Rural School Taxation Session At Athens Convention
Athens Ga September 11 special session of county superintendents of education reviewed 102 questions on common schools. Discussions focused on transportation to rural schools, consolidation of weak and strong schools, and establishment of model schools. Attendees included Rogers Washington Buttam Fulton Ashmore Chatham Walker Walton Duggan Hancock Dennis Putnam Welch Dougherty Beck DeKalb Clayton Barton Evans Richmond Merritt Lowndes. Ice cream and cake served after.
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Athens
Rogers
Washington
Buttam
Fulton
Ashmore
Chatham
Walker
Walton
Duggan
Wancock
Dennis
Putnam
Welch
Dougherty
Beck
DeKalb
Clayton
Barton
Evans
Richmond
Merritt
Lowndes
The
State Normal
C. D. Melver
Greens-boro
Thase
Glenn
Hill
Branson
Pearing
Quarrel Over Dog Ends Fatal Assault in Selma
In Selma Alabama on September 11 Special reports John Kirk, a Black man, fatally struck Dick Morgan, also Black, at a Black saloon after a daylong dispute about a dog. Witnesses say Kirk followed Morgan and struck him twice in the head, then remained at the scene.
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Selma
S“Ala
John Kirk
Dick Morgan
Morgan
Kirk
Selmi
Elberton Star Trade Edition Details for Elbert County
Elberton Ga September edition announces twenty four pages and about ten thousand copies. It will feature industry articles from leading citizens, peculiar features, and investors notes. The paper pledges no expense spared to make the issue creditable.
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Elberton Star
Elberton
Hlberton
Elbert County
White Primary Debate Sets Macon Elections Course
Macon Georgia plans a white primary under the city executive committee for the December alderman election, with four seats open in four wards. The article lists candidates and current aldermen, notes rumored nonrelection of Pearson and Hill, and details committee roles and recent civic affairs as context.
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Macon
City At
Ben L. Jones
C. D. Pearson
L. J. Dinkler
E. B. Harris
Henry Horne
M. O'Hara
N. L. Brunner
RL. McKenney
Morris Harris
J. B. Ran
M. J. Redmond
T. D. Tinsley
P. W. Jones
B. L. Jones
RB. L. McKenney
Ss. A. Crump
County
Democratic Executive Committee
Macon Evening News
First Ward
D. Pearson
Holiingsworth
Sam Mayer
David W. Hill
Pearson
Hill
Mayer
Hollingsworth
Pollee
Charities
Mayer, Hill and Pearson
Pure diamonds claimed from river bed in Berrien County
In Tifton on September 11, Henderson displayed stones he says are pure diamonds found in a river bed in Berrien County. An expert confirmed one sample as genuine. Stones range from about half to 4 1/2 carats and could fetch hundreds. Separate reports detail a mower accident injuring a boy and a Willacoochee doctor removing a 13 1/4 inch sewing needle from Elijah Paulk's thigh after a 59 year wait.
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Tifton
Berrien
Henderson
Hexdergon
Colonel Murrow
Berrien County
W. M. Sellars
Mr. Sellars
Lamar
Petersen
Jefferson Wilcox
Willacoochee
Elijah Paulk
Wilcox
Paulk
Rev Culberson Resigns as Baptist Pastor in Cuthbert
Rev W L Culberson, pastor of the Baptist church in Cuthbert Georgia, tendered his resignation on Sunday to take effect November 1. He has offers in the area and near his old home in South Carolina. The church describes steady growth under his leadership and many members will part with him reluctantly.
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W. L. Culberson
Cuthbert
The
Baptist Church
Horse Swappers Convention Opens in Elberton Georgia
Elberton Georgia hosts a horse swappers convention in session since Tuesday with numerous horsemen and animals. Judge Cauthen presides at the hearing and much of the success is credited to him. the event closes today amid strong attendance and favorable reports.
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Elberton
Cauthen
Hearl
Revival Sermons Dominate Macon News From Milledgeville Visit
Justice of the peace faces cheating charges as grand jury fails to find a true bill. Mayor Julius Howe of Milledgeville spends the day in Macon, Rev. Julian Rodgers preaches eloquent sermons at Second Baptist with a large crowd. Professor Hikins leaves Macon University summer school for Atmore Alabama to teach. Senator Bacon offers ten acres of land east of the Ocmulgee river for a proposed Masonic orphan home.
