Business emporium trains students in real commerce
A detailed scene of a large Atlanta classroom where students simulate full business operations. They start with cash, run retail shoe and grocery trades, form partnerships, establish a general merchandise store, and progress to wholesale, banking, and office work. The process emphasizes hands on bookkeeping, bank procedures, and self reliance under head Shumaker and telegraphic chief Freeman.
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Cincinnati
Atlanta
Emporium
New York
Fie
Shumaker
A. H. Freeman
Chicago
Mr. Freeman
Southern Shorthhand and Business University
Freeman
O. HK
Wounded Soldier Improves After throat injury at soldiers home
Harris, the wounded man whose throat was cut by cousin Pittman at the Raleigh soldiers home, is reported to be recovering. He spent two years in the local insane asylum. The article also notes a state教育 board report on swamp lands, revenue act failures, and missing railway agent Vernon Smith. It mentions Governor Aycock, Michael Anagnos, and the American Association of Instructors of the Blind holding its annual session with about 1600 members attending.
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Raleigh
N. C
Harris
Pittman
State Board of Education
Public School Fund
Aycock
Vernon Smith
Southern Railway
Eton College
American Association of Instructors of the Blind
Michael Anagnos
Woman Dies After Husband Shot in Rock Springs
Rock Springs Ala July 9 Special George Hudson of this place shot his wife yesterday. She died this morning. Hudson claims the deed was an accident. He has been arrested and is in custody.
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Rock Springs
Ala
George Hudson
Thia Place
Hudson
Huntsville
Sarah Ann Bradley
Bradley
N.S. Perry
N. S Perry
Miami
Fla
Huntsville Hotel
Camp Candler A Busy Place For Visiting Riflemen
The July special from Macon reports the third day of the state shoot at Camp Candler with drilling, gallery practice and target shooting. Fifth regiment teams attract attention. Governor Candler may visit. Savannah volunteers top novice matches. drum and bugle corps formed to replace the band. City events include flag raising over the city hall and local damages case updates.
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Macon
Camp Candler
Johnson
Third Infantry
Hewit
F H. Jones
W. I. Fargo
T. 53. Hawes
J. B. Corbin
R. C. Hazlehurst
EB. A. Leonard
T. W. Garden
J. C. Postell
First Cavalry
J. C. Stiles
Naval
H. E. Booly
A. L. Jessee
W. R. Bell
GD. Carrol
J. T. Gardner
G. 8. Staffwell
A. B. Bailey
M. J. Daniel
C. E. Jackson
H. B. Stockdell
EL T. Bray
J. D. Humphries
H. Ware
J. T. Warmer
P. R. Winn
Carl Minor
3. O. Anderson
R. E. Barry
C. E. Davis
D. F. Carver
W. T. Kelly
BR. T. McKenzie
W. Davis
T. F. George
H. J. Stewart
T. LL Floyd
O. E. Fleming
Joe Broock
R. & CO. Ferrell
D. G. McMillan
Alexander
James FB. O'Neal
Galloway
McMillan
R. J. Lavander
J. H. Gray
J. A. Rather
Ed Wright
H. Russell
B. W
Governor Candler
Liberty Guards
Savannah
Nat Harris, Jr
Volunteers
E. A. Leonard
Murphy
Myers
Henry Harris
First Heavy Artillery
Fourth Infantry
Albany
Oglethorpe Light Infantry
Whitehead Elected Principal at Etowah Institute Canton Ga
The trustees of the Etowah Institute at Canton Georgia have chosen Professor A C Whitehead as principal for the upcoming scholastic term. He is a recent graduate of North Georgia Agricultural College at Dahlonega and comes highly indorsed. Other teachers have not yet been selected.
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Whitehead
Canton
Etowah Institute
A. C. Whitehead
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
Rain and Heat Plague Georgia and Nearby Areas
Quitman reports 102 degree heat with no breeze and weeks without rain harming crops. New Orleans notes rain arrived too late to save corn in several Mississippi counties. In Lexington lightning kills N M Smith and horse. Warcross reports rain ruins 10 acre broom corn field and plans for a Ruskin broom factory are kept alive with a new crop.
