Athens Banner notes and regional updates from 1913
The item gathers newspaper notices from Athens Georgia about subscription details, carrier practices, and local life. It mentions the Southeast’s opportunities, the women’s garden club, Chattanooga news on Confederate veterans, Athens growth and farming prospects, local amusements, and a reference to the Phagan murder case coverage in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Burns
Europe
Phagan
America
Dont Kick Against a Stone Wall Opens New Parcel Post Hurdle
A historic editorial argues parcel post acts as a stone wall for small merchants yet contains a hole the zone system. It explains how the 100 mile circle speeds delivery and lowers rates versus mail order houses, urging merchants to exploit the change.
Diplomatic Tug of War Over California Land Law
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan press Governor Johnson to veto California land ownership bill to allow diplomacy with Japan. Johnson’s stance uncertain, risk of legal challenge if state enacts the law. Court ruling may decide if treaty rights and state rights are violated.
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Wilson
Bryan
California
United States
Japan
Chinda
Johnson
State Department
Currency Reform Favored But Facing Senate Wrangles
President Wilson urges concurrent action on currency reform alongside tariff reform during the special session. While the House passed the tariff bill and sent it to the Senate, debate in the upper chamber delays a vote likely until August. Wilson seeks momentum, though opposition exists among some representatives and senators.
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House
Senate
Congress
Wilson
Unfavorable Report on Friedmann Tuberculosis Claims
U S officials reviewed Friedmann’s tuberculosis serum claims after demonstrations and patient results and found little or no scientific support. They warn the public against the treatment and advise reliance on established medical remedies approved by physicians.
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United States
Friedmann
Lynching Spirit Arises as Negroes Attempt Mob Justice in Atlanta
On a Sunday in Atlanta a few hundred African Americans gathered to lynch a suspect who killed a fifteen year old Black boy. Police fought to escort the prisoner to jail amid clashes with the mob, with one man beaten as officers ensured due process. The piece urges justice through courts rather than mob action.
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Atlanta
Weather forecast and notes from Atlanta May 12
Forecast for Atlanta and Alabama calls for showers tonight or Tuesday with generally fair conditions elsewhere. Disturbances over Minnesota and the middle Plateau region bring showers to the north Mississippi valley and Missouri area. Frosts reported in several northern cities. very light showers possible tonight. Mentions of engineers von Herrmann and Schwedtman and birthday greetings to the Earl of Abingdon and the Duchess of Hamilton.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
East
Gulf States
Minnesota
Mississippi Valley
Shanghai the hub of foreign activity in China
Shanghai stands as a unique cosmopolitan center in China with a Western-influenced settlement. The city blends British, French, American and Japanese governance, modern high streets, banks, and clubs with a population of 450000, including 15000 foreigners, amid a $250 million annual trade and rapid port growth from 1842 to 1884 and beyond.
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China
Celestial Empire
Shanghai
F. J. Haskin
Chicago Daily News
Pekin
Soochow
Grand Canal
Nanking
Cheefoots Missions
Canton
Hongkong
Rome
Japan
Australia
India
Europe
America
Kiangsu
Hwangpo
Yangstzekiang
Paris
London
New York
North China Daily News
China Press
Thomas F. Millard
Amoy
Ningpo
Great Britain
France
Suchow Creek
Yangking
Far East
Wusung
Fraternal Lodge Meetings and Dates In Athens Area
Listing of regular meetings for Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M Keystones Chapter No. 1 Royal Arch Masons Owls The Athens Nest No. 1460 O O O Glenn Lodge No. 75 I O O F athens B P O E No. 700 Elmo Lodge R of P St Elmo Lodge No. 40 Rights of Pythias Williams Lodge No. 15 I O O F Davis Camp 292 W C W meeting weekly at various Clayton street venues. Visiting members invited.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. M
Mt. Venon Lodge
No. 22
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph Building
Clayton Street
W. A. Capps
W. M
J. H. Dorsey
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Max Joseph
Order of Owls
Athens
Owl's Nest
P. H. Corbett
E. A. May
Sec
Elmo Lodge
R. of P
St. Elmo Lodge
Rights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Clayton and
Wall Streets
Knighta
J. D. Severns
C. C
T. H. Nickerson
B. Davis
Woodmen Hall
Talmage Building
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H. J. Rowe
Carrier Boy
Cell
Ladies’ Garden Club
Chattanooga
University Swimmer School
Freidmann
Hudson Bay Company
Charles II
Benedict Arnold
Virginia
John S. Dwight
Brook Farm Movement
Boston
Massachusetts
Polk
Mexico
D. F. E. Auber
Fra Diavolo
Lord Aberdeen
Governor General of
Canada
House of Representatives
F. C. Schwedtman
Ferdinand C. Schwedtman
Industrial Commission
Osnabrueck
Germany
Ee Ee
Chicago
New Orleans
Boots
Tee Gee
Oo T
Hanover
Amsterdam
Holland
Cooper Institute
Missouri Light and Power Company
St. Louis
Schwedtman
National Association of Manufacturers
American Institute of Engineers
Earl of Abingdon
Duchess of Hamilt
England
Athens Engineering CO
ColGaRy
Macon
Madison
Georgia Railroad
B. R. Bloodworth
J. C. Hellner
Augusta
Lodge Directory
C. H. Johnson
H. P
Fred T. Moon
Lodge Quartern
Dorner Broad
Lumpkin Streets
Joe L
Deadwyler
E. R. Geo. H
Palmer
Antiliams Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Davison-Nicholson Co
G. W. Marlow
N. G
J. A. Mealor
B. J. Davis
O. O
John Mappin
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