This Date In History June 27 Athens Banner notes
The June 27 entry lists newspaper delivery rates and notes on timely delivery. It highlights figures from history including Heber D. Curtis born June 27 1872 and earlier events from 1696 to 1876. Also mentions Helen Keller turning 32 and Bishop Earl Cranston at 72.
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Heber D. Curtis
Muskegon
Mich
University of Michigan
Napa College
University of the Pacific
United States Naval Observatory
Sumatra
University of Virginia
Lick Observatory
Curtis
Labrador
D. Ogden Mills
Helen A. Keller
Earl Cranston
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stew
Governor Brown Emphasizes Georgia Treasury Reform
Governor Joseph M. Brown’s message to the General Assembly outlines the separation of state condition from treasury status. It notes overextended appropriations, underfunded education, and calls for remedies. The address stresses education funding and liberal support for higher institutions, and aims to influence legislative action.
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Joseph M. Brown
General Assembly of Georgia
Brown
eGorgia
General Assembly
The Choice of a Nominee in Democratic Balloting
The Democratic Party begins balloting for a presidential nominee with no clear first ballot majority likely. Oscar Underwood emerges as the strongest candidate, backed by four Southern states, poised to gain New York’s support after initial ballots, and presented as a conservative, pro reform candidate acceptable to both sides.
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United States
Parker
Bryan
Wilson
Harmon
Champ Clark
Oscar Underwood
New York
Underwood
Congress
Wall Street
Baltimore
Mr. Bryan
University Leads Georgia Good Roads Effort
The University of Georgia backs the good roads movement with a newly expanded highway department led by Prof. Charles M. Strahan. Counties seeking guidance have saved far more for road improvements than the university’s expenditure, as editors note. The Athens convention benefits from the university’s scientific aid, promoting efficient use of road funds and advancing the practical art of road building.
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Georgia
University of Georgia
University
Charles M. Strahan
The
Atlanta Journal
Athens
Itelands
Crady
Georgia Delegation Stands Beside Underwood at Baltimore
The Georgia delegation in Baltimore remains united behind Underwood for the presidential nomination. Chairman Pendleton praises the level headed team and urges the public to judge Georgia by its actions, not hostile press reports or unfounded rumors.
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Georgia
Underwood
Pendleton
Baltimore
New National Democratic Committee Members List
Baltimore June 26 Members of the new national democratic committee selected include William Dorsey Jelks Alabama Reese M. Ling Arizona John B. Sanford California Thomas J. McCue Colorado Homer S. Cummings Connecticut Willard Saulsbury Delaware John T. G. Crawford Florida Clark Howell Georgia P. H. Elder Idaho Charles Beechenstein Illinois Thomas Taggart Indiana M. J. Wade Iowa William F. Sapp Kansas John C. C. Mayo Kentucky Robert Ewing Louisiana J. Fred C. Talbott Maryland E. L. Jones Maine Edwin O. Weed Michigan F. F. Lynch Minnesota Robert Powell Mississippi Edward F. Goltra Missouri J. Bruce Kramer Montana P. L. Hill Nebraska Eugene E. Reed New Hampshire Robert S. Hudspeth New Jersey Josephus Daniels North Carolina E. H. Moore Ohio Robert Galbraith Oklahoma Will R. King Oregon A Mitchell Palmer Pennsylvania George F. Greene Rhode Island B. H. Tillman South Carolina Cato Sells Texas William R. Wallace Utah Thomas H. Browne Vermont John Pattison West Virginia John T. McGraw.
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Baltimore
New National Democratic Committee
Alabama
William Dorsey Jelks
Arizona
Reese M. Ling
California
John B. Sanford
Colorado
Thomas J. McCue
Connecticut
Homer
Cummings
Delaware
Willard Saulsbury
Florida
John T. G. Crawford
Georgia
xClark Howell
Idaho
P. H. Elder
Illinois
Charles Beechenstein
Indiana
xThomas Taggart
Tlowa
J. Wade
Kansas
New Hampshire
xEugene E. Reed
New Jersey
xRobert S. Hudspeth
North Carolina
xJosephus Daniels
Ohio
E. H. Moore
Oklahoma
Robert Galbraith
Oregon
Will R. King
Pennsylvania
A. Mitchell Palmer
Rhode Island
xGeorge F. Greene
South Carolina
Athens forms new Quadrangle Baseball League on Herty Field
The University of Georgia a nd Chancellor Barrow allow the use of Herty Athletic Field to the Y M C A for a summer league. The Quadrangle Baseball League includes teams from the mechanics office Southern Mfg Co and the Y M C A. Track work is encouraged with hopes of turning aspiring athletes into productive runners.
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Athens
Herty Field
Sanford Field
City Baseball League
Barrow
Herty Athletic Field
Quadrangle Baseball League
Mechanics
Southern Mfg. Co
C. O. Heidler
Herty
Wooster
David C. Barrow
Athens Eyes First Class Chautauqua Event This Summer
Athens plans a lengthy chautauqua program extending over several weeks not a frantic few days. The piece notes Bryan's prominence as a Republican convention reporter and his secret conference with Roosevelt campaign financial managers affecting public perception.
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Athens
Bryan
Roosevelt
Summer party questions mix fish names and literature
The piece notes an entertainment section activity asking guests to fill booklets with fish names as answers to playful questions about astronomical taste and other puns. It mentions a sea themed veranda party with green covers and fish shaped place cards and a fish supper. It also covers a baseball note about Roanoke not selling Bert Gordin, a Washington bid for Hank O’Day, and a long Yazoo City vs Columbus game moment with a catcher playing for both teams.
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July Woman's Home Companion
Red Rover
Water Babies
Yazoo City
Columbus
Yazoo
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