Quarantine Spread as Yellow Fever Fears Grow
Cities enact strict quarantines as Jackson Mississippi mourns depopulation. State capital closed businesses and suspended papers while travel embargoes tighten statewide. Macon Georgia and Selina Alabama move to limit movement from Atlanta amid refugee influx. Chicago declines blanket quarantine as Augusta Georgia bans yellow fever pots. Indian Spring opens to refugees as Mobile and New Orleans appear in Mississippi report.
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Jackson
Miss
Edwards
State Board of Health
Macon
Board of Health
Atlanta
Selina
Ala
Dallas
Houmas
Wilmington
N. C
Bud of
New Hanover County
Jesup
Asunst
Chicago
Augusta
Indian Spring
Mobile
New Orleans
Desup
Leaders in Their Line at Michael Bros. Store
The fall season opens with Michael Bros. expanding to two extra storage houses as their stock grows through a strong period. They highlight a carefully selected dress goods lineup and exquisite patterns for Athens shoppers. The firm promotes a grand assortment of novelties and confidence in brighter times for the local market.
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Michael Bros
Dreas
Athens
Opening of Wesleyan College in Macon Sees Larger Attendance
Macon Georgia September 16 Wesleyan college opened for the fall session with attendance higher than usual though exact enrollment was not disclosed. The day was spent assigning pupils to rooms and classes with many students traveling from distant areas including LaGrange. LaGrange Female College also opened strongly in LaGrange Georgia with about one hundred boarding girls present and President Re W Smith noting upcoming events and informal gatherings as alumni circles form.
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Macon
Wesleyan College
Hammond
Ae Oar Ca
LaGrange
LaGrange Female College
Re W. Smith
Grand Lodge Session Set For Atlanta Templars Meet
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Georgia heads to Atlanta next Tuesday and Wednesday for a key annual session. Evans Lodge 76 will send delegates as Mayor Collier delivers welcome, John Temple Graves speaks, and a trolley city tour follows a Tuesday reception at Fulton Lodge. Judge Lyle and Mr. Robertson recover from paralysis. Lyle may regain full leg use by midweek while Robertson shows signs of improvement.
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Grand Lodge
Atlanta
Georgia
Grand Lodge of Good Templars of
Evans Lodge No. 76
The
Good Templars
Order
Collier
John Temple Graves
Templars
Fulton Lodge No. 140
North Broad Street
Wilbur Colvin
Boys’ College
Manchester
Grand Lodge of Georgia
Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Georgia
T. H. Stout
G. Co
Thomaston
F. P. Wright
Lyle
Mr. Robertson
James R. Lyle
Judge Lyle
A. R. Robertson
Milledge Avenue
Robertson
Waifs From the Wires Collected News Briefs
Columbia reports William Quirk a baggage master shot himself at the Central hotel. Railway lines refuse to haul goods for original package stores. John Johnson, 12, shot by playmate Robert Westcott during hunt, Westcott’s gun discharged. Western grain for Liverpool booked via Charleston signaling a new grain elevator and direct Europe trade. Dr Charles Minor Blackford Jr resigns Atlanta histology post for Georgia University pathology chair. Charley Reid ill health may prevent serving term. Dennington bail refused. to remain jailed until November term. Rev Choice H Lee of Union denied immediate injunction for immorality due to technicalities. new hearing planned. Dahlonega report incomplete.
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Columbia
8. C
Florence
William Quirk
Atlantic Coast Line
Central
Seaboard Air Line
Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens
Southern
Savannah
John Johnson
Robert Westcott
Westcott
Johnson
Charleston
S. C
Liverpool
Kansas City
St.Louis
South Carolina and Georgia
Europe
Atlanta
Atlanta Medical College
Charles Minor Blackford
University of Georgia
Macon
Charley Reid
L. W. Halstead
A. Reid
Richard Jordan
Felton
Dennington
Bible Superior Court
Halstead
Choice H. Lee
Union
Townsend
Dahlonega
Metz
Blalock committee in session over State University report
Atlanta officials report the Blalock committee has not agreed on recommendations concerning the State University. Some members believe reforms should widen access to low cost education, allowing sons of modest means a like chance, possibly via dormitories and cooperative board modeled after the State Normal School.
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Atlanta
Blalock
State University
Pilock
State Normal School
General Tankee Lectures At Opera House Draws Crowd
General Tankee, noted China lecturer, spoke before a cultured audience at the opera house last night. He shared relics and illustrated sections, and his talk drew keen attention. A matinee is scheduled for 3:30 this afternoon, with further shows tonight and tomorrow to benefit the Baptist church organ.
