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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
3
A Friend of Birds argues for stronger bird protection citing insect control, forest loss, and the impact of hunting, cats, and crowds of children. The piece urges parental responsibility and animal management to save insectivorous birds and reduce disease risks from domestic cats.
Secretary of State William J. Bryan John R. Mott Cyrus McCormick and other prominent men are scheduled speakers at the international Y M C A conference in Cincinnati for a three day session. Delegates from hundreds of branches across the United States and Canada attend.
The Lagoon Fair and Racing Association opened its summer meeting at the local track in Salt Lake City Utah on May 15 and will run until the second week of July. A liberal list of stakes and purses has attracted many of the best known stables and turfmen, and officials look forward to a successful meeting.
The Diocese of Atlanta plans a two day session in Athens led by Bishop K Nelson while the Diocese of Georgia meets in Augusta under Bishop Reese. Delegates from numerous cities including LaGrange Atlanta Marietta Macon Elberton and Rome will attend.
President Andrew M. Soule of the College of Agriculture is the subject of a full page sketch titled Blue Ribbon Men in Country Gentleman. The piece traces his career from Canada to Georgia and lauds his role in leading an agricultural revolution in the South with wit and praise. The essay compares the Georgia work to a similar profile in the Saturday Evening Post.
In Washington D C at St Johns Church at noon today Miss Feroline Perkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Cleveland Perkins married Captain Robert Wallach of the U S A The Rev Roland Cotton Smith officiated The couple will travel to Fort Ethan Allen Vermont where Captain Wallach is stationed A list of attendees from Cedartown Sewanee Gainesville and West Point accompanies the report
Rio de Janeiro May 15 Lauro Mueller Brazilian minister of foreign affairs sails on the Minas Geraes for the United States to repay Secretary Root's visit. He lands at Norfolk proceeds to Washington then to New York and other eastern cities before going to San Francisco to select a site for Brazil's Panama exposition building.
Dallas May 15 Mystic Shriners national gathering guests depart for a 1000 mile tour of the Lone Star State with hundreds of visitors traveling through Texas this week.
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