Governor Announces Medical Scholarships at Augusta
Governor Ter re announces beneficiary medical scholarships for the University of Georgia at Augusta for the ensuing term. Named recipients include Frank C Tharpe Buena Vista Frank P Norman West Point WE Broswel Monroe John A Brown Ashens Harry erry Sutton Swainsboro George L Smith Swainsboro Leonard Baker Anstey Guy Lunsford Amencus Jesse H Riley Giovania Thomas Y Governor Grant West Point W E K Crane Buena Vista W H Calloway Monros Mason Smith Douglasville W H Austin Griffin George L Johnson Yatesville Irby Simmons Hiram O 8 Wood Madison G T Bernard Athens J 8 Burrell Burton Ralph Freeman Dacula John J Les Augusta L F Royal Hepziban W T Price Bartow Soperton I M Terrell Governor W E Lavin Private Secretary August 9 a0.
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John J Les
Augusta
Royal
Hepziban
T Price
Bartow
W E
Willams
Soperton
I M Terrell
Boy Dynamite Artist Advised By Bonaparte
August report from Washington states Secretary Bonaparte answered 17-year-old Nebraska inventor John Sweeney who sought admission to the Naval Academy. Sweeney claimed explosive throwing feats with dynamite and a large rifle, offered to prove his readiness, but Bonaparte warned his experiments suited a cemetery, urging him to abandon them and pursue lawful paths to naval service.
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Ashington
Bonaparte
Nebraska
John Sweeney
Ericsan
Neb
Naval Academy
Annapolis Academy
Secreary
Two Killed in Auto Crash Near New York City
Two chauffeurs died and two were injured when a new racing car crashed into a farm wagon on Thompson avenue near the Winteld crossing of the Long Island railroad in Queensborough. The farm wagon driver leaped to safety. Victims were William Walker 23 and Harry Woodcock of New York. Injured were Frederick Wressenburg and William Brown both of Manhattan. The car, a test vehicle, was speeding when it failed to avoid the wagon. both men were thrown clear and killed on impact.
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New York
Thompson Avenue
Winteld
Long Island
Queensborough
William Walker
Harry Woodcock
St. Johns Hospital
Long Island City
Frederick Wressenburg
William Brown Alge
Manhattan
Brown
Woodcock
Walker
Hoke Smith Speech Draws Fire in Macon Audience
In Macon Georgia Hollo Smith spoke to a mixed crowd in the city auditorium denouncing prominent citizens railroads and the negro in politics. His radical views and rash statements alienated conservative voters and drew sharp disapproval from supporters of other candidates.
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Macon
Hollo Smith
City Auditorium
Hoke Smith
Ocasion
Venetian Fete Net Profits Far Exceed Hopes
The New York Herald notes that five thousand dollars in net profits from the Venetian fete are already in the hands of the committee that ran the Newport event, with another thousand to be added. Supporters of the fete are buoyant, believing the outcome surpasses earlier sanguine projections.
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New York Herald
Newport R. I
Navy
Thie City
Corruption Charged After Royal Commission on South African War
The royal commission report faults war office officers and non commissioned officers for bribe taking and mismanagement in the South African War. It notes about five million dollars lost due to coordination failures and incompetence rather than graft.
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Royal Commission Flags Service Corps
Royal Commission
Itondon
The
War Office
Army Service Gorp
Prisoners Found Dead in Angelina County Jail
Trawick and Sam Chandler two white men were found dead in their cell with crushed skulls. John Wilson, confined in the same cell on a minor charge, is held on murder charges after conflicting statements. An earthen cuspidor is noted as the weapon. authorities believe the men were killed while sleeping.
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Trawick
Sam Chandler
Angelina County
John Wilson
Chandler
TEX
H H
Wilson
Waiter Throws Baby From Window Then Kills Self in Cincinnati
August 9 in Cincinnati, Thomas McKenna, a Grand Hotel waiter, hurled his three year old from a third story window at 109 John Street, then jumped to the sidewalk. The child died at scene and McKenna died en route to hospital, suspected to be mentally unbalanced.
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Incinnati
Thomas McKenna
Grand Hotel
John Street
McKenna
Island 900 Feet High Appears Near Dutch Harbor in June
Truebridge of the steamship Northwestern showed a photo from the Parry cutter depicting a newly formed island 60 miles west of Dutch Harbor between the Bogoslofflands. Known as Castle and Fire islands, it first appeared in June and stands about 900 feet high with clouds of steam rising from its summit and boiling waters surrounding it.
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Tain Truebridge
Northwestern
Parry
Dutch Harbor
Castle and Fire Islands
New Island
Practical Jokers Fire Shots In Ambush On Night Walk
In a lonely stretch near Wyman Street and Capitol Avenue a group fired several shots as Hirsch and a friend walked. Hirsch fled, bruised and scratched from a fall. Later the incident was revealed as a prank by one conspirator posing as a companion. County Officer Poole treated it as a scare with no further investigation.
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Wyman Street
Capitol Avenue
Hirsch
M Hirsch
Turner
Poole
Hirach
Local Field Notes Missive and Knights of Columbus Event
Isaac W Cowat of Trenton New Jersey lies ill at Mrs Lake’s residence on Courtland Street near Ellis in Atlanta after a three week journey from Jacksonville. His mother is en route from Trenton as doctors assess his fever and chill. Knights of Columbus plan a third annual barbecue at Cold Springs Cue Club on Saturday with a 2 o clock slice and music. Epworth Magazine City Union to hold regular monthly business meeting Friday at 8 pm Park Street Methodist Church with city officers and local chapters invited. Park Street League planned program.
