Was Confirmed Special to the Banner
Atlanta Sept 19 Special Since Col Shackelford of Athens visited Atlanta to receive his commission and oath as Athens city court judge there have been developments in the Shackelford West case. Brown and Blackburn found the West appointment was sent June 22 and confirmed June 23 by the senate. They report two commissions and an injunction hearing set for Saturday, with details unsettled about where heard.
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Walter R. Brown
Atlanta
West
Brown
Senate
Col
T. J. Shackelford
Athens
Weat
Shackelford
B. M. Blackburn
Henry 8. West
City Court of
Messie
Walter Brown
Ben Blackburn
Charles 8. Northen
State Senate
Blackburn
Judge West
Howell Cobb
Shackelford-West
Atlanta Dispatch
Smith
Brand
Three Years Old Victim of Repeated Deep Gashes
The three year old son of Dr. and Mrs. Haywood on Grady avenue had a severe forehead cut when a two thirds empty five gallon Linton Spring water bottle fell on him during a mishap with the faucet. The accident marks the third time the child has suffered forehead wounds requiring stitches.
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Athens
Court Official's 87 Year Old Father Breaks Up Gaming Gang
The father of Mr. T J Shackelford city court judge and Mr Frank C Shackelford city attorney for Athens confronted a gambling disturbance at the Shackelford home on Prince Avenue. He forced one intruder to flee and restrained a second before a gunman fled as officers later arrested the ringleaders.
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T. J. Shackelford
City Court of
Athens
Frank C. Shackelford
City of
Elberton
Shackelford
Crawford W. Long
Prince Avenue
Mr. Shackelford
Prominent Negroes Form Athens Supply Company
A stock company formed by several well-to-do colored men in the city and nearby towns to capitalize ten thousand dollars with two thousand five hundred paid in. The Athens Supply Company will take over the Thompson Bakery and expand into a large general supply and goods business. A charter will be applied for today. Participants include J. Thompson, Dr. Thompson, Andrew Brown, T. B. Griffeth, L. Deadwyler, Jones of Comer, and others, with values from five to ten thousand each.
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Athens Supply Company
Thompson Bakery
J. Thompson
Dr. Thompson
Anderew Brown
T. B. Griffeth
Bogart
L. Deadwyler
Center
Jones
Comer
Colored Peace Hete
Convention of Fire Chiefs Opens in Milwaukee
The International Association of Fire Engineers begins its annual convention in Milwaukee with fire chiefs from major U S and Canadian cities in attendance. Mayor Seidel gives a welcome, John Thompson of Toronto responds, and the four day sessions include a modern fire apparatus exhibition.
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Milwaukee
Wis
International Association of Fire Engineers
United States
Canada
Seidel
John Thompson
Toronto
Ankle Injury Quick Reset with Chamberlain’s Link
Traditional treatment holds an ankle sprain out for weeks but immediate use of Chamberlain’s Link after injury and following bottle directions can speed healing to two to four days. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Joe Brown and Hoke Smith clash over Georgia governor race
Atlanta Sept. 19 A new theory shifts focus in Georgia governor race with Hoke Smith forces avoiding a candidate to deny Joe Brown an easy win. Brown’s strength tied to opposition to Smith, while Russell, Pope Brown, and others reshape the field and set up a potentially decisive test of Brown’s standalone appeal. Hudson’s department inquiry and looming third district race add political friction as candidates position themselves.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Jos. M. Brown
Smith
Brown
Joe Brown
Richard B. Russell
General Assembly
Pope Brown
Mr. Brown
State Department of Agriculture
Thos. G. Hudson
Hudson
Department
Reunited after years apart in Georgia and Texas
In Athens this week Rev M L Troutman officiated the remarriage of Mr and Mrs R L Henley after decades apart. The pair had married over twenty years ago in White County, later separated, with the husband presumed dead for seventeen years. A spring letter revealed him alive, and he returned to claim his wife and two grown children. The Henleys now reside on Pulaski Street and welcome friends.
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M. L. Troutman
R. Lt Henley
Kate Henley
Brown
White County
Texas
Georgia
Mr.Henley
Pulaski Street
Rural Carriers Meet in Milwaukee Discussing Postal Reforms
Milwaukee Wis Sept 19 A proposal that rural carriers be allowed furnish lists of residents along their routes to business houses and the adoption of the domestic parcels post will be discussed at the National Rural Letter Carriers association annual convention opening in Milwaukee. Carriers believe these steps would help wipe out the $25 000 000 annual deficit in the mail service.
