Athens Daily Banner Petty Notices and Political Rumors
A miscellany of society notices and editorial musings from Athens Georgia includes carrier rules and billing reminders, civic and political speculation on governors and leaders, and comments on crime, crime waves, and public administration. The piece references Atlanta crime, a university commerce program, and potential shifts in state leadership involving Hoke Smith Joe Brown and others.
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Smith
Little Joe” Brown
The Athens Chamber Seeks New Manufacturing Plant
Athens business leaders met at city hall to discuss attracting another manufacturing plant. The meeting showcased the city’s practical spirit and the Chamber of Commerce backing for efforts to advertise Athens as a manufacturing location and to support prospective investors.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Democrats Prove Steady Under Tariff Reform in 1912 Outlook
The piece lauds Democratic discipline in Washington and states that despite some differences in policy details the party maintains a consistent tariff reduction stance. It notes the 1910 election placed Democrats in the House on trial and credits the party with constructive progress during the 1912 campaign period, contrasting expectations with actual performance. It highlights support from progressives wary of Republicans and anticipates a strong Democratic White House in 1913.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Democratic Party
White House
Democratic Congress
Governing Seats In Doubt As Two Men Refuse Post
Governor Smith and Senator Terrell decline a coveted state office that opens only in December. Both men have pursued the role for years, but neither will serve until the legislature names a successor, leaving the position in limbo amid rivalries and political maneuvering.
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Smith
Smith and Senatorship in Georgia Politics
Peter Governor Hoke Smith was appointed secretary of the interior by President Cleveland in 1893 and later served as Georgia governor from 1907 to 1909. He won a second governorship in 1910 and took office in 1911, then was elevated to the U.S. Senate after Senator Clay’s death. Terrell had held the seat for eight months after being appointed following Clay’s death on November 17, 1910.
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Hoke Smith
Interior
Cleveland
Georgia
United States Senate
A. S. Clay
Senator Terrell
Brown
Clay
Governor Smith Resigns. Slaton Named Temporary Governor
Governor Smith’s resignation triggers Senator John M. Slaton of Fulton County as acting governor and president of the state senate. Slaton will call a sixty day election to select a successor to Governor Smith. The Athens poultry show, under the Southern Poultry Association, is billed as a major forthcoming fair in the South. The piece anticipates a return to stable state administration in autumn.
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Smith
John M.slaton
Fulton County
State Senate
Slaton
Athens
The
Southern Poultry Association
Brown
Marietta
Bills to reform Georgia education boards urged in Atlanta
Professor T J Wooster journeys to Atlanta with three measures from the state educational association. The bills seek a secretarial post for the state board of education, a higher pay for the state school commissioner, and creation of a true state board of education with appointed educators and business leaders. A county superintendent measure would have the county superintendent appointed by the board, not by popular vote.
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University of Georgia
Board of Trustees
Barrow
Walter B. Hill
Atlanta
T. J. Wooster
School of Education
State Educational Association
South
Educational Organization of Teachers
Educational Association of the State
State Board of Education
Georgia
Board of Education
State House
Canada
Oklahoma
County Schools Seem To Lose On Expert Help
The speaker contrasts government support for agricultural pests with the lack of federal experts for improving sickly schools. He argues small counties can hire specialists but cannot recruit an outside superintendent for rural systems, calling the school question the state’s biggest issue.
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Woosterwell
United States
Union of Cholera
Hollis B. Frissell Led Hampton Institute
Hollis Burke Frissell born July 14, 1851 at Amenia New York. Yale graduate, 1874. Union Theological Seminary. ordained 1880 Presbyterian minister. Served as Hamp ton Institute chaplain 1880 1893 then became principal guiding expansion for training of Negro youth to about 1500 students.
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Hollis Burke Frissell
Hampton Institute
Hampton
Amenia
N. Y
Yale
Union Theological Seminary
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York City
Frissell
Foolish Mary Phrase Icon of Irreverence
A humorous snippet notes Mary habitually calling things very cute. The verse portrays a childlike tendency to use the phrase in daily speech.
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