Toddl ing boy shoots father in accidental yard incident
J W Setze, a bookkeeper at Hightower and Hadman and brother in law of Fire Chief Joyner, was shot in the back by his three year old son Julius in a yard accident. The child pulled the cocked trigger while playing near the rifle, a misfire that spared a fatal outcome. Setze, bleeding but stable, required local medical care and bed rest.
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J .W. Setze
Spring Street
Mr. Setze
Julius
Julius Setze
Mr Setze
Setzes
Elkin
Setze
Hightower & Hadtman
Joyner
Baby Harry Eleven Months Old At Presbyterian Hospital
At Presbyterian Hospital the youngest patient, Baby Harry, once a five pound desertion infant, has grown under Sheltering Arms care into a bright healthy boy. The hospital reports strong spiritual influence and four conversions among staff and patients, highlighting its charitable mission and long term aims led by Allison Budger.
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Presbyterian Hospital
Harry
Atlanta
Uttle
Armas
Lfe
Allison Budger
Worrall's Asheville Painting Extends Exhibition This Week
Clarence A. Worrall's panoramic painting "Asheville" remains on display at Philips and Drew's store for another week due to popular interest. The large canvas depicts the Asheville scenery vividly and has drawn hundreds of last week. Critics call the work a masterpiece while the store promotes its broad range of beautiful items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Worrall
Asheville
Atlanta
Philips and Drew
Second Marriage Shock In Speyers Case In Charleston
Charleston readers were startled by The Constitution report that Marc J Speyers wed Mamie Newton Emmett of Columbus in November. The shock followed his earlier Charleston marriage to Amy Otis and a new grim chapter in New York poisoning case history. Relatives and friends weighed in on burial plans while officials cited dates and records, keeping speculation alive about the Columbus marriage.
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Columbus
Speyers
New York City
Charleston
Charleston, & C
Marc J. Speyers
New York
Constitution
Mamie Newton Emmett
Amy Otis
Georgia
Mamye Holland
Lithia
Sean
Eliss
Elks Establish in New Quarters at Atkinta Lodge
The Atkinta lodge of Elks now occupies the Fulton Club space, refitted as a stylish club house. The rooms feature tinted walls, attractive festoons, new furniture, a full library, billiards, pool, ping pong, and a buffet. The club numbers over 195 members and shows strong finances with officers listed.
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Atkinta
Hiks
Fulton Club
Club Nfe
Biks’ Club
W. L McGill
William King
J. Maddox
D B Smith
Theo Mast
W. ©. Waters
J. L. McGarrity
John Keilley
J. Lichtenstein
Agnes Scott Institute Promotes Education for Women in Decatur
The Agnes Scott Institute advertises its brick and marble main building built for durability and health. It emphasizes ample light and ventilation, steam heating, electric lighting, and fire safety. The curriculum aims to form Christian character with qualified teachers. A certificate is recognized by Cornell, Wellesley, Mount Holyoke, Vassar, and the Woman's College of Baltimore. Fall term begins September 16 under Rev J H Gaines Ts President. Decatur Georgia invites inquiries.
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Agnes Scott Institute
Cornell University
Woman's College of Baltimore
Mount Holyoke College
Wellesley College
Vassar College
J. H. Gaines
Decatur
Summer School at Tech Opens July Fourteen
Georgia Tech summer school will start July 14 and run for ten weeks. Professors Wallace Morton Perry will supervise. The program aims to prepare students for entry into regular college courses. The school operates unofficially under the board of trustees with faculty sanction.
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Georgia School of Technology
Wallace
A. B. Morton
W. G. Perry
Baek A
School of Technology
Char Yun
Lee trial to begin today in murder case
Milferd Lee faces a murder trial in criminal superior court with a special plea of insanity at the time of the shooting that killed Miss Lilla May Sutties in Wesley Chapel. The defense insists he was mentally irresponsible, while the state argues jealousy and premeditation. The case drew large crowds last week and more homicide cases are set for today with witnesses summoned, pausing if Lee goes first.
