Athens News Roundup and Commencement Notes
Subscribers are urged to report late deliveries and irregular carrier service. Special notice declares carriers cannot collect subscriptions. subscribers may pay the regular collector or visit the office. Athens expects a busy summer with locals staying home to work. Mary Phagan murder theories surface as detectives report findings. Knox Institute closes another year training negro youth while L S Clark earns community support. State Normal School commencement begins with a play at Lucy Cobb Institute, drawing local interest.
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Knox Institute
L. S. Clark
State Normal School
Lucy Cobb Institute
Athens
Truth Tells And the Truth Is Told By Holland
The text argues that truthful advertising sustains merchant reputation and long term profit. It emphasizes honesty over deception, praising merchants who advertise truthfully as trustworthy and able to attract steady customers.
Class Reunions at University of Georgia
Several class reunions are announced for the approaching commencement of the University of Georgia. It is probable many alumni will be here at that time. Reunions are delightful and should be held more often to strengthen alumni interest and enthusiasm on campus.
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University of Georgia
Proposed Pension Increase for Confederate Veterans
A Georgia movement seeks raising annual pensions from 60 to 144 dollars per veteran. The plan faces tax and funding barriers as the state already spends over a million on pensions and must first fund public school salaries and reduce debts before any increase. The author supports liberal pension policy but deems a payout rise impractical now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
South
Mrs Longstreet's Case and Post Office Row in Georgia
Mrs Helen D Longstreet, Gainesville postmistress, was not reappointed by President Wilson and was replaced by Mrs H W J Ham. The article questions her bid for reappointment, notes her Roosevelt backing, and predicts Senate confirmation after investigation. It ends with a cartoonish weather map quiz feature.
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Helen D. Longstreet
Gainesville
Theodore Roosevelt
Georgia
Wilson
United States Senate
Longstreet
This Date in History and Birthday Milestones
The column lists notable events and birthdays dated May 22 historically. Highlights include Martha Washington’s death at Mount Vernon in 1802, Wagner’s birth in 1813, Johnson and Victoria actions, Pankhurst conviction, and Gen Horatio Gibson’s 86th birthday reflections with West Point ties. Notables turning ages include Mme Nazimove, Jacob Gould Schurman, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Washington
George Washington
Mount Vernon
New Kent County
Richard Wagner
Leipzig
Venice
Lewis Cass
Michigan
Baltimore
Johnson
Queen Victoria
Canada
Henrik Ibsen
Christiana
Skein
Emmeline Pankhurst
Mme
Nazimove
Jacob Gould Schurman
Sir A. Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Charles H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Prince Leopold of Battenberg
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Queen Victora
Rabbi Meldola de Sola
Montreal
Brothers Reunite After Twenty Two Years Across States
Monroe Ga May 21 A Monroe man, R T Chaffin, meets a stranger who claims to be his brother James Chaflin whom he last saw in Alabama twenty two years ago. The two men, separated as youths, discover their kinship in Atlanta while James was traveling from Birmingham to New York. James was eight when they last met in Alabama.
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Monroe
R. T. Chaffin
Chaffin
Railroad Street
James Chaflin
Alabama
Arain
Our
Frank Chattin
Birmingham
Uth N.Y
Atlanta
Doctors Say He Will Not Live Sanders Walker Says I Will
Macon, May 21. Sanders Walker, a former Georgia University student and banker here, took mercuric chloride by mistake a week ago. A woman who took the same drug in a personal crisis died in four days. Walker, told he could not live, remains alive as physicians say he may fight but has no real hope of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders Walker
Macon
Georgia University
Vichloride
Asper
Mr. Welk
Weather conditions in the cotton belt report May 21
Special to the Banner New Orleans La May 21 Weather conditions showed mean temperatures 1 to 4 degrees above normal except in Florida and southeastern Alabama where there was a 1 to 2 degree deficiency. Weekly heat ranged 64 to 74 degrees in the east, 70 to 78 in the west, with the lowest 64 at Asheville and highest 78 at Del Rio. Precipitation occurred across the cotton region with over two inches at scattered stations. Paris Texas saw 4.00 inches. Telegraphed notes from climatological centers: Texas warm with sun, showers at 80 percent of stations. Oklahoma thunderstorms on the 1st and 18th. Georgia dry and warm then general showers Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Florida
Alabama
Asheville
N. C
del Rio
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Georggia
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Georgia
Mississippi
Paris
Cotton
Eigty
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Senate to Confirm W. J. Harris as Census Director
Washington May 21 a unanimous consent agreement to confirm William J Harris of Georgia as census director on June 25 broke the senate deadlock over President Wilsons nomination. Following this two Tennessee postmasters were confirmed E L Connor Chattanooga and J W McKinney Etowah among the first nominations sent in by the president. Matinee today Colonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William J. Harris
Georgia
Senate
Wilson
Tennessee
E. L. Connor
Chattanooga
J. W. McKinney
Etowah
Athens High TQ Plays Martin Institute at Jefferson
Athens High School’s fast ball team meets the heavier Martin Institute squad at Sanford Field on Saturday after 3:30 pm. Either Bond or Michael will pitch for Athens while Martin Institute counters with Patrick. Local and Jefferson fans expected in strong numbers for a lively, vocal game.
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Athens High School
Martin Institute
Jefferson
Sanford Field
Bond
Michael
Patrick
Jackson County
Masonic Lodge Calls Brethren for Fellow Craft Degree
The Mount Vernon Masonic lodge, led by Worshipful Master W A Capps and Secretary J H Dorsey, issues a call for a called communication tonight at 8 30 for conferring the Fellow Craft degree. All qualified brethren, local and visiting, are welcome.
