Subscrib ers told no carrier to collect subscriptions now
Athens readers learn no carrier boy may collect subscriptions or call papers. Subscribers may pay the regular collector or visit the office. Also notes stronger demand for church convention attendance and debate over interurban trolley routes from Anderson to Athens and Gainesville to Hartwell Jefferson.
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Anderson
Atlanta
Athens
Gainesville
Piedmont Ridge
Southern Railway
Hartwell and
Jefferson
Southern
Publishers Advertisers Manufacturers: A Unified Business Alliance
A historical note discusses publishers advertisers and manufacturers forming a strong, interdependent trio. It argues their shared interests align to benefit both the public and their own profits and urges joining the alliance to maximize value from advertising.
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Copsbeak
National Fireside ideals and family duties clash in Georgia story
A Georgia woman pursues sociological work abroad while her husband seeks health in the West. She favors divorce and promotes a national fireside plan to turn schools into social clubs. The piece warns that abandoning the home weakens the fireside the republic relies on. It argues homes should remain the center of virtue, training, and family life.
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Georgia
Republic
Board of Survey urged to plan state school needs
The State Normal School trustees form a board of survey to assess required enlargements, maintenance, repairs, and new buildings. The panel would present a unified budget to the legislature, advocating joint consideration with other state institutions to reduce friction and improve efficiency.
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State Normal School
The
State Normal
University of Georgia
Talk of another canal through Nicaragua
The article discusses a Nicaragua route proposal to build a canal from Atlantic to Pacific for three million dollars. It argues the map shortening freight by about two thousand miles and notes support from pro Nicaraguan factions and Senator Morgan. It questions Panama's profitability and roiling debate over a second canal within fifty years.
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Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Emantes
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Orient
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama Isthmus
A Quarter Century of Georgia Tech’s Useful Work
Georgia Tech marks its twenty fifth year of service to the state and the South. It has grown from humble beginnings to a major factor in industrial progress, aiding Georgia and the region with its scholarship and practical work. The article predicts even greater achievements in the next quarter century as the institution hits its stride.
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Georgia School of Technology
Athens
University of Georgia
Giorgia
South
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Notable 19th Century River and War Time Linages
Timeline notes key events including the 1818 Walk-in-the-Water launch on Lake Erie at Black Rock, the 1863 Cincinnati gunboat sunk near Vicksburg, the 1878 death of Lord John Russell born 1792, the 1898 public funeral of Gladstone at Westminster Abbey, and the 1912 Congress resolution thanking the Carpathia crew for rescues.
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Erie
Black Rock
Cincinnati
Vicksburg
Lord John Russell
Gladstone
Westminster Abbey
Congress
Atlanta Considers Lower Fire Insurance Rates
Special to the Banner reports Atlanta plans a campaign for reduced fire insurance costs similar to Savannah. The city council insurance committee led by Councilman Claude C. Mason will use data on water system improvements including a new reservoir and expanded mains to argue for rates equal to other cities with similar protection. The effort involves the Atlanta and Savannah chambers and may address the Southeastern Tariff Association and state insurance department if needed.
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Atlanta
Savannah
Claude C. Mason
Insurance Committee of Council
Council Committee
Insurance Committee
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Savannah Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Tariff Association
State Insurance Department
Morris Sheppard Birthday and Career Milestones
Morris Sheppard, Texas born May 25 1875 in Wheatville, rose from UT student to United States senator. He practiced law in Pittsburg and Texarkana, served in Congress from 1902, and later joined the Senate after filling the Kailey seat. Also notes birthday greetings for Bishop Collins Denny age 59 and Archbishop Alexander Christie, and I C C member Balthasar Meyer age 47.
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Morris Sheppard
United States
Texas
Wheatville
University of Texas
State Capitol
Sheppard
Pittsburg
Texarkana
Congress
Joseph W. Kailey
Senate
Collins Denny
Methodist’ Episcopal Church
South
Alexander Christie
Oregon
Balthasar H. Meyer
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Hampshire Man Fighting for Respite
Meredith New Hampshire May 27 H Bryant a well known man here is suffering from an accidental dose of bichloride or mercury poisoning a case almost identical with that of B Sanders Walker of Macon He thought he was taking headache tablets and got blue mercury tablets after taking two He is fighting to save his life and expert physicians extend some hope since the error was discovered sooner than in the Georgia man Clarke county becomes an integral part of the national and state evangelical Sunday schools network with several denom friendly schools noted in the area
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Meredith
N. H
H. Bryant
B. Sanders Walker
Macon
Georgia
Police Incriminate Attorneys in Mary Phagan Case
Atlanta May 27 The Mary Phagan murder case has become a tangle of accusations among police prosecutors and detectives with graft and bribe charges flying between Felder Beavers Sanford Colyar and Tobie. Dorsey pursues facts while others push partisan angles in a case that tests Atlanta’s moral lines.
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Felder
Beavers
Newport Sanford
Chief Beavers
Sanford
Colyar
Atlanta
Tobie
Burns
Topeka
Kans
Woodward
Red Light District
Mary Phagan
Avanta
Public calls for real progress in murder investigation
The article laments daily charges by officials and lawyers, noting public weariness with name calling. It argues police have failed to secure enough evidence to convict the likely killer, despite claims of undisclosed evidence, and asserts little real light has been shed on the crime.
Good Road Campaign Spurs Georgia County Creations
Atlanta reports that good roads push will drive a campaign to form new Georgia counties this summer. Metter in Bulloch near Emanuel and Tattnall shows how road tax benefits favor county seats, prompting calls to carve Candler county to improve rural links. Supporters argue new counties would enable direct road work radiating to existing seats.
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Atlanta
Eact
Metter
Bulloch
Emmanuel and Tattnall
Emanuel and Tattnall
Beecause
Candler
Georgia
Reclamation Over in Walton County
Walton County residents along Jack's creek organize for drainage of bottom lands. The movement follows Haynes' creek effort in Gwinnett. Engineer Philipps of the United States government will visit on the first Tuesday in June to finalize plans and begin active operations soon after.
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Loganville
Jack's Creek
Haynes’ Creek
Gwinnett County
Phillips
United States
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Longstreet
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Tallulah Falls
Holland
Board OF Survey
Virginia Military
Washington
Great Meadows
Virginia
Patrick Henry
Ing
Rere Eeery Eee
New Hampshire
Clarke County
Evangelical Sunday Schools
NEW Victor Records
Broad Street
Mary Pha!tin
Hugh M. Dorsey
Dorsey
Thomas B. Felder
W. Tobie
A. S. Colgar, Jr
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Grocers
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Ghichester
Basnes
Tate
Kay Werte
Avengs
Walton County
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