Dr Jenkin and the Athens Call Ripple Through Hopkinsville Church
Hopkinsville church members vote to urge Pastor Millard A Jenkens to stay, after he receives a urgent call from Athens Ga. The Rev Jenkens, who arrived Nov 16 1906, has guided 325 new members and grew the congregation from 800 to 1800. He emotionaly announced consideration of the Athens call and parishioners expressed sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard A. Jenkins
First Baptist Church
Kentucky
Hopkinsville Kentuckian
Jenken
Baptist Church
Tont
M. A
West Side
Edmund
Secomd
Chnrch
Bro, Jenkens
Edmund Harrison
John B. Trice
Geo
D. Diton
J. H. Abernathy
Inc
C. Duffy
Chas
M. Meacham
Jenkens
Dublin
Clarke County officers declare no election expenses under new law
Clarke County Georgia officers including E I Smith Elmer Crawford W E Jackson and others sworn in and state they expended no money to secure their 1908 elections. affidavits filed with Comptroller General under August 1908 act. officials named include treasurer clerk sheriff ordinary tax collector tax receiver and surveyor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Clarke County
E. I
Smith
E. I. Smith
Austin F. Comer
N. P
Elmer J. Crawford
Superior Court
Said County
General Assembly
E. J. Crawford
W. E. Jackson
W. FE. Jackson
B. Wingfield
Ord
W. A. Wright
Clk
Clarke Co. Ga
H. H. Linton
I. J. Hi. Dorsey
Clarke Co
State of Georgia
W. H. Smith
Notary Republic
J. H. Dorsey
B. H. Barrow
A. C. Erwin
Nat
Clarke
J. C. McMahan
C. McMahan
Causes of Forest Fires Revealed by National Reports
The article surveys fire causes on US National Forests noting campers and railroads as leading sources, with lightning and brush burning also significant. It urges careful camping, modern spark arresters, and rapid reporting to curb losses, citing 1930s data and methods for tracking fire origins. It then shifts to describe the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, its growth, publications, and state vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
National Forest
Lake States
Appalachians
Rockies
Classical Philogy
Classical Journal
Classical Association
Middle West
South
C. W. Peppler
Oxford
Discarded Woman Creates Sensation at Wedding
Fall River Massachusetts reports a dramatic vengeance at the marriage of banker Charles J. Reagan and Miss Mary B. Chadwick. A veiled woman, claiming to be Reagan’s former partner, presented a four year old boy to Reagan, demanded he take the child, and then departed as the bride fainted. Reagan left town with the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Charles J. Reagan
Mary B. Chadwick
Reagan
Charles Reagan
Sullivan
Y. P. Cash and N. P. Clarke Named Georgia Co Partners
Local sources note Y. P. Cash and N. P. Clarke form a partnership in Georgia with plans for a new venture. Details on business scope and launch date remain limited as reports develop.
Statue Erected for Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis
A grand unveiling in University Park Indianapolis marked by a parade from Fort Benjamin Harrison and speeches by Vice President Fairbanks and John L. Griffiths. Gen John W Noble and James Whitcomb Riley participated with the widow and children present. The monument by Nichols features a granite base and inscriptions emphasizing law and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
United States
University Park
Federal Building
Regular Army
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Culver Military Academy
Indiana National Guard
Fairbanks
Monument ‘Commission
Bookwaller
Oith
John L. Griffiths
Liverpool
Grifiths
Hanly
John W. Noble
St. Louis
Harrison
James Whitcomb Riley
Nichalls
Where Bullets Flew Civil War Vet Praises Electric Bitters
David Parker of Fayette New York a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health after costly hospital bills for stomach trouble. He calls them worth more than five hundred dollars and says they keep him strong and well after using them as a tonic. Sold for 60 cents at W J Smith and H R Palmer drug stores.
