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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1916

Page

17

Birth of a Nation set for third Athens run

D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation returns to the Colonial theater for a three day engagement starting tomorrow with matinee and 8 30 p m shows. The production emphasizes romance over stark realism and features a 30 piece orchestra and electric effects. Tickets at reduced prices available for students at Monday matinee.

D. W. Griffith Colonial Theater Athens Alanta Griffith Liberty Theater New York Iiffith Thomas Dixon Dixon KU Klux Klan Abraham Lincoln

Unclear excerpt cites Civil War scenes and Klan imagery

The passage references Civil War battles including Petersburg and Sherman’s march, the burning of Atlanta, Lincoln’s assassination, Ku Klux Klan activities, and the South Carolina legislature amid alleged carpetbagger influence.

Petersburg Atlanta Lincoln Ford South Carolina

City Hall to Host Special Council Meeting Monday

Athens mayor calls special council session for Monday at 8 p m to discuss the Rest Room project praised as a benefit to visiting shoppers from nearby towns and to Athens women. All citizens especially women urged to attend.

Athens

Nature Seen In Pictures

A brief item noting artful depictions of nature and the idea that great pictures reveal general natural habits in rare, beautiful forms as quoted. Also mentions that state and county taxes are now due.

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