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General Tankee
China
Opera House
Baptist Church
Northeastern Pays Shows Prosperity for Railroad
State Agent Reaves states the Northeastern railroad reports stronger business over the past four months than the same period last year, with an expected net increase near $18,000. Interest on bonds is $10,045, and the state proves not to lose on the road. Lessees left about $2,000 due operators in April, while their receiver has roughly $2,600 on hand.
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Northeastern
Reaves
Daughters of the Confederacy and Veterans Hear Miss Mitchell
Yesterday at the Villa Miss Fannie Mitchell entertained a gathering of Daughters of the Confederacy and old veterans. She read chapters from her work on the Civil War, prompting warm praise for the gifted author and her historical presentation.
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Fannie Mitchell
Daughters of the Confederacy
Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Advertisement
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary issues. It claims urine sediment signals kidney problems and urges purchase of the remedy with sample and pamphlet offer. The notice stresses relief from back pain frequent urination and alcohol aftereffects, with pricing and mail order details.
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Athens Weekly
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Gems and Cameos in Ancient Gem Sculpture
Article traces the art of gem sculpture or lithography from Babylonian and Egyptian origins through Greek, Roman, and later revival in Italy. It notes raised cameos and sunken intaglios, scarabs in Egypt, and famed examples in the British Museum, with a nod to modern mastery in Philadelphia Times.
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Italy
Augustus
Cesar
Temple of Venus
British Museum
Julius Cesar
Philadelphia Times
Negro postmaster shot in Hogansville amid political tensions
I H Lofton, the Negro postmaster of Hogansville Georgia, was shot three times near his home as white residents debate his appointment. He is in precarious condition but may survive. Authorities expect a post office inspector from Chattanooga to investigate. The attack is linked by locals to political conflict and white opposition to Lofton’s office.
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Lofton
Hogansville
I. H. Lofton
Loften
Chattanooga
Atlanta and
West Point
Troup County
Atlanta
Lord Mayor of London Servants’ Uniforms Fetch Africa Kings
A London clothier notes the lord mayor’s 15 servants wear sapphire blue velvet uniforms with gold lace. He reveals these garments are not passed down but sold, often to African kings, who also receive items like thrones from the firm. The trend includes some costumes used in theater for kings’ servants.
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London
Ludgate Hill
Africa
Shot off his thumb in cotton crop accident near 7 Check Factory
The Mead accident occurred yesterday afternoon when two young men Fredto and Baker went to Trail creek above Carr's pond. Baker placed a gun across his shoulder and discharged it, tearing Baker's thumb. Seagraves narrowly escaped injury as the shot ricocheted. The wound was painful but not serious. Also rememberance verse lists losses in 1896. Reading notes on sound reflection in European pneumatic tubes and heathen name Vanus. Cotton crop reports from the South predict poor yields due to rust, rot, and pests across Louisiana Georgia Alabama Arkansas Tennessee and the Carolinas with overall below average production.
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Jim Baker
Trail Creek
Carr's Pond
Fred
Baker
Seagraves
Atlanta
Potton
New Orleans
Secretary of Agriculture
Cottom Belt
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Texinessee
Carolinas
Southeast
Northwest
Tennessee
Bolls
Premat North
Gaelina
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Lasting Cure
Advertisement asserts chronic dyspepsia can be permanently cured by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. It claims the tablets digest food regardless of stomach condition, provide nourishment and rest the stomach, and deliver relief when other remedies fail. Full size price is 50c. A small book on Stomach Diseases accompanies.
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Stuart
Knights of Malta to Confer Past Commander Degrees in Philadelphia
Arrangements are being made for a special convocation of the grand commandery of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in the early fall to confer past commander degrees upon many eligible members. The long delayed Drill Manual has been completed and judged one of the best by military experts, spanning 204 pages. Supreme Commander John H. Earl notes plans for the first Dakota commandery at Jamestown and the meeting at Fargo.
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Grand Commandery of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
John H. Earl
Dakota
Jamestown
Fargo
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la Grange
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AR. Robertson
Blalock Committee
Erigy
Flatbush
N. Y
Henry Childs Merwin
Atlantic
Esten
Australia
America
Ireland
Fred Seagraves
PERIL
Check
Ida Jennings
Vanus
Payn
Dean Burgon
Sylvanus
Knights of Malta
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