Georgia to grant equal educational advantages to women
A Georgia measure to transfer Lucy Cobb Institute property to the University of Georgia for higher education of women is expected to pass without opposition. A conference among university trustees and women's groups endorsed coeducation and outlined steps to teach female students on the institute grounds as a university department by 1918 1919, with access to laboratories and libraries and possible admissions to Franklin College and the State College of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Cobb
J. S. Stewart
University
Nellie Peters Black
Federation of Women's Clubs
Samuel Lumpkin
Fred Morris
Seaborn Wright
Messrs. DuBose and Brown
Clarke
University of Georgia
Franklin College
State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Demonstration program by University Summer School PE department
The program at 5 30 includes dances and scenes from Norweg ian Mountain March to The Skaters with performers Misses Harwick Ellis Falligant Varnado Schley Cunningham Elliott Hall Matilda Upson Louise Upson Massengale Smith Pohl and Beth Elliott, Sarah Hall, Grace Massengale. Emma Ody Pohl directs assisted by Grace D Massengale with Grace Gilbert as pianist.
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Physical Education
Hungary
Louis Chalif
Beth Elliott
Pierrot
Pierrette
Pierre
Adler
Swallow
Chalif
Warblight
Emma Ody Pohl
Pohl
Harwick
Ellis
Falligant
Varnado
Schley
Cunningham
Elliott
Hall
Matilda Upson
Louise Upson
Massengale
Smith
Oxford Minuet
Mary Bell Smith
Ody Pohl
Gossard Training School Week In Atlanta
Miss Pansy Moores attends the Gossard Training School and Convention at the Georgian Terrace Hotel. The program lists daily modeling of corsets and brassieres, lectures on advertising, salesmanship, and window trimming, plus medical talks and a diploma ceremony with Mr. Gossard marking the occasion. Nearby ads promote chips and fresh produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansy Moores
Atlanta
Gossard
Georgian Terrace
Shipping Board Reorganized as Hurley Confirmed Chairman
The senate confirms Edward Hurley's appointment to the Shipping Board. He is expected to meet the board tomorrow and likely be elected chairman at the President's request, signaling an early ship building program start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Edward Hurley
Shipping Board
Recruits Enlisted In The Service Yesterday
Seventy eight men enlisted in the army in twenty four hours ending at noon yesterday from Georgia. Named are Fred Summers Athens Herbert Howell Athens Gee M Wilson Bogart Hubert B Landrum Watkinsville John E House Winterville. Watermelons ripe guarantee. Green Head Cabbage six cents. Small heads firm green cabbage per pound.
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Fort McPherson
Fred Summers
Athens
Herbert Howell
Gee. M. Wilson
Bogart
Hubert B. Landrum
Watkinsville
John E. House
Winterville
National Army Mobilization Underway With Guards Called
Washington July 26 The mobilization of the National Army proceeds as local boards begin examinations for new troops. A large number may be chosen by August first. Boards act as selection boards not exemption boards, with rejected men not exempted. Florida district boards named by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Guards in federal service nationwide except California and the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Crowder
Florida Board
Northern District
H. J. Bratt
Scott Loftin
Bryan Mack
L. C. Philips
Tom J. Watts
Southern
S. D. Harrison
J. M. Jackson
R. T. Joughin
J. H. Mackey
Louis O'Bryan
National Guard
California
Whitman picks ex admn to relief board and Hughes named
Albany reports Gov. Whitman named Norman Mack and William Leffingwell among nominees for the exemption board of appeals. Former Justice Hughes also named. Attacks in the Senate over the rivers and harbors bill focus on the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. Quentin Roosevelt sails for France as youngest son serves abroad. Red Cross earmarks 1.5 million for French food reserves. Sixty two miners die in New Waterford coal mine blast. Francis Heney heads FTC inquiry into Chicago packing plants. Dublin convention opens in Irish question search. Juicy California fruits offered by Arnold and Abney Delicatessen Shop.
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Albany
Norman Mack
Democratic
William Leffingwell
Gov. Whitman
Exemption Board of Appeals
Justice Hughes
Hope for Short Struggle Goes Glimming with Russia Collapse
Washington reports no attempt to downplay the war danger as the United States continues in the conflict. The apparent near collapse of the Russian machine may shift German strength to the western front, affecting American forces and widening transportation challenges both on land and at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Athens Boy Leads Remarkable Seventeenth Regiment Engineering Record
Athens friends celebrate John Z Hoke Jr as he rises to sergeant major of the Seventeenth regiment of engineers en route to France. Col. Charles Dawes recruits 1200 men from business and professional ranks including college athletes Reese Dillard and Eddie Hart. Mrs Dawes leads Red Cross duties and equips each man with a woolen sweater costing over 7000 dollars total. Pete Nicholson of Athens also serves in the unit generation for Georgia.