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Milferd Lee
Lilla May Sutties
Wesley Chapel
Ben
John 8. Candier
Criminal Superior Court
Lee
Lfe
Thorisoner
Charley Hill
Reuben Arnold, Jr
Lowry Arnold
P. Marbut
William H Simpson
Mollie
Triant
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Endorsement by Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace Adam Shook of New Lisbon Indiana recounts health recovery after trying DeWitt's Little Early Risers trial bottle. He praises them as safe and gentle. The laxative supposedly stimulates the liver and promotes regular bowel action without griping.
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DeWitt
Justice of the Peace
Adam Shook
New Lisbon
Ind
Freeman Taken to Athens in Mock Marriage Case
Freeman, charged with involving Misa Nettie Jakes of Athens in a mock marriage, was taken to Athens for trial. J H Burns, accused of impersonating a preacher, was also moved to Athens. Burns denies acting as the preacher while Misa Jones reiterates her testimony and says witnesses saw the ceremony. The investigation outcome draws interest in Atlanta and Athens.
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B. Freeman
Misa Nettie Jakes
Athens
J. H. Burns
Freeman
Burns
Misa Jones
Atlanta
General Wheaton Returns From Philippines Quarantine
Major General Lloyd Wheaton arrived in San Francisco aboard the Sheridan and, after quarantine, is in fairly good health. He left for Manila in January 1899 and has served actively since.
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General Wheaton
San Francisco
Lloyd Wheaton
Philippines
United States
Sheridan
Manila
Safe deposit vaults offer insurance for valuables
Costs from 3.00 a year and up to insure your papers against fire theft and curiosity. A box in our Safe Deposit Vault does it. Ours are not only the strongest vaults in the South but the best services.
Title Guarantee and Trust Co Empire Building Atlanta
The Title Guarantee and Trust Company operates from the Empire Building in Atlanta. A brief notice outlines its address and status as a business entity within the city.
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Empire Building
Atlanta
John Adams Negro Artist Wins Promising Recognition
A 24 year old Georgians artist, John Henry Adams Jr., born August 21, 1878 in Georgetown Colquitt county, Ga., rose from poverty to study at the Drexel Institute. Now an art instructor at Morris Brown college Atlanta, his notable work The Accused Woman gains notice with a detailed engraving and praise for its composition and proportion.
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John Henry Adams, Jr
Georgetown
Colquitt County
John Adams
Philadelphia
Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry
Atlanta
Morris Brown College
Georgia
Army
Navy
Howard Peterson
Adams
Fire breaks out at sanitarium on South Pryor Street
A fire at Dr W Augustus Starnes sanitarium No 33 South Pryor Street broke out around 9 30 pm injuring no one. Patients were removed safely as the two story building and roof were soon ablaze. Firemen prevented total destruction. building owned by J Regenstein valued about 10000 and insured. Cause undetermined with no prior fire that day.
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W. Augustus Arnes
Pryor Street
Starnes
J. Regenstein
Ministers Purchase Tent For City and Country Meetings
The Presbyterian Ministers Association buys a large tent and will hold a series of meetings in city sections and the country. The tent goes to Pantheraville near Decatur today for the first meeting led by Rev. W. P. Hemphin, a country evangelist for the Atlanta presbytery, with two to three weeks of sessions planned. Afterward the tent returns to Atlanta, location to be chosen. The effort aims to reach nonattenders and is expected to do much good.
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Presbyterian Association
Presbyterian Ministers’ Association
Pantheraville
Decatur
W. P. Hemphin
Atlanta
Cool Spell Brings Early Mling and Park Crowds at Grant
A cool spell surprises residents who had stored winter bed clothes and opens with people enjoying blankets once more. Families woke to lower temperatures, sun breaks, and a lively Grant Park crowd for music. Crescent hotel at Eureka Springs reopens July 8 as year round resort under Frisco management with extensive renovations to rival southwest hotels.
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Grant Park
Crescent Hotel
Eureka Springs
Frisco
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J. W. Setze
Father
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TECH
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Dogern
Jefferson Davis
L. Q. C. Lamar
J. George
Baward C. Walthall
Sargent Smith Prenties
Miss Suttles
Beard
Lek An
Inete
Uy Wolbers
Atlanta Negra
Sao
Neogigeo
Hirsch Bros
Whitehall Street
Los Agency Banister’s Fine Shoes
Madras
Mee
Hess Shoes
Stuttgarter Underwear
Whitehall St. Panne
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