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Justice of the Peace
Julius Howe
Milledgeville
Macon
Julian Rodgers
Atlanta
Second Baptist Church
Our King
Rodgers
Macon Second Baptist Church
Ocmulgee River
Two Men Wounded In Fight With Dog At Americus
Two men were wounded by bullets when a rough confrontation with a dog escalated on Forsyth Street in Americus Georgia. The dog panicked a crowd prompting residents to draw firearms and the mutt was eventually slain after injuring several people. A postmaster vacancy follows the death of A Smith in Americus with Frank P Mitchell and Captain John A Cobb among likely applicants.
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Americus
Forsyth Street
A. Smith
Frank P. Mitchell
Americas
John A. Cobb
Woodbury Public Schools Open With Record Attendance
Woodbury Ga September 11 special report sees opening exercises lively with addresses recitations and music. Attendance exceeds all previous openings with about nineteen hundred pupils enrolled and forty music students. A new department under Miss Mary Bozeman College adds to the vigor as Merritt Brenau guidance promises a strong program.
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Woodbury
Wooodbury
Mary Bozeman College
Woodburneney
Ner
Merritt
Brenau Jass
North Georgia College Sees Record Opening Day Attendance
North Georgia Agricultural College in Dahlonega opened with the largest enrollment in years, about 60 percent above last year, as new curricular features attract students from across Georgia. President Stewart welcomed all, with greetings from senior N. W. Grant and mathematics professor J. W. Boyd, as chapel services and songs highlighted opening exercises.
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Dahlonega
North Georgia
Stewart
N. W Grant
J. W. Boyd
Department of Mathematics
Florida Supreme Court to Have Six Justices
Florida voters face a constitutional amendment to expand the Supreme Court from three to six justices. The plan allows governor appointment with senate consent, fixed terms, and possible legal election of additional justices to clear a decades‑long backlog. Supporters say it speeds final decisions. opponents urge caution about size and cost.
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Florida Supreme Court
Tallahassee
Fla
Supreme Court
Senate
Lme
Florida
Arm Torn Off by Gin in Hampton Georgia
September special reports a worker at 3 W. Turnipseed & Sons ginery in Hampton losing an arm while taking down motes. In Washington Georgia a separate note says George Burne, a known carpenter, was found dead at Colonel R D Callaway's property from an epileptic attack.
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Hampton
al Callaway
3. W. Turnipseed & Sons
Washington, Ga
George Burne
R. D. Callaway
Man Hurt In Train Fall Near Temple Ga
Edward Taliaferro, a mobile mail clerk, was hurled from a Southern Railway coach while passing between cars near Driskill’s crossing. He suffered severe bruising with possible internal injuries but is expected to recover. A westbound freight crew brought him to Temple where a physician was summoned. his brothers-in-law, locomotive engineer J Young, arrived to help arrange his return.
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Taliaferro
Mobile
Atlanta
Pp. J.young
Southern
Sam Jones Tabernacle Meetings in Cartersville Ga
Sam Jones Tabernacle meetings scheduled in Cartersville Georgia with one fare round trip via Western and Atlantic railroad. Tickets go on sale September 6 to 14, 1902 and are good for return to September 16. Harman, General Passenger Agent.
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Sam Jones
Tabernacle Meetings
Cartersville, Ga
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Cupid Flies to Georgia for Elopement in Troy and Columbus
John Thomas and Miss Ida Skipper, a Greenville Ala couple, eloped last night traveling 40 miles by private conveyance to Troy then by train to Columbus. They were married at noon by a justice of the peace. Columbus earns a reputation as a Gretna Green for Alabama couples.
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Cupid
Georgia
Columbus
John Thomas
Ida Skipper
Greenville
Ala
Troy
Hide
Gretna Green
Alabama
Quay Sees Baer in Brief Philadelphia Visit
United States Senator M. S. Quay called on President Baer of the Reading company in Philadelphia and left after about five minutes. Baer said the visit had no significance and related to a private matter, not the anthracite workers strike, which Quay declined to discuss.
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Quay
Baer
Philadelphia
United States
Reading Company
OtsGs
T. Z Anthracite
Fragmented OCR note about Miss and Mr with unclear details
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Miss and Mr with unclear context and missing dates names places and actions. The readable bits do not form a complete event or notice.
William A. Bracelet Visited Pacific Railway Case
Dr Will has been a key figure in the railway dispute. The article notes his involvement with the Pacific railway issue and references a former official position. Specifics remain unclear due to fragmented text.
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Will
Ares HH
Bracele
Pacific
Aifie Rail
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