Georgia Tobacco Crop Opens With Steady Prices Across State
Georgia tobacco proves a strong money crop with high quality leaf and better prices on opening day. Centered in Douglas, Valdosta, Nashville, Vidalia, Hazelhurst, Tifton, Blackshear, and Fitzgerald, growers report satisfactory yields and improving care. Prices in Georgia surpass other tobacco states though some farmers hold back for higher bids as initial sales exclude top grades.
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Georgia
Douglas
Valdosta
Nashville
Vidalia
Hazelhurst
Tifton
South Carolina
Monument to Baseball Sparks Debate in Washington
President Ban Johnson announced a $100000 appropriation to erect a baseball monument in East Potomac Washington D C. Critics call it a strange use of money for a commercialized sport while praising athletic achievement, warning it may reflect folly of owners if baseball continues to evolve as big business. Other notes mention Mars exploration potential in 1924, Andre Tridon on truth perception, and Norwegian cinema municipalization trends.
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Ban Johnson
East Potomac
Washington
D.C
Johnson
Alabama
Boll worm damage hits Texas and Georgia crops in 1895
From The Athens Banner files April 1895 the cotton belt reels under boll worm devastation. Texas suffers the worst losses while Georgia sections report the genuine Texas boll worm causing greater damage than many expect. District Deputy Meadow patrols the state assessing impact on the crop. Separately a new church funding likely to rise in Athens after rapid growth at Oconee Street Methodist Church, now near six hundred members, crowds the existing 350 seat building. Also report: Mr G C Thomas travels from Athens to Douglasville after receiving multiple invitation letters. Lodge Classic City hosts Zaradatha Masons in Crawford conferring third degree to two visitors, drawing a large local crowd.
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Athens ~ Banner
Texas
Georgia
Meadow
Athens
Rev
Ocones Street
G. C. Thomas
Douglasville
Waynesboro
Clay
Douglasvile
Poincare Drafts Harsh German Economic Controls
London reports Premier Poincare's draft conditions for a German moratorium. The plan envisions international control of German finances, exports, imports, currencies, and key industries, with occupation of the Ruhr and sequestration of a large share of capital. The plan would place Germany under Allied supervision via a Berlin-based financial committee led by Sir Robert Horn.
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London
Presa
Germany
Poincaire
Fance
Helchahndls
International
Berlin
Ruhr
Daily Telegraph
Jove
Sir Robert Horn
Exchéquer
Interior Refurbishment of the Colonial Theatre
Michael Bros owners of the Colonial theatre refinish the interior repairs and freshen decorations to present an inviting look for the coming season opening in September. The previous season's damage is cleared and the playhouse is being modernized for patrons.
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Michael Bros
Colonial Theatre
Pine Ee
C BROWN Announces Candidacy For Legislature Clarke County
Clarke County voters hear from C Brown announcing candidacy for the Legislature in the Democratic Primary. He pledges loyalty, asks for continued support, and notes the September 18 primary date.
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Clarke County
C. Brown
Portrait of the Princess? Prince of Wales bids for heart
A vivid OCR fragment describes a portrait submitted for a contest about the Prince of Wales and a would be bride. It claims many free men have offered, but the subject says she is already happy, and doubts a real prince would win her. The piece ends with a cheeky line about royal company.
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Prince of Wales
Por
Ufe
Ready
Highnesh
Plan For State Port Receives Impetus In Two Indorsements
Special to Banner-Herald reports J H Mils and J D Weaver presidents of the farmers union endorse a state port plan for Georgia. They argue a coastal storage hub would lower farmer costs, avoid tax burdens, and create a world market through shiploads, boosting regional significance.
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Banner-Herald
Atlanta
Georgia
J. H. Mils
J. D. Weaver
Farmers Union
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