Athens Adverts and State News Highlight Local Growth
Subscriptions can be paid at the office. Athens hosts a fall poultry show with many prizes while Georgia politics stay quiet. The State College of Agriculture returns to Macon’s State Fair with a stronger exhibit. Athens offers cheap power, skilled labor, good roads and a conducive climate for new manufactories. The University of Georgia civil engineering department will aid counties next year.
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Athens
State College of Agriculture
Macon
State Colleg
Georgia
University of Georgia
Department of Civil Engineering
Corporal Punishment in Atlanta Schools Debated
Atlanta debates abolishing corporal punishment in city schools after a boy’s brutal whipping leads a father to withdraw his child. Proponents argue discipline benefits exist but misuse by irate teachers prompts calls for policy limits and qualified staff. The issue mirrors a broader trend away from corporal punishment in schools.
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Atlanta
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley Dies a Nation Mourns
The death of Admiral Winfield Scott Schley removes a prominent figure of the era. He led the flying squadron and commanded the American fleet at Santiago Bay, earning fame for his handling of the battle against Cervera. A Democrat long associated with vice-presidential prospects, Schley served in the Civil War but did not rise high in that conflict due to his known Southern sympathies.
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Winfield Scott Schley
Schley
Cervera
Santiago
Republic
Union
Admiral Schley
Marland
Maryland
Confederacy
Probing Senator Stephenson Election Raises Campaign Spend Concerns
The probe into Senator Isaac Stephenson’s U S Senate election questions campaign expenses alleged to exceed legal limits. Stephenson defends legality, noting workers kept spending within law. The Senate peers at past cases like Lorimer as they tighten scrutiny of campaign methods.
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Isaac Stephenson
United States Senate
Sade
Stephenson
Senate
Lorimer
Ilinois
This Date in History October 4 through 1910 events
Chronology of historical notes includes Howe’s forces at Germantown in 1777, mob action in Philadelphia 1779, Rutherford B. Hayes birth 1822, Belgian independence 1830, Philadelphia and Erie railroad 1864, Alabama university reopening 1871, Offenbach death 1880, Paynes death 1904, Manuel’s flight 1910, with scattered dates and biographical details.
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Washington
Howe
Germantown
Philadelphia
James
Wilson
Rutherford B. Hayes
U. S
Delaware
Fremont
Baltimore
Belgium
Philadelphia and Erie
University of Alabama
Jacques Offenbach
Henry C. Paynes
Washington, D. C
Ashfield
Mass
Manuel
Lisbon
Republican Party
Portugal
Aie
Bishop Thorneloe A Canadian church leader born in Coventry
Rt. Rev. George Thorneloe, bishop of Algoma and leading Church of England figure in Canada, was born in Coventry on October 4, 1848. He moved to Canada at age ten, studied at Bishops College Lennoxville, was ordained in 1874, served in Stanstead and Sherbrooke, and in 1897 became bishop of Algoma with Sault Ste Marie as see city. The University attendance forecast rose from six hundred to six hundred twenty five.
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George Thorneloe
Algoma
Canada
Coventry
England
Bishops College
Lennoxville
Quebec
Stanstead
Sherbrooke
Sault Ste Marie
Which Was It Mrs Flint Questioning Soiled Spooner
A humorous exchange at the door features Mrs. Flint asking if intoxicants are used and Soiled Spooner replying with a quip about whether the remark is an invitation or inquiry. The snippet captures a curio of social wit in a colonial tone.
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Mrs. Flint
Spooner
Scout Movement
Boy Scout Movement Spreading in the Northwest
S A Moffat notes rapid growth of the Boy Scout movement after a nationwide tour. He urges paid local secretaries and strong councils to sustain expansion and quality scout leadership for boys across classes and cities.
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Boy Scout Movement
New York
N. Y
Middle West
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Ad Highlights Safety
The ad urges trust in Chamberlains Cough Remedy for colds and coughs, noting its wide sale and fame for cures. It claims suitability for adults and children and that it contains no harmful drug, with sales through all dealers.
Weather, Markets and Remedy Notice in Athens
Weather shows rain in Athens with steady conditions and 97 percent humidity. An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as stomach and liver regulating medicine to banish biliousness, claiming a positive effect. available for sale by all dealers.
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the Athens Banner
Russell
Pope Brown
Charles W. Morse
Little Joe Brown
Italy
Turkey
Europe
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley
Bishop Thorneloe
Walt
Dougall
Memphis
Itchcock
Ezra M.busler
Lodi
Marslchew
Really Co
Usreenie
Jodine Q.cumber
Hiram Soardome
Gumberland Falls
Billers
Paoli
Sw Neeney
New York Tribune
Aes
Liverpool
Chicago
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