Paris Letter Reflects on Society and Personal Resolve
An August letter from Paris discusses street life and Sabbath observance, noting orderly shops and quiet dignity. The writer compares Paris to home, contemplates career plans in engineering and architecture, and intends to continue toward London and New Haven, ending with farewell to France and a safe voyage home.
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Paris
Len Ein
Soliers
Vn Drng
Mo Sanvini
Dane
Peter
Avery
Taam
Val
Georgi
Dee Tony
Thirrow
Hom
Nell
London
Milo
Venus of Milo
Gerald Green
English
Dieppe
France
Pam
New Haven
Harbers
Bettees
Prinston factory man found wandering in Cobbham streets in night clothing
Mr. Ben Williams of Princeton factory, sick for some time, wandered Athens streets in his night attire during the dead hours. Policeman Mecie located him near Cobbham, and Mr. McKie took him home after he was treated with opiates for sleep. Early in the morning he appeared in the Palmadge residence yard, frightening the cook. He has since recovered some senses.
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Athens
Mecie
Ben Williams
Princeton
Cobbham
McKie
Hiim
Mr. Williams
Anda
John Palmadge
Mgr. McKie
Committal Trial of Two Murderers Before Justice Fuller
The committal trial of Charlie Lester and Henry Bullock, Winterville murder suspects, began at ten and stretched into the afternoon with abundant evidence. Judge Evans ordered the prisoners returned to county jail to await a Superior Court hearing as witnesses testified for the State and no defense witnesses were presented. The courthouse was crowded with local color, and officials included Judge George C. Thomas for the State side and Col. E.J. Brown for the defense.
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Henry Bullock
Court House
Charlie Lester
Winterville
Superior Court
George C. Thomas
Stine
Col. E.J. Brown
Evans
Pitcher by the Montmorency well shuns touch after lightning
Mr. Toomer recounts a strange Aiken county tale of a pitcher left on a post after a woman drawing water was killed by a lightning strike decades ago. Locals report a powerful repulsion around the vessel and many have failed to touch it, while others blame an uncanny influence that shields the pitcher.
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Aiken, & C
J. Be Toomer
Tar Banner
Aiken
Sime
Charleston
Montmoreney
Montmorency
Hood
Aiken County
Loomer
Toomer
Mr. Toomer
Banksville Grange discussed with Banner in Homer
Banner representative spoke with Col. Tom Neal president of Banksville Grange. Neal opposes jute bagging trust but will not expel members over it. Grange stays out of politics, votes freely, and focuses on members interests while managing debts and credit.
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Homer
Tom Neal
Banksville
Col
Veal
Alliance
Mystery of Watkinsville corpse finally solved
Sheriff Overby of Oconee county visited the city to reveal the Watkinsville case is solved. The white corpse found near Watkinsville is the deformed son of Freeland Daniel of Oconee county. The coffin and gown were made by local residents Joe and Mrs Dickens, and burial in Shady Dale is confirmed.
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Sheritf” Overby
Oconee ‘County
Watkinsville
Oconee County
Freeland Daniel
Shady Dale
Joe Dickens
Union Hiurch
Dickens
The Oldest Subscriber Remembers Fifty Years with the Banner
Col John W Pruitt, in Athens to order a wedding suit, asserts he has subscribed to the Tax Banner for over fifty years and plans to pay up to next March. A veteran Democrat who supported the Cobbs and Toumbs claims the paper helps curb independents and radicalism in the county.
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Kina Woras
Col
John W. Pruitt
Tax Banner
Athens
Cobbs
The
Cobbs and Toumbs
Run off near Clarksville injures conductor on down train
Two passengers aboard Judge Thoma's Railroad from Cornelia to Tallulah report a run-off yesterday morning a few miles from Clarksville on the down train. One coach was dumped into an embankment but no one else was hurt. conductor Garrison is seriously injured. Passengers were badly shaken and the road suffered considerable damage.
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Judge
Tom Watson Opens Campaign for Tenth District
Special to the Banner reports Thomas E. Watson fired the first shot of the tenth district campaign. The event drew attendees from multiple counties for a large barbecue, and the discharge produced a striking response.
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Tomson
Thomas E. Watson
Tenth
Jekyll and Hyde in One Man's Double Life Case Ends in Court
A Chattanooga man known as Jos Davis alias Joe Duchett faced bigamy charges tied to his Connecticut wife and Chattanooga wife. He admits two marriages, describes years of separation, and seeks transfer to Connecticut for trial as he awaits circuit court proceedings.
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Joe Duchett
Duechett
Hee
J. H. Dorsey
Gentlemith
Savannah
Chattanooga Sunday Times
John Duchelt
Jos
Davis
East New London
Conn
Sore
Duchett
Ife
Connecticut
Chattanooga
Leanne Southant
Athens
City Water Company
Forest Hill
Annie C. Dobbs
Scottsboro
Alabama
St. Elmo
Kilgore
Biganty
Tennessee
Cme
Dutchett
Times
State
Mr. Dutchett
Mr. Davis
Nicklin
Dutcheite
Water Works and Gas Company
Pop and Goes Defeated by Athens In Nine Inning Game
The Pair Grounds hosted a baseball game called at 3 35 by umpire Buck Adams. Athens faced the Pop and Goes with Dorsey as scorer and Griffeth pitching for the latter. Athens led eight to four after nine innings as Vason’s pitching drew praise from spectators.
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Buck Adams
Athens
Reaves and
Vason
I. Jf. Dorsey
J. E. Griffeth
Fileen
Bir Vaso
Vpop
Goes
Down with the Jute War Declares Athens Merchants
Athens merchants join farmers in boycotting the Jute Bagging Trust and back cotton bagging. Cotton buyers agree to pay planters ten cents more per hundred pounds of cotton packed in cotton bagging to spur the switch. A few farmers still use jute. O Farrell and Ash stitch old bagging to avoid new purchases.
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Athens
Trust
O'Farrell & Ash
Blind Tiger Style Jute Trade Mentioned in Chronicle
The Augusta Chronicle notes a counterfeit liquor slang blind tiger comparison applied to merchants selling jute bagging. Alliance leaders warn farmers and gin owners that those using jute bags will face boycotts, while cotton baggers are offered as alternatives.
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Jules
Augusta Chronicle
Alliance
Pths
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Tabelle
Pants
Moss
L. D. Puckett
Puckett
Gainesville
Grange
Shedy Dale
Blue Ridge & Atlantic
Tson, Tom Watson
Jekyll and Hyde
Conneticut
Fair Grounds
Jaid Blind Tigers
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