Walker from Atlanta to Athens Captivates City Crowd
A neatly dressed middle aged man walked from Atlanta to Athens visiting relatives along the route. He claimed legal free passage and Interstate credentials, saying walking beats other training and that he could reach Tampa Beach or Tate Springs if needed. He recounted a 43 mile bridge crossing from Birmingham and noted many days when he made fifty miles.
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Athinta
Athens
Oglethorpe
Qeonce
Jackson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tampa Beach
Tate Springs
Birmingham
Athens Umbrella Has A History
A prominent Athens citizen and former mayor Dr. J. A. Hunnicutt holds an umbrella with an extraordinary ten year record. It has never bent a rib, loosened a handle, lost its ferrule, required repair, or been stolen. Lent widely, it always returns promptly and remains ready to rise at a moment’s notice.
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Athens
Menta
J. A. Hunnicutt
White men fined after Hartwell mill case arraignment
Seal McGarrity and Leonard Cason, mill operatives at Hartwell, were arraigned before the mayor on a drunk and disorderly charge. McGarrity faced a $25 fine after intoxication and improper advances to women in East Athens. Cason, found innocent of offenses beyond drunkenness, paid $5. The mayor urged law protection for all citizens and noted such conduct fuels race friction.
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Seal McGarrity
Leonard Cason
Hartwell
East Athens
McGarriy
McGarrity
Mistook Street For Warehouse Leads to Citations in Athens
Two foreigners from West Virginia allegedly mistook a cotton yard street for a warehouse and drank on the road after dispensary hours. Arrested, they could not communicate, cited for violating city street drinking ordinance, later dismissed by the mayor who cited ignorance as a defense.
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West Virginia
Missouri
Amery Jean Nnently
Hugo
John Smith
Athens
Adelaide Thurston Heralds New Play The Girl From Oute Yonder
Adelaide Thurston appears in The Girl From Oute Yonder at the Colonial next Tuesday night. She plays Flotsam a lighthouse keeper’s daughter from a Maine island. The production by Francis X. Hope features four scenes painted by H. P. Knight of New York, promising range from comedy to tragedy.
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Adelaide Thurston
Comedienne
Oute Yonder
Colonial
Miss Thurston
Flotsam
Maine
Parpent
Boys Fined For Shooting At Lynwood Park
Two young white boys aged ten and twelve were fined nominally for shooting at robbing birds in Lynwood park. They failed to appear in court due to school. Parents informed Mayor Dorsey and fines of one dollar each were imposed. Citizens complained of inaccurate aim risking injury.
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Dorsey
Lynwood Park
Tent Meeting Endorsed for May in Athens
Editor Bunner urges support for a city wide campaign to improve morals through a tent meeting. The Christian Church favors a May date to ensure cooperation with evangelist and singer commitments. Past support from the Business Men's Gospel Union and response to Governor Northen's Athens visit are noted.
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Christian Church
He Christian Church
Business Men's Gospel Union
Northen
Athens
March Georgian promises a fine issue for students
The March Georgian, the University of Georgia student magazine, promises a fine issue with strong literary work. It highlights pieces by W. G. Brantley, De Montalt, L. C. B. Irwin Russell, Allen H. Bunce, Sidney O. Smith, and T. Williams, plus editorials and an exchange section.
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Robert Burns
W. G. Brantley
Red Orchid
de Montalt
Ueah
Irwin Russell
Allen H. Bunce
Sidney O. Smith
Clarke County Legal Notices and Road Proposals 1907
Clarke County residents are notified of a proposed second class road from W. L. Childs through Lizzie Winters and Cland Tuck to J. F. Spence place, with final grant planned after March 18 1907 subject to no valid objections. Also guardianship actions, property reinvestment in Athens and Clarke County, and incorporation petition for University of Georgia Athletic Association are detailed along with a postponed administrator sale of Margaret Carey estate in Clarke County.
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Claud Tuck
W. J Childs
Huving
W. L. Childs
J. M. Hodgson
J.T. Pittard
W. S. Holman
Clarke County
W. R. Tuck
J. R. Tuck
W. H. Morton
Said
W. R Tuck
Tucker Pope
J. RR. Crane
Tom Fambrough
J. E. Tribble
Oglethorpe County
J. T. Pittard
W . Holman
Athens
Itenry C
Tuck
Executor's Sale and Legal Notices in Clarke County
Public outcry sale authorized by Court of Ordinary Clarke County at house door on first Tuesday in April 1907 includes nine shares Athens Savings Bank six shares Georgia National Bank four shares University Savings Bank and nineteen Georgia Railroad and Banking Company stock. Also petitions for charter by Athens Mattress and Spring Bed Company with capital stock up to one hundred thousand dollars and offices in Athens plus guardianship and discharge notices from Clarke County Court of Ordinary.
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Glynn County
Margaret Carey
Towit
Clarke
G. M
Gaines
Adeline Gresham
Fifth Street
River Street
Eliza Thompson
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Caro Y. Harris
Athens Savings Bank
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University Savings Bank
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Foster
Robert Preston Hodgson
Bailey Thomas Hodgson
B. Wingfield
J. C. Newton
L. Newton
Georgia Clarke County
Maggie PL Johnson
Edward P. Eberhart
Said County
Court of Ornary
Nosena Catarrhal Balm Promises Quick Deafness Relief
Catarrhal balm Nosena claims instant relief from catarrhal deafness headaches and nasal conditions with soothing action on inflamed membranes. Customer endorsement from Mrs Fannie Mathis of Payne Pennsylvania notes satisfaction and request for pricing. Sold by Brown Mfg Co Greenville Tenn, with sample offer via stamps.
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Payne
Mall
Brown Mfg CO
Greenville, Tenn
Sc. Louis Mo
Roosevelt Defies Congress To Save National Forests
The New York World lauds President Roosevelt for protecting about seventeen million acres in Oregon and Idaho from lumber interests. He dodged a hostile amendable congress by using his powers to halt forest land sales, later signing the appropriation bill and limiting further action. Congress could overturn him later, but his policy stands for now and aims to keep forests public.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Oregon
Idaho
New York World
Senato Fulton
Mr. Roosevelt
Fulton
Gifford Pinchot
Washington
Tribute to memory of Judge Logan B Bleckly in Georgia
Across Georgia people unite in honoring Judge Logan B Bleckly. The loss to the state is deeply felt as railroads are urged to adopt better schedules for this city. Efforts to persuade railroads to recognize the city’s needs are underway and progressing.
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Georgia
Logan B. Bleckly
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