State Normal Opens With Record Attendance In Athens
The Eighteenth Annual Session of the State Normal School in Athens begins Tuesday at 9 a.m. with record enrollment and auditorium exercises. A large number of Muscogee elementary school students were turned away for lack of space. The calendar includes Founder’s Day, Alumni Day, and Commencement events, with a reorganized faculty led by President E. C. Branson and Chancellor D. C. Barrow.
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Athens
Georgia
E.C. Branson
State Normal School
Muscogee Elementary Training School
EB. C. Branson
Board of Trustees
D. C. Barrow
University of Georgia
E. C. Branson
A. M
Alexander Rhodes
P. B. Newton
Peter F. Brown
Gertrude A. Alexander
D. L. Earnest
T. E. Hollingsworth
A. B
Roberta Hodgson
F. A. Merrill
Ida A. Young
Helen L. Sprout
Joseph Lustrat
Baches Latt
C. H. Bruce
Kate E. Hicks
Besele M. Hardy
Margaret M. Gibbs
Emma Pollard
Betelle Poland
Muscogee
Mina Alice L. Prichard
Elizabeth Young
Mary M. Woods
Louise Hemingway
Iris Callaway
Almander Rhodes
Convict's life story sold by blind and deaf man on streets
A man in a convict's coat markets The Life of GEORGE L. SMITH North Carolina's Ex Convict Boldest and Bravest Blind Tiger Man with a seller, guided by W B Conyers of Atlanta. He claims 23 chain gang terms 208 jail stays and exile from 64 towns across NC and SC over 15 years, urging moral lessons and motherly advice.
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G. L. Smith
W. B. Conyers
Atlanta
George L. Smith
North Carolina
South Carolina
Morse Code Mix of Strokes and Alarms in Early Fire Call
Early morning fire alarm confusion as the bell rang various tap counts. Reporters and officers tracked possible box numbers near Central Railway and River street, with no fire found and old directory lists causing conflicting interpretations of the alarm.
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Central Railway Station
Register
River Street
Riot at Saint James on Children’s Day Ends in Riot Verdict
In a city court hearing, evidence described a disorder at Saint James church during Children’s Day. Will Johnson, a colored man, was found guilty of riot and fined $50. Fred Thomas’ trial paused at adjournment and resumed this morning.
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Saint James
Saint James’ Church
St. James
Will Johnson
Coats
Fred Thomas
Coat Color and Speeding Case Ends in Acquittal
In a city court case, Thomas McWhorter of Stephens Oglethorpe county was accused of speedingly on a highway near Tuck's crossing with witnesses' estimates from fifteen to seventy five miles per hour. Prosecutors argued the buggy frightened a mule causing a wreck and injuries, but the jury found no case against McWhorter and acquitted him.
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Thomas McWhorter
Stephens
Oglethorpe County
Tuck's
Eral
Mesers
Jonas Hawks and Son
Hawke
Athens
McWhorter
Old Athens Home of Dr. Long Sold to Street Railway President
Yesterday Erwin & Co sold the historic Prince Avenue home of Dr Crawford W Long to W T Bryan president of the Athens Electric Railway Company. Bryan owns adjoining property and plans improvements. Hear Mendele Brown sing San Francisco Bay at the Majestic today with two reels and two pictures.
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Old Athens
Dr. Long
Messrs. T. J
F. c. Shackelford
Erwin & Co
Prince Avenue
W. T. Bryan
Athens Electric Railway Company
Athens
Crawford W. Long
Mr. Bryan
Washington Ga. appoints $100 monthly secretary
Washington Ga August 90 Special James Hines a member of the Memphis Commercial Appeal has been elected secretary of the local chamber of commerce and is to report tomorrow. Hines brings strong recommendations and newspaper experience. He will promote Washington and Wilkes County to attract new citizens and enterprises, earning $100 per month.
