Record-breaking early enrollment at the University of Georgia
The University of Georgia reports a record second day of student registrations for 1911 12 with about twice as many names as last year at the registrar’s close. Old students delay registration until late week under a new $2 50 fee rule. Rivalry grows among Greek letter fraternities and literary societies Phi Kappa and Demosthenian as the term opens.
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University of Georgia
Nnsider
Phi Kappas
The
Demosthenians
Revival Meeting at Oconee Street Church
Protracted revival services begin next Monday at Oconee Street Methodist Church led by Rev. John F. Yarbrough from Hunts Point. Yarbrough, son of George W. Yarbrough, is a noted North Georgia conference pastor and former assistant secretary, praised for understanding real life and community needs.
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Oconee Street Methodist Church
A. J. Sears
Citch
John F. Yarbrough
Hast Point
George W. Yarbrough
North Georgia
J. W. Heldt
Walter Dillard
Oconee Street Church
Reception for 10 New Students at State Normal
The State Normal School faculty and YWCA host a reception tonight for the new students. Haughey's orchestra will provide music and light refreshments are prepared by the domestic science department. If weather permits, the campus gathering will be under Gilmore Hall. else the dining room will host the program. Clergy from Athens churches are invited to meet the newcomers who will attend local churches this year. Board trustees have been invited and expect to meet many students.
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State Normal School
Haughey
Gilmore Hall
Churches of
Athens
Board of Trustees
Fifth Candidate Emerges for Western Circuit Solicitor
Col W H Quarterman of Winder announced in Athens his likely bid for solicitor general of the Western circuit to fill the seat vacated by Col Cliff Walker re election. It marks the fifth candidacy, with Gamble in Athens, Smith and Stevenson in Commerce, and Nix in Lawrenceville already in the race.
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Col
W. H. Quarterman
Winder
Col. Quarterman
Athens
Western Circuit
Cliff Walker
Jackson County
Messrs. Gamble
Smith and Stevenson
Commerce
Nix
Lawrenceville
Federal Court Case Aimed at Athens Pastor Compton
Troubles mount as a federal case looms against Rev H C Compton former Athens church pastor now on bond for cheating and swindling Gillen of Wilson Wrng Co says he will pursue Compton in federal court over alleged crookedness in the Power Drug Co bankruptcy settlement where Compton acted as receiver.
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United States
H. C. Compton
Athens
Gillen
Wilson Wrng Co
Compton
Mr. Compton
Power Drug Co
Long-Separated Athens Native Relearns City Sights
J C White, aged over seventy, returned to Athens after fifty years away. He lived here fifty years ago and had not seen the campus in decades. While hundreds of visitors filled the city, he spoke of recognizing only one old campus house amid modern streets. He traveled on to Atlanta later that day.
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Athens
J.C. White
Clayton Street
College Avenue
Georgia
Mexico
Birmingham
Atlanta
Indian Agency Powwow Draws Nationwide Visitors
Santee Nebraska hosts a four day celebration by the Santee agency Indians honoring chiefs Wanpekoote and Medwakantonwan. Dances, sports, speeches and concerts fill the program as the Sioux, Omaha, Chippewa and Winnebago tribes compete Thursday for cash prizes.
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Santee
Neb
Santee Agency
Wanpekoote
Medwakantonwan
Santee Indian Brass Band
Taft to Speak on Alaskan Affairs at Congress
President Taft is expected to outline the administration's Alaska policy when he speaks before the National Conservation Congress in Kansas City. He aims to set an early settlement to the vexed development questions and may extend his outlook during a west and northwest tour.
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Taft
Kansas City
National Conservation Congress
Alaska
Northwest
Cotton Trade Booms in Athens as Bales Rise
Market activity in Athens increases with cotton moving in by rail and wagon. Last week saw seven to eight hundred bales. Monday and Tuesday added substantial receipts. One firm reports three to four thousand bales to date, with ten to twelve thousand marketed so far. Railroads and compress companies prep for a larger crop, eyeing about 150,000 bales in Athens for the 1911 12 season.
