Old Phenix City resident attempts suicide with pocket knife
J M Monk a 70 year old Phenix City figure, mentally affected, borrowed a knife to cut tobacco and slashed his throat at a fireplace to keep blood from staining the floor. His granddaughter and neighbors rushed in. a neighbor and Mrs Bonn persuaded him to surrender the knife. He lies bleeding, windpipe cut, may die tonight.
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Columbus
J. M. Monk
Ager
Phenix City
Ala
Fannie May Edwards
Mitie Gire
Bonn
Civil docket outlines 59 cases for oral argument before supreme court
Sessions run daily from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until all cases from diverse circuits are heard. March term lists 59 civil cases with leave for oral arguments, covering Blue Ridge to Brunswick and Macon to Atlanta. Names include Knoville, Wray, Harrison, Edwards, Maynard, Thornton, and numerous railways, banks, and utilities. The schedule orders cases by circuits. dates and order reflect current docket.
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Supreme Court
Kerby
Long
Hudgins
Admr
McLain
Blue Ridge
Atlanta
Knoville and Northern Railway Co
Wilton Admx
Blue Ridge—Wray
Harrison Et al
Harrison Et al . Wrey
Cherokee—Southern Hallway Co
State of Georgia
Cherokee—Conyers, Admr
Bartow
Rome
Chatahoochee
People's Bank of Talbotton
Eoxchange Bank of Macon
Chattahoochee
Thornton, Adinv, Et al
Martin
Waillis
Holder
Jelks
Ry Co
Tichenor, Receiver
Williams Buck Pavement Co
Stone Mountain—Wikle
Louisville
Nashville
Rco
Stone Mountain
McGinnis Et al
Ragsdale Ordinary
Middle—Tillman, Trustee
Banks Et
Augusta
Norrell
Augusta Ry and Electric Co
Augusta—Southern Ry_ Co
Webb Th
Augusta—Portner Brewing Co
Topper
Peabody Gifts Expand State Normal School Building
Athens June 19 Special The gift by George F. Peabody to the State Normal school is celebrated as he adds 10 000 for a new building and 3 000 for equipment. Plans call for a brick two story basement structure 55 by 70 feet with extensive laboratories and classrooms. The school will be well equipped, featuring a modern infirmary, labor atory, art and domestic science departments, and a top graded gymnasium. The project follows earlier contributions incl uding 10 000 for a building fund and 3 000 for the School of Domestic Arts and Sciences. Scholarships provided by the General Education Board bring further support.
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Athens
George F. Peabody
State Normal School
Peabody
University of Georgia
Neucleus
Psychological Laboratory
General Education Board
Southern Educational Society
Bronson
The
Drowned Boy Sidney Wallace in Kinchafoonee Creek
In Albany Georgia on June 13 Sid ney Wallace age 11 drowned while swimming with a crowd of boys at Kinchafoonee Creek two miles from the city. He could not swim and vanished before authorities recovered the body. One companion attempted a rescue but fled to save himself. Parents R Wallace aware of the danger.
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Albany
Kinchafoonee Creek
Sidney Wallace
R. Wallace
Ife
New University Professors Named by Georgia Board
The University of Georgia board of trustees elected CJ Moore of Westminster Maryland as adjunct professor of chemistry. W D Hoyt of Rome was named tutor in biology and WO Payne of Fort Tamarga will tutor in history. Mr Dye, a student at the state normal school, will catalogue books in the university library.
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Athens
University of Georgia
CJ Moore
Westminster
W. D. Hoyt
Rome
Biolony
WO. Payne
Fort Tamar
Dye
State Normal School
My Friend from India at the Grand Ends Soon
The Grand hosts My Friend from India this week and lauds it as one of the season's best. The humorous, witty production draws Atlanta audiences. many actors join local church choirs and locals remark the troupe has become Atlanta-like. Tomorrow night is billed as a peak, with encores and packed front-row seats expected. matinees promise strong crowds as the stay nears its close.
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India
Atlanta
Atlanta Students Form Club Amid Commencement
Athena Ga June 19 special reports the Georgia School's Atlanta students, 35 in number, lead in oratory journalism and athletics. Notable members include Madison Bell president and Edwin Camp senior journalist, Mitchell King cadet officer, Marion Richardson railroading, and Frank Howard mill engineer. The article highlights class leaders, fraternity ties, and post graduate paths in law, medicine, or journalism.
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Athena
Atlanta
Gate City
University
Imne
Ufe
Madison Bell
Andrew Calhoun
Dewall Cohen
Robert Moran
Edwin Camp
Phi Delta Theta
Mitchell King
Chi Phi Fraternity
Caed
University Corps of Cadets
Marion Richardson
Chi Phi
Robert Stephens
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Phi Kappa Literary Society
Athletic Association
Corps of Cadets
Daniel Dougherty
The
Tech
Young Men's Christian Association
Frank Howard
Engineering Society
Georgia State Association of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Cam Dorsey
Boyd
Julian Baxter
Georgia
Hugh Scott
Bond Sensation in Albany
Albany Ga June 19 Special There are sensational moves to void Dougherty county court house bond election of June 6 for 40000. Validation will be argued before Judge Spence. Irregular adver tising in 1896 and 1899 bonds may influence payment on earlier bridge and jail bonds. The outcome is eagerly awaited.
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Albany
Court House
Dougherty County
Spence
Romeo Marries in Montgomery After Eloping From Elam Farm
Miss Dora Carpenter of Elam Madison county ran away to Montgomery where she wed lover B. C. Hill of Kingwood, G. They married in Windsor hotel parlor and left on the night train for Kingwood. The report also notes campus honors for students at Atlanta colleges with debates sports and society roles including Marion Smith Dowald Cohen Fort Scott Marion Monk Cone Maddox Albert Thornton Rufus O Farrell Dugal McCleskey Wickliffe Goldsmith Ronald Ransom Frampton Ellis and the Georgian newspaper activities across Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Delta Theta chapters.
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Cupid
Montgomery
Ala
Dora Carpenter
Elan
Madison County
C. Hill
Kingwood
Windsor Hotel
Literary Society
Phi Kappa Literary Society
Marion Smith
Dunion
South
Dowald Cohen
Pandora
Atlanta
Fort Scott
Marion Monk
Cone Maddox
Albert Thornton
Athletic Association
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Chi Phi Fraternity
Rufus O'Farrell
Frank Roberts
Dugal McCleskey
Chi Phi
Wickliffe Goldsmith
Ronald Ransom
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Frampton Ellis
Phi Kap
Atlanta Boys and Georgia Alumni Echo College Life
A nostalgic sketch of the Atlanta boys at the University of Georgia, noting Sam Johnson as a leading student and editor candidates, recounting Phi Kappa and Pandora ties, and recalling campus incidents from kidnap experiences to class pursuits. The piece closes with a curious aside about Astoria Beer and its claimed health benefits.
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Pa Literary Society
Georga
Red and Black
Pandora
Sam Johnson
Phi Kappa
Stephens
Anniversarian
Georgia
Pandora and
The
Happi Alpha
Atlanta Boys
Athens
Lucy Cobb
Atlanta
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School For Domestic Arts and Sciences
Hoy
Atlanta Boys AT University
Cou
Hier
Jewepa Prela Phive
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