Athenians in the Gold Rush Era Describe Panama to San Francisco Trek
The article recounts Athens men Henry Beusse Captain Jesswe and Dick Sauter among Argonauts who sought gold in California in 1849. They faced dangers across plains deserts and Indians before crossing the Isthmus of Panama by ship to San Francisco. Conditions were brutal with hunger thirst and near-drowning, but they endured. some turned to trade and farming rather than gold mining.
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California
Salt Lake
Panama
Jun
Panama City
San Francisco
Athans
Henry Beusre
Jesswe
Mike i
Henry Meusse
Athens
Bousse
Ler Reaume
P - Observer
Dick Han
Pennie England
Jim England
Henry Beusse van
$100000 Hotel To Be Erected In Athens
Plans for a $100000 hotel on the old Commercial site now Jewel hotel propose a 100 room modern building. The Mesa family will own most of the block with shops below on College avenue and Broad street. Work to start early next year with occupancy aimed for Syenhee year end, 1922 expected to be a record-building year in Athens.
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Jewel Hotel
Mesa
Bath
College Avenue
Broad Street
Syenhee
Hear, Loy
Athens
George
Farm Products Value Falls By 3.4 Billion
Washington reports the department of agriculture shows the final estimate for the year lists crops at 877 thousand dollars, indicating a drop of about 8.0 billion since two years ago when prices were high. The fall reflects a broad decline across farm commodities and market earnings.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Democrats Told Time to Indulge in Plain Speaking
Cordell Hull, newly named Democratic National Committee chair, urged plain speaking at a Nashville dinner. He attacked the Republican administration for March policies, contrasted eight years of Democratic achievement, and pressed tax reform, debt adjustment, and farmer interests while accusing Republicans of malign lies and failed promises. Hull warned that GOP failures harmed Americans, noting declines in foreign commerce, prices, and farm purchasing power.
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Nashville
Cordell Hull
Democratic National Committee
Commi
Ligue 2
Ancestror
Hull
Democratic Party
America
Disabled Vets To Get Clothing And Equipment Supplied
Washington report says a House military affairs committee favorably reports a bill to let the secretary of war, with the Public Health Service surgeon general, distribute army surplus clothing and equipment to disabled World War veterans in government care. Thousands of dollars of surplus material are warehoused awaiting action before Congress reconvenes after Christmas.
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Washington, D. C
House Military Affairs Committee
House
Congress
Secretary of War
United States Public Health Service
Lovresea s Champion In Wreck At Terra Alta
A report from Terra Alta West Virginia notes Bob Martin a champion heavyweight of the American expeditionary forces was injured in a car wreck. He sustained facial and chest injuries and his condition was described as serious family members were summoned to his bedside.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit United Railway Limited
Lake Orion
Flint
Loverseas
Terraalta
West Virginia
Bob Martin
Pepeditionary Forces
Boll Weevils Reach New Danger in Honey From Cotton
Charles E. Martin reports from Culloden Georgia that boll weevil poisoning may be entering the bee industry. A Crawford county beekeeper says bees fed on honey from cotton blossoms died this winter, harming his apiary. He doubts human honey danger, urges agricultural chemists study, while rural Georgians endure hard times with crops and prices.
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Charles E. Martin
Culloden
Georgia
Middle Georgia
Billy Bell
Mr. Martin
Martin
Crawford County
Crete
Middle
Hardphit
Middle Grorra
Athens
Nations mull limits on new air carrier tonnage
An American proposal seeks no auxiliary vessel over 10 000 tons and bans a single carrier larger than 27 000 tons. It would cap total airplane carrier tonnage at 80 000 for the United States and Great Britain, 48 000 for Japan, and 28 000 for France and Italy each. Discussion resumes Thursday.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Simmons Seeks Immediate Action on Klan Receivership
Atlanta report says W J Simmons of Topeka Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan asks for an immediate hearing on the receivership petition filed by 174 members including four deposed grand goblins. Hearing set for January 28 as Simmons denies charges.
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Simmons
Atlanta
W. J. Simmons
Topeka
Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
Ee Side
Express rates cut after January 1922 war tax removal
A communication from American Railway Express president George C. Taylor says the 1921 Revenue Act eliminates the war tax on express shipments, saving about 1.5 million dollars monthly for the public. The company handles about one million shipments daily and urges timely tax refund claims on form 46.
