Clarke County Cotton Growers Meet at University Chapel
Clarke County Cotton Growers Association held its regular meeting at the University chapel. Claud Tuck reported on state and southern work with a proposed one cent per bale tax to fund the organization. Members noted this year’s crop is about one third short from last year and pledged prompt remittance of the per bale tax and bagging and bale pricing decisions.
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University Chapel
Clarke County
Claud Tuck
Clarke County Association
Atlanta
Ben
South
Farmera
Cotton Growers’ Association
Readiness Builds for County Fair Racing Season
The region gears up for a major fall fair with many horses housed at the grounds. Trainers speed them daily as crowds visit. J H Dorsey tours farmers urging exhibits and county participation to ensure a larger, more successful event.
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J. H. Dorsey
Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls Use Spreads Among Farmers
The Cordell News notes that top cattlemen and farmers increasingly feed cotton seed meal and hulls to livestock. J J Wheler reports horses thrive on the meal and plans to train mules to eat it, aiming to replace corn with ground cotton. John Sheppard praises meal and hulls for his horses, while Cordele’s J Q Adams says hogs fatten and grow faster on the feed.
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Hulls
J. J. Wheler
Mr. Napier
John Sheppard
Cordele
Cordell News
Vagrancy arrest for John Fields under county law
Chief McKie enforces vagrancy rules as John Fields, known for dice and cards, is arrested with a state warrant sworn. Fields says he prefers his current work to a job. The case goes before Judge Cobb as Clarke County aims to expand road paving with new labor.
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McKie
John ‘Fields
John
Cobb
Clarke County
Oliver and Keese Form New Grocery Firm
Mr John Keese has purchased a half interest in T P Olivers business. The new firm Oliver and Keese will operate a general family and fancy grocery store. They are established merchants and will relocate to the Oliver building at Prince avenue and Hill street intersection.
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John Keese
T. P. Oliver
Prince Avenue
Oliver & Keese
Messrs. Oliver and
Reese
Hill Street
Funeral Held For Rosena Beusse Two At Oconee Cemetery
The funeral for Rosena Beusse two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlton Beusse was at the Collins residence led by Dr J W Walden pastor of the Presbyterian church. Friends gathered to comfort the bereaved family as a floral tribute rested on the casket. The choir included Elien Mell Jessie Jackson T B Mell and F E Griffith singing Abide with Me Some Sweet Day and God be with You Till we meet Again. The remains were buried in Oconee cemetery.
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Rosena
Carlton Beusse
J. M. Collins
J. W. Walden
The
Presbyterian Church
Elien Mell
Jessie Jackson
T. 8. Mell
F. E. Griffith
Sam W. Omall Retires as Brunswick Journal Editor
Brunswick Ga August 29 Sam W Omar will retire as editor of the Brunswick Journal September 1 His announcement says his contract ends September 1 and he will take up state wide traveling work He thanks the state press for support and says no political significance attaches to the change The cotton season nears with hopes of abundant returns for Southern farmers
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Brunswick
Sam W. Bmall
Brunswick Journal
Athens Readies for Record Cotton Season Opening
The Athens cotton season opens Friday with factors ready to handle large receipts. Warehouses are ample to hold many thousand bales, with expectations near ninety thousand for the season. Athens markets boast top prices, strong warehouse facilities, and improved roads drawing cotton here from entire county.
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Athens
Young man falls to mule kick after visit to Athens girl
Last Sunday near Athens a young man traveled to see his best girl. After a long pleasant talk he attempted to move a mule at a gate. The mule kicked him in the chest and he was found in an nearby field, needing a physician before returning to Athens.
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Athens
Georgia
Maud
Snake in bed startles New Albany couple in Indiana
New Albany Indiana August 29 Awakened by a five foot black snake in their bed Mr and Mrs Mordichi Lincoln of Milltown thirty miles west of New Albany fled the room as the reptile moved under the covers The couple then killed the snake with a chair and escaped unharmed
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New Albany
Ind
Mordichi Lincoln
Milltown
Here
Lincoln
Health Rules of Cassius M. Clay from the Civil War era
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes General Cassius M. Clay of Kentucky, famed abolitionist and statesman, issued health rules for vigorous manhood. The rules cover ventilation, daily outdoor exercise, comfortable clothing, moderate wholesome food, clean linens, cold water, cold avoidance, limited medicines, digestion and bowel health, temperance and rest, with a nod to experience and a Franklin quote.
