Tragic Drowning of Athens Physician's Family in Jacksonville
Athens reels after Dr Otis Johnson his wife Mrs O H Johnson and their three children die when their car plunges from a ferry into the St Johns River at South Jacksonville The husband Mr Dr Johnson and Mrs Bland with two daughters are rescued divers search the river while funeral details and condolences flow from the local medical and social circles.
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Athens
H. Johnson
Otis Johnson
St. John's River
Jacksonville
Macon
O. H. Johnson
0. J. Johnson
Johnson
Medical Association
Country Club
Order of Elks
Cloverhurst Avenue
Frank Rhodes
New York
Fla
Troy Beatty
Emmanuel Church
R F D Association Invites Athens for 1916 Meeting
The state R F D carriers association will meet in Macon on July 4 and 6 with nearly fifteen hundred members. Athens is favored to host the 1916 convention as many carriers push for the city, drawing invitations from mayor, chamber, educators, and citizens. If secured, Athens will see a large, highly attended gathering next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Athes
Athena
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Oil Co plant work starts in Athens city
Yesterday morning Southern Railway Company crews began excavation for the Texas Oil Company Athens plant. Officials plan depots distribution offices nearby, with a big steam shovel at work removing earth for foundations. The project aims to serve Athens city and the surrounding wagon trade and five railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil CO
Southern Railway Company
Texas ON Company
Athens
Iala
Oil Company
Tha ‘Station
Hull Street
Judge C H Brand gifts court house library Bible inscribed
Judge C H Brand presented an inscribed Bible to the county courthouse library on May 11 1915. The buckram bound volume features red ink passages in the Old Testament and red quotes from Jesus in the New Testament. The gift marks a notable contribution to state court house libraries.
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C. H. Brand
C. H. Library
Oday
Iente
Jesus
First Bloom From Real York Rose Imported by City Clerk
City Clerk W. L. Wood yesterday cut and brought to his office the first white bloom from a cutting said to originate in York England. He notes the flower carries historic associations and came to him by parcels post a few months ago.
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Real
York
W. L. Wood
Wedne
W. L Wood
T Day
River Ouse
England
Frank Is Re sentenced to Hang for Atlanta Murder
Leo M. Frank was re sentenced by Judge Hill in Atlanta to be hanged on Tuesday, June 22, for the murder of Mary Prisgan. His wife wept in court as he professed innocence and said his faith lies in God. No date set for a commutation hearing, but a brief respite seems likely for the prison commission to study the appeal.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Georgia Prison Commission
Frank
Third Round Dates for Athens District Methodist Meetings
Dr. B P Allen announces the third round quarterly meetings for Athens district churches. Dates span June through August with gatherings at Young Harris Memorial Ocones Livest Madison Apalachee Salem Greensboro White Plains Lexington The Glade Winterville Cherokee Corner First Church Athens Greene Union Point Buckhead Sharon Broad River Wilkes Little River Washington Sta Watkinsville Johnsons Princeton Mission and Center division.
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B. P. Allen
Athens
North Georgia Methodist Conference
South
Atheny
Young Harris
Broad River
Weat Wilkes
Little River
Washington Sta
Watkinsville and
Johnsons Aus
Athens Circuit
Center Division
Princeton Mission
P. BE
The Only Son Poem and a Kidney Pill Ad
A fragment from a poem titled The Only Son contrasts a dying wish and a mother’s grief at a bedside. An unrelated Harrisburg couple, both in their seventies, report kidney trouble cured by Foley Kidney Pills, claiming renewed vigor and relief from sleeplessness and aches.
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T. B. Carpenter
Harrisburg
Foley
H.R. Palmer & Gons
Ady
Telegraph Slang Slinger Hisse ft Emerges in Paragrapher's Row
The Telegraph page features a paragrapher known by the slang tag hisséft or his slang alias hisseft. Readers note a playful, clipped style that peppers sports and daily briefs with brisk, punchy asides. The piece highlights local talk, wry observations, and a quick, quotable cadence.
Clarke county convicts begin sentences in recent court term
Will Riley to Clarke county gang for fifteen years on robbery. Bunny Smith sent to Milledgeville state farm for seven years. Bill Kenney to Milledgeville reformatory for assault on a child. Howard Heard to reformatory for bicycle theft. Ernest Terry and Charlie Gregory to Rabun county roads for five years each. Charles Smith to Clarke county gang for five years. Ben Sanford to Clarke county gang for ten years for killing Seymour Moore.
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Superior Court of
Clarke County
Will Riley
Bunny Smith
State Farm
Milledgeville
Bill Kenney
Reformatory
George Mayne
Howard Heard
Ernest Terry
M. Goldman
Charlie Gregory
Prince Avenue
Rabun County
Charles Smith
Ben Sanford
Seymour Moore
Woods case set for next Monday in embezzlement trial
The State v. R. W. Woods relating to embezzlement from the old Citizens Bank and Trust Company was moved to Monday. Attorneys wrangled over delaying until the Griffin trial, but immediate trial was urged if ready. Witnesses and many jurors are summoned for a large proceeding in Athens.
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Va. R
R. T. Daniel
Athens
Atlanta University Club Names Officers for Sixth Year
The University Club of Atlanta opened its sixth year with officers led by president W A Wimbush and vice presidents J H Porter E Lee Worsham and H N Randolph. Thomas Whipple Connally serves as secretary and treasurer as a club council is formed.
