Augusta man’s son ranks high at Harvard Law School
The Augusta Chronicle reports Boykin Wright Jr. has earned an A 80 standing in Harvard Law School, the third highest in the department’s history. He is a UGA graduate and alum of the Academy of Richmond County, Augusta. His father, Boykin Wright of Augusta, received the news with pride as Wright Jr. advances toward graduation next year.
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Taft and
Hughes
Boykin Wright, Jr
Harvard Law School
University of Georgia
Athens
Augusta Chronicle
Boykin Wright
Augusta
Law School
Harvard University
Law
Robert Taft
United States
Taft
Justice Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Wright
Academy
Richmond County
Harvard
Hall and Jackson Counties Swap Convicts
Jackson county convicts begin a 60 day work spell on the state road in Hall county starting at the Jackson line in a reciprocal program. Hall previously sent convicts to Jackson with repayment terms, and Jackson now repays Hall by supervising the road work on the Lawrenceville road.
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Gainesville
Jackson County
Hall County
Hall
Jackson
Lawrenceville
New $25 000 Southern Station in Gainesville
Gainesville Ga July 25 Delays in brick supply hold up start of the new Southern passenger station project. The appropriation totals 20000 for the building and 5000 for yard trackage. Work may begin soon. The station will be a fine structure, to be operated with nine mile convict labor and improved roads to Oakwood and Flowers Branch.
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Banner
Gainesville
Southern
The Habits and Habitat of the Real Bull Moose
Rev William J Long rebuts Roosevelt era criticism with an Independent article on the bull moose. The piece portrays the animal as a wasteful, selfish totem of democracy, prone to vanity and cowardice while skewering political ambition and self interest.
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New York
William J. Long
T. Roosevelt
Biff
Dr. Long
Mr. Long
Teddy
Wild Animal Kingdom
Chicago
Wm. J. Long
Postmaster General Moves to Check Flirtations at General Delivery
Washington officials report Postmaster General Hitchcock issued a general order to curb flirtations at general delivery windows. Postmasters may require names and addresses and a written reason for using general delivery, especially where minors or residents rely on mail carriers. Parents may be notified to control minors' mail.
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Washington
General Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Washington Chamber of Commerce aids farmers against army worm
Washington Georgia July 25 The army worm outbreak in Whiskey county devastated southern fields near Ficklin. The Washington Chamber of Commerce launched a countywide campaign to protect farmers, arranging wholesale orders of Paris green to halt the pest's advance as the infestation moves northward.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington, Ga
Wiskey County
Ficklin
Paris
Green
Montagu Notes Auto Boom Outpacing Road Network
Lord Montagu of Beaulieu reports in The Automobile that America has a large and growing car market but shabby roads. He cites lack of sustained road funding and maintenance taxes, praising US and UK contrasts, and suggests foreign tourists would pay for better roads. He observes poor Middle West roads and praises New York Boston Washington routes. The trip includes visit to Metropolitan Motor Speedway plans and associates in New York.
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America
Lord Montagu of Beaulieu
New York
Middle Atlantic States
Canada
Lord Montagu
Great Britain
United States
Customs House
Boston
Washington
Middle West
England
Geoffrey Marks
Europe
Lusitania
Whic
Newi Metropolitan Motor “Speedway
Jefferson- DeMont Thompson
A R. Pardington
The
Motor Speedway
H. M. Swetland
Class Journal Company
F. H. Elliott
Touring Club of America
Bids Sought for School Furniture and Fixtures
State Normal School Athens Georgia invites bids from suppliers for beds bureaus wash stands and mattresses as part of a facility upgrade. The notice cites A Rhodes as the contact and sets the bid submission requirements and deadlines.
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Bu .Eaus
State Normal School
Athens
An . A. Rhodes
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