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Quitman
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Meridian
Summit
Collins
Miss
Lexington
N. M. Smith
Jake Smith
Warcross
J—J
Rain in Alexander City Ends Fifty-Six Day Drought
Alexander City Alabama reports the first rain in fifty-six days easing a severe drought that damaged gardens and crops. Wind accompanied the shower blowing down walls of Coley drug store and damaging Fuller’s Livery and the Hobbs dwelling, adding to post fire debris challenges.
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Alexander City
Ala
Coley Drug Store
Fuller
Hobbs
New Plants for Hartwell to Bring Electric Lights
Hartwell Georgia July 9 Special rulers plan municipal water works and electric lights to keep pace with regional progress. Mayor W T Johnson and others inspect nearby water powers as townsmen prepare for bonds. Also notes county teachers institute opens with sixty attendees and a court term postponement until September as new Hart Superior Court temple nears occupancy.
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Hartwell
Georgia
W.T. Johnson
J. R. Stephens
W. S. Brown
Hart County
Hart Superior Court
Temple of Justice
Davis Accused of Murder in Raleigh Case
Davis a white 24 year old man from Granville county is jailed in Raleigh on suspicion of murdering Mrs. Catharine White. Lorenza Morris in custody says Davis paid him 35 to commit the crime as details emerge from the investigation. The report notes Morris’s involvement and the alleged motive.
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Davis
Raleigh
N. C
Lawrence Davis
White
Granville County
Catharine White
Lorenza Morris
Commissioner Turney Impeached In Tennessee County
Chattanooga July 9 special report James Turney road commissioner of the seventeenth district was impeached and deposed from office yesterday by the county court he faced charges of misappropriating eighty dollars of county funds
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Turney
Chattanooga
Tenn
James Turney
Seventeenth District
Funeral of Colonel W H Perry Held at Christ Church
The funeral of Colonel William Hayne Perry, who died Monday evening, was held at Christ Church in Greenville D C this afternoon. Rev A R Mitchell and Rev Croswell McBee conducted the services before a large gathering including Confederate Veterans, bar officials, and prominent locals. Floral tributes lined the handsome metal casket draped in Confederate soldier cloth and Congressman Bankshead, Mrs Perry’s father, attended.
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W. H. Perry
Greenville
D. C
William Hayne Perry
Christchurch
A. R. Mitchell
Croswell McBee
Union
Pulliam Camp
Bar Association
Bankshead
Perry
T. P. Bond
New York
Savannah
John Screven
Trivial quarrel ends in killing at Walden store
In Macon Georgia on July X 1900 J W Campbell shot and killed Pyron a Walden telegraph operator after a quarrel over a house on Campbell premises. Campbell killed Pyron with a rifle. coroner’s jury returns justifiable homicide.
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Pyron
Campbell
Macon
D. T Pyron
J. W. Campbell
Walden
Bibb County
J. B. Wild
Southwestern
Maton
Walton County
Davis
Two Rome Visitors Saved From Drowning at Tybee Beach
Morris and Word of Rome were rescued after a morning surf mishap at Tybee. Will Tolbert and Carlton Wright aided Word who fainted on reaching shore, while Lt Julian Johnson helped evacuate Morris with a life line and army post surgeon on scene. A photographer documented the incident as a Rome party aided by locals.
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Morris
Word
Rome
Savannah
Charles Morris, Jr
Arthur Word
Tybee
Will Tolbert
Rothe
Tolbert
Carlton Wright
A. M. Ward
Julian Johnson
Fort Screven
Killed by Overturning Car at Ducktown Tenn
R P Smith prominent citizen of this county was killed at Ducktown Tennessee when a car carrying ore overturned on him He was employed at the mines and riding the car He was brother of ex Senator W D Smith of Morganton and leaves a widow and several children
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R. P. Smith
Ducktown
Tenn
Blue Ridge
Mortgages for Millions On Norfolk Company Records
Two mortgages recorded in Norfolk Virginia cover the GConsolidated street railway system. A first mortgage for 4,000,000 to North America Trust Company as trustee backs 40 year bonds at 6 percent. A second first income mortgage for 2,000,000 to Richmond Trust and Safe Deposit Company as trustee also backs 40 year bonds.