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Cassius M. Clay
Kentucky
Incinnati Enquirer
Abbeville Official Visits To Inspect South Carolina Dispensary
Hon. J. F. Lyon of Abbeville South Carolina, a member of the legislature's dispensary investigation committee, is in the city to compare prices paid by South Carolina for whiskies and other goods with local suppliers. The probe follows graft accusations and aims to curb inflated costs and misconduct at dispensaries.
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Lyon
S.C
J. F. Lyon
Abbeville
S. C
South Carolina
Athens
Palmetto
Commerce adds bank to area with new capital
Commerce Georgia on August 29 announces a third bank to open by November 1 with $25,000 capital. EB B Anderson will own the bank, joining Northeastern with $100,000 and First National with $40,000 to give the town of about two thousand a first class banking setup.
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Commerce
Commerce 8
EB. B. Anderson
First National
Thouand
Negro nurse arrested for poisoning child in Gainesville
A nurse employed by Rev J R Rice in Gainesville faces arrest after attempting to poison a child with carbolic acid in its medicine. The child suffered severe burns and doctors confirmed the nurse tampered with bottles. Authorities plan prosecution to the full extent of the law.
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Gainesville
J. R. Rice
Court Street Methodist Church
Theatrical Season to Open Rooms for May Yohe
Robert Grau, director of the International Vaudeville Stars, announces May Yohe will head the southern tour on September 11. He denounces sensational advertising and praises Yohe's artistry after her London performance in Mlle Nitouche. He notes her recent marriage to Bradice Strong and describes her as modest and happiest.
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Robert Grau
New York City
Yohe
M'lle
Nitouche
Duke of York's
London
May Yohe
Henderson
Ali Baba
Hope
Bradice Strong
Miss Yohe
Locusts Stop a Moving Train Near Rome
Rome reports an enormous locust swarm devastating crops around the city. Peasants fear famine as vineyards grains fruits and vegetables fail while swarms descend on suburbs and even halt trains by covering rails making wheels slip.
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Rome
An Angry Bull Stopped by St Bernard in Indiana Field
Agustin-If Clause Christensen of Boone Grove near Hammond was gored in a field by a bull. His St Bernard dog Jack grabbed the bull by the nose and held on long enough for Christensen to crawl to a fence. The dog then clung to the bull’s flanks while Christensen recovered.
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Hammond
Ind
Agustin
Clause Christensen
Boone Grove
Jack
Christensen
St. Bernard
Lucy Cobb Institute to Open Fall Session With Record Attendance
Lucy Cobb Institute prepares to open its fall session with expected record attendance. Most rooms in the main building are taken, with many students housed in nearby private homes. Mrs. M A Lipscomb leads preparations, new teachers join, and exterior repainting in light gray enhances the facade. Interior renovations include kalfemining rooms, and an annex is planned once the building fund reaches sufficiency.
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Lucy (1) Institute
M. A. Lipscomb
Institute
Lucy Cobb Institute
Dual Tragedy: Mrs Johnson and Allan Johnson Die Separated by Distance
In New York and Little Rock, Mrs June Johnson a magazine contributor known as Helen Dixie Johnson and Allan Johnson president of the National Exchange Bank Little Rock die within hours of each other. A telegram announcing Allan's death arrives as divers find Mrs Johnson's body off Coney Island.
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New York
June Johnson
Allan Johnson
Little Rock
Ark
Coney Island
First Child Born in the White House Passes Away
Mrs. Mary Donalson Wilcox, claimed as the first child born in the White House and descendant of Andrew Jackson, died in Washington at 76. Her husband, John A. Wilcox, once a Tennessee representative and also a Confederate congressman, survived her.
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Washington
Mary Donalson Wilcox
White House
Andrew Jackson
John Donaldson
Tennessee
John A. Wilcox
Texas
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