Athens Daily Banner notices and campaign previews
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and payment options, urges proper carrier conduct, and notes upcoming events. It previews Governor Wilson’s campaign film rollout, Democratic gains in New York state, and a New York Herald straw poll showing Wilson ahead of Roosevelt and Taft.
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Safety in Aviation Aims to Improve Air Travel
The article argues that heavier than air craft prove feasibility of flight but safety must improve before widespread use. It notes pilots and schools rising, government support aiding aeroplane perfection, and a future where aerial navigation becomes as safe as cars, with rapid progress expected.
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Wrights
Establishment of Educational Scholarships Urged for Georgia Students
The piece argues for investing surplus funds in educational scholarships at Georgia colleges. It cites the Brown Scholarship Fund aiding 43 students at the University of Georgia and 16 at Dahlonega. mentions gifts from The Southern, Gordon Lee, H. G. Hastings & Co., and local alumni. It urges donors to contact Chancellor Barrow, President Soule, or President Pound to place funds for merit and need-based aid.
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Atlanta
Bert Michael
Savannah
State Normal School
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Barrow
Soule
Pound
October 10 in history and Cardinal Merry del Val birthday
Key historical notes on October 10 include Benjamin West born in Chester County 1738, Lincoln challenging Douglas in 1854, and the 1911 California women’s suffrage milestone. Also noted is Cardinal Merry del Val born October 10, 1865 in London, later Papal secretary of state with a long official tenure.
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Noted Names Toast Milestones On Birthday List
Dr Fridtjof Nansen Arctic explorer turns 51 Henry Wade Rogers dean of Yale law 59 Sir Rufus Isaacs British attorney general 52 John M Nelson Wisconsin congressman 42 Dudley Hughes Georgia congressman 64 All are listed among celebrants amid public notices and social columns.
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Henry Wade Rogers
Yale Law School
Rufus D. Isaacs
Great Britain
John M. Nelson
Congress
Wisconsin
Dudley M. Hughes
Georgia
Elberton & Eastern Engine Hauls Supplies for