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Norfolk, Fortsmouth and
Newport News Company
Norfolk
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News Company
Virginia
North America Trust Company of
New York
Richmond Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Jealousy Triggers Fatal Black on Black Killing in Selma
In Selma Alabama on July 9 a jealous Rich sohngon shot and killed WIL Taylor, also black. Hank Oswato and Jim Gamble, two Negro railroad workers, fought in a Selma Meridian incident. Gamble used a hose end to strike Oswato. Gamble says self defense and surrendered to authorities.
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Selma
Ala
Rich Sohngon
Wil Taylor
Hank Oswato
Jim Gamble
Meridian
Gamble
Oswato
Marietta Conference To Meet In Canton Georgia
The Marietta district conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South meets in Canton on Thursday morning with Bishop Candler expected to preside and preach Sunday. Presiding Elder Ledbetter and other members have arrived. more than one hundred members, representatives and visitors are expected.
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Marietta
Canton
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Candler
Ledbetter
Griffin I O F Officers Installed at Warren Lodge
Warren Lodge No. 20 O C F installs officers for six months at Griffin Georgia with W J Schroder as N G and J M Burpee as V G among others. Also a fake telegram misled the Fairburn school board claiming George Looney declined the superintendency. the claim was proven fake by Looney.
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Griffin I. O
Grifin
Warren Lodge
No. 20
W. J. Schroder
N. G
J. M. Burpee
EB. Co. Smith
B. B. Davis
W. P. Bowdoin
Paul Drewry
N. G. J. R. Williams
G. W. Dorsett
Ed Milam
G. W. Gulledge
V. G
L. L. Stanley
Joan M. Autry
U.P. Parks
G. ¥. Turner
I. V
H. H. Whittington
O .G
Fairburn
George Looney
Professor Looney
Plans Completed for Press Convention at Uitman Georgia
The Weekly Press Association sets a schedule for a July convention in Uitman GA. A reception on the court house square opens Monday evening, a formal start Tuesday at 9 in the court room with Mayor Bennet speaking, a basket dinner, and a parade. A reception at the Oglesby home Tuesday night, watermelon cutting Wednesday, and Tybee surf visit finish the gathering. Transportation by South Georgia Railway and Plant System boosts expected attendance over 200.
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Court House Square
JW. Oglesby
Court House
Tybee
South Georgia Railway
Gates Charged With Theft At Tybee Island Bath House
J L O Gates a young white man formerly of Ocala Fla was arrested while pawning a gold watch and about 7 dollars stolen yesterday from a Savannah Tybee Island bath house. Frank E Battey a Strannah merchant owned the watch and money. Gates had come to Savannah from Macon to work as a section foreman on the Seaboard Air Line.
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Bath House
Savannah
J. L. O. Gates
Ocala
Fla
Tybee Island
Bath Houses
Frank E. Battey
Strannah
Gates
Macon
Seaboard Air Line
Democratic District Convention Nominates Adamson in Georgia
Warm Springs Georgia July 9 Special The fourth congressional district convention will meet here tomorrow Congressman Adamson will be renominated without opposition.
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Adamson
Warm Springs
Fourth Congressional District
Mayor Handy With His Gun in Georgia Saloon Fray
Special news from Tifton, Georgia reports a shooting during a baseball bet dispute between Judge Tolton of Abbeville and T F Farmer of Fitzgerald. Tolton fired, striking Farmer in the left shoulder as the men had argued over drinking and curses. The wound is not serious and the quarrel followed across the street to a saloon.
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Tifton
T J. Tofton
T. F. Farmer
Fitzgerald
Torpo
Farmer
Judge Holton
Judge Tolton
Abbeville
Berry Held On Lunacy Charge In Huntsville
Huntsville Alabama July 9 Special Jack Berry a well known cattle dealer was jailed last night on a lunacy charge alleged to stem from religious fervor.
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Berry
Huntsville
Ala
Jack Berry
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