Lawyers of U. S. Meet in Boston
Boston hosts the 34th annual American Bar Association meeting with sessions at Huntington Hall. President Edgar H. Farrar will give the opening address, and notable papers include a review of the Federal Judicial Code by Justice Henry B. Brown. An afternoon Cambridge visit and an Hotel Somerset dinner cap the schedule.
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Boston
Mass
American Bar Association
Huntington Hall
Edgar H. Farrar
Lousiana
Te General Council
Henry B. Brown
United States Supreme Court
William B. Hornblower
New York
United States Supreme Bench
Cleveland
Robert
School Board Held Meeting Sees Newtown Colored School
Tuesday's Banner reports a regular board of education meeting at city hall. The Newtown colored school was named and delayed opening due to furniture shipment, with hopes to open by late September. A new seventh grade was established at Melgar Street School. The teacher election for Newtown was postponed to Thursday at 4 pm.
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Board of Education
Newtown
Melga’ Street
Athens Horse Wins 2:15 Pace at Fayetteville
An Athens horse named Our Doctor owned by Charles Goodrum won the 2:15 pace and led the field in the free for all pacing at Fayetteville Tennessee. He is slated for a big Labor Day race in Dayton Ohio as the fall circuit opens. The horse has not lost this season and has a strong heat record.
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Athena
Charles Goodrum
Fayetteville
Tennessee
Dayton
Ohio
Riot of Robbery and Price Gloom Across New York
New York on August 28 reports a spree of house intrusions in deserted districts with crates of valuables looted as private guards and alarms fail to deter the raid ring. The piece also notes rising food costs and potential shortages, army dining access at upscale cafes, and a sensational court case over Gelder’s murder defense.
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New York
Gelder
Jackson
Delta Tau Delta Charter Reestablished at Georgia
A telegram from Rufus Crane reports Delta Tau Delta to reissue the Beta Delta charter at the University of Georgia following the Karnea meeting in Chicago. The revived Utopian Club will host eleven to thirteen members and seek Arch Chapter approval to join as a full Delta Tau Delta chapter next year with plans for a strong campus presence and improved club rooms.
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Rufus Crane
Delta Tau Delta
Crane
Chicago
Kamea
Beta Delta
University of Georgia
Karnea
Messrs
Sam Brock
G. Lombard Kelley
John R. Powell, Jr
B. L
Athens
Beta Delts
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Southern Mutual
Beta Delta of
Arch
Beta Delta Chapter
Grip Missing So Was Man
A warrant was sent to Albany by the Athens police for the arrest of Charles Sassamon a traveling salesman for Owen Automobile Company accused of entering G M Davis room at the Hotel Georgian and stealing a grip containing clothes and other items Davis a traveling salesman for Oliver Typewriter Company lost an expense check of about forty dollars later found in a drug store under repair. A negro woman reported seeing Sassamon enter the room and take the grip amid reports of a disappearing auto drummer and the missing grip.
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Albany
Police Department of
Athens
Charles Sassamon
Owen Automobile Company
G. M. Davis
Georgian
Grip
Davis
Oliver Typewriter Company
Sassamon
Black man acquitted in plow theft case in city court
A Norfolk city court trial saw George Hale, a Black man, charged with stealing a plow worth one dollar. The report notes debate over motives tied to race but states Hale was acquitted.
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George Hale
Maxeys chapter receives charter with varied officers
In Maxeys Georgia on August 28 a special ceremony installed Key stone Chapter No 1. Officers named included A J Carter High Priest and W A Capps King. The group started with fifty charter members and many earned advanced degrees. Plans to recruit Delta Tau Delta members at the University of Georgia were voiced along with hopes to reestablish Beta Delta chapter and elevate fraternity standards.
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Maxeys
Keystone
A. J. Carter
W. A. Capps
J. G. Trunsell
W. B. Pope
R. McDuffie
Royal Arch
R. Dobbs
A. J. Tillen
Bray
King
C. D, Bryant
Scribe
L. P. Maxey
Durham
R. A
J. B. Marable
Prin. Soj
W. P. Lumpkin
Vail
L. H. Bacon
Dr. L. Bryant
W. G. Ford
F. C. Day
Fred Bacon
Mictiganders Favor Wilson new deal and leaders noted
The Jackson Patriot argues for a new political departure praising Woodrow Wilson. It contends old names lack reform, lauds Wilson’s background from Princeton to governor of New Jersey, and asserts the public favors him over other candidates for leadership and governance.
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Jackson
New Jersey
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
Fifty More Post Offices Declared Postal Savings Depots
Postal Service designated fifty more first class post offices as postal savings depots. Cities listed include Montgomery Alabama Texarkana Arkansas Athens Georgia Paducah Kentucky Shreveport Louisiana Jackson Mississippi Greensboro North Carolina Greenville South Carolina Bristol Tennessee Austin Texas and Petersburg Virginia. New York Chicago St Louis and Boston offices reported combined receipts of a quarter of a million dollars after three weeks of operation.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Montgomery
Ala
Texirkana
Ark
Athens
Paducah
Shreveport
Jackson
Miss
Greensboro
N. C
Greenville
3. C
Bristol
Hotel Greeters Return From State Convention
Mr Sanges owner of Hotel Sanges reports the first annual session of the Greeters an organization of hotel clerks who greet guests in state hostels. The 1912 convention will be in Athens with about two hundred hotel men from seven southeastern states attending after invitations from Cluser City council mayor and chamber of commerce.
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Sanges
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Officer Averted Serious Trouble
Officer Eberhardt stopped a likely violent clash at a near beer saloon on Thomas street last night by serving John Riley and John Childers with charges and persuading them to go home. Over a beer they argued and prepared to fight with a knife and a brick, a confrontation he prevented.
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Eberhardt
Thomas Street
John Riley
John Childers
Childers
Riley
Charleston Tornado Swept Loss of Quarter Milo
Special to the Banner from Columbia South Carolina reports a Charleston tornado causing property losses estimated at a quarter of a million dollars and five deaths. Widespread flooding, inundated rails, and islands cut off left many residents without communication or aid. A Ridgeville message noted 60 to 70 mph winds along the coast with waterfront damage, while Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island residents fled inland. Mail and railway traffic remained blocked as urgent rescue efforts continued.
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Columbia
8. C
Charleston
St. George
Union
Isle of Palms
Sullivan's Island
Peninsular
Mount Pleasant
McCuallandville
Annexation Taft plan polarizes Canadian election
Ottawa reports show heated campaign over reciprocity with the United States as Laurier and Bourassa clash with opponents. Premier Laurier touts economic gains and denounces annexation claims, while Bourassa accuses Laurier of imperialism and Navy talk. Quebec regarded pivotal as Liberals seek gains across maritime provinces and west.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
United States
Slte
Laurier
Borden
Taft
Quebec
Henry Bourassa
Bourassa
Great Britain
Eustache
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Detectives Catch Driver With Almost No Clue in Night Case
In New York August 28 a trio of Brooklyn detectives solved a hit and run by locating the speeding auto and arresting one of five men within 24 hours. Eyewitnesses misidentified the license as 37 or 37, but the machine bore number 16 646. Mayor Gaynor publicly rebuked a library ban, noting a benign but dull novel. A fruit peddler was fined after pleading guilty to selling decayed fruit. Spirit Lake hosts a major trapshooting tournament with top marksmen vying for prizes.
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New York
Meat Trust
Brooklyn
Gaynor
Public Library
Mildred Holland
Actors Church Alliance
Library Board
Miss Holland
Thut
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Mictiganders
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