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Iatlanta University Club
Atlanta
University Club of Atlanta
W. A. Wimbush
J. H. Porter
E. Lee Worsham
H. N. Randolph
Thomas Whipple Connally
Harrison Jones
C. T. Pottinger
George W. Stevens
Edward Lyle
Walter T. Candler
Arch Elkin
Frank Martin
Curity
J. C. Woodward
Walter 8. Coleman
Burton Smith
Foley Honey and Tar Trial Offer Notice
A promotional offer from Foley & Co. invites readers to send five cents and their name and address to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from H M Palmer & Sons Chicago Illinois for coughs colds and croup.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Foley
H. M. Palmer & Sons
Athens Moved to Invite Knights of Pythias 1916 Meet
St Elmo lodge passed resolutions urging Athens representatives to invite the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias in Georgia to hold the 1916 convention in Athens. The chamber of commerce city officials and educational bodies will also press the bid. Athens is viewed as best positioned among Georgia cities to host the gathering.
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Athens
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Georgia
Savannah
St. Elmo Lodge
Chamber of Commerce
Knights
Athen
Grand Lodge
Average Haul From Farm to Shipping Station Rises
Washington May 10 Since 1906 the average day’s cotton haul from farm to shipping station has grown from about 1700 pounds to about 3000 pounds according to Frank Andrews head of the U S Department of Agriculture crop reports division President Harrison of the Southern railway company credits improved South street roads and heavier draft animals for part of the saving while noting road improvements from market towns to shipping stations benefit many farmers in the cotton belt He adds that wagon loads vary from two and a half bales to eight bales across regions indicating room for further improvement in some localities
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Washington
Frank Andrews
United State Agricultural Department
Harrison
Southern Railway Company
Athens Urges Timely Kidney Care with Doan’s Pills
Athens resident Miss R D Farabee attests to Doan's Kidney Pills aiding a family member's recovery from kidney troubles. The ad presses vigilance on backache dizziness and irregular secretions, claiming over 100000 users and urging readers to buy at 50 cents from dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is listed as the maker.
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Athens
Dean
R. D. Farabee
Doan
Infection In the Air and Public Health Claims
Medical authorities warn colds are infectious and often lead to school bans for ill children. The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a quick remedy for colds coughs and croup. Melbourne telephone system noted as underground after five years of construction.
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Foley
Melbourne
Australia
Double Cropping Peas In Georgia For Hay And Grain
This guide outlines planting peas as soon as frost danger passes, listing preferred varieties in order Iron through Black. It details expected yields from one planting, including 1.5 to 3 tons of hay per acre and 10 to 15 bushels of peas, plus possible grazing. It covers inoculation, drill spacing of 24 inches, cultivation, and fertilizer rates of acid phosphate and pulverized limestone.
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Brabham
Warren
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Plans For The Feeder Of One To Five Beef Cattle
Milton P Jarnagin professor of animal husbandry at Ga State College outlines a program with county agents to help small farmers fatten one to five cattle. Demonstration agents recruit farmers, assemble carloads, and assist marketing. Guidelines cover feeding rations with sorghum as roughage, corn stover oats straw and cottonseed meal as concentrate. Extension beef experts will advise on farming practices to enable cheap, efficient beef production in Georgia.
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Milton P. Jarnagin
Animal Husbandry
Agr
College of Agriculture
United States
Coordinated Cattle Drive Aimed at Carload Shipment
A demonstration agent organizes a community effort to assemble a carload of cattle for shipment to favorable markets. The goal is to enlist sufficient farmers and synchronize feeding so all stock is ready to sell at the optimal time.
Course In Cotton Grading by Loy Rast at Georgia State College
The article promotes a Summer Cotton Grading School at the Georgia State College of Agriculture from June 28 to July 31 1915. Led by Prof Loy E Rast the course covers new mandatory cotton grade standards after February 18 1915, with hands on samples to qualify graduates for warehouse and buying roles in cotton trade.
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Loy E. Rast
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Georgia Native Grasses Prove Valuable For Hay
Pres. Andrew M. Soule of Georgia State College of Agriculture urges maximum use of Georgia native grasses for summer grazing and hay. He notes the South can produce high quality hay in abundance, emphasizes cultivating blue grass red clover and timothy, and argues native hays offer digestible nutrients at lower cost than northern sources.
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Pres
Andrew M. Soule
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Georgia
South
Bermuda
Japan
Forest Garden Seedlings At Georgia College Of Agriculture
B Berry of Georgia State College of Agriculture describes a Forest Garden project to establish a forestry nursery in Georgia. Students build and maintain bed areas, learn planting for eroded soils, and grow willows for basketry work to help fund the college program.
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B. Berry
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Summer Forest School Opens at Freedom Lodge Forest
Plans are ready for a summer session of the School of Forestry at Freedom Lodge Forest near Blue Ridge Georgia led by J B Berry professor of forestry at Ga State College of Agriculture. The program runs June 21 to August 21 with tents or nearby houses. courses include dendrology surveying ornithology mensuration silviculture camping geology zooogy forest botany and lectures.
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J. B. Berry
State College of Agriculture
School of Iry
Freedom Lodge Forest
Blue Ridge
Georgia
Ocoee River
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State R. F. D. Association
P. Allen
Athens Methodist District
Greene
Liberty
Union Point
Crawford
Buckhead
E. Madison
Sharon
Raytown
Dales
Telegraph
Woods
Citizens Bank and Trust CO
K. OF P
ST. Elmo
Summer Forest School
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