Athens fair week opens with Comanche Bill show and grand parade
Enthusiasm rises as Athens hosts a mammoth Western pageant led by Comanche Bill and his cowboys. A two mile parade through College Avenue floods streets with floats bands and university contingents before the mammoth fair opens at the grounds. Admission is free and city leaders join the celebration in full dress.
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Athens
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Serait
Athens Fair
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Col
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Hunnicutt
University of Georgia
College Avenue
Fair Notes At Local Exhibition Preparations
The Fair Grounds prepare for opening with streetcars running to the grounds and shows arriving. Floral displays are invited and decorations are being erected by the committee. The Wild West show and other acts plan to arrive, with a Monday setup and a Monday night concert by Card's brass band along the streetcar line.
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Fair Association
Gettysburg
Custer
Baldwin
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Terrible Bayou Boeuf Knife Attack Kills One
A brutal stabbing spree near Bayou Boeuf Louisiana results in two deaths and four serious injuries. Leon Thibodeaux and Neil Thibodeaux are among the wounded while Frank Pennison dies at the scene after a stranger attacked them with a long knife on a railroad platform. The assailant fled by skiff and died after pursuit.
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Navy
Bayou Boeuf
Leon Thibodeaux
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Neil Thibodeaux
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Col John Hobbs Returns From World Tour And Samoa Tale
Col John Hobbs, long known in Oglethorpe County, visited the Banner yesterday after his third world tour. He plans to depart in December for the next journey, having visited twenty three countries and sailed seas worldwide. Hobbs recounts a near escape in Samoa during the recent island conflict, once disguising himself as a Samoan and later as an English dandy to blend in.
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Oglethorpes County
Samoa
Lea
Opening Day at Athens Fair Grounds Program Preview
The opening day program for the Athens Fair includes a grand street pageant Fantastic Parade Wiki West Show balloon ascent and parachute leap races Clarke Rifles drill and ball with a weather outlook predicting good conditions. Reporters note improvements on the grounds and urge citizens to attend and illuminate homes to welcome visitors.
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Athens
Weather Signal Service
Athens Fair Draws Big Crowds Despite Rain and Mourning
In Gainesville on November 8 1900 Athens fair week begins with 4000 inside and crowds outside. The event features the Alliance wedding of Blackwell and Trulave, races with Mollie Harringtonine Splinter and Hazel, and notices of Hon. K L Boone's death. Judge Carpenter bans non admitted attorneys from U S Circuit Court docket. Athens promotes hospitality despite showers and recent tragedies.
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Athens Preparing for a Grand Fair Parade and Attractions
Athens braces for a major fair opening with a Tuesday parade of five hundred riders, store closures, and festive bunting. The Wild West show, balloon ascent, flower show, horse races, and other exhibits are confirmed as part of the week of events with preparations heralded by local merchants and directors.
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Athens
South
Comanche Bull
Atlanta
Mother Earth
Four New Aldermen and Mayor Elected Tuesday
The article notes a new mayor and four aldermen will take office on Tuesday. It mentions Beauty’s Dower and a Golden Medical Discovery claim but provides few readable facts beyond the upcoming election and the city leadership change.
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Ature
Pierce
Bridge repairs threaten wagon trade on Thomas Street
Merchants fear the upper bridge repairs will halt wagon traffic for five weeks, though two weeks would have sufficed, putting Thomas street commerce at risk. The contractors must complete work within the period, impacting daily trade and Mayday travel.
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Thomas Street
Tomas Street
Mayor Brown Wins City Mayor Race in Athens
Reports describe election day in Athens with crowds at Ward polls and clear sunshine. Col. B T Brown led strongly, winning by about seven percent over rivals, while Hunnicutt and Mitchell faced ticketing issues and strong local support for Brown.
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M. Myers
Cobb Lumpkin
Hunnicutt
A. L. Mitchell
I. Brown
Comanche Bill Wild West Show Heads to Athens Fair
Comanche Bill known as Gentry returns from Athens where he arranged for the Wild West show. The Piedmont park camp is struck and tents set up at the Athens Fair grounds for a major feature. The show is expected to attract thousands as Athens opens preparations continue.
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