Williams case sparks debate over peonage and justice
The Williams murder case stirs Georgia readers amid calls for sober justice and fair trials. The editorial urges restraint, warning against overreaction while demanding punishment for criminals and protection of lawful rights, referencing claims of peonage and statewide sentiment.
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eGorgia
Williams
Home County
Newton
Jasper
Georgia
Union
The
Morning News
Savannah
Help Georgia Women Fund Education for Deserving Girls
A call to donate to Georgia education says every woman in the state can help achieve financial independence for the school and provide space for more deserving girls eager to attend. The message urges readers to contribute today to assist these students in securing schooling.
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Georgia
State Normal School
George al Mell
Athens
A VERSE AND A VIGNETTE A Good Morning to You
A poetic pledge from D. G. B. celebrating a hospital as a forward looking institution. The piece emphasizes canvassing needs, planning, and strengthening foundations to meet future demands and ensure lasting progress.
A Reflection on Duty and Self in the Mirror
A brief meditation notes someone who sees all others as his equal and fulfills duty to others by first doing his duty to himself, highlighting selfless integrity through a Mirror of Life analogy.
Answers to Sundays KWiz
Answers to Sundays KWiz list basic definitions for names and terms. The reader is prompted with follow up questions about geography and history such as Yodel Lapland Suez Canal Laurentian mountains rock ruby lik wood Unchpin iridescence and a European monarch nicknamed the Lion of the North.
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Lapland
Suez Canal
Laurentian Mountains
North
Fair Tuesday Mild Temps Across Georgia
The Athens area and Georgia forecast call for fair skies on Tuesday with mild temperatures and generally seasonable conditions. Weeklong outlook shows considerable cloudiness and normal temperatures with rain likely in the Texas and upper Mississippi valley regions and a disturbance traced from Kansas to western areas.
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Athens
Georgia
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Cotton Belt
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Custers Massacre Reenacted At Hardin Montana Event
An exact reproduction of the Little Big Horn massacre will be staged on June 25 at the battle site. About 500 Crow and Cheyenne Indians will face members of the American Legion and cavalry reenacting Custer’s forces. A government permission and attendance by Gen. Hugh L. Scott and perhaps Mrs. Custer are noted. A basket dinner, addresses, a band, Indian powwow, street dance, and the Custer monument unveiling follow at Government Park and Hardin.
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Billings
Mont
Custer
Hardin
Little Big Horn
Hugh L. Scott
Seventh Cavalry
War Department
Government Park
Crow Agency
American Legion
Change in Y M C A Baseball Schedule
Physical Director Jones announces a change in the Y league slate. The Redgood vs Meadow game will now be played today at 6 15 PM at the Y field with an invitation to all spectators. The piece notes strong players on the teams and the games are drawing interest. A separate ad fragment promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism with claims of relief.
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Jones
Redgood
Meadow
Hopkins
Smith
Young Men's Christian Association
Chamberlain
Ffords
Andv
Navy Recruiting Opens in Athens Again
Chief Snider resumes navy recruiting offices in Athens and invites local youth to enlist. He notes strong local interest and says the post office building office will issue Victory medals to former Navy veterans who served in the war upon presenting their discharge.
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Snider
Navy
Athens
French soldiers fire on Germans threatening a Polish prisoner
In Oppeln Upper Silesia on May 9 French troops fired on a hostile crowd of Germans threatening a Polish prisoner. Two Germans were killed and several others wounded in the incident.
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Associated Press
Oppeln
Upper
Ssilesia
Notable Travelers and Residents Mention Athens Firm and Travelers
A report lists E. A. Neary of Continental Gin Co at Athens Hotel and several visitors from Miami Atlanta and North Carolina. It notes Gainesville inviting travelers to the Commercial Travelers Convention in May and recounts D Boyington's remarkable early life and adventurous journeys from Denver to the Arctic and beyond.
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Gainesville
Fla
Georgia
Florida
United Commercial Travelers Convention
World War 1 Battle at Ypres and Gas Attacks
The article recalls the second battle of Ypres from April 22 to 18, detailing German poison gas use, heavy artillery, and brutal bombardment. It highlights British and French endurance, Hill 60’s role, Canadian troops’ gallantry, and Allied reactions amid chaotic fronts and gas clouds. It notes German superiority in firepower and the resolve of British and Allied forces to hold Ypres.
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I Osee
Barrow
Mroreeay
Neuve .Chapelle
Neuve Chapelle
Dunkirk
la Basse
Hollebeke Chateau
Canada
America
United States
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South Georgia
W. H. West
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H. H. Lee
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L. E. Green
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D. Boyington
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Austria
Japan
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