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Athens
Cts
Compress Company
Name of Compton Dropped From Roll
Rev. H C Compton former pastor of Second Baptist church in East Athens has been dropped from the Athens Evangelical Ministers Union roll. He joined last year but attended only one meeting and differed with others on pastoral visitation. A resolution at this week’s ministers meeting authorized removing his name and the secretary was to notify him.
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H. C. Compton
Second Baptist Church
East
Athens
Lst
Athens Evangelical Ministers’ Union
Orthodox Evangelical Church
Compton
Hoe
Trial of Fitzpatrick and Guest Ends with Fines
A large crowd watched the mayor's courtroom as Andrew Fitzpatrick a hack man and William Guest an Insurance man faced disorderly conduct charges. After a lengthy trial the mayor fined Fitzpatrick fifty dollars and dismissed Guest’s case, finding Fitzpatrick at fault while Guest showed no misconduct.
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Andrew Fitzpatrick
Hackman
William Guest
Quest
Former Athenian's Mother is Dead
News reached this city yesterday of the sudden death Monday morning about 3 o'clock of Mrs. M. Silver mother to Mr. Sprague Silver who was for several years connected with Warren J. Smith & Bro Morganton N C. The many friends there of Mr. Silver will hear of his bereavement with sincere regret. A college for millers State College Pa Sept 19 a school for millers first ever opened in the United States begins sessions tomorrow under B W Dedrick director of milling and mill engineering Applications for admission have been received from prospective millers all over the country. Doe Cook now denies his denial and confesses that his confession wasn't so. Going even near the pole seems to affect one's believability.
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M. Silver
Sprague Silver
Warren J. Smith & Bro
Morganton
N. C
State College
United States
Pennsylvania State College
B. W. Dedrick
Doe Cook
Lucy Cobb Institute Opens 63rd Session Amid Bright Outlook
Lacey Cobb Institute begins its 63rd session with full occupancy in both boarding and day divisions. The campus features a new gymnasium and swimming pool, rose garden, and expanded grounds improvements. Notable faculty include Miss Jessie McGregor, Miss Marion Kirk, and Professor J Lustrat, with extensive arts and athletics programs and a large, diverse student body from many states.
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Lacey Cobb Institute
Lucy Cobb
Jessie McGregor
Athens
J. Lustrat
Liddell
Kirk
Elizabeth Anderson
Philadelphia
Cornell
van Dousen
de Sha
Mott
Edith Hodgson
Kate Hodgson
Jennie Smith
Mary Lyndon
Carolyn Cobb
Mary Ann Rucker
Marion Bloomfield
Dorothy Selby
Maal
Marion Kirk
Pennsylvania
Taft Visits the 800 Kilometre Gateway to Upper Michigan
Taft’s Michigan visit began in Sault Ste. Marie as the city buzzed with decoration and crowds. Governor Osborn welcomed the president while Canadians gathered, hoping for remarks on reciprocity during a speech shaping the day’s program.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Taft'sisit
Michigan
Osborn
Convention of General Passenger and Ticket Agents Opens
The fifty sixth annual convention in St Paul, led by Colonel Samuel Moody, opens with discussions on adding a quarter-cent per mile to tickets for observers and parlor cars. The advisory policy aims to justify luxury service, with a banquet featuring James J. Hill and other railroad leaders and foreign railway representatives.
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St. Paul
Minn
American Association of General Passenger and
Samuel Moody
Pennsylvania Railroad
James J. Hill
McCrea
Pennsylvania Sytem
Daly
Bond election for courthouse and jail in Clarke County
In Clarke County the bond issue to finance a new modern courthouse and county prison will be voted on the same day as the primary election to select a successor to Gov. Smith who will become U S senator from Georgia. Interest rises as fall returns and businessmen consider site and plan for a repurposed, up to date county building. Citizens urged to give the issue earnest thought.
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Clarke County
Wise Precaution About Money Before Marriage
An old enslaved servant confides her money to her mistress on the eve of marriage. The mistress questions keeping the funds in the house with a stranger. The excerpt highlights social norms and mistrust surrounding wealth and servitude.
Country guest argues over hotel room in elevator
An irate elderly traveler berates a bellboy claiming a country woman deserves a proper room and refuses to pay. The bellboy calmly corrects her, explaining that she is in the elevator, not her room, ending the dispute with a practical clarification.
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