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David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons Drug Stores
Marriage follows fatal shooting ends elopement
Waycross Georgia October 27 a sensational elopement ends in a fatal shooting that killed Emory Wilson and likely wounded A J Little. Miss Leffie Carter and L C Edenfield married this morning prompting plans for Edenfield to surrender to lawmen. John W Carter allegedly fired the fatal shot and claims self defense as Wilson fired first. A Coffee county superior court panel may be convened to try the involved relatives and community figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Leffie Carter
L. C. Edenfield
Millwood
Emory Wilson
D. A. Wilson
A. J. Little
Mnle
John W. Carter
Miss Carter
Edenfield
J. W. Carter
Kirkland
Youngdenfield
Bickley
Mins Carter
Carter
Pearson
John Carter
Wilson
Coffee County
Kate O Dwyer Case Closed Court Agrees To Exit
At Athens court Kate O Dwyer pled guilty in one case and faced a $1000 fine six months jail and twelve months chain gang. Prosecutors offered to drop the chain gang if she paid a $200 fine and left the city within ten days never to return. The judge insisted on awaiting new grand jury action before final disposition and warned that return would trigger service of the sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Court
Kate O'Dwyer
Athens Mattress Firm Expands Plant to Meet Orders
The Athens Mattress and Spring Bed Co is expanding its plant with a 36 by 132 foot annex adding new machines to boost capacity. The firm sells spring beds and mattresses in six states including Cuba bound Itavana, with daily capacity of 600 beds, expandable by night shift. Officers include N. D. Arnold president A. H. O Farrell vice president and O H Arnold secretary treasurer. The expansion signals growing demand and continued investment to sustain production across the Southeast and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Mattress & Spring Bed Co
Athens
Itavana
Cuba
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Pho Athens Mattress & Spring Bed Co
N. D. Arnold
A. H. O'Farrell
O. H. Arnold
Steel Ship Wreck At Lapland Attracted By Magnetic Shore
Captain Keldle of the British steamer Sandal claims a magnetic influence of Lapland misled the vessel onto an iron rich coast where the Sandal ran aground in the White Sea. First mate Joseph Newmarch supports the magnetism theory, noting compasses wandered and the ship veered toward shore before the wreck. The affidavit is filed with the English board of trade.
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Lapland
New York Evening Mall
Keldle
Sandel
Board of Trade
England
Joseph Newmarch
Archangel
White Sea
Russia
Tyne River
Newmarchaid
Calder B Willingham Dead in Macon
Calder B. Willingham, a prominent Macon cotton merchant and business leader, died at midnight after several days of illness. He built extensive interests in middle Georgia and was regarded as a highly successful local businessman. He is survived by a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calder B. Willingham
Macon
Georgia
Willie Hearst Aide Heger Polls In New York Votes
Willie Hearst's man Heger will poll about fifty thousand votes in New York. It is possible that this result could influence Taft's statewide vote. If so, Heger will have achieved his aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Hearst
Heger
New York
Taft
Wilie
Daughters Week Opens in Savannah Georgia
The fourteenth annual Georgia division United Daughters of the Confederacy convention began in Savannah with a morning session at Lawton Memorial. Miss Alice Baxter delivered her annals as officers reported, followed by welcome addresses from city officials, Confederate veterans, and Savannah’s Daughters chapter. A luncheon was held at Julian McLeod hall, and an evening gathering featured Mrs Hull hosting guests and the Laval rap ter. Future days promise further elaborate social events and sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Aliee Baxter
Lawton Memorial
W. N. Ainsworth
Wealey Monumental Church
R. J. Dayant
George W. Tedeman
F. D. Bloodworth
Confederate Veterans of
A. 2. Hull
Georgia Division
Daughters
James A. Houngaville
Atlanta
Hull
Rounsaville
Alice Baxter
Julian McLeod
Ton
Laval
Horrid life in Siberia's penal colonies revealed in memoir
In a new book L. Tane details life in Northern Siberia's Kolymak camp where political prisoners, many young, endure hunger, cold, and suicide. He recalls a 16 month journey to Kolymak, and a mail day when a prisoner learned of his mother's death.
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Siberia
Germany
L. Tane
Kolymak
Kolymek
Mall
Glint
Fortune in comic opera from The Merry Widow
The London Chronicle notes the composer of The Merry Widow has earned about 70 000 dollars from the popular comic opera. It compares this windfall with other stage successes like HMS Pinafore and The Milkmaid, stressing the global reach and high fortunes tied to top works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Chronicle
Getsha
San Toy
Americn
Germany
Agate
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DR. Jenkin
Hopkinsville
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
Warren J Smith A Bro
B.C. McEvoy
T. P. Tanning
Y. P. Cash
N. P. Clarke Co
L.C. Edenfield
G. R. King
the Jeweler
Virginia Ave
Foley
Ely
Jase
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
the Toller
Tha Genesis Pure Fond Co
le Roy
Daughters of Confederacy
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