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R. N. McLeod
George C. Taylor
Amerean Railways Express Company
Taylor
Meq Zayioe
American Railway Expresse Company
American Express Company
Treasury Department
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Rotary Prosperity Campaign Dominates Athens Meeting
Athens Rotary Club held an enthusiastic Wednesday session with many matters raised to aid the community. Abitate was chosen to represent the club at the international meeting in Los Angeles. The club endorses Banner-Herald editorials promoting a brighter economic outlook and notes the shift to weekly meetings energizing Rotary work.
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Athens
Athene
Tia
National Society
J. Warren Smith
Georgia National Bank
Proapers
Better Times
Banner-Herald
CLOMP
Better Times Campa
Los Angel
H. Abitate
Athens Rotary Club
Los Angeles
Rotary
Judge Brand’s health improves during Congress session
Georgia representative Judge Brand, sidelined by a severe illness two months ago, shows marked recovery. Though still with slight bronchial trouble, he has worked actively in Washington, aided farms and banking committees, and recuperates at home near Athens after the session.
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Reighth
Georgia
Procens Congress
Brand
Wegun
Washington
Athens
Dinner of First Baptist Church Male Members
More than a hundred male members of The First Baptist Church gathered at Denmark Hall for a Good Fellowship Dinner. Toastmaster Harrie Dews led a review of the year, Pastor Wilkinson introduced Dave Paddock, and talks honored Dr. C E Dunstan and Judge Hodgson for sermons and service. The meeting highlighted church growth, new facilities, and hopeful plans for the New Year.
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First Baptist Church
Denmark Hall
Harrie Dews
Wilkinson
Dave "Paddock
Paddock
Sy House
Nate Little
C. Ete E. Dunstan
E. R. Hodgson
C. H. Erwan Mell
Hodgson Apels
Athens
Comer Masons Elect Officers in Comer Georgia
In Comer Georgia at Butler Lodge Number 404 F and A M the lodge elected and installed for the year James H Cooper Worshipful Master J H McWhorter Senior Warden Dr B F Halcombe Junior Warden George W Whitehead Treasurer C L Adair Secretary W H Strickland Senior Deacon L A Teasley Junior Deacon H W David Senior Steward C M Compton Junior Steward Hugh T Hopkins Tyler Rev R J Tyler Chaplain бүтэ
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Comer
Buthoo Lodge
H. W. David
C. M. Compton
Hugh T. Hopkins
Tyler
R. J. Tyler
Shipment Egypt and British Shipping Talks Stall
The United States and Britain debate over the shipment of Egyptian cotton in American vessels with C. H. Sprague and Sons as shippers. The steamer Westlake is bound for new arrangements as talks continue Wednesday.
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Boston
United States Tripping Board
Felal
C.H, Sprague and Sons
Prague
Westlake
Debs Back Home Rival at Terre Haute Wednesday Night
Debs return to Terre Haute in a night contest against a rival team. Local authorities and stadium staff prepare for a competitive game with fans expected to attend.
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Debs Wen
Terre HA Haute
Terre
Indiana
British and French naval plan face abortive talks
Washington reports that efforts to unite French and British arms delegations over a future Franco British war dissolved midweek. France, citing new Paris orders, insisted on a submarine flotilla three times larger than before and the right to build cruisers destroyers and other auxiliaries up to a 220000 tonnage cap.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
Bri
Paris
Crnallte
Considered menace to British shores debate abroad
The Americans and Japanese Italians voiced surprise and regret while Britain charged the program as a menace to British shores. The committee found no agreement on future ship gun calibers or submarine attack rules though Root urged warning merchant ships before attacks and treating violators as pirates. Plenipotentiaries pressed for action but deferred agreement, aiming to involve all sized nations.
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Ureless
F Root
Doughboys Struck With Opportunity Nohrying Here
A fragment from a 1919 era letter recounts Mr. H. G. Hastings describing Georgian sweet potatoes sale and dairy business plans in Georgia. He discusses land, climate, cattle shipments, and feasibility of moving to Brunswick and Jesup after military service, seeking a market and shipping options for cattle and household goods.
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Georgia
Brunswick
Jesup
H. F
Refined sugars offered free with per pound deal
Fragmentary text mentions refined sugar at low cost or free per pound with possible promotion. No clear entities or dates identified.
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