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Milwaukee
Wis
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
National Protective Legion Opens Convention in Columbus
The National Protective Legion, a fraternal insurance group, began its annual convention in Columbus Ohio. Officials reported progress in membership and finances for the year, with a positive outlook for the organization.
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National Protective Legion
Columbus
Lincoln Memorial Commission Meeting Delayed to Taft Return
Washington September 19 due to President Taft's absence on a western trip the Lincoln Memorial Commission meeting planned for next Monday at the White House will likely be postponed until Taft returns to Washington the first of October. The commission authorized by Congress may spend 3 million dollars on a Lincoln monument in the city.
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Lincoln Memorial Committee
Washington, D. C
Taft
Lincoln Memorial Commission
White House
Washington
Congress
Lincoln
Woman Credits New Life Pills For Kidney Trouble Cure
A Manville Wyoming woman, Mrs W P Spaugh, reports Dr King s New Life Pills cured her obstinate kidney trouble and made her feel like a new woman. The remedy priced at 26 cents is sold by W J Smith & Bro and HR Palmer & Sons.
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W. P. Spaugh
Manville
Wyo
Gifts pour in for Georgia sanitarium music program
Georgia readers respond to an Athens Banner appeal for music for the insane. Macon and Augusta donors compete to aid the sanitarium library and a Swiss Stella Grand Piano Music Box with records is highlighted as a premier philanthropic example. Trustees seek funds to hire a brass band as officers pledge $100 monthly for six months while patients need basic necessities.
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Athens
Georgia
C. K. Nelson
Augusta
Macon
T.skelton Jones
Canatorium
Jones
4 Palace
Earth
Georgia Sanitarium Library
A. Gee
Ala
New York Faces Record School Enrollment Strain
New York City opens with about 750000 school childrenProceedings note a massive surge in public and private school enrollments approaching a million from across the city. Overcrowded classrooms and blocked streets prompt calls for rapid clearance of obstructions. Experts warn gun restrictions may boost burglary as criminals exploit tighter defense.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
Baltimore
City weighs destruction of stray dogs to cut bites
Health officials study drastic action after 3,000 people are bitten by stray dogs this summer. With 50,000 licensed dogs and 250,000 homeless cars moving daily, authorities say ending mongrels could reduce danger and disease amid weekly 100 bite cases. A philanthropic group urges flats be replaced by individual homes, arguing happiness comes from private space, though city lines would extend beyond New York.
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Health Department
Ita
Evjee
New York
New York State
Jersey
Southern Encouraging Live Stock Raising
The Southern Railway opens a livestock department and aims to form county livestock associations across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. P. L. Ward, Live Stock Agent in Atlanta, leads the effort to organize local groups and share methods and benefits, inviting inquiries by letter to advance county shows and fairs.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
South
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Livestock Department
The
P. L. Ward
Word
Barnum and Bailey Circus to Visit Athens on October 10
The Banner reports Barnum & Bailey will visit Athens October 10 with a remodeled show featuring a global menagerie. Highlights include giraffes especially the birth of one in captivity, hippos, rhinoceros, elephants, kangaroos, tigers, zebras, seals, ostriches, bear cubs, and aerialists like Victoria Cordona and the Siegmiat Silbon troupe. Tickets go on sale at Palmer’s Drug Store after a long street parade.
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Barnum & Bailey Circus
W. C. St. Clair
Athens 1
Athens
London
Bumbeeno
Kangaroo
India
South America
Alaska
Charles
Firat
Winston
Konyots
Siegmiat-Silbon
Atunts
Victoria Cordona
Georgetty
Jupiter
Palmer’s Drug Store
Supreme Council Opens Annual Session of Scottish Rite Masons
Masons of the thirty third degree from many states gathered in Saratoga for the opening of the three day annual session of the Supreme Council Scottish Rite Masons. The meeting's business will occupy three days.
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Scottigh Rite Masons
Saratoga
Supreme Council
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W. P. Wants
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Holdtupe
Crooks
Southern
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J. P. Brown
Ruantee
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