Historic Athens-The Tragedy of Spencer Daniel
By Anne Adams 14 hrs ago Whether in local history or even today we often see that human emotions are certainly timeless and that is especially the case in at times of tragedy. Of course any death is heart rending, but perhaps most catastrophic is the death of a child â and in what some might call a preventable accident. The headline in the August 18, 1927 Athens Weekly Review told the tragic facts: "Eight Year Old Boy Found Dead in Alley at 10 O'clock This Morning." It began when Mr. R.H. Speake , accompanied by his small son, was driving his team through the alley between Pinkerton Str...
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