Miscellany of Georgia politics and weather chatter
A mixed collection notes on politics in Georgia opening, recall efforts against Mayor Woodward, leap year marriages, sun eclipse on January 20, and ship matters. Also mentions the W A commission, a proposed Atlanta stock exchange, a court decision on polygamy, and farm events drawing Georgia farmers to Athens Mecca of Georgia farmers in January with several state farm groups holding meetings and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Georgia
State College of Agriculture
Georgia Breeders’ Association
Georgia Live Stock and Dairy Association
Georgia Horticultural Society
Taft and the Supreme Bench
The piece urges President Wilson to name a Democrat from the South, praising a Georgian candidate as Lamar’s successor. It notes Taft’s past influence on the court, argues for partisan balance, and claims the Georgia figure would strengthen the Supreme Court's role in upholding U.S. law.
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Taft
Wilson
Joseph R. Lamar
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Taft
Supreme Bench
Supreme Judicial Tribunal of
Land
Judge Lamar
Lamar
South
Supreme Court
Georgia
Steel Corp raises wages ten percent for 250000 workers
The United States Steel Corporation announced a February 1 raise of ten percent for all laborers and proportional increases for other workers, affecting about a quarter of a million men. The move reflects strong steel and iron trade and expected widespread wage gains amid overall prosperity, though the North faces slower recovery than the South.
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United States Steel Coporation
England Enacts Conscription Bill Amid War Pressure
The English parliament passes a conscription bill for single men and widowers without dependents. While Brits have relied on voluntary recruitment, the measure faces expected resistance across England Scotland and Ireland as the nation grapples with mounting casualties and government stability concerns.
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Great Britain
England
Scotland
Ireland
House of Commons
King Peter of Serbia in Exile and War's Toll
A historical ode portrays King Peter I of Serbia as a displaced monarch after invasion and defeat. It laments his fading fortune, the occupation of his land by aliens, and his sacrifice amid World War I era battles. The poem notes a battlefield voyage toward Little Serbia and a doomed, crucified figure enduring ruin and loss.
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Serbia
Fragmentary plea over ships and supply
The fragmentary line notes a lack of ships and follows with a brief exclamation about needing vessels, implying strategic or logistical shortage in a broader report. The snippet hints at a maritime or military context without further detail.
Measure on Merchant Marine Growth Regulation
A brief note from THOS. J. BROWN advocates rational regulation of merchant marine growth without extra burdens on the populace. He requests favorable support for the measure and invites readers to advertise their wants.
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Thos. J. Brown
Sheriff Mangum Endorses Tanlac in Southern Ad
Atlanta sher iff C W Mangum of Fulton county praises Tanlac after relief from nervous worn out condition digestion and sleep improvements. He cites many others among public figures and business leaders who have endorsed Tanlac and notes its availability through Citizens' Pharmacy in Athens GA.
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Hon
C. W. Mangum
Atlanta
Fulton County
John B. Gaines
Bowling Green Daily News
George W. Hinton
Warren County Equity League
Pegg
Newport Business College
C. C. Cooper
Georgia Cotton Oil Company
Lawrenceville
H. W. Hill
South Pittsburg
Tenn
J. F. Carroll
Mfil
Chattahoochee
C. M. Conover
Foote & Davies
Shepard
Athens
Citizens’ Pharmacy
Adv
Courses for the New Night School Schedule
The English department announces three night courses at 7:30 to 9:00 PM. English Literature studies The Vicar of Wakefield with essays on plot and character. Practical English covers spelling pronunciation and report writing. Composition and Rhetoric strengthens grammar and expression with Lockwood & Emerson text. Mathematics courses to be announced.
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Department of English
Reed
Bok
Lockwood & Emerson
Gifted by Giving The Upper Room Spirit
A Sunday School reflection on giving as a divine life flow. The article links God's gifts to humanity with the Spirit's presence, urging unreserved giving to gain life, and notes the upper room as a place of preparation for mission and unity. It cites Pentecost, isolation, and the need to be in the world yet not of it.
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Dead Sea
God
Bource
Sasha
Christ
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Heals Grippe Cough
A testimonial praises Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for stopping a severe grippe cough that exhausted a user in Barnegat New Jersey. An ad also promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a liver tonic to aid digestion relieve constipation and improve complexion for 25 cents at the druggist.
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Foley
R. G. Collins
Barnegat
N. J
H. R. Palmer &Sons
Dr. King
New Life
Family credits Black Draught for avoiding illness
Mrs Whittaker of McDuff Virginia says ten years of headaches and stomach trouble vanished after using Thedford's Black-Draught. She keeps the purely vegetable remedy at hand for family use and claims it prevents long sickness spells. The ad touts digestion relief and a 700 year history with over a million beneficiaries. Price 25 cents per package.
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McDuff
Ee Whittaker
Thedford
Bowlers of South to Meet in Atlanta
Bowlers from across the South plan the Southern Bowling Congress second annual meet in Atlanta from April 3 to 8. Dick Jemison heads the 12 member executive committee with H. E. Denise as vice chair and W. W. Reed as secretary treasurer. Events include singles doubles and five man teams with a $600 prize fund and extra prizes for visiting teams outside money. Chattanooga Birmingham and other cities will send entrants as the congress grows toward around 300 bowlers in about 20 clubs by the meeting in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
South
Southern Bowling Congress
Dick Jemison
The
Atlanta Constitution
H. E. Denise
W. W. Reed
H. G. Hall
Jemison
Innis Brown
Atlanta Journal
Fuzzy Woodruff
Atlanta Georgian
J. C. Wilson
BE. C. Lakin
O. J. Huie
R. C. Southard
J. R. “Dad” Elliott
Knoxville
Savannah
Chattanooga
Birmingham
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Justice Lamar
Teutons
Saloniki
Egypt
the Supreme Bench
Steel Corporation
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Italy
Thomas J. Brown
Elberton
Congress
Mangum
Bowlers OF South
Southern Bowlers’ Congress
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