Georgia Baseball Tryouts Reveal New Lineups and Wahoo Assist
The Georgia baseball squad shows two teams with names like Denham Brannen and Rucker Ginn listed in field positions as Charlie Guyon nicknamed Wahoo begins his new role as assistant coach. Captain Bob McWhorter speaks on prospects for 1913, noting a reduced squad and need to develop several pitchers while emphasizing teamwork over individual glory.
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University of Georgian
Team
Denham
Brannen
Autry
Hutchens
Brooks
Thompson
Seeeeen Rapheneboeocheeeah
Covington
Bubbles
Emp Peacock
Mawes
Duke Erwin
Cleveland
Charlie Guyon
Wahoo
Georgia
Athens
Bob McWhorter
Cunningham
South
Scotch Comedian Harry Lauder to Visit Atlanta
Special to the Banner. Har ry Lauder the famous Scotch comedian visits Atlanta March 10 and will be welcomed by the Burns society of Atlanta. A Burns Club House luncheon will give him a homey Highland touch in a cottage replica. About 200 native Scotchmen from Stone Mountain plan a reunion at the Burns cottage the morning of March 10 before his matinee and night performances at the Atlanta Theatre. The locals will follow with an after show entertainment, celebrating his southern debut as the era’s top priced comedian.
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Atlanta
Harry Lauder
Highlands
Burns Society of
Scotland
Burns Club
Roberts Burns
Mr. Lauder
Stone Mountain
Stone Quarres
Harry
South
Georgia Towns Embrace Boards of Trade to Attract Growth
Small Georgia cities including Madison LaGrange and Albany organize boards of trade and set aside funds to attract new residents and business. The effort spreads to West Point Hoganville and surrounding counties as neighbors plan joint cooperation for mutual growth.
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Thite
Georgia
Madison
Board of Trade
LaGrange
Troupe County
West Point
Hogansvile
Albany
Mrs Edward T McLean Hosts Marines In Washington
Mrs Edward T McLean mother of the hundred million dollar baby and sister in law of John D McLean is reported to be named ambassador to France by President Wilson. She entertained a large marine company today continuing a Washington society tradition she began with her mother in law.
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Washington
Edward T. McLean
John D. McLean
France
Wilson
McLean
Danderine Hair Cleanse Promises Lustrous Growth
A vintage advert claims Danderine cleanses the scalp and hair while removing dandruff. It promises renewed shine, softness, and growth, asserting the product strengthens roots and prevents itching and hair loss, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores.
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Knowlton
Protest Against Publication of Crime Details in Athens
Athens citizens organize a strong committee to protest publicizing crime and immorality in daily papers. The campaign targets schools and homes, urging subscribers to demand higher ideals from the press and to back a state-wide movement for intelligent journalism reform.
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Athens
Atlanta
Taft’s travel record tops 125000 miles in four years
Washington reports former President Taft retired from public life after four years of travel covering about 125000 miles. He toured by train car and battleship, visited every state except Oklahoma and North Dakota, and spoke to an estimated 25000000 people. Congress funds travel at 25000 dollars annually, with new appropriations due July 1.
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Washington
Taft
Union
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Panama
Pacific Coast
New York
Chicago
Beverly
Congres
Wilson
Congress
Cheerful Scout Recovers From Broken Neck in Newark Hospital
H E Shaffer longtime Boy Scouts of America official in Porto Rico lies in the Home for Crippled Children Newark with three cervical vertebrae fractured. He remained cheerful greeting visitors and dictating letters as doctors knit the bones, with plans to return to work in Porto Rico and lead troops upon recovery.
