The Breakdown of Money and Trade in Europe
A historical analysis notes European money depreciation hampering American trade. It argues that depreciated currencies in Russia and Germany reduce buying power, while barter would be awkward and risky. A proposed fix: Europe to deliver finished goods while the U.S. offers raw materials on credit, creating employment and restoring demand for American products.
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Associated Press
Ervin
Bowdre Phinizy
J. Rowe
Athens Publishing CO
Athens
Caereas
Athens Publishing Publica
Banner-Herald
Europe
Russia
Germany
Air Mail Service Probed by Congress Critics
Citizens press Congress over neglecting air mail routes after two years of operations. Air travel has cut delivery times, achieved about 97 percent efficiency, and kept accident deaths to two. Despite Dawes recommending two million dollars to continue, one Congress faction cut the budget and another ended funding. Supporters say the service has proved its value and deserves continued trial.
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Congress
Dawes
Muscle Shoals Battle: Ford Offers and Alabama Power Compete
The Muscle Shoals dispute unfolds with Ford resisting amendments as Alabama Power submits a superior bid. Government aims to recover value from the costly plant while avoiding a total loss, weighing best offer versus political stakes and contractor reliability.
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Hay
Jost
Henry Ford
Ford
Alabama Power Company
Michigan
Muscle Shoals
Alabama‘ Party
Uncle Sam
Athens and Gainesville Must Boost Rail Line Support
Gainesville Indiana Midland managers warn the line cannot continue without stronger freight patronage from Athens and Gainesville. Athens backed the road at creation and now must mobilize business support to improve operations, secure more freight, and sustain the line’s future viability.
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Gainesville
Athens
Pee
Forced Endorsement of Wilson Shapes Senate Ratification Fight
The piece argues Republicans face a bind as Democrats push for a full endorsement of President Wilson's Pacific policy and treaty ratification. It laments GOP fear of backing Wilsonism, warning the party drifts like a ship toward peril as Congress approaches crucial votes.
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Wilson
Congress of the
United States
Pacific
Widder
Republican Party
Ollarty
Daily Sermonette Quotation Invites Charity and Resolve
A daily sermonette frames scripture from Isaiah and Lincoln urging shelter from storms and steady resolve. It contrasts hiding from the wind with the shadow of a rock and calls for malice toward none and charity for all as the work is pressed forward.
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Abraham Lincoln
Learn a word every day: Diabolical
Daily word entry defines the term diabolical as devilish cruel and wicked from Latin dia bolus used to describe an evil loan shark who cheats the widow and the destitute. The pronunciation is dye a bahl i cal and ties to historical language roots.
Religious census shows 46 million church members in US
A survey reports nearly 46,000,000 Americans are church members in a population of about 106,000,000 with 200,690 clergymen guiding them. If attendance were regular, congregations would average 230. Membership has grown over 4,000,000 in five years, and many remain outside the fold.
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Christ
Lfe
T. C. Martin
East Longmeadow
Masa
Srenerss Aring
Gregorio Arias
Ceremany
Krupp Gun Works
Russia
New York
Athens
Eiites
New York State
Stanford
John D. Racketser
Hunger Strikes Kiangsu Chekiang Anhwei Provinces
AP report estimates over 6 million in Kiangsu Chekiang and Anhwei face starvation as floods wipe out about a fifth of the rice crop in the region around Shanghai triggering a severe food shortage. A public notice requests return of the Lost Banner-Herald Route Book Number for a reward.
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Teng Hanghai
Via
Associated Press
Kiangsu
Shanghai
Chekiang
Anh-l Wei
Banner - Herald
Banner-Herald
Just Be Thankful In Faithful Daily Gratitude
A religious reflection extols daily gratitude and divine care. The speaker cites God’s protection and provision, urging steadfast courage and hope. The author D. L. Johnson offers a philosophy that life is short and better endured with thankfulness despite misfortunes.
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D. L. Johnson
Athens Wary of Street Disorder and Transit Plans
Athens 1910 letters critique local crowds and street conduct as taxpaying citizens push for restraint. The Banner notes Strahan's civil engineering lectures and memorial school aims, plus calls for a larger depot and new station plans by Southern Railway, indicating civic debate on progress and safety in the city.
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Athens
Machen I
Yacelyed
Leppeitestia
Se Alape
Alleny
Conference Feature Promotes Social Hygiene Standards
Dr Broach outlined club women’s efforts to reverse a drift to lower moral standards at the North Georgia Missionary conference. A resolution by Atlanta women urging higher standards and single standards for men and women was printed in The Athens Herald and reproduced here.
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Conference of the
North Georgia
Missionary Society of the Methodiat Church
Peu Ai Ss
Teat
Tor ofMtanta
Apelal Hygiene
Georgia State Federation ‘of Women's Clubs
Broach
Atlanta
Athens Herald
Howe
Georgia State Federation of Women's Clubs
Coburn and Sands Lead Six Day Bicycle Race Field
William Coburn of J Louis al and David Sands of New Ark were leading the six day bicycle race Saturday at the end of the 298th hour amid a large field. Seaman, Lawrence, and Dees trailed with six other teams on the track in a tense early phase.
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Beneeee
William Coburn
J. Louis
David Sands
Newark
Talles Cov- Seaman
Poe Tamer Lawrence
Dei Dees
Heieg
World War Briefs From British and German Fronts
Early in 1917 Germany faced a political crisis as the Kaiser called a crown council amid pressure for electoral reform and anti junker influence. Reports note German bank gold withdrawals, rising mark volatility, and intensifying U-boat warfare while Flanders battles around Ypres and the Somme region produce devastating pillbox fortifications and brutal urban fighting.
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Germany
Rerene Forest
France
Imperial Bank
Holland
Berlin
United States
Reichstag
Lowell
Herr and
Bethmann-Hollweg
Slarney
Clarney
George F. von Hertting
England
Count Hertting
Flanders
Belgium
Ypres
Landers Agortion
Iscbriey
Phaschendaele
Ben Cany
Lys
Warneton
Somme
Arras
Aisnes
Champagne
Fiandera
Ben
Appointment of Negro to Rice Commission
Will Alexander of Atlanta and Dr Haynes of New York were appointed to the Rice Commission. The move marks a racial milestone as the first Black member to attain a full seat in the organization within the Southern states.
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Washington
Will W. Alexander
Atlasi Sre Eo
Ne & Haynes
New York
Commission
Racsiz
Council of Christ
National League of Urban Conditions Among
Jin
Freudian insights and a list of laxatives misfit with a nation
A rambling piece links psychoanalytic ideas to national ambition claiming pioneers were driven by hidden complexes. It shifts to a dietary guide listing laxatives and foods promoting digestion, suggesting a broad, disjointed examination of psychology and health without a clear news angle.
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Plymouth Rock
Mystery Girl and Hidden Motives in a College Town
The text references THE MYSTERY GIRL featuring Carolan Wells and Beatrice as Wiangie with a plot in a New college town, a president, a library crime scene, suspects including a Japanese butler and a young girl, and a detective thread. It also notes IN VISIBLE TIDES and LEGGERS SOUGHT against bootleggers as Danville detectives earn warrants and pursue liquor law violators.
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Carolan Wells
Reldvas
Beatrice
London
Acarcely
Danville
Death by own action in philosophy and law questioned
An editorial discusses whether suicide can ever be noble, noting debates during Judge Hammond’s era. It contrasts perceived nobility with mental states that lead to self harm, and argues crucials ways crisis, guilt, and social duty shape judgments on death by one’s own hand. It cites Oliver Lodge, Augustine and public figures, weighing motives, duties, and the ethics of self sacrifice.
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Lloyd Georges
Ireland
Noubeeg
Henry Ha
Evanty
George
Bond
Hammon
Oliver Lodge
Aurelius
Angay
Jothers
Judga Hammond
Dane State to Check TP Amid Polish Influx
Reports indicate health and medical authorities monitor the Polish refugee influx as fear rises over disease spread. Officials anticipate repatriation and continued movement of displaced Polish workers through the region, with relief groups aiding those affected.
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Aes
Ional Congress
Sanitarians. Com
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