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Isaac W Cowat
Trenton
TN Lake
Courtland Street
Ellis
Cowsts
Atlanta
Knights OF Columbus
Cold Springs
Epworth Umagah
Park Street Methodist Church
Andon
Park Street League
Escaped Negro Bates Fled Officers After Chattanooga Capture
Kate Bates, the man described as the negro, escaped from officers in Chattanooga yesterday after capture. He had been in Liberty lodging since the April assault on Officer Covington near Butler Street and College Place. While handcuffed and being taken toward the railway station for transport to Atlanta, Bates broke from Officer Brannen and fled, with authorities still seeking him last night.
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Kate Bates
Covington
Butler Street
College Place
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Bates
Hberty
Brannen
Mberty
Mosely
Theaters showcase Brindamour escape and Castle acts
A capacity audience at the Casing last night enjoyed Ponce de Leon amusements and Brindamour’s escape from handcuffs. Abadel Kader and partners painted landscapes while Harty Johnson and Lemony provided songs and music. Tonight and tomorrow feature Ellnora Sister acts, with Casino billing next week promising strong comedy and novelty. Jacobs marveling dogs and Morris and Morris curios headline the varied program.
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Ponce de Leon
Brindamour
Repex
Abadel Kader
Bob Harty
Johnny Johnson
Charles Lemony
Elenora
Quaint Comediennes
Jacobs Marveliug
D¢ Morris
Morris Eccentriques
the Palace
London
Moore Infant Florence Moore funeral held at Oakland Cemetery
Multiple brief notices report funerals and deaths across Marietta Columbus and Newnan. Florence Jackson Moore infant died Wednesday night at Mr and Mrs Wilmer Moore's home. Margaret Potts infant daughter of Mr and Mrs W Potts was taken to Convers for funeral and interment. Clara Scheen widow of Louis Scheen died at 252 South Pryor street. Interment in Oakland Cemetery. Carl Vaughan 13 died after seven weeks typhoid fever at 239 Courtland avenue. body to be sent to Camden South Carolina. Loretta McGovern died in Asheville and was brought to Columbus. survived by sister Lillie and brother Lea. T J Armstrong 38 died of typhoid fever at East Highlands. funeral held. Mrs M M Hanson died in Newnan after paralysis. interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Florence Jackson Moore
Lttle
Florence Jackson
Wilmer Moore
Oakland Cemetery
Margaret Potts
W Potts
Convers Ga
Clara Scheen
South Pryor Street
Louis Schoen
David Marx Wil
Mia Schoen
Bavaria
Bhe
Neasis Sam, Moses
Isaac Schoen
Carl D. Vaughan
Carl Vaughan
J . Vaughan
Courtland Avenue
Camden
Loretta McGovern
Columbus
Asheville
N.C
Lillie McGovern
Lea McGovern
Savannah
T. J. Armstrong
Columbus, Ga
Columbia Ga
T J Armstrong
East Highlands
M. M. Hanson
Newnan
M M Henson
Atlanta
Oak Hill
Bloody clash kills or wounds 700 in Shusha district
Reports from St Petersburg describe a morning battle between Tartars and Armenians in the Shusha district with about 700 killed or wounded. The hostilities, recently subsiding, are said to have again surged, with tensions rising in the region.
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St Petersburg
Shusha
Autoists Resent Germanys Heavy Tax Across Frontier
August 9 The Confection air, the dry goods paper here, reports that the new automobile tax hits Warehouses and hotels near the German French frontier. Foreigners avoid entering Germany to dodge payment. Tax totals 8978 for up to five days and $10 for a thirty day stay in Germany.
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Erlin
The
Confectionair
Germany
Coffin Placed Under Negro Woman's Steps Stirring Town Scene
Police respond to a startling midnight report in a backwoods shanty as Old Martha Turnipseed claims a small tin coffin was left under her porch. The coffin, filled with oil, colored water, and red vials, frightened the servant until officers Dorsett and Halsey removed it to the station for examination.
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Martha Turnipseed
Dorsett
Halsey
Martha
Bought Out Machine Shop by Crutchfield at 27 South Forsyth
J H Crutchfield of 238 Peeples Street bought out the Ashley Machine Shop assets including lathes presses drills and milling machines for 5000 and plans a quick sale of the equipment at a bargain. Also in New York Judge Fitzgerald found in contempt of court by Justice Dickey in Brooklyn Supreme Court over a 92000 judgment. an adjournment request was noted due to ongoing criminal class proceedings.
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B. Crutchfield
Ashley Machine Shop
J. H. Crutchfield
Peeples’ Street
H P Ashley Machine Shop
South Forsyth Street
Crutchfield
New York
Thomas W. Fitzgerald
Court of Spncial Sessions
William D. Dickey
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Arson Trial Nears End in Fairburn Barn Burn Case
In Fairburn Georgia the superior court has spent two days on an arson case about burning the J J Nixon barn after thieves stole two wagon loads of corn. Seven Black defendants pleaded or were found guilty. sentences range from five years to the penitentiary for the principal offenders.
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Fairburn
Fairburn Superior Court
J J. Nixon
Tom Jackson
Mage Vaughn
Jerry Weaver
Berry Weaver
Tom Vaughn
Reuben de Vine
Weil Cranfield
Jeff May
Roan
General Cutting Affray In Pittsburg Tragedy
A mass brawl at Luella Dumas's house in Pittsburg left six men in custody at police HQ and two in Grady hospital, one in dying condition. Henry Jackson nearly disemboweled with a heart wound. Andy Tenerman severely cut. Luella Dumas cut but moved to Peace station with others held. Fay Templeton arrives with husband in Springdale to reside there.
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Grady Hospital
Luella Dumas
Pittsburg
Henry Jackson
Andy Tenerman
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