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Athens
John Z. Hoke, Jr
Seventeenth Regiment of Engineers
Atlanta
France
America
Seventeenth
Charles Dawes
Dawes
Reese Dillard
Cornell
Eddie Hart
Princeton
Hoke
Crack Regiment of
Trade at Home in Athens
Editorial urges readers to support local merchants to strengthen the community economy. It argues interdependence between buyers and sellers and warns against sending money elsewhere, framing trade at home as a mutual benefit for individuals and Athens as a whole.
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Athens
Neill primary bill dominates house debate in Georgia legislature
In Atlanta on July 25 legislative courtesy filled the house during unanimous consent as Representative Stewart of Coffee county led a debate on the Neill primary bill. It would set statewide primary elections for state officers and U S Senators with a second primary if needed, using county unit method. The speaker noted the bill’s similarity to last year’s version. The session also saw reconsideration attempts on Bowden’s college bill and unfavorable reports on temperance measures including home production of wines. The tax equalization bill faced continued resistance as discussions continued.
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Benner
Atlanta
Stewart
Coffee County
Neill
House
United States
Temperance
Judson L
Women soldiers join Russian ranks but fail to stir them
Tokio reports Ishii and other Japanese stress the Ishii mission's visit to the United States is war related and may propose Japanese warships for the American Pacific force. The Belgian mission under Baron Honcheur has returned to Washington after a tour of the Midwest. Secretary Baker confirms the return of the American army officers' France mission, which finds the war grave but not hopeless.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Viscount Kiku- Jiro Ishii
Ishii
United States
China
Washington
Japan
Pacific
Baron Honcheur
Middle Far West
France
Baker
First conference on food legislation set for tomorrow
The first meeting of House and Senate conferees on the food bill will be held tomorrow with at least a week before the report is expected. Indications point to a strengthened Senate prohibition provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Alleged Slacker May Be Lunatic in Elbert County
Will Banks, colored, from Elbert county, faced a U S Commissioner for alleged failure to register under the selective draft act. Commissioner Cornett bound him to the Elbert sheriff to be tried for lunacy amid evidence suggesting mental impairment. Banks claimed religious direction from the Holy Ghost and cited Bible passages guiding him not to go to war.
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Will Banks
Elbert County
United States
Walter G. Cornett
Cornett
White Leaders Can Soon Stop Exodus
In New Orleans at the fourteenth annual NACTCS session speakers urged Southern white leaders to curb the black exodus by improving conditions. They called for better schools better wages and fair justice in courts as the path to solution and urged making every day a Trade-at-Home day in Athens.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
National Association of Teachers For Colored Schools
South
Athens
Russians Show Flicker of Valor in Carpathians
Despatch notes limited Russian resolve on the Eastern Front with only a single showing of old fighting spirit in the Southern Carpathians among Rumanians, as German advances press Galicia while Aisne hostilities wane and British near Monchy Le Preux suffer trench gains.
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Associated Press
Baltic
Black Sea
Carpathians
Tuezon
Galicia
Buozacz
Aisne
Monchy le Preux
Zeebrugge
Brugess
Government to reorganize purchasing system planned
Washington July 25 the council of national defense will likely approve a reorganization of the governments purchasing system. the plan, approved by the president, calls for new committee structures and the creation of a war industries board with civilian and military members.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Council of National Defense
War Industries Board
Leonard stops Kilbane in third round at Philadelphia
Benny Leonard, lightweight champion, stopped featherweight title holder Johnny Kilbane in the third round of a scheduled six round bout at Shibe Park Philadelphia. The event was reported by Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Benny Leonard
Johnny Kilbane
Shibe Park
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Gossard Training School
Arnold & Abney
Hurley
National Army
NEW York Board
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Younger Roosevelt
New York
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
RED Cross
Red Cross War Council
Sydney
C. B
Dominion Coal Company
New Waterford
Francis Heney
San Francisco
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago
Commission
Dublin
Sir Horace Plunkett
Russ
Congress
Paris
Balkans
Ribot
London
German East Africa
Leonard
Kilbane
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