Spirited Debate Over Water Mains Transfer in East Athens
The city council debated moving about 3000 feet of water mains from East Athens to Boulevard and North Chase. Aldermen split on authority and finance, with Mayor Tuck and Alderman Vincent pushing to refer to the water commission. East Athens residents vow strong opposition if the change undermines bond promises.
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East Athens
Waterworks Committee
E.I. Smith
Boulevard
North
Chase Street
Smith
Alderman O'Farrell
O'Farrell
Alderman Vincent
Water Commission
Tuck
Vincent
Water Commission For
Harris Inscription on Coffin Prompts Public Reflections
A brass plate on Carlyle Harris’s casket, who was electrocuted in New York for wife murder, lists his murder date and age and includes a quip about knowing too late. The column then surveys political and social notes, from bank affairs to trials, appointments, and sensational crime cases of the era.
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Carlyle Harris
New York
Carlyle W. Harris
Ministers Press Moral Reform at Athens Opera House
City council hears ministers memorial urging removal of indecent or immoral pictures. Rev Gwaltney states aim to protect youth and reassure parents about Athens college town morality. Alderman Lucas wins unanimous endorsement to notify new lessees to avoid prohibited shows.
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Opera House
Ministers Association
C. W. Lane
L. R. Gwaltney
W. P. Lovejoy
E. D. Stone
J. L. Stevens
R. England
B. F. Elliott
D. C. Oliver
Gwaltney
Alderman Smith
Tuck
Athens
Lucas
Revival at Oconee Street church yields 61 baptisms
The Oconee Street church in Georgia closed a highly successful revival led by Rev. S. R. England. Sixty-one converts were baptized and received Sunday, part of 118 accessions to the church during the revival, with England praised as a devoted soul winner.
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Georgia
Oconee Street
Little Church
S. R. England
England
Athens to get new city attorney June first
The Athens council accepted the resignation of City Attorney T W Rucker who moves to Atlanta. Hon T S Mell was nominated and elected by unanimous vote to succeed him. The report ends with S V White’s stock exchange note and a murder arrest of eighteen students in St Petersburg. Mixed local government and crime items are presented.
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Athens
F T.W. Rucker
Rucker
Atlanta
St. Peterssure
Two Injured On Atlanta Excursion Train
A damp excursion train to Atlanta left two men badly hurt in the yard near the depot. J H Bass flagman was bruised when caught between cars while coupling. Seab Heard colored fell from the moving train and sustained severe head injuries but doctors say recovery is likely.
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Atlanta
J. H. Bass
Seab Heard
Heard
Will
Gate City
Conway
Toomer
Bass
Benedict
Biss
Gainesville
Tex
Cooke County
Santa Fe
Here
S.A. Gunn
Cleburne
Gunn
J.T. Burns
Tom Terrell
Hochienen Ples
Black Burn
Blackburn Cn
Inreder
John Knight
Petition backs Sylvanus Morris for vacant university post
The Athens Prudential Committee considers Sylvanus Morris as the likely appointee to fill the unexpired term after Prof. Charles Morris's death. The petition of Georgians praises his education at the University of Georgia and his deep ties to the Georgia university system. The board members Cobb and Billups favor the appointment. Hull is in Washington. The selection for a permanent Belles Lettres chair will occur at Commencement.
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Charles Morris
State University
Prudential Committee
Board of Trustees
Athens
Morris
Sylvanus Morris
Mewrs
Andrew J. Cobb
A. L. Hull
Joel A. Billups
Madison
Cobb
Billups
Hull
Washington, D. C
University of Georgia
Georgia
University
Ex-President of Mexico Manuel Gonzales Dies at 82
General Manuel Gonzales former president of Mexico and governor of Guanajuato died Monday afternoon born 1820 near Matamoros Tamaulipas. His death follows a long career marked by courage and pivotal roles in the rebellion that brought Diaz to power. Survived by wife and two sons, estate valued at seven million dollars.
