Legislators Visit University and State Normal School
A House committee toured the State University and the State Normal School yesterday led by Gresham of Burke as chairman. They viewed campus facilities, dined with Chancellor Hill, and praised both institutions before attending a gathering at the Athenaeum.
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House of Representatives
State University
State Normal School
Messrs. Gresham
Burke
Boswell
Greene
Turner
Rockdale
Hathcock
Douglas
Steed
Taylor
Adams
Putnam
Chancellor Hill
Hood
Speer Hoyt Marriage Ties Harmony Grove Georgia
The wedding of Dr. Andrew J. Speer of Louisville Kentucky to Miss Winnie Hines Hoyt of Harmony Grove Georgia occurred yesterday at 11:80 morning. Col. Edward T. Brown of Atlanta led the couple to the altar. Rev. Youry F. Hoyt, the bride’s father, spoke the ceremony. Matron of honor Mrs. Minnie Henderson of Atlanta and maid of honor Miss Claude Car ton of Harmony Grove attended. Best man was Dr. Lantus Sanders of Harmony Grove.
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Andrew Jackson Speer
Louisville
8. C
Wannie Hines Hoyt
Harmony Grove
Edward T. Brown
Atlanta
Youry FP. Hoyt
Minnie Henderson
Claude Carton
Lantus Sanders
Misa Hoyt
H. F. Hoyt
Georgia
Bbe
Specks
Palmetto State
New Bible OAHSPE Promoted By Dentist Dr New borough
Dr Harvey St Clair reports a new Bible titled Oahspe written through the instrumentality of Dr J B Newborough a New York dentist. He claims divine guidance via a typewriter and an angelic vision, aiming to found a new religion with early followers. Also notes salvation oil and Chamberlains tablets advertised.
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Newborough
New York
Harvey St. Clair
Syracuse
St. Clair
Joseph Smith
Divine Spirit
Oahspe
Dr. St. Clair
J. B. Newborough
Old Blind Tub Died Yesterday at University of Georgia
Athens mourns Old Blind Tub, a longtime University of Georgia figure known from the Southern Watchman days. At eighty eight he died after a fire accident in his room behind campus, aided by a neighboring resident who rescued him before a doctor arrived.
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Lewis Green
University of Georgia
John H Christy
Tong
Angel
Moonghinerg
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Return
An old promotional fragment touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for obstinate coughs and lung disease, claiming it cleanses blood and boosts strength. It shares testimonial language praising recovery and notes the product contains no alcohol or narcotics. It also mentions Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
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Pera Ceara
Golden Medical Discovery
Dr. Pierce
Grij Pee
Reed
Amy
Dr. Fertels
Battle Abbey auction sold as Hastings linked site
London reports that Battle Abbey and surrounding lands were sold at public auction. Bids rose from 1 000 pounds to a final 200 000 pounds. Purchaser names were not confirmed, though William Waldorf Astor was reported as buyer, later denied. Lord Rosebery was also named in connection.
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London
New York
Battle Abbey
Herald Bay
Hastings
William the Conqueror
Duchess of Cleveland
Lord Rosebery
Winchester House
Old Broad Street
Joseph Stower
Daily Express
William Waldorf Astor
Wants of Alaska in Governor Brady’s annual report
Governor Brady’s recommendations for Alaska include extending all federal land laws to the territory and surveying lands for immediate settlement. He calls for a congress delegate without territorial organization, a direct Alaska United States cable, a 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition representative, a mining commissioner, and a district game law. In Cape Nome the court’s law execution uncertainty deters claim development and deters capitalist investment.
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Alaska
Brady
Congress
United States
Cape Nomo
Early challenge expected for cup by Lipton in 1903
Telegrams from Glasgow say Sir Thomas Lipton plans an early challenge and Shamrock II builders hope to prepare a yacht of their own design if results justify it. Lipton seeks club cooperation to issue a challenge while noting 1903 is unlikely due to sponsorship issues.
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London
Glasgow
Thomas Lipton
Thomas
Smallpox Vanished in Athens After Last Case Dismissed
The Athens city board of health reports the last smallpox case was dismissed yesterday, with only four cases total. All patients were treated successfully by Dr. Dillard, and no spread occurred thanks to strict precautions.
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Athens
Dillard
Board of Health
Shot by Assassin on Porch in Atlanta
Charles B. Davis airbrake inspector for the Western and Atlantic railroad was shot three times on his front porch at 126 Jones Avenue in Atlanta. The assailant fired five shots at close range and fled. Davis was taken to Grady hospital where physicians judged his wounds serious and likely fatal.
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Atlanta
Charles B. Davis
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Davis
Grady Hospital
Jones Avenue
Hearsay Evidence Fails to Shed Light on 1898 Heiligenberg Killing
In Savannah on November 27 Mayor Myer held a secret inquiry into statements by Policeman Coffee about police knowledge of the Heiligenberg killing. Officers testified they repeated rumors or used imagination, and ex-Chief Dermott still believes the fatal wound came from a fall on the pavement.
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Savannah
Myera
Coffee
Augustus Heiligenberg
Star Chamber
Frank arcDermott
Holligenberg
Savannah Says Next State Fair May Return Here
The Savannah state fair appears likely to be held in Savannah next year after leaders of the State Agricultural Society praised this year’s success. Savannah Fair Association directors instructed President George W. Owens to urge President Hughes of the society to relocate the fair to Savannah. The group also planned forming a racing association for spring and fall meetings and will seek national association membership.
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Savannah
State Agricultural Society
Savannah Fair Association
George W. Owens
Hughes
The
Agricultural Society
National Association
Tracking a Murderer in Floyd County Pursuit
A 60 man posse with bloodhounds chased John B McGhee after he shot and killed Frank L Miller in Floyd County. Miller, a Confederate veteran, was said to have shot at McGhees children, a claim he denied. The posse plans to press the hunt likely into a confrontation. Also Madison men Campbell and Baggs jailed as swindlers after posing as agents for a northern department store. They took orders, collected partial payment, and vanished.
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John MiAhas
Rome
Cave Spring
John B. McGhee
Frank L. Miller
Floyd County
Miller
McGhee
Omoodth
Madison
A. P. Campbell
A. B. Baggs
Cadet Appointments From Georgia Districts
Wayerogs Georgia November appointment news notes Warren Lott son of Hon Warren Lott selected by examining peers for West Point run by Congressman W G Brantley Luther Wheeler acquitted in murder case Columba Georgia November 27 Wheeler found not guilty in shooting of John Mc Swain on Front Street over a drunken dispute Mc Swain allegedly attacked Wheeler with a knife before the incident
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West Point
Wayerogs
Warren
Lott
Warren Lott
Wee Point
Wilcox
Cox
Willacoochee
Cooper
W. G. Brantley
Luther Wheeler
Columbna
Wheeler
John McSwain
Front Street
Indy
McSwain
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