgia diamonds. One was set in a ring. the other, perhaps more valuable, remains unmounted.
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Sam Dorsey
The
Postal Telegraph Co
Union County
J. H. Dorsey
Tiffany
Georgia
Gainesville
Herald
Record heat peaks across city on Sunday
Sunday brought historic heat levels with thermometers reaching 94 to 106 degrees in various spots. The reliable old instrument hit 98 in shade while a sunlit corner device reportedly spiked to 105 and burst. Despite the blistering sun, no one was reported prostrated or seriously harmed in this North Georgia heat wave.
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Mercury
Mutuel Insurance
North Georgia
Venable Dies After Long Illness at 63
James L. Venable aged sixty three died at his daughter Mrs Beaulah Hood 149 Waddell street after a long illness. Survived by wife two daughters Mrs Hood Mrs Gaines and Mrs Bryant of South Carolina. Daughters were with him at death and will accompany the casket to Jefferson for his funeral at 4 15 this afternoon. Brothers and sisters and his aged mother survive. A large circle of relatives in Jefferson Jackson county mourn his passing.
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James L. Venable
Beaulah Hood
Waddell Street
Hood
T. R. Gaines
Bruce Bryant
South Carolina
Jefferson
Arch Venable
Nicholson
J. M. Venable
R. Venable
W. E. Venable
Atlanta
Jack Bowers
D. Venable
Wesley Venable
Junior State at Center Receives New Superintendent
A communication from Crawford Jackson reports the Junior State at Center five miles from town has a new superintendent, Prof. C. Ma. Copeland, with strong sanitary measures, improved housing, and wholesome food. The former matron returns, and sick boys begin short vacations as new applicants are admitted.
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Juneville Protective Association
Center
Friends of the
Juvenile Protective Association
C. Ma. Copeland
Georgia
Crawford Jackson
Law class picks UGA seniors for commencement honors
The University of Georgia Law School selects T O Marshall A B J A Sibley and W B Cook to represent the department at commencement. Marshall, from Cedartown, is B L Chi Phi Phi Kappa and Theta Lambda Phi. Sibley of Milledgeville is B L candidate active in Demosthenian, civic and debate leagues. Cook of Valdosta is B S 1909, Demosthenian president, Jeffersonian debating society leader.
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Law School of the
University of Georgia
Messrs
T. O. Marshall
A. B
J. A. Sibley
W. 1
B. Cook
Thomas Oliver Marshall
Chi Phi
Phi Kappa Literary and Debating Society
Theta Lambda Phi
University
Cedartown
John Adam Sibley
Milledgeville
Demosthenian Literary Society
Debaters’ League
Civic League
Delta Delta
Freschman
Vanderbilt
Demosthenian Society
Young Men's Christian Association
Walter Branham Cook
Valdosta
Portland Rose Festival Opens With Royal Barge Arrival
Portland marks the start of Rose Festival week as Rex Oregonus, king of the carnival, arrives by royal barge to a water pageant with fleet mariners. The five day program includes rose exhibit, electrical parade, automobile parade, civic and military pageant, Moral parade and Battle of Flowers, concerts, balls and outdoor events.
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Portland
Ore
Rex Oregonus
Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association Convenes in Boston
Boston hosts the thirty second annual convention with hotel owners from major cities. The regular sessions start tomorrow as delegates plan to enjoy entertainment from Governor Foss and Mrs Foss. Events include a Parker House luncheon a Somerset Hotel banquet a Nantasket Beach clambake and an automobile ride to Lexington and Concord.
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Boston
Mase
Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association
Convocation at McGill University Opens Medical Building
Montreal June 5. A red letter week begins with the annual convocation at Royal Victoria College and the formal opening of the new medical building by His Excellency Earl Grey. Scores of graduates and prominent Canadian Medical Association members attend.
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Meuit University
Montreal
McGill University
Royal Victoria College
Earl Grey
Canadian Medical Association
European Cruise of Midshipmen Sails For Europe from Annapolis
Midshipmen from all three classes at the United States Naval Academy, led by Commander R. E. Coonts, sail on a summer European cruise aboard the battleships Iowa, Massachusetts, and Indiana. After eight days at Queenstown they proceed to Kiel July 3 to 13, Bergen July 15 to 23, Gibraltar by August 2, returning to Solomon's Island August 23 for five days before final return to Annapolis.
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Annapolis
R. E. Coonts
United States Naval Academy
Europe
Iowa
Massachusetts
Indiana
Queenstown
Kiel
Germany
Bergen
Norway
Gibraltar
M Solomon's Inland
Spen
Thalians Cancel Annual Commencement Play at UGA
The Thalians drama club at the University of Georgia will not stage a play this year due to heavy workload from examinations. Although requests came from students and Athens citizens to reprise Prince of Saxon Karlsburg, the group decided not to perform again at commencement. Several senior members, including Howell Peacock, will not return next year, a loss felt by the organization.
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Thalians
University of Georgia
Athens
Saxon-Karlsburg
Howell Peacock
Dramatic Club
Northwest Golf Championships Opens at Waverly Club
Oregon California Washington and Montana golf experts practiced at the Waverly club in Portland before the seventh annual Pacific Northwest championships. The tournament begins tomorrow with qualifying rounds for both the men's and the women's championships and runs through the week.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
California
Washington
Montana
Waverly Club
Minary
Winnipeg horse show opens with top entries in Western Canada
The seventh annual Winnipeg Horse Show opens in Winnipeg with entries from the United States and Canada. Ninety eight classes fill the program as judges from New York, Lancaster, De Kalb and Ontario oversee the week long event featuring premier show horses across the region.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
United States
Winnipeg Horse Show Association
Francis M. Ware
New York
John McE. Bowman
Richard P. McGrath
Lancaster
Regulation of liquor traffic convention address in Chicago
In Chicago on June 6 a convention of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association of America opened with over a thousand members attending from across the country. Mayor Harrison delivered a welcoming address at the Hotel Sherman as the initial session began.
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Chicago
Til
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association of America
Harrison
Sherman
Opposed to State Wide Prohibition Opens in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas June 6 with delegations from across Texas the anti Statewide prohibition campaign opened with great enthusiasm Thousands filled the North Side Coliseum to hear Governor Colquitt and other opponents of the statewide movement The campaign will continue across the state until a special election early next month when a prohibition amendment to the state constitution will be decided
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Fort Worth
Texas
North Side Colliseum
Lsten
Colquitt
Griscom Cup and Eastern Golf Association Championship Open
In Boston on June 6 the Griscom Cup matches and the Women’s Eastern Golf Association championship began at Brae Burn. A large entry includes four former national title holders, with three days of medal play totaling fifty four holes, plus concurrent handicap medal rounds.
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Boston
Mass
Eastern Golf Association
Brae Burn
Battleships to Visit Galveston
The Atlantic fleet plans a visit by battleships Vermont Minnesota and Mississippi to Galveston today. The unit will return to Pensacola next week and remain there until June 23 before heading to New England waters.
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Galveston
Pensacola
Frs
Vermont
Minnesota
Mississippi
Atlantic Fleet
New Rug
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