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New York
H. E. Shaffer
Boy Scouts of America
Porto Io
Newark
New Jersey
Shaffer
Schaffer
Porto Rico
Extra Session Looms as Democrats Prepare Caucuses
Washington March 4 With a new national administration a four week wait precedes Congress extra session Democrats will caucus in both chambers to appoint key committees and set policy. Senate leadership is debated with Senator Kern Indiana favored by Progressive Democrats against Senator Martin Virginia. House caucus likely to confirm Ways and Means holdovers and adjust for retirements. Go and see the pretty wall papers at Chas. W. Parr.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
House
Kern
Indiana
Martin
Virginia
Democratic House
Ways and Means
James
Kentucky
Randall
Texas
Brantley
Georgia
Georgia Railroad Commission studies operating costs in 1910 11 12
The Georgia Railroad Commission released a table comparing earnings and operating expenses for Georgia’s 10 principal trunk lines over the years ending June 30 1910 1911 and 1912. It shows rising operating expense ratios across most lines, with Western & Atlantic and Atlanta & West Point among the highest earners per mile, while Georgia state owned Western & Atlantic leads in net earnings per mile.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railroad Commission
Georgia
Southern Railway Company
Western & Atlantic
Central of Georgia
The
Southern
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Atlanta & West Point
Central of Georgia Railway
Seaboard Airline
Southern Railway
Georgia, Southern & Florida Railway
Washington Bids Farewell to Taft
Washington crowds at Union Station bid farewell to former President Taft Mrs Taft and Miss Helen as they depart for Augusta Ga with flowers in the car. They will stay in Augusta until March 27 visiting C P Taft and Mrs Hammond then Taft to Yale for spring term and reunion with the class of 1878 before a three month Murray Bay stay and Montreal Bar Association meeting plans.
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Washington
Union Station
American Bar Association
Montreal
Lord Haldane
Murray Bay
Taft
New Haven
Americana sale in London at Sothebys highlights rare travels
London March 4 Sothebys public sale featured the Sir Anthony Cope Americana collection with prominent dealers and collectors present. Highlights included Bossus Travels Through Louisiana 1771 Carver Travels Through North America 1766 67 68 with maps and plates and Ellis Voyage to Hudson Bay California 1746 1747.
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London
Sir Anthony Cope
Sotheby’s
Atlantic
Bossus
Louisiana
J. Carver
North America
H. Ellis
Hudson Bay
California
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Sold For Skin Ailments
Rest Rooms-Chas. W. Parr parlor. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve quickly and permanently helps nearly every skin disease and is good for burns or bruises. John Deye of Gladwin Mich. credits it with curing a twelve year skin ailment after $400 in doctors’ bills. Only 25c, recommended by local merchants.
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Bucklen
John Deye
Gladwin
Mich
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Washington Cabinet Circles Face Change With New Administration
Exodus reports in Washington that the incoming administration will shift the Taft era Cabinet. Longtime residents like Secretary Knox and Treasury figures plan winter stays in Washington or travel, while others return to private life or relocate.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad Boosts Digestion Now
An old advertisement promises quick relief for constipation by using Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims to stimulate the liver, improve digestion, and purge poisons from the system. Sold for 25c at local druggists W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
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Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Coe's Founders of Our Country by Fanny E. Coe
A supplementary reader for the fourth year issued by American Book Company. Cloth 12mo, 320 pages, illustrated, price 50 cents. Presents early American history through lives of discoverers and founders with moral framing and reverence for noble leaders.
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Coe
Fanny E. Coe
Boston Normal School
American Book Company
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
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Haughey & Haughey
iGeorgia
Constipaton
Chas. W. Parr
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Secrrtary of Agriculture
Knox
McKinley
Valley Forge
Pittsburgh
Stimson
Navy
Meyer
Massachusetts
Winthrop
Florida
Hamilton
Mass
Meyers
Rome
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Scott Circle
White and Gold Ballroom. Mr. Winthrop
Robert Winthrop and Company
Westbury
Long Island
Wickersham
San Francisco
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Fisher
Ballinger
Agriculture
Flora Wilson
West
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
St. Louis
Huntington Wilson
Robert Shaw Oliver
Cheney
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