Wife Frantic Over News of Husband Death Mistaken Message
Mrs. Harry Perrigo, widow after a brief marriage, was told of her husband’s death in Memphis by a friend. A second message from the husband corrected the mistake saying he was alive and his roommate had died, leaving the wife joyful then shaken by the error.
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Harry Perrigo
T. B. Wotten
Memphis
Tenn
Perrigo
Atlanta
John Elliott
Palmer House
C. B. Nunnicker
Paris Painter Wins Portrait Contract for University Leader
A Paris artist, J. W. L. Foster, famous for a Queen Elizabeth portrait and works in Westminster Abbey, won the contract to paint oil portrait of Chancellor D. C. Barrow of the University of Georgia for presentation to the senior class. The three senior classes met, debated the proposal, and selected Foster amid discussion. The class also decided on new caps and gowns from E. H. Dorsey and referred the Newsome matter to the chancellor, with possible public apology and restrictions on Newsome’s public roles. The faculty stance remains unresolved.
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Paris
J. W. L. Foster
Westminster Abbey
D. C. Barrow
University of Georgia
E. H. Dorsey
Dorsey
Georgia Boys
Newsome
C. H. Newsome
Clas
Ward
Labor Paper Urges Bonds Vote in Athens
The Athens Labor Review urges organized labor to vote for bonds on March 26 to fund public school improvements and better streets. It notes union leaders and business figures backing the plan and lists polling wards and locations for voters to cast ballots.
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Labor Paper
Organized Labor
Publc
G. A. Bond
Messrs. Jno. D. Mell
C. D. Flanigen
David C. Barrow
Geo. H. Palmer
Aaron Cohen
John White Morton
M. G. Michael
R. K. Reaves
Wm. Dootson
J. E. Talmage, Jr
J. J. Rowe
Athens
McDonald's
Clayton Street
City Hall
Weatherly's
Broadtreet
Court House
Demarcation Between Upper and Lower Classmen at Georgia
The Georgian notes growing sentiment at the University of Georgia to widen the gulf between upperclassmen and underclassmen. It argues class bias hurts respect for college honors and roles such as class president and team manager, urging readers to consider remedies.
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Georgia
University of Georgia
Tallulah Falls Completes Giant Dam and Power Project
The Tallulah Falls dam in Georgia now complete stands 115 feet high and 880 feet long with a roadway atop. The lake will be two miles long, up to 100 feet deep and up to half a mile wide in places. Water from the powerhouse will be directed through a 14 foot diameter tunnel a mile and a half long. Officials estimate power output ready around July 1.
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Tallulah, Ga
Tallulah Falls
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Tallulah
Clarke County Courier Sold to J C O'Farrell
The Clarke County Courier has been sold by Walter Gardner to J C O Farrell proprietor of a large printing plant. The first issue under new management will appear Saturday. O Farrell presides over five other periodicals. Gardner may return to telephone service this summer.
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Clarke County Courier
J. B. Gardner
Walter Gardner
J. C. O'Farrell
Iet
O'Farrell
Courier
Mrs. N. A. Barber Buried Yesterday Afternoon
The funeral of Mrs. N. A. Barber of Whitehall Ga occurred yesterday afternoon at four o'clock from the Baptist church. Rev. Edwards presided. interment followed in the local cemetery. She died Monday leaving a husband and several children.
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Whitehall
N. A. Barber
Mr. Edwards
Baptist Church
Georgia's 1913 crops show strong early progress and favorable outlook
Atlanta March 18 Georgia begins the 1913 crop season with advanced plowing early planting in the south better fertilizer activity and expectations of similar cotton acreage to 1911 with a near record yield possible. Boll weevil likely to touch only a thin edge of Georgia crops next year corn clubs counted 15000 boys this year and fruit prospects look good despite risks of late frost.
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Atlanta
Georgia
State Department of Agriculture
State Department of Entomology
North Georgian
Dr. Len G. Broughton Unable to Visit Athens
A long distance call reports Dr. Len G. Broughton cannot travel to Athens due to prior engagements. he sails from New York on Saturday. Locally, every dollar invested in the new courthouse will be spent with local labor, prioritizing home mechanics. the same policy applies to school additions if bonds pass, with Capt. Barnett directing plans to employ home workers.
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Len G. Broughton
Athens
New York
Court House
City Board of Eduction
Capt. Barnett
Ether discovery debate sparks long Georgia claim
Dr H F Harris of the state health board rebuts Dr William J Morton's claim as first ether discoverer. Harris cites Dr Crawford W Long of Georgia as the true pioneer, noting monuments, memorials, and university tablets honoring Long. The piece also recalls Long's Atlanta ties and Morton's dentistry background.
Dr Long and Ether Discovery in Early Medical History
The text discusses controversy over ether's discovery credit. It notes Dr. Long of Jefferson Georgia produced patient testimony showing ether use before 1841 and suggests the medical world credits him less than Morton in Boston, with connections to Paris discussions and collaborations with Drs Jackson and Wells.
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Dr. Long
Jefferson
Georgia Medical Sociation
Long
Georgia
Congress
Georgian Medical Asociation
Congress of
United States
Boston
Crawford W. Long
Harris
Atalnta
Atalnta History Connected With the Life of Dr. Long
Piedmont Hotel
Morton
Paris
Negro in Jail for Shooting White Man Near Carlton
Ed Colbert, a black man, is jailed in Clarke County on a charge of shooting Robert Russell, a white man from Carlton. The shooting happened Monday night near Carlton after a confrontation. Russell was wounded in the arm and Colbert was arrested yesterday by Sheriff Davis of Madison County near Smithonia.
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Ed Colbert
Clarke County
Robert Russell
Carlton
Smithonia
Davis
Madison County
Russell
Colbert
Bussell
Davie
Oglethorpe County
Increased Activity in Eradication Quarantine Revisions
Washington reports a predicted rise in cattle tick eradication efforts following new quarantine rules by the U S Department of Agriculture. Southern Railway president Finley notes shipments from quarantined areas may resume under inspector certified dipping twice with an arsenical solution or equivalent treatment between five and ten days apart.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Finley
Southern Railway Company
Bureau of Animal Industry
Secretary of Agriculture
Ami
Department of Re
Misaisalppi
Assassination in Saloniki Shocks Greece Royal Family
King George I of Greece was assassinated in Saloniki this afternoon after commanding troops earlier in the war. The queen aided the ill and wounded, while a prior meeting with King Ferdinand of Bulgaria discussed postwar Turkish territory.
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Saloniki
George
Greece
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
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J. E. Gardner
Broughton
Dr. Harris
H. F. Harris
State Board of Health
William J. Morton
W. T. G. Morton
Dr. Morton
Federal Penitentiary
Mayer
Julian Hawthorne
Albert Freeman
Hawthorne
J. M. Venable
Ivictim
London
Europe
William George Gluecksburg
Christian IX
Denmark
Alexandra
England
Great Britain
Englandfi
William George
Hellas
Otto I
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of
Saxe-Coburs- Gotha
M. de Chauderty
Olga
Constantine
Russia
Thas
Indian Islands
George I
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