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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1912

Page

8

Georgia Education Progress and 1911 Legislation

The 1911 Georgia legislature advanced a modern school code, created a new State Board of Education, and expanded funding and facilities. The article notes prior low funding, emphasizes education as public duty, and highlights record totals for 1911 including enrollment, schoolhouses, local taxation, and overall educational expenditure.

Senttleman General Assembly Georgia Washington James C. Boykin Aitor United States Bureau of Vancation State Teachers’ Association Conference For Education In Association of County School Officials Georgia Educational Association T. 3. Wooster Cumberland Iswaa State Teachers Association H. & White Beauchamp Aneagmre Mt of Education Cigzely State Board of Education Thomas G. Lawson Putnam J. C. Langston Screven T. J. Wooster Clarke Jere M. Pound Pike Lawson Walter E. Steed Taylor County

Summer warning for mothers on child diarrhea

Mothers of young children should watch for unnatural looseness of the bowels during summer. Prompt attention at this time may prevent serious trouble. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can always be depended upon. For sale by all dealers.

Chamberlain

Teachers to Tour Germany on Special Chartered Ship

An army of German-American teachers, recruited nationwide, sailed aboard the steam ship Grosser Kurfurst to spend summer in the Fatherland. They will visit Hamburg, Bremen, Cologne, Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Jena and other sites, then converge at the Niederwald-Denkmal for a musical program and speeches by Germans and Americans.

New York Hamburg Bremen Cologne Heidelberg Stuttgart Jena Niederwald-Denkmal Rhine

Baseball Around the Circuits Roiling Rumors and Standings

Umpire Eddie Sievers works in the Southern Michigan League while Birmingham calls Southern League games. The Barons lead the circuit and travel strong. Notables include Johnstone in the National League with a metal shoe cover and Vin Campbell linked to Rover Cakes trade chatter. There are varied batting marks across Cubs Tigers and Giants, owner movements, and minor league umpiring shifts.

Minor league clubs trim rosters amid dwindling crowds

A wave of minor league changes reshapes several circuits as teams exit or transfer. Virginia League loses Lynchburg and Danville. Connecticut League shifts New Britain to Waterbury and drops New Castle and Connellsville. Tri-State moves Altoona and Lancaster. Ohio Interstate folds. Cotton States moves New Orleans to Yazoo City and Hattiesburg to Columbus. Texas-Oklahoma and Oklahoma State leagues shed Greenville and Oklahoma Anadarko. New York- Connecticut League dissolves. Blue Grass shifts Winchester to Mt. Sterling.

Virginia Lynchburg Danville Connecticut New Britain Waterbury Ohio Pennsylvania New Castle Connellsville Altoona Reading Lancaster Atlantic City Ohio Interstate League New Orleans Yazoo City Hattiesburg Columbus Greenville New York

Finnish Bayreuth Festival Opens at Nyslott

Special to the Banner reports preparations completed for the Finnish Bayreuth festival to open tomorrow in Nyslott on Kyrosund. The four day event will be staged inside the historic Olofsborg castle with a Kalevala based opera titled Aino after Finnish singer Mile. Ackte.

Helsingfors Nyslott Kyrosund Olofsborg Aino Mile Aino Ackte

Fragmented medical query about symptoms and appearance

The reader asks about possible overwork effects on kidneys and bladder and notes swollen or flabby appearance around the eyes. No concrete medical history or context is provided.

Boston Ancient and Honorable Artillery Sails to England

One thousand members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts sail from Boston for Liverpool on the steamship Arabic. They will be hosted by the Honorable Artillery Company of London and celebrate their 875th anniversary with a royal reception at Buckingham Palace and visits to major sites.

Boston Mass Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts America Liverpool England Honorable ‘Artillery Company of London Earl of Denbigh London Company George Buckingham Palace Honorable Artillery Company of London

Strawberry irrigation tunnel completed in Utah

In Spanish Fork a July celebration marked the completion of a two million dollar irrigation tunnel. The four mile tunnel pierces Wasatch rock 2000 feet below the crest and will divert the Strawberry River forty five miles, reclaiming about 50 000 acres of Utah land.

Salt Lake City Utah Spanish Fork Wold Wasatch Mountains

Open Air Living Key to Health and Beauty

Advice urges housewives to spend daily time outdoors in sunshine and fresh air. Emphasizes regular activity and keeping bowels healthy as part of a practical, age appropriate wellness routine.

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