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Mexican Republic
Mexico
Manuel Gonzales
Guanajuato
Matamoras
Tamaulipas
Lomax de Trevac
Tux
Or Diaz
Dr Spalding Seeks Taylor's Cherokee Remedy in Texas
Dr Spalding of Galveston Texas, a noted Baptist divine, writes to request two bottles of Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein for a friend suffering from consumption. He asserts from experience the preparation is effective.
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Spalding
Galveston
Texas
Taylor
Carlyle Harris Pays Penalty for His Terrible Crime
Sine Sixe May 8 the flag was raised on the prison at 12 43 showing Harris had been electrocuted. He ate a light breakfast, awaited a press statement, and his relatives prepared a manuscript for release. Public sentiment had swelled around the Harris case as the governor denied clemency and Harris faced execution after a long legal fight. Harris, 24, born in Glens Falls New York, came from a troubled family and pursued medicine before the case’s escalation and his marriage to Mary Helen Potts.
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Harris
Carlyle W. Harris
Ambler House
Allan
Awesume
Carlyle Harris
Ne Sled
Ap ‘m
Mary Helen Potts
Comstock
Carl
Ase
Smythe
Glens Falls
W. McCready
Carlyle
Eeach
Ccaveny
Abe
McCready
College of Physic and Surgeons
Wif
Ocean Grove
N. J
Potts
New York
Marriage Murder at Comstock School Tragedy Ends in Execution
Harris induced his wife to move to Comstock, prescribed morphine and quinine capsules, and sent her to take them nightly. She died next morning after doctors treated her. Harris was tried and condemned to death. governor refused to intervene as the tragedy reached its final act.
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Helen
Comstock
Harris
Old Point Comfort
J Iry
Lizzie Borden Arraigned In Massachusetts Murder Case
Lizzie Andrew Borden, inmate at Taunton jail since the August 4 Fall River murders of her father Andrew J. Borden and stepmother Abbie Durfee Borden, was arraigned in the superior court in New Bedford. She pleaded not guilty to three indictments, each two counts, with two charging separate murders and one charging both. The judge assigned no counsel, and the court proceeded with the arraignment as spectators dispersed. Borden and her escort then moved to the district attorney’s office before boarding the 5:20 to New Bedford for trial.
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Lizzie Andrew Borden
Taunton
Fall River
Andrew Jackson Borden
Abbie Durfee Borden
New Bedford Mass
New Beprorp
Mass
M.y
Abbie Ourfee Borden
Miss Borden
Mr Borden
Andrew J. Borden
Knowlton
Mr. Jennings
Scandal in Arizona Prison Under Thorough Investigation
Arizona news reports a wide ranging probe into the Yuma Territorial Prison. Superintendent W K Meade and Attorney General Francis Henry oversee searches of prison cells and property. Authorities seized 82 knives files and drills along with morphine and other drugs, while boxes of goods bound for shipment under former administration were confiscated at the railroad depot. Several witnesses claim the superintendent ordered the take and some property was missing or misused. Meanwhile a separate report from Wooster Ohio notes a violent saloon clash in Shrove with multiple injuries and demolished fixtures. A Vienna incident recounts a schoolboy shooting a priest, and in Atlanta two baseball games are noted with scores from Chattanooga and Montgomery.
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Territorial
Tuscan
Yuma
Arizona Territorial
Territory
W. K. Meade
Francis Henry
Coryics
M. McInernany
Rcadas
Rey
Wooster
Shrove
David Priest
War ends as duel challenge tops Memphis notices
Memphis editor E. W. Carmack of The Commercial faces $10,000 bond after challenging W. A. Collier of The Appeal Avalanche to a duel. Authorities seek Carmack fugitive. four warrants issued for Seder and others. Collier’s supporters denounce the challenge amid local reactions. Orange Blossom ad notes available at Lyndon’s Drug Store.
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Memphis
E. W. Carmack
Commercial
W. A. Collier
Appeal Avalanche
Criminal Court
Is Isn
W. J
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