Athens Banner carries political and agrarian notes and notices
The Athens Banner outlines carrier duties and rates, regional political chatter, naval fuel supply concerns, Panama canal traffic, and drought and cotton crop warnings. It reports on Macon Telegraph’s census deal questions, Governor Brown's senate race, LaFollette’s long Senate speech cost, and Methodist control of Vanderbilt University. It urges cleanliness to fight disease, comments on Georgia cattle shipping, and envisions Georgia becoming a self-sustaining meat producer.
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Macon Telegraph
Census Department
Harris
Georgia
Macon
Arbitration and tolls repeal debate in senate
The senate sentiment favors settling Panama Canal tolls by U S Congress not arbitration The piece argues the canal is an American asset and should be managed by the United States and not a foreign tribunal It urges Congress to back the president on repealing free tolls and to decide if such tolls violate the Hay Pauncefote treaty and intends to avoid Hague arbitration
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United States Senate
United States
England
Panama Canal
Wilson
Hague
Panama
Great Britain
American Congress
Congress
United States Congress
The
Colonel Objects To Panama Canal Purchase Proposal
The colonel denounces a government plan to pay Colombia twenty five million dollars for Panama Canal territory as blackmail. He notes party and presidential positions align with prior offers of indemnity by Root Taft and Wilson, questioning why larger sums draw sharper rebuke. He compares past payments totaling 1 25 million to ten million and argues consistency in reparations.
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Colombia
Panama Canal
Wilson
Roosevelt
Panama Strip
New York Evening Post
Elihu Root
Justice of
Root
Panama Canal Company
Taft
A Breath from the Mountains and Local Notes From Dahlonega Nugget
The Dahlonega Nugget recounts a Pigeon Roost gathering with white attendees, notes on county finances and a man spared the chain gang, plus remarks on readers, subscriptions, and a county official visit. It also mentions Mrs. Jane Smith renewing her decade of readership and County Treasurer Hollifield visiting for water. The writer jokes about rheumatism and a lightning strike on Seawell dredge workers as an odd remedy.
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Dahlonega
Hollifield
Mr. Hollifield
Lightning
Drought Linked to 1846 Mexican War Veteran’s Claim
An Athens resident in Atlanta spoke with a remaining Mexican War veteran who recalled the spring of 1846 and a long dry spell from late April through August. The veteran linked the drought to the war era and noted volcanic eruptions at Mount Etna and Mount Vesuvius as coincidental signs. A rumor then mentioned Render Terrell entering the race for governor within days.
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Athens
Atlanta
Texas
United States
Mount
Aetna
Vesuvius
Render Terrell
Stormy life leads Ada Billiard to divorce bid in Sidney
Ada Billiard files for divorce from her husband in Sidney after a stormy marriage. The Youngstown Telegram notes the couple's troubled union and Ada's seek for legal relief.
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Stormy
Ada Billiard
Sidney
Youngstown Telegram
The Universal Thirst Quencher Grape Juice Ad
An old promotional piece extols Grape Juice as the universal thirst quencher and family drink. It claims health and nerve benefits, broad appeal from babies to elders, and convenience for households seeking a reliable beverage.
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Izaak Walton
Lodge Directory Features Local Masonic and Fraternal Groups
Lodges meet weekly at Max Joseph building or nearby halls with specific nights for each group. Details list Zlenn Lodge No 75 I C O F, Woodmen of the World, Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons, Elmo Lodge No 40 Knights of Pythias, Classic City Council No 315 U C T, Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F A M, Williama Lodge No 15 I O C F, Athens BPOE No 790. Visiting members invited.
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Zlenn Lodge
Ode Fellows
Max Joseph
W. W. Parnell
N. G. J. W. Anthony
W. G. Lee
Davis
Woodmen Hall
Thos. M. Forrester
C. C
John Mappin
Keystone
R. A. M.keystone
Royal Arch Masons
W. C. Jordan
T. Summerlin
Elmo Longe
K. of P
St. Elmo Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Ita Castle Hall
Jester Building
Clayton Atreat
S.R. Grubb
H. Nison
K. of R
Classic Cit Council
P. Hall
Jester
Clayton Street
D ED Wier
Ma Joseph
L. N. Betts
W. M. G. Quin
Sec
Williama Lodge
Southern Railway Handles Record Train Movement to Atlanta
Atlanta May 19 The Southern Railway completed the largest passenger movement in its history moving 48 special trains into Atlanta and 35 out for the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order Shriners convention with no accidents or robberies. About 150 Pullman cars housed 3 000 to 4 000 Shriners in the city while detailed planning and officer supervision ensured smooth operations and minimal congestion. This success highlights the railway’s efficient organization and plant to other Southern cities seeking large conventions.
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Atlanta
Imperial Council of
Southern Railway
Southern
Atlanta Terminal
Georgia political notices of Clarke County candidates in 1914 primary
A cluster of 1914 Clarke County, Georgia election notices announces candidacies for senator representing the 30th district, representative posts for Clarke County, and re election for state treasurer. Candidates include A. B. J. Stovall Elberton. O. H. Arnold Jr J F Rhodes H H Gordon H J Rowe W J Speer.
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Georgia
J. Stovall
Elberton, Ga
Clarke County
General Assembly
State of Georgia
O. H. Arnold, JR
Democratic Party
J. F. Rhodes
H. H. Gordon
People of
W. J. Speer
There Are Always Some
A reflective aphorism notes that a man who believes the world needs him often finds others who share that belief, implying vanity and social validation.
Remembering Nantucket Whaling and Labrador Factory Life
Recollections of old time offshore whaling from Monterey to Labrador coast. Describes whale anatomy, baleen plates, hunting methods, and the modern processing at Hawk Harbor with factory stations, oil, pitchings, bone, and byproducts. Notes a single summer at Hawk Harbor cutting 60 whales and a sperm whale yielding 90 barrels.
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Nantucket
Monterey
Labrador
Atlantic
Hawk Harbor
Battle Harbor
Straits of
Belle Isle
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Savannah
Boston
Hawk's Harbor
Oblivion and Remembered Graves in Samoa
A Portland Oregonian note reflects on R. L. Stevenson’s Samoa grave. German authorities reportedly protect his last resting place for now, but oblivion may eventually forget all graves. The writer links this to Oblivion’s Poppy and a Cicero anecdote about Archimedes.
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R. L. Stevenson
Samoa
Stevenson
Cicero
Archimedes
Portland
Oregonian
Jude Johnson Affliction Teases Town Bluffer Role
In the Atchison Globe clipping, Jude Johnson reflects on debt and social pressure as collectors press him. He jokes about needing a man servant to bluff his way through trouble, and friends debate whether a lodged tooth is the real ache Jude faces.
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I Loe
Jude Johnson
Lodge
Jude
T.e Atchison Globe
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J. Rowe
Athens Daily Banner
Mexico
Brown
Senate
Slaton
Little Joe
Senator LaFollette
Wisconsin
Congressional Record
LaFollette
Vanderbilt University
General Conference
Union
Jane Smith
Walton
Lodge Directory
F. L. Jones
N. G
Meanor
Corner Broad
Lampkinst
J.C. Haynes
E. R. Geo. H. Paimer
Seo
Pimary
Lh. Bia
Aoe
L Cc. Brown
H. J. Rowe
Frangs Harbor, Labrador
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