Athens Banner notes subscription rates and political commentary
The Athens Banner outlines mail rates and carrier policies, urges readers to report delivery issues, and discusses a range of topics from playgrounds for children in Athens to national political matters. It cites Memorial Day, Southern heritage, and potential presidential candidates. A brief obituary note mentions Archibald Campbell born April 27, 1854 in Kent Ontario.
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Archibald Campbell
Senate of Canada
Kent
Ontario
Prof Thomas A Early Expands Corn Club Work South and Tennessee
The note celebrates Prof Thomas A Early for continuing success in organizing Corn Clubs among Georgia boys and then directing the program in Tennessee. It highlights his government assignment through the State College of Agriculture, his pivotal role in starting the Corn Club movement in the South, and the strong local and state support he has earned as the effort expands into Tennessee with similar strong results.
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South
Early
Athens
State College of Agriculture
United States
Georgia
Empire State
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Boys of
Prof
Mexico's Diaz Faces Insurrectos Over Reform Promise
The Diaz government offers a peace conference proposal outlining not re election, electoral reform, local power checks, division of large rural estates, and judicial independence. Insurgents demand Diaz's resignation and distrust his past unkept promises, threatening continued war without decisive reform.
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Diaz
el Paso
Texas
Mexican Republic
Mexico
Col Roosevelt Discusses New York Republican Fight
Col Roosevelt tells a friend about his stance toward the New York Republican Party and explains his motive in backing reform forces. He compares his actions to support for Gov Hughes and his allies while noting the old crowd has regained control and that he felt duty to fight for honest government.
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Roosevelt
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Saratoga
This Date in History April 27 milestones
April 27 entries include 1610 Newfoundland patent to Earl of Northampton, 1797 Robert Prescott named Canada governor, 1806 Maria Christina born, 1812 Zebulon Pike killed at Toronto, 1822 Ulysses S. Grant born, 1861 Butler ordered to Annapolis, 1872 Macready dies, 1875 McClosky invested, 1876 Victoria as Empress of India, 1892 Harrison laid cornerstone, 1910 Juan Vicente Gomez elected Venezuela president.
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Newfoundland
Earl of Northampton
Robert Prescott
Canada
Maria Christina
Spain
Zebulon M. Pike
Toronto
Lamberton
N. J
Ulysses S. Grant
U. S
Point Pleasant
Mt. McGregor
N. Y
Benjamin F. Butler
Department of Annapolis
William Charles Macready
Cardinal McClosky
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New
York
India
Harrison
New York City
Juan Vincente Gomez
Vene
Zuela
Parliament veteran Chant Miller led banking and railway committees
The piece notes Chant Miller, a successful 19th century politician who served in the Dominion House of Commons, resigned in 1907 to join the Senate and chaired the Banking and Commerce Committee and the Railway Committee. It also mentions the Georgia baseball team as likely champions of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association this season.
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Georgia
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
A Scholar and a Gentle Man as a Presidential Prospect
The World's Work editor William Bayard Hale extols Woodrow Wilson as a potential national leader. He highlights Wilson as a rare blend of gentleman, scholar, and practical politician with rich literary culture and ethical refinement. He imagines a president who remains humane yet engages in fierce political battles with composure and wit.
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William Bayard Hale
Woodrow Wilson
America
Lancelot
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Claiming Kidney Aid
Foley Kidney Pills contain concentrated ingredients of established therapeutic value for relief and cure of kidney and bladder ailments. Foley Kidney Pills are antiseptic, tonic and restorative. Refuse substitutes. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley Kidney
Tallulah Falls to Host Georgia Power Hydro Project
Tallulah Falls in Habersham County hosts Georgia Power Companys vast hydroelectric development. A 10 million dollar bond issue funds a 100000 horsepower plant with six 15000 horsepower generators. A 6600 foot tunnel will channel water from the dam to turbines 600 feet down, driving generators and supplying Atlanta and points 200 miles away.
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Georgia Power Company
Georgia Power
New York
Tallulah Falls
Habersham County
Georgia
Rocky Mountains
Niagara Falls
Tallulah
C. Elmer Smith
Huntington
S.'Eau D'Or
United States
L’eau
Atlanta
Wagon Road
North Georgia
Chattahoochee
Gainesville
Etowah
Cherokee County
Franklin
Heard County
Athens rail timetable highlights and inconsistencies
The Athens schedule lists Seaboard Air Line northbound and southbound trains with times ranging from 6:04 am to 11:69 pm, noting trains 67 and 68 do not run north of Athens and several time figures appear misprinted. Southern and GeorgiaRail schedules show arrivals and departures for multiple routes with several unclear noon and Sunday exceptions.
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Athens
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Lodge Directory
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Masonic Hall
Mas Joseph
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W. A. Capps
W. Clare D. Heidler
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