Dr Edwin Mims Delights Athens Summer School Audience
Dr Edwin Mims head of Vanderbilt English delivered five lectures at the Athens summer school concluding with Poetry and Patriotism. He traced imagination to directed thought and the civilized builder. A State Normal School concert and a U N S lawn reception followed as students enjoyed music games and socials ending a week of earnest study.
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Edwin Mims
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Mims
Athens
State Normal School
Georgia
Mrs F L Freeman Dies At 20 In Athens
Mrs F L Freeman aged 20 died yesterday afternoon at 4 at 273 Railroad Street after a several days illness. Survivors include husband two children and three brothers with parents Mr and Mrs Ed Colley. Funeral at West End Baptist Church at 4 with Rev Flury of Atlanta officiating. Interment in Oconee Cemetery. Pallbearers named G F Colley G W Colley Ed Colley Alvin Colley Charles Colley Elmer Colley.
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F. L. Freeman
Railroad Street
Ed Colley
West End
Oconee Cemetery
Messrs
G. F. Colley
G. W. Colley
Alvin Colley
Charles Colley
Elmer Colley
Conferences on Rural Education 1917 Summer Session
The 1917 Rural School Problems conferences at the University Summer School run Tuesday through Friday July 17 to 20. Topics include the country superintendent duties and touring schools, the country school in wartime, the new text book law and local tax legislation, with government exhibit cancelled and staff reassigned.
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University Summer School
Foght
Canada
Brittain
States ready for selective draft as fifteen governors withhold
The provost marshal general reports all but fifteen states have notified the department and received serial cards for the selective draft plan. The nonreporting states are Alabama Missouri Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Michigan Mississippi Montana New York North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania Utah and Virginia.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Fifteen
Alabama
Missouri
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia
Baseball Scores From American and National Leagues
Yesterday's results include Chicago 4 New York 1 and Cleveland 7 0 Washington 5 3 in the American. Philadelphia 23 Chicago 3 3 in the National with a second game called 9th due to darkness. Brooklyn 6-1 Pittsburg 3-0 New York 8-4 Cincinnati 0-7 Boston 3-3 St Louis 2-2. Southern matchups Atlanta 7 Nashville 3 Memphis 11 New Orleans 5 Birmingham 4 Chattanooga 7 11 innings Little Rock 2-4 Mobile 3-1 second game called 7th inning account agreement. Devereux Outdoor Players to appear with physical training and community games plus barbecue on Wednesday.
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Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis-Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
National
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Southern
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Mobile
Devereux
Fall of Bastile marked in Paris independence march
Paris July 14 President Poincare reviewed troops at Vincennes before a march celebrating French independence. Gen. Pershing Ambassador Sharp Marshal Joffre Premier Ribot and cabinet members attended with Allied troops visible. A hundred armless or legless soldiers were invited to the reviewing stand.
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Associated Press
Paris
Poincare
Vincennes
the Bastile
Gen. Parshing
Sharp
Marshal Joffre
Ribot
Big Fire Strikes San Antonio Business Block
San Antonio Texas July 14 A large blaze threatens a principal business block. Fort Sam Houston fire department and infantry assist local crews as the fire rages with an estimated loss of about 200000 dollars.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Fort Sam Houston
Mother of Mrs Burnet of This City Is Dead
The body of Mrs. H. L. Daughtry fifty years old of Jackson Ga died Friday night at a private sanitarium and was taken to Jackson for funeral and interment She is survived by husband three daughters Mrs Duncan Burnet of Athens Mrs W O Territt and Miss Margaret Emily Daughtry of Jackson two sons Robin B Daughtry of the United States navy and H L Daughtry Jr of Jackson her mother Mrs M Bryans two sisters Miss Jennie and Mrs Bessie Bryans of Indian Spring and two brothers Dombey Bryans of Indian Springs
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Atlanta
H. L. Daughtry
Jackson
Duncan Burnet
Athens
W. O. Territt
Margaret Emily Daughtry
Robin B. Daughtry
United States Navy
H. L. da
Hawaii Leads in Army Selective Draft Quotas
Hawaii stands in a class by itself having already furnished 2,000 volunteers in excess of its required quota for the first army. Every other state has seen reductions in its net quota according to the explained allotments from Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Hawaii
Mrs Mullikin Dies After Stroke in Dougherty Street Home
Mrs Mullikin mother of Mrs W G Griffeth died this morning at about 2 30 at the Dougherty street home of Mr and Mrs Griffeth after a stroke of paralysis. She resided in New Hampshire but was visiting her daughter in town.
Four Weeks of Talk on National Food Bill
Washington leaders conclude fourth week of debate on the food control bill. Senate leaders confer on amendments they hope will gain general support.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Senate
Colored people at Elberton in Red Cross
The wife of Prof. L. Clarke head of the colored auxiliary of the Athens Red Cross spoke in Elberton at a meeting that drew over 200 attendees including white residents. Twenty six members joined and eighteen paid dues on the spot amid an enthusiastic, harmonious gathering.
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L. 8. Clarke
The
Athens Red Cross
Elberton
Strike settlement reached by arbitration in rail shopmen case
The department of labor settled a potential strike affecting about 26 000 shopmen on Southeastern railroads including the Southern Atlantic Coast Line Seaboard and Central of Georgia. The dispute would have begun Thursday but was resolved after leaders agreed to arbitrate the issues. Washington July 14.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard
Central of Georgia
Conservatists in Berlin reject war inspired franchise claims
Berlin dispatches report the conservative party states it cannot admit that proposed franchise measures are required by wartime experiences or that they aid in overcoming the present difficulties.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Berlin
Lightning Fatal at Negro Convention in Tuskeegee
A lightning strike hit the Baptist church in Tuskeegee Institute Alabama during a Negro convention crowd. One man was killed three injured and twenty five others shocked as the bolt struck the tower melting the bell and a fire rope.
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Associated Press
Tuskeegee Institute
Ala
Here
What We Live For
A reflective passage on living for a personal purpose, contrasting others’ view with the heart’s hidden sorrows and happiness. The speaker suggests each life carries a unique prospect that guides its path as a light through life’s journey.
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Hev
J. A. Hutton
Softening Influence of Years on Character
The article notes the beauty in how years soften human character. It compares age’s peevish moments with how those on life’s downhill stretch show a golden, sun-matured side like a sunlit apple ripening on a tree.
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Detroit Free Press
The Philosopher Delivers Age-Old Truths Aloud
A witty aphorism notes that a philosopher is someone who says aloud what you secretly knew but had not realized until heard from him. It emphasizes common insight revealed through thoughtful speech.
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