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W. A. Capps
J. H. Dorsey
Mount Vernon
Waycross Hosts 44th Knights of Pythias State Convention
Large turnout opens the forty fourth Knights of Pythias state convention in Waycross Ga Mayor Reed gave an opening address Grand Chancellor J W Austin of Atlanta replied In the afternoon a barbecue was held at Winona park competitive drills are set for tomorrow and a street parade of the Knights of Khorassan is planned for the evening Also an unrelated health ad promotes Electric Bitters with a testimonial from Mrs O Rhinevault of Vestal Center NY noting benefits to stomach liver and kidneys and suggesting readers buy the remedy priced at 50c and 1 00]]
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Waycross
The
Knights of Pythias
Reed
J. W. Austin
Atlanta
Winona Park
Knights of Khorassan
O. Rhinevault
Vestal Center
N. Y
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Bons
Industrial Progress Across Georgia and Alabama
The Industrial Index notes continued southern progress with new bridges and roads funded by bonds and taxes, boosting land values. A Birmingham company backs a Gulf Coast railway and river barge line. timber lands sell for about 710,000 to manufacturers. Construction includes apartments in Atlanta Macon Birmingham and other states, plus docks, sewers, lighting plants, hotels, schools, and churches. New plants and banks arise in Cordele Dunedin Arcadia Pearson Doeran and more. Municipal bonds pass in Albany Bartow Auburndale and Montevallo. Twenty-one new corporations form with 411210 in capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
The
Industrial Index
Birmingham
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
Atlanta
Macon
Fort Ogden
Fla
Putnam
Perry and Lee
Florida
Cobb and Douglas Counties
Georgia
Morgan and
Greene Counties
Passa-a- Grille
Anna Maria Beach
St. Petersburg
De-Funiak Springs
Palm Beck County
Walker County
Palmetto
Tampa
West Point
Dublin
Daytona
Tarpon Springs
Pensacola
Palmetto Fla
Carbon Hill
Montgomery and
Lee Counties
Alabama
Mobile County
Lee County
Waycross
Tuscaloosa
High Springs
Aliceville
Jacksonville
Cordele
Bowersville
Dunedin
Arcadia
Dyas
Pearson, Ga
Doeran
Clearwater
Weather Outlook For Atlanta Showers Thursday Night
The forecast for Atlanta and vicinity calls for showers on Thursday night. A storm centered in Wisconsin influences weather with cloudy skies in the central valley and Lake region. Frosts reported at North Platte and Rapid City, while the plains stay cool and the west remains moderately cold. Local showers likely tonight or Thursday.
Annual Meeting Of Southern Mutual Insurance Policy Holders
The annual meeting of policy holders of Southern Mutual Insurance Company will be held Tuesday June 3 1913 at 11 am in the company office in Athens Georgia. A E Griffith secretary
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The
Southern Mutual Insurance Company
Athens
A. E. Griffith
Seaborn Wright Shuts Rome Club After Raid
Seaborn Wright instrumental in the temporary closing of the Hill City Social Clinic in Rome G. A sheriff raid led to confiscation of liquor. Accusers claim the locker club violated state prohibition laws. A hearing for a permanent injunction is set for May 26 with the club planning to contest the charges.
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Rome
G Seaborn Wright
Hill City
Improvements Planned for Brinson Railway
In Savannah on May 21 a party led by James Imbrie and including John Finley Wallace R K Billings and R B Moffat will authorize extensive improvements to Brinson Railway rolling stock and equipment after inspecting the property President George M Brinson accompanies the group during the visit including Wallace noted as the first American chief engineer of the Panama Canal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Brinson Railway
James Imbrie
John Finley Wallace
R. K. Billings
R. B. Moffat
Wallace
Panama Canal
George M. Brinson
Prisoner Flees Hartford Box Escape From Wethersfield
Charles Dewey, serving two to nine years for highway robbery, hid in a packing box labeled shirts. He was loaded with shipments to a prison car, nails misdriven to keep the lid loose, and a wire tether held the cover. Dewey escaped at the freight yard when the car door was left open, and he vanished into nearby woods.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Charles Dewey
Dewey
French sailors plagued by opium use feared for navy
Admiral Belleu warns opium smoking endangers national efficiency as 163 dives are exposed in Toulon and many more in Brest Cherbourg Lorient Rochefort. Opium from Indo China fuels the crisis and lawmakers plan harsher penalties. ministerial views to be questioned.
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Paris
Belleu
Paris Martin
Toulon
Brest
Cherbourg
Lorient
Rochefort
France
Leboucn
Woman deputy warden arrests fisher first in Kansas
In Topeka Miss C. B. Fisher state deputy game warden arrested H. R. B. Stone for fishing with multiple trotlines. Stone was fined 1 cent plus costs by a justice, then appealed. In St Louis eleven school board members were fined 300 dollars each for not equipping three schools with fire escapes despite a 230000 dollar city-wide fireproofing appropriation.
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Topeka
Kan
C. B. Fisher
H. RB. Stone
Kansas
St. Louis
Board of Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Commercial Travelers
Pinkerton
Burns
Solicitor General
Mary Phagan
Holland
Jimmie
Horatio Gibson
Horatio G. Gibson
United States Military Academy
Pennsylvania
Second Ohio Artillery
Gibson
Academy
W. J. Harris
E. Dana Durand
Colonial
Athens High
Banner
Wisconsin
Lake
Cotton Belt
North Carolina
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
North Platte
Rapid City
United States
Havre
Co. F. von Herrmann
Seaborn Wright
Brinson
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