Future Movies Rewrite Art Of Screen To Rival Opera
A 1920s-era column cites Samuel L. Rothafel predicting future movies will rival grand opera in artistic scope. It notes evolving film art, from shabby venues to grand theaters, sounds, and even odors, with talk of government endowments and the radio era shaping cinematic life. The piece blends reflections on cinema’s growth with brief notes on other topics like doves, insurance, and steel production.
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Grand Opera
Bill Nye
Ouija Board
Samuel L. Rothafel
Capitol Theater
New York
Rothafel
Rome
John Bunny
Ely
Greece
United States
Mitchell County
Thibe
Opera Jon
Col Robert L Berner Dies, Noted Speaker and Lawyer
The death of Col. Robert Leigh Berner removes eight prominent speakers tied to a 1a congressional run and a 1892 bid. He practiced law in Macon in later life. The fragmentary text notes confusion and incomplete details about a jail, confinement, and a dancer, reflecting a damaged OCR excerpt.
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Robert Leigh Berner
Fay
Congress
Erin Ueope
Dante
Macbn
Billing Game Birds to Protect Crops
Billing game birds to protect crops prompts debate on shooting rights and regulatory measures. The article discusses a Mitchell area issue where landowners seek safeguards against bird damage while balancing hunting interests and public oversight.
Bond Sues Fernest Over Public Works Request
Fragmentary text shows J 6 and FAVORS BOND involved in a lawsuit. Mentions public works in Abtens including sewer extension and a modern bridge. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate a dispute over infrastructure funding and facilities.
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Barmer-Herta
Major Dean Tricks Hammontree Over Populist Papers
In a January 1885 Athens Daily Banner blurb, Major Dean tricked his Democrat stepfather W R Hammontree by stealing his spectacles to prevent reading Populist papers. Hammontree, who reads Populist and votes Democratic, lost his sight for a moment and must wait to regain access to the papers while Dean retains the glasses for supposed “mental contamination.”
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Mr. Hammontree
Democrats Win in Madison County Georgia
In Danielsville on January 2 the county reported very light voting with no opposition to Democratic nominees. Elected officers included 8. C. O Kelley for clerk of superior court, T. W. Long treasurer, John F. Brown tax receiver, E. F. Martin tax collector, M. D. L. Pittman county surveyor, W. B. G. C. Smith coroner. Voters favored no new courthouse.
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Danielsville
C. O'Kelley
T.W. Long
John F. Brown
E. F. Martin
M.D. L. Pittman
W. B. G. C. Smith
Curious episodes around the polls during election times
Elections unfold with tense moments as a registered issue arises at the polls. An old voter contends his registration while a white man’s ballot causes confusion. Tension flares between managers as sheriff candidate McLeroy and Hodgson clash briefly. Nearby, social notices share visits and travels of local residents and guests amid New Year festivities.
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Darkey
Tom Dooly
Atlanta
A. H. Hodgson
J. L. McLeroy
F. H. Ivy
Wayside
H.A. Lawrence
Hill Street
J. D. Hooper
Florida
Alice Williams
Augusta
J.C. McManter
Capt J. H. Rucker
Germany
Society notes on illness and visits in town
The column reports Mrs Louis Fun Kernstein remains ill, Mrs M M Levy returns from Atlanta to nurse her mother Mrs Hertz who is improving after surgery. Frank Edwards visited Lexington. Ed Odum returns to Atlanta after a weekend with Mrs Odum at St Marys hospital. Mrs PAMip Stanley of Gainesville visited the city. Clifford Hodgson spent the weekend in Greenville with family. Mrs Guy Chappell left for Quitman. Louise Towns of Atlanta visits her mother Mrs Alice Towns and Mrs John B White. Mrs Addie Latimer of Washington visited Monday.
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M. M. Levy
Atlanta
Hertz
Ed Odum
Odum
St. Mary's Hospital
Pamip Stanley
Gainesville
Clifford Hodgson
Greenville
Guy Chappell
John R. White
Quitman
Louise Towns
Alice Towns
John B. White
Addie Latimer
Washington, Ga
Unclear Senate Floor Visit Sparks Farm Bloc Debate
A fragmented report notes a summer floor ceremony involving Nicholson, a Republican from Colorado, and other figures as lawmakers inquire if the straw colored floor honors the farm bloc. The text is garbled but suggests ceremonial discussion and partisan curiosity.
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Setena
Cafieeli
Nicholson
Colorado
Athens Bond Vote Promised for Bridge and Street Work
A local pro bonds pitch argues that funds from a bond issue would finance street and bridge improvements in Athens. It cites Madison Street and a major bridge, claims boosts to trade, home labor, and University ties, and says taxes will not rise per the bond commission. It also mentions a separate crime note about a ring robbery and a judge’s trial in Macon.
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Madison
Barberville
Athens
University
Clarke County
John Milledge
Bond Commission
Feck
Exports to Chile under favorable exchange conditions
C A McQueen, commercial attache at the US embassy in Santiago, says American exports to Chile have not suffered as much from exchange issues as British goods. He notes the dollar peso rose about 382 percent in the past year, while the pound rose about 60 percent, due to market stagnation and lower US prices keeping American products competitive, with France and Germany as possible exceptions.
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Santiago
Chile
Great Britain
C. A. McQueen
United States
McQueen
France
Germany
Replace Carpet on Senate Floor Warms Washington Halls
Washington report notes ongoing Senate floor re carpeting with raw straw matting materials described in the brief update.
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Senate
Washington
Final Plea to Save Prank Dupre From the Gallows
In Atlanta, lawyers for 18 year old Prank Dupre known as the daylight bandit made a final plea before the Supreme Court. They argued to spare the youth who robbed the Kaiser Jewelry store on Christmas holidays noon time at Peachtreo.
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Atlanta
Prank
Dupre
Supreme Court
Kaiser Jewelry Establishment
Peachtreo
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