Mighty Midway Carnival Opens in Athens Georgia
The Athens Carnival Association promotes a week of events October 1 to 6 featuring Pain's pyrotechnic Fall of Pekin, aerial acrobatics and parades through College Avenue. Military and veterans day is planned with Third Georgia Regiment participation. Farmers parade prizes include loads of cotton and farm produce with cash rewards.
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Carnival Association
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New Orleans
Pain
Georgia Regiment
Atlanta
Augusta
Col. Thomason
Third Regiment
J, M, McCurdy
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Michael
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Thousands of Lights to Illuminate Athens Carnival
The illumination committee led by J W Barnett seeks full city lighting during carnival week. Members include D A Scudder W A Mallory EA Torser and Weatherford. They aim to light stores and homes with lanterns and electric lamps to create a dramatic, daylike night scene in Athens. A brief drug advertisement for Syrup of Figs follows, touting safety and California Wig Syrup Co branding.
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Carnival Association
Athens
Committee On Entertainment
J. W. Barnett
D. A. Scudder
W. A. Mallory
EA Torser
W. ©. Weatherford
California Wig Syrup Co
Chicago Man Kills Himself at Lake Front
Jacob Kobler, 60, of 818 West Twenty-first Street, hanged himself by a wire at Adams Street lake front after driving a stake and tying a loop around his body. A note was found in his hat brim reading that a man would be found at the end of the wire. A night watchman discovered the scene and notified police.
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Jacob Kobler
Kobler
Adams Street
James Murray
Eleventh Street
Lehhey and
Richards
Lake Front
West Twenty-first Street
Sonal Jenicide
Republicans Name Odell for Governor
Sept. 6 reports from multiple state Republican conventions indicate Odell was nominated for governor. Contenders and factional maneuvers across Connecticut New Haven and Nashville show splits over candidacy and supports, with Brownlow Evans factions seeking compromise and local figures like Warner and Fyley discussed as alternatives.
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Black
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New Haven
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Fessenden
D. L. Warner
Salisbury
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Evans
Saas
Sera Iivoal
Bryan in West Virginia Tour Opens in Shepherdstown
In Shepherdstown West Virginia on September 6 Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan began the second day of his tour. His first stop was at a large Grove meeting where farmers and workers attended seeking relief and prosperity for various classes amid financial concerns. The Democratic subcommittee overseeing the eastern campaign met with officials to discuss arrangements for the effort.
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Shepherdstown
Democratic National Committee
Seasion
Athens Foundry reopens shuttle block mill offer
Klein and Martin of the Carriage Makery have fitted up a large shuttle block mill in the old Athens Foundry. They will saw 600 to 1,000 cords of timber this season using dog wood and persimmon. They pay spot cash and are buying timber now, offering cash market for farmers nearby who can haul to the railroad for ship by carload.
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Klein & Martin
Athens Foundry & Machine Works
Athens
August Fines Paid to City in Police Court Report
Chief Culp’s monthly report shows 86 arrests for petty offenses in August. Fines paid to the city totaled 174.00 with 80.05 in street work, plus 19 in impounding fees, totaling 180.00.
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Culp
Mosquito Menace Strikes Elkton Residents Hard
Mosquitoes along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal threaten Elkton residents life and property. Millions of insects swarm homes forcing people to flee. Efforts to curb the pests fail and some build fires around houses hoping smoke repels the swarms.
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Elkton
Chesapeake and Ohio
Shirtwaist Club Formed Sparks Athens Progressive Spirit
The Athens paper notes a new Shirtwaist Club forming as progressive sentiment grows. A New York Batterick company sent garment patterns to a local dry goods firm, signaling rapid adoption and a shift away from old fashion norms.
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Athens
Batterick, Pabiial+ing Co
New York
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