University Sees Bright Outlook for New Session
By September the University opens its fifth session with a hopeful outlook for a larger enrollment. Officials expect around 450 students, with more than two hundred new men anticipated. dormitories are filled, and cottages adjacent to campus may be converted to student housing to accommodate growth. Professors and deans from Franklin College and other schools are on duty, with football preparations underway under Coach Dickinson as the athletics season nears.
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Pyrepeite of
Georgia
Bury
Davide
Tarrow
Franklin College
W. D. Hooper
Candler
Jenkins
Poe Poe
University
Ines
MG. A
van Valkenburg
Acadouse
Cn Jee
Dickinson
Heo
Improvements At Winnie Davis Hall
The Winnie Davis Hall at the State Normal School has been put in admirable repair during the summer. Interior walls are tinted with blended colors enhancing the building’s beauty. Daughters of the Confederacy chapters placed rugs and ornaments in rooms creating homelike spaces. Laura Rutherford Chapter joined a monthly meeting there to inspect the dormitory and praised its appearance.
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Winnie Davis
State Normal School
Daughters of the Confederacy
Laura Rutherford
The
Abbott's rise as a junior member of engineers in New York
Handley Abbott of this city recently went to New York to pursue civil engineering work. He quickly attracted the American Society of Engineers and was elected a junior member. Abbott, a University of Georgia 1903 graduate, is the son of Prof. D. Q. Abbott and is regarded as a highly talented young engineer with a bright future.
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R. Handley Abbott
New York
American Society of Engineers
Abbott
University of Georgia
D. Q. Abbott
Presbyterian Church Remodeling Contract Update
The church remodeling contract will not be awarded Monday and is delayed to the latter part of the week due to committee availability. Once awarded, construction on the new building will begin promptly.
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Presbyterian Church
Reduced rates for messengers to Sarepta meeting
Notices messengers of Sarepta Baptist Association in Elberton can obtain railroad certificates at the ticket office valid September 18 19 1 and 20 at reduced rates. Many Athens Baptists plan to attend. Also includes testimonial about Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy curing a very sick child and praised by Maggie Hickox Midland Michigan with endorsement of several druggists.
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Sarepta Baptist Association
Elberton
Athens
Chamberlain
Maggie Hickox
Midland
Mich
H. Kr, Palmer & Bong
W. J
Mith & Ae Ee Ens
Severe drought strains Georgia water supply and crops
The region faces serious water shortages with crops suffering and power plants and gin neries forced to haul water from distant sources. Water levels in the Oconee and Middle rivers are unusually low for years, nearing drought levels last seen during the prior year.
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Winterville
eGorgia
Oconee
Middle
Birthday salute marks Sing Sing inmate Un der Bill’s 85th year
William Kelly known as Uncle Bill at Sing Sing celebrated his eighty fifth birthday as the state’s oldest inmate. Convicted of second degree murder in Queens, he has spent thirty four years and four months behind bars. Juries and judge are said to have joined the majority in support of pardon. Kelly became blind after twenty years, later regaining sight after a surgery performed by a visiting New York professor.
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New York
William Kelly
Bill
Sing Sing
New York State
Kelly
Queens County
Confession Letter Ties Local Harvest Hand to Ohio Murder
In Minot North Dakota dated September 12 a note signed Charles Herzig requests notification to his mother if found dead and claims to confess to the murder of Lizzie Grombacker near Youngstown Ohio. The letter implicates Charles Sterling, hanged for the crime, as an innocent man. Frank Byer who found the note and neighbors search for Herzig's body.
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Minot
Catherine Herzig
Girard
Ohio
Lfe
Frank Byer
Hiddenwood
Got Off Cheap Pills Ad Teaser In Period Ad Style
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a quick pleasant and certain cure for headache constipation and indigestion. The copy claims the medicine restores health and notes prices 360 at H R Palmer Bons and J Balt & Bro.
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Dr. King
H.R. Palmer & Bons
J. Balt & Bro
Smith Delivers Campagna Speech in Elberton Ga
Hon Jas M Smith of Oglethorpe county spoke to over three thousand Elbert county citizens. A petition of more than a thousand names urged him to address the county, and he spoke for two hours to loud applause. Attendees from nearby counties expect him to carry the region, and he received a bouquet of flowers at the end.
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Elberton
Jas. M. Smith
Oglethorpe County
Elbert County
Col, Smith
Col Smith
Bandits Torture Two Farmers in Search of Hidden Treasure
Elgin report from Sept 12 describes Andrew and John Fohren near Spring Lake, bound and tortured by three robbers seeking a treasure hidden in their home. The older brother is in critical condition after being forced to reveal nothing, while the younger remains unconscious but improves. $300 was taken.
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Elgin
Andrew
John Fohren
Spring Lake
John
May graft heart of a monkey
Chicago reports that Dr Guthrie and Dr Carrell of the University of Chicago have successfully moved dog hearts into the necks of canines, reversing circulation without death. They anticipate further heart action discoveries and plan new experiments in October, hoping to replace worn hearts with healthy ones from a monkey in the future.