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Emmie C. Jones
H. M. Mathews
Nelle Colbert
Gilmer Hall
Chloe Allen
Bradwell Hall
Alice L. Prichard
Winnie Davis
Kate Hicks
H. Bruce
Emory College
Eatonton
Jackson
Augusta
John Milledge
State Normal School
Georgia
Bruce
Franklin
Panks County
Misa Edna M. Randall
Milwaukee
Stout Institute
School For Home Makers
Tre
Gertrude E. Wood
American Conservatory of Music
Chicago
Robert Bolce Carson
Ewing College
Schopl
E. Scott Sell
State College of Agriculture
Richmond County
Sell
Jackson County
Annie Matthews
Oglethorpe County
Margaret Gibbs
Morgan County
Carnegie Library
Atlanta Library
Rankin
Emma Pollard
Savannah
Chatham High School
Estelle Poland
Jones County
Mary M. Woods
Henry County
Muscogee
Glenville
W. Va
Packer Institute
Brooklyn
Harvard
George Washington University
Washington
D. C
Atlanta
Louise Hemingway
Houston County
Perry
Griffin
Iris Callaway
Oglethorpe Kounty
N. H. Ballard
Brunswick
State ‘Normal Schol
Marjorie Ford
Habersham County
Piedmont College
University of Georgia
Washington, Ga
James Hines
Atom
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Chamber of Commerce
Hines i
Washington and
Wilkes County
Hines
Clarke County Legislator DuBose’s First Term Highlights
Clarke County’s Robert Toombs DuBose, elected representative, initiated a Russia Jews resolution and pushed to cut the city court judge’s salary, while securing state funds for higher education. He championed University and State College of Agriculture appeals, notable appropriations, and educational reforms, earning praise for his independent, conscience-led votes.
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Clarke County
Robert Toombs DuBose
Atlanta
DeBose
DuBose
State College of Agriculture
Georgia
University of Georgia
Peabody School of Education
School of Commerce
Strahan
Furniah
Carnegie Ear
State Normal School
Athens
State Auditor
General Assembly
South Georgia
Gov
Smith
Fulton County
Child Plays With Rattlesnake Pet in Georgia Yard
In Maxeys Georgia Aug 30 a two year old child of L H Campbell Watson Springs handled a three foot rattlesnake with seven rattles in the yard and called for its mother. The article notes various medical ads but the focus remains on the perilous snake encounter and the child’s proximity to danger. The piece also references Oscar Underwood and presidential anticipation in Alabama.
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Maxeys
H. Campbell
Watson Springs
Alabama
Oscar Underwood
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Athens Farmer
Athens resident W M Patten reports relief from back pain and kidney trouble after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. He previously suffered sharp back pains while lifting and now says the remedy cured him after two bor e s. He reaffirmed satisfaction in 1911 and continues to use them occasionally. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
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Athens
W. M. Patten
Dougherty St
Dean
Doan
Patten
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Governor Wilson to keynote Atlantic Deeper Waterways Convention
Washington, August 20 Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey will be the stellar attraction at the Fourth Annual convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association in Richmond Virginia October 17 to 20. Other governors and officials will participate including Mann of Virginia Crothers of Maryland and Moore of Philadelphia. The inland waterway from New England to Key West is urged as vital for manufacturing and interstate commerce. The Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association notes the need to improve aging Chesapeake Delaware and Delaware Raritan canals to boost rates and service.
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Washington
D. C
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Richmond
Providence
R. 1
Elater City
Old Dominion
Wilson
Mann
Virginia
Austin L. Crothers
Maryland
J. K. Fener
Pennsylvania
Arum J Potheir
Rhode
George Abner Mead
Vermont
William W. Kitchin
North Carolina
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
The
Maine
Florida
Congress
Atlantic
Seaboard
New England
Key West
Gulf
Mississippi River
United States Army Engineers
Atlantic Coast
Chesapeake & Delaware
Delaware
Chesapeake Baya
Delaware and Raritan
New York
Lant
Balti
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Chaingang
Earth
Heaven
Jearth
Hell
Case
Long
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
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