Athens 27 Years Ago Items of Interest in the Classic City
Athens reminiscences from Banner files 1896 note visitors including C H Ashford of Watkinsville and Dr John Crawford returning to the city. George E Lucas resumes travel after county trips. Aurelia Rucker and Kathleen O Farrell depart for Charleston to attend the Simon Rhett wedding. Industrial Home women announce a superb concert with noted musicians and a full programme. Homer Nicholson listed in Athens notes.
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Gusta
C. H. Ashford
Watkinsville
John Crawford
George E. Lucas
Aurelia Rucker
Katleen O'Farrell
Charleston
Simon- Rhett
Athens
Banner Files
Ford fertilizer plant proposal faces criticism and concerns
Mr Dickinson notes objections to a 105 million dollar investment and a government obligation of 50 million more. He warns the plan would place key property in a private corporation with price controls and water rights advantages without government supervision. The aim is to preserve wartime Muskogee Shoals funds and run a government plant in peacetime. He argues the public must benefit from relief of Chilean fertilizer monopoly and calls the project essential like irrigation for public works.
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Ford
Dickinson
Musse
Did It Ever Occur To You? Negro Exodus Grows Alarming
A historical column discusses the exodus of Black laborers from farms to towns amid boll weevil damage. It cites calcium arsenate as a possible cotton solution, calls for holding workers locally, and recalls affection toward loyal elderly Black mammy figures. The piece also mentions a book Heart Throbs and an anecdote about President Wilson’s address, tying themes of labor, race, and culture.
Chan Barrow and the Negro Exodus
Athens column reports on Chancellor Barrow discussing the wholesale emigration of Black workers to the North and Midwest, warning that loss of labor harms farming value while urging protection for Black residents. Other items note a Palace Theatre film, White Way progress, home ownership tips, a self built lodge, street profanity concerns, and city cleanup efforts.
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T. Larry Gantt
Barrow
Nemroes
North
Middle West
Palace
Palace Theatre
Athens
Clayton Street
New York
Flanigen
College Avenue
Flanigan
Statues in Statuary Hall and the Hall of Fame Data
Atlanta Journal notes detail the National Statuary Hall setup with 50 statues from 29 states and the costs for each piece. It lists donors such as J. L. M. Curry and John Stark, plus figures like Frances E. Willard and George Washington, and cites the 1878 statute authorizing states to contribute two statues of deceased citizens for national commemoration.
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Crawford W. Long
National Statuary Hall
John T. Boiseuiliet
Atlanta Journal
Statuary Hall
Frances E. Willdrd
Mr. Boffeuillet
Alabama
J. L. M. Curry
Arkansas
Uriah M. Rose
J. P. Clark
Connecticut
Roger Sherman
Jonathan Trumbull
Florida
John. Gorrie
Kirby Smith
Idaho
George L. Shouts
Ilinois
James
Shields
Frances E. Willard
Indiana
Oliver P. Morton
Lew Wallace
Iowa
James Harlan
S. J. Kirkwood
Kansas
John J. Ingalls
George M. Glick
Maine
William, King
John Stark
Daniel Webster
New Jersey
Richard Stockton
Philip Kearney
New York
Robert R. Livingston
George Clinton
North Carolina
Zebulon B. Vance
Ohio
James A. Garfield
William Allen
Oklahoma
Sequoyah
Pennsylvania
J. G. G. Muhlenberg
Robert Lee
Rhode Island
Nathaniel Greene
Roger Williams
South Carolina
John C. Calhoun
Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Samuel Houston
Vermont
Ethan Allen
Jacob Collamer
Virginia
George Washington
R. E. Lee
West Virginia
John E. Kenna
Francis H. Pierpont
Wisconsin
James Marquette
Diplomat Mussolini and the push for Ticino transfer
The article notes Mussolini’s diplomat image yet warns of Italian aims to annex Ticino, Swiss cantons, signaling continued land grabs in Europe. It critiques Esperanto’s spread, a German scientist’s coal-free process, and a wave of speculative tech and health laws amid a jittery European climate.
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Mussolini
Ticino
Italy
United States
Europe
Japan
Flagging Train Proves Fatal at Musselwhite Crossing
George B. Warren, 73, was struck by an A B and A passenger train while attempting to flag it near Musselwhite's Crossing in Cordele. He suffered fatal injuries as the engine passed, with reports noting difficulty identifying car numbers and the line’s approach through tree-lined highways.
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Cordele
George B. Warren
Musselwhite’s Crossing
Real estate man arraigned in killing of steno
Thomas Pollard, real estate man, was arraigned in police court on murder charges in the killing of his stenographer Mrs Thelma Richardson at Pollard home Monday night. Detectives say the victim carried a pistol and died after a brief struggle. infatuation for Pollard is cited as motive. Richardson had been employed about two weeks. Pollard is under $10,000 bail.
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Davis
Athens
Pasing
Oglethorpe Avenue
Thomas
Richmond
Thomas Pollard
Thelma Richardson
Pollard
Richardson
J. Mosby
West
Pollara
Gidl
Hale
Michardson
Herbert E. Richardson
Richardsone
Atlanta
Man and wife found murdered in Middlebury tragedy
In Middlebury a 35 year old tamper named William Schaeffer and his wife were found murdered on Tuesday. Mrs Schaeffer’s head had been cut off and Schaeffer’s head was split. A nearby farmer discovered the bodies. The couple’s year old daughter was unharmed but emaciated and unable to provide details. The family had likely been dead for several days.
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Middlebury
Tha
Wiliam Schaffer
Tamer
Despair in Hunt for Small Boy in Junction City
Junction City Kans. two thousand men a cavalry unit from Fort Riley and two airplanes searched for Marvin Koepke five year old son of Mr and Mrs George Koepke missing since Sunday. The long hunt extended for miles with no success and some fear the boy may have been kidnapped.
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Junction City
Kans
Fort Riley
Marvin Koepke
Mra
George Koepke
Jugation City
Mentho Sulphur Promised To Heal Skin Eruptions
A vintage advertisement touts Men tho Sulphur as a cure for skin eruptions and rashes. It claims rapid healing and germ destroying properties, urging readers to obtain Bowles Men iho qu and try the cream for conditions like eczema.
Woman Forced to Break Engagement in Los Angeles
Madame Johanna Gadski, prima donna, prepared today to take other engagements after canceling her Los Angeles appearance Monday night amid protests by the American Legion and patriotic groups. She denied German sympathies and said U S records show no charges against her.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Johanna Gadski
American Legion
Divs
United States
Colorful Facings on New Frocks Inspire Fashion Trend
Colorful facings of contrasting materials decorate many new frocks. The cheven hem designs and circular effects popularize the look, influencing current fashion choices and dressmaking styles.
Desire and Advertising Shape Modern Business Foundations
The passage argues that desire drives business profitability and that advertising creates desire from elemental needs. It stresses that without public desire, production collapses, making desire the core asset of commerce. Advertising refines basic needs into demand, fueling industry and civilization.
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Ooe
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