Athens Letters on Politics and Elections in Washington
Judge Brand offers counsel to the grand jury while Athens waits on national affairs. Campaigners linger around Washington as K and K dissolve. Memorial Day in Athens is set to be a major event and debate over direct Senate elections continues. Chamber of Commerce praise and Wilson era politics are highlighted with Georgia politics discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Wilson
Georgia
Underwood
Underwood Leads Democrats to Harmonize Sugar Tariff
Oscar W. Underwood, leader in the House, blocked a caucus move to amend the tariff bill on sugar and maintained support for free sugar with a three year one cent duty plan. He’s aligned with the president to secure Democratic votes, preserve committee work, and push tariff reform through a slim Senate majority.
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Oscar W. Underwood
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
House
Underwood
Alabama Statesman
Pres. Taft
Senate
Hartwick
Georgia
Ways and Means Committee
California to Consider Land Ownership Restriction for Aliens
The piece outlines debate over a California bill barring alien land ownership, aimed at Japanese residents, with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan asserting the issue falls to state sovereignty. It notes potential treaty conflicts and signals no federal action unless future events change the legality under treaties.
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California
Roosevelt
Wilson
Bryan
Japan
United States
Georgia Tax Reform Need Says Treasury Not Bankrupt
An editorial argues Georgia's treasury is not bankrupt and calls for improved tax laws to boost revenue. It urges the legislature to enact fair tax measures and consider a board of tax equalizers to widen the tax base and possibly reduce rates over time.
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Georgia
Board of
Rev John Davison Soon to Be Graduated
The Comer News notes the upcoming graduation of Rev John Davison from the Theological Seminary next month. He has a call to pastor the Baptist church at Sanford Florida and has been offered a Kentucky college professorship. Widely regarded, he is predicted to become Georgia's leading preacher. A cited testimonial endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
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John Davison
The
Theological Seminary
Baptist Church
Sanford
Fla
Davison
Kentucky
Georgia
Comer
Man Who Paid First Fine Visits Comer Town
Comer Georgia April 15 Joe Wolf of Athens visits Comer remembered as a merchant here when it was a small crossroads He helped elect the first mayor Dr J C Fberhart and paid Comer’s first fine a dollar for striking W W Yeorgin with a bedslat
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Comer
Joe Wolf
Athens
Mr. Wolf
J. C. Fberhart
W. W. Yeorgin
Bucklen's Amica Salve touted as cure for burns sores
Quickest cure claimed for burns bruises and skin diseases Bucklen's Amica Salve supposedly healed L H Haflin of Iredell Texas in four days a severe ankle sore. Ad cites W J Smith & Bro and H K Palmer & Bons endorsers. Only 25 cents.
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Bucklen
L. H. Haflin
Iredell
Tex
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. K K. Palmer & Bons
April 16 in History Highlights Battles Births and Unions
On this date in history several events are recorded including the 1746 victory of English forces under the Duke of Cumberland over the Jacobite rebels at Culloden. Other notes mark the 1781 birth of Mary Heckewelder in Ohio, 1797 birth of Louis Adolpe Thiers, 1855 visit of the French rulers to England, 1861 Confederate governors called to muster 32 000 troops, 1865 Civil War battle at Columbus Georgia, and 1912 the Irish Home Rule Bill’s first Commons reading.
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Duke of Cumberland
Culloden
Mary Heckewelder
Ohio
Louis Adolpe Thiers
French Republic
England
Queen Victoria
Confederacy
Seven States
Columbus
House of Commons
Anatole France Birthday Notes and Honors
Anatole France born April 16, 1844 in Paris. He became a member of the French Academy in 1896 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature last year. Also listed are birthday greetings for Duke of Rutland age 61 and others with notable ages today.
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Anatole France
Jacques Anatole Thibault
Paris
Alfred de Vigny
Dores
France
French Academy
Weather in Atlanta April 15 Forecast
The forecast for Atlanta and vicinity calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight and Wednesday. A stationary East storm now covers much of the Southeast, with no frost danger as temperatures rise. Rainfall was light in the Carolinas and Alabama, and the upper Rocky Mountain heat will reach the East by Wednesday.
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The
Banner
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Augusta
Asheville
Raleigh
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Children’s Meeting At First Methodist This Afternoon
This afternoon at 4 o clock a meeting for children will be held at the First Methodist church led by Pastor Rev C C Jarrell. All are invited but especially children who recently applied for church membership are requested to attend for their benefit.
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First Methodist Church
C. C . Jarrell
Grate polish remembered at J L Arnolds Athens
Recalled old solution for grate polish sold by J L Arnold in Athens offering 260 a pint or 40c a quart, noted as the best ever sold in the area.
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J. L. Arnold’s
Athens
Starve the Fly by Barning and Sterilizing Farm Waste
A 19th or early 20th century Home Companion style guide outlines fly control on farms. It describes barring barns, cleaning stalls, using lime and powder in fly boxes, and installing a complete plumbing and sewer system to prevent odor and breeding. Measures include vent pipes, brick flues, screened doors and windows, and keeping a fly killer on hand.
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Dastiliim
Screening the cradle a wiser care than mourning
A brief editorial urging caution and prevention over ridicule in embracing safety measures. It emphasizes screening the cradle and wearing a smile as better choices than scoffing at precautions and risking sorrow.
Game of Animals version of blind man's boss
Players arrange in a room with one blindfolded seeker. The blind man feels around touching a player who then imitates an animal noise three times if asked. The blind man must guess the voice to identify the prisoner. If correct the prisoner becomes the new blind man. if wrong, the current blind man releases the prisoner and tries again.
Quick Relief for Rheumatism Ad Claims Rapid Benefit
George W. Koons of Lawton Michigan reports his wife suffered severe rheumatism and could not move. After using Dr Detohon relief she improved quickly and on Wednesday walked to breakfast. Sold by Citizens' Pharmacy at Clayton and Jackson streets.
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George W. Koons
Lawton, Mich
Detohon
Citizens’ Pharmacy
Clayton and
Jackson Streets
Billie’s Baptism Omission Mystery in River Church Story
In a Macon Telegraph tale set beside the Etowah river, Billie, the brightest boy in the class, misses baptism after his mother dies on a pallet near his home. The preacher finds Billie grieving, and the narrative hints at divine judgment or mercy as the congregation awaits judgment in the afterlife.
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Macon Telegraph
Billie
Rother
Cotton and market notes plus health ad and jokes
Market details show cotton futures and oil prices with open and close values. The page includes an advertisement for Dr King s New Discovery for coughs and colds with a testimonial from O H Brown of Muscadine Alabama. An entertainment note mentions Mrs Best speaking at the chapel and a light joke about being late after meeting Smithson.
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Dr. King
O. H. Brown
Muscadine
Ala
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Athens Daily Banner
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Geral
Richmond
South
Grand
Erwin
W. J. Harris
Democratic Executive
Bacon
MR. Underwood
the State Treasury and Taxes
Chamberlain
Anatole
Duke of
Rutland
Samuel D. Felker
New Hampshire
Clarence D. Clark
Wyoming
Joseph F. Busch
Lead
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Henry S. Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Carolinas
North Atlantic
North Pacific
Billie Warnt
New York
Smithson
Chamberlin
Chicago
Liverpool Cotton
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