Clarke County bids rejected for courthouse and jail project
All bids for the Clarke County courthouse and jail were opened with values from about 178000 to 208000 but were rejected. The architect and building commission will reexamine the plans and bids to reduce cost while preserving size and durability. Capt John R White chairs the building commission and plans to readvertise promptly.
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Clarke County
Building Commission
Capt
John R. White
Lunacy Trials Set for Laura Carter and Mrs Martin in Clarke County
In Clarke County two lunacy cases are docketed as Mrs Laura A. Carter of near Winterville faces trial on the 22nd of the month. Mrs Martin, an elderly resident on her farm, is alleged to be of unsound mind and dangerous and her adjudication is scheduled for Monday the 21st.
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Clarke County
Laura A. Carter
Win
Terville
Phono-Bell Rand
Martin
Ler Place
Milledgeville
Carter
Old Negro Guilty Of Liquor Sale Sentenced By City Council
At the regular mayor and council meeting, Coarse Brumby an almost centenarian was found guilty of selling whisky and sentenced to six months in the stockade. Other tried defendants included John F. Fields white man from Jackson County and Comer Bulloch who were acquitted or had cases deferred. The council adjourned to continue appeal cases and business on Monday and Thursday.
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John F. Fields
Jackson County
Col. Tate Wright
Coarse Brumby
Cameron
Comer Bulloch
Young Davia
Col. F. C. Shackelford
Largest Georgia still captured near Madison Morgan
A large illicit distillery reported as the biggest in Georgia was seized by Deputy U S Marshal J L Johnson and U S Commissioner B Cornett near Morgan County. A boiler with 25 gallons and about 25 gallons of white corn whiskey were recovered. no one was present but a trail led to a distant house where the liquor was found. No arrests yet, but apprehensions expected.
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State of
Georgia
J. L. Johnson
United States
B. Cornett
Morgan County
Madison
Cornett
Nurses Strike at Atlanta Hospital Ends as They Return
In Atlanta on October 10, fourteen nurses walked out over a dormitory telephone ban. They returned to work by noon Wednesday after the superintendent urged a reunion. The strike collapsed as all pledged to resume duties if they could rejoin by noon.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Hospital
Rev Dr Neighbour Named for Athens Second Baptist Church
News that Rev Edward Neighbour will become pastor of the new Second Baptist church of Athens after the local congregation is organized this Sunday at 4 PM. Neighbour, who founded a strong Baptist work in Spartanburg SC, has resigned there and will preach tonight at the Tabernacle as the community awaits the forming church.
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Neighbour
Second Baptist Church
Edward Neighbour
Spartanbur
8. C
Churches of the Baptist Faith
Secord
Tabernacle
New Church
Model Christian Church
Athens
Torrship
First Baptist Church
Neighbory
Salisbury
Spain
Union
Southern Railway Exhibits From the South at Eighteen Fairs
The Southern Railway system displays educational horticultural and agricultural exhibits from the southeast at eighteen fall fairs across Alabama Mississippi Georgia Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia. Expert agriculturists lead demonstrations to promote better profitable crops among attending farmers. Exhibits will be shown in Demopolis Birmingham Tuscaloosa Montgomery Selma Meridian Jackson Morristown Swestwa ter Belton Spartanburg Orangeburg Asheville Greensboro Chase City Danville South Boston and Griffin. The company plans additional displays at fairs in the north west and Canada to attract settlers and showcase southern opportunities.
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Washington, D.C
Southern Railway System
Southeast
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Demopolis
Als
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Montgomiery
Sélma
Méridian
Miss
Jackson
Morristown
Tenn
Swestwater
Belton
Griffin
Ern Railway Company
Southern Railway Company
North
Canada
Governor Brown Revealed as Secret Baseball Fan
Atlanta, Oct. 10. Governor Brown is an ardent baseball fan, a fact revealed when a mysterious caller, later identified as the governor, asked for the World Series scores and details. The Sporting editor provided inning by inning updates, and Brown inquired about the pitcher and an error on Bowton's side.
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Governor Brown
Atlanta
Brown
New York
Boston
Perry
Bowton
Has Written a Thousand Letters Never Got An Answer
Atlanta reports James Slemans of Walker Street loudly laments writing over 1000 letters in the past year without a single reply. The photographer says the government fails to deliver mail with special delivery stamps and plans to test delivery by writing to a neighbor and to himself if no response arrives.
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Atlanta
James Slemans
Walker Street
Slemans
Marietta
Sam
Sham battle between Spanish boat and a hydroaeroplane
A sham aerial confrontation is announced for the St Louis Fall Festivities with a Wright hydroaeroplane piloted by Aviator Kabitzke challenging the Isla de Luzon, a former Spanish gunboat used by the Missouri Naval Reserves. Bombs will be dropped at altitudes from 1,000 feet and gunners will fire blank shells amid a staged air battle over the Mississippi River on October 9 and 10.
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St. Louia
Kabitzke
United States Army
Isla de Luzon
Uncle Gam
Missouri
Robert E. Nolker
Aero Club of St
St. Lonip
Middle West
Albert Bond Lambert
Ovents
Aero Club of
St. Louis
Aero Club
Krelaman
Erastus Wella
William A. Brady
The
Bs Louis
Columbus
Art Hill
Forest Park
Knights of Columbus
Hadley
Kreleman
of &J. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
United States
Coliseum
Exacaein Ie Ashe Ca
Fordat Park Highlands
Georgia voters prepare for November elections amid party tickets
Atlanta reports voters to choose national electors, congressmen, and three constitutional amendments. Five parties field fourteen electoral candidates each, including Democrats Republicans Progressives Prohibitionists and Socialists. Amendments address vacation charters for judges Wheeler County creation and farm tax exemptions.
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Atlanta
A. H. Ulm
Brown
Walter I. Cooper
C. W. Arnold
Charles Taunton
A. H. Freeman
D. B. Carson
W. J. Mansee
J. P. Dyar
Benjamin F. Cheek
T. W. Scott
Warren ‘Edwards
J. N. Spain
Cassius
Smith
H. G. Hastings
Howard T. Welton
Congressional
D. Burnett
W. H. Smaw
W. W. Grant
H. C. Harris
A. M, Richardson
R. A. Kay
James F. F
P. Branch
E. G. Kasten Kuber
A. 8
Butler
National House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson
Athens merchants prepare window displays for Daughters of the Confederacy convention
Merchants in Athens plan three to four hundred visiting ladies from the state for October 29 to November 1. Storefronts will feature red and white Confederate colors, relics from the War Between the States, century-old reproductions, cherished documents, letters, and pictures. Prizes will honor the best decorations on residences and business fronts, promising a memorable scene for visitors and locals alike.
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Athens
Georgis
Daughters of the Confederacy
Funeral Yesterday for Mr. Wiley Childres Pioneer Citizen
The funeral for Wiley Childres was held yesterday at the First Methodist church with Dr J Morris and Rev R England officiating. Six Sunday school members acted as pallbearers. The service featured “How Firm a Foundation” and “Nearer My God to Thee.” Burial followed at Oconee cemetery.
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Wiley Childres
Methodiat Church
J. ©. Morris
R. England
Young Harris Memorial Church
Oconee
Reception 10 The Students By Biptsis
A Baptist church hosts a large reception for capital students from the University of Georgia, State Normal School, and Lucy Cobb Institute at The Villa Miss Mildred Rutherford’s home. Attendance follows church affiliation and contributions with no individual invitations.
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Mildred Rutherford
Peru-na and Katar-no Remedies Compared
The notice compares revised Pe-ru-na and old Pe-ru-na as catarrh remedies. It notes both have aided chronic and acute catarrh across many cases and that the revised version suits constipation linked cases, while the old form is better for regular or loose bowels. It states the revised Pe-ru-na is available in drug stores and Katar-no can be obtained from Kalan Co in Columbus, Ohio.
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Address Kalan Co
Columbus
Ohio
Industrial Index highlights Alabama Georgia Florida growth pushes
The Industrial Index reports new manufacturing plants and substantial building projects across the Southeast. It notes harbor deepening in Mobile with 2 million dollars, iron mining near Chalybeate Springs, and plans for hotel halls in Birmingham. It cites roads, railways, and banks, plus a stated railroad strike hope for quick settlement.
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Columbus
Mobile
Ala
Chalybeate Springs
Montgomery
Alabama
Florida
Halling
Anl
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Fla
Byta
Planda
Tor Foto Farma
Tech
Brunswick
Dade
Tuscaloosa
Greene County
Waycross
Mon Bank
Roopville
Wetumpka
Ubrary
Miami
Finwareho
Naranja
Res
Atlanta
Athens
San Mateo
Huntaville
Canning
Sarasota
Browndale
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Ted
Morgan
Southern Railway
D. of C
Vention
MR. Wiley
Biptsis
Democratic Campaign Committee
Futur
B. Harts
M.D
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