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Chicago
Guthrie
Carrell
University of Chicago
Carrel
Ving Monkey
One Fare Announced by Railroads for Northeast Georgia Fair
Railroads publish a one fare rate to the Northeast Georgia Fair with special conditions. Individuals pay first class fare plus 25 cents round trip, minimum 50 cents, with 25 cents kept by the selling agent. Group rates for military and bands apply, with per mile charges and per capita arbitaries. Routes include Atlanta Augusta Abbeville Covington Clinton Elberton Gainesville Greenwood Macon Madison Milledgeville Seneca, and territory coverage by Central of Georgia, Georgia, Seaboard, and Southern lines. Tickets valid for Oct 3 to 6, 1905, with final return by Oct 7, 1905.
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Northeast Georgia Fair Association
Atlanta
Augusta
Abbeville
Wee
Covington
Clinton
Elbertop
Gasware
Gainesville
Greenwood
Macon
Madison
Milledgeville
Seneca
S.C
Central of Georgia Railway
Georgia Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Southern Railway
State v Brewer murder case to draw wide attention
In Carnesville Georgia Horace Brewer a young white farmer faces murder charges in the death of his wife who reportedly died after being whipped. The case set for committing trial Friday the 15th features a notable lineup of attorneys on both sides Solicitor General Sam Tribble is opposed by Clifford Walker Orrin Rob erts Judge William R Little with defense led by A G Julian McCurry and Col Benjamin F Camp.
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Carnesville
Horace
Brewer
Walton County
Georgia
Sam Tribble
Clifford Walker
Monroe
Orrin Roberts
Hartwell
William R. Little
A. G. and
Julian McCurry
Benjamin F. Camp
A Remedy Without a Peer for Stomach Trouble
J P Klote of Edina Missouri praises Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as superior for stomach disorders biliousness and constipation. Sold by H R Palmer Sons and W J Smith & Bro.
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Chamberlain
J. P. Klote
Edina
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Bible study aims to lift University of Georgia students
Mr H B Van Valkenburg new student secretary at the Athens Y M C A readies for the University of Georgia opening. A monster rally will introduce students, practice college yells, and foster college spirit. Bible study address and canvass will form a feature of the year with classes in dormitories and chapter houses to promote fellowship and God fearing living. Regular prayer meetings will enlist student interest as they attend church and Sunday school. Van Valkenburg will base operations in the new Peabody library building until the new Y M C A and Gymnasium are ready, offering handsome quarters for the association’s religious work.
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Association Rooms
Association
van Valkenburg
ePabody
Chief Justice Thomas J Simmons Dies at 59 in Atlanta
Thomas J Simmons chief justice of the Georgia supreme court died Tuesday morning at 6 at his home 470 West Peachtree street Atlanta in his 60th year His death follows months of poor health and overwork drawing sorrow from the Atlanta bar and fellow judges who halted court business to mourn the loss and remember his careful determinations and mastery of cases
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T. Simmons
The
Supreme Court
Atlanta
Thomas J. Simmons
Supreme Court of Georgia
Weat Peachtree Street
Justice Simmons
Simmons
J. T. Pendleton
Superior Court
H. M. Reid
E. A. Calhoun
Tha'povera
Pourty
Controls Tallulah property to power Tallulah Falls
Louis B. Magid of Tallulah has bought the entire Tallulah property including the CHM House near the Tugalo river. The deal closes after years of planning, giving control of a large water power site and potential 25 000 to 40 000 horsepower electric power development. Magid aims to plant silk via mulberry trees and develop Tallulah Park near the falls.
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Louis B. Magid
Tallulah
Tallulah Faj|m
Mr. I
Magid
Georgia
Allulah
Italy
Tallulah Park
Mr. Mack
Imperial Hotel
Moss
Tallulah Falls
Rabun County High School Help Drive Commended
Community figures praise the plan to raise funds for Rabun County High School. Residents anticipate strong support as multiple locals express willingness to assist the school through the fundraising effort organized by the Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Rabun County High School
Mikasa, flagship of Sea of Japan, sinks at 2:30 AM
Tokio Sept 12 The Japanese battleship Mikasa, flagship of Vice Admiral Togo’s fleet in the Sea of Japan raid, capsized and sank at 2:30 AM yesterday. The 15,200 ton vessel built in England in 1902 measured 400 feet, carried four 12 inch guns and other armament. Loss totaled 599 officers and men, including detachments from other ships aiding in the rescue.
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Tokio
Mikasa
Togo
Sea of Japan
Iir
England
Negroes Arrested on Madison County Warrants
Henry Moore and Curt Field, both described as negroes, were arrested yesterday on warrants from Madison County. Moore faces cattle stealing charges while Field is charged with breaking and entering. They were turned over to Madison authorities for processing.
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Henry Moore
Curt Field
Madison Coitty
Moore
Pield
Madiece
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