Newspaper Notes on Politics Roads and Naval Plans
A misc. column discusses street bonds and school buildings as prudent public investments. It mentions Mexico politics, U S senate prospects, and Anglo German naval limits as positive global trends. Observations include Atlanta suffrage debates and remarks on Gen Powell Clayton and Madero’s trial, with a closing note on impending naval expansion and Panama Canal discussions.
Athens Voters Urged to Approve School and Street Bonds
The Athens community is urged to approve a combined bond proposal of one hundred thousand dollars for school improvements and seventy five thousand dollars for street improvements. Proponents cite past prudent use of bonds for new schools and demand for expanded facilities as the city grows. They argue the project will fit within debt limits and note the forecasted costs align with needed expansion and better streets.
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Athens
Board of Education
Neitier
Itinerant Agricultural Schools Expand in Georgia
The State College of Agriculture conducts extended itinerant schools across Georgia. Experts travel the state for about one more month teaching adult farmers and their wives, drawing strong attendance and promising better farming, crops, and country life once the season ends.
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Georgia
State College of Agriculture
State College
Inaugural Message Seen Short, Labor Ties Likely
Washington sources predict President Wilson will deliver a concise inaugural address focused on organized labor. Missouri Supreme Court Judge W W Graves is floated as a potential US senator replacing William J Stone. Three delegates from labor groups are slated to attend the event.
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Wilson
W. W. Graves
Missouri Supreme Court
William J. Stone
United States Senate
Ace
William B. Wilson
Howls
Labor
Knights and fraternal lodge notices in Athens
Max Joseph building at corner Clay ton and Wall streets lists phone 2023. Visiting Knights cordially J D Severns C C T H Nickerson K of R & 8. Athens B P O E No 790 meets Wednesdays at lodge quarters Broad and Lumpkin. Williams Lodge No 15 meets Mondays in Odd Fellows Hall. Geo Davis Camp W O W meets Wednesdays at Woodmen Hall with business and drill on alternate weeks. Visiting officers invited.
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Perr Vee Ee
Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. M
Mt Venon Lodge
No. 22
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph
Clayton Street
W. A. Capps
W. M
J. H. Dorsey
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Clayton and
Wall Streets
J. D. Severns
C. C
T. H. Nickerson
K. of
Athens
Lodge Quarters
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
B. S. Dobbs
E. R. Geo. H. Palmer
Geo. B. Davis
Woodmen Hall
Talmage Building
Historic notes and prices in a late February column
Contains scattered commodity figures for cotton and grain with open and close values, an old weather note, and a TOC style chronology. Also lists notable birthdays and historical milestones with dates and ages of prominent figures.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Jim Ham Lewis
Big Snun ‘Wahoo
Georgia Boys
Atlanta
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National Republican Committee
Madero
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Gustave
Great Britain
Germany
New Jersey
Navy Department
Uncle Sam Sayst
Japan
Pema Cie Orient
Organized Labor
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W. Va
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Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Republican Party
James B. Reynolds
National Committee
Washington
United States
Anna Howard Shaw
National Equal Suffrage League
Grover Cleveland
New York
Henry Morgenthau
America
College of the City of
William R. Webb
Tennessee
Newell Sanders
Fifteenth
North Carolina Infantry
Malvern Hill
Webb
Cullooka
Tenn
William J. McCombs
Edward J. Carmack
H. Johnson
Fred T. Moon
Sec
Order of Owls
Owl’s Nest
P. H. Corbett
E. A. May
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Athens Savings Bank
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M. Stern
M. G. Michael
H. J. Davis
C. C. John Mappin
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Canada
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Chicago
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George Washington
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Mt. Vernon
Florida
Spain
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Shanghai
China
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Ann Arbor
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George Otis Smith
United States Geological Survey
John P. Carroll
Helena
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Boy Scout Movement
John E. Baker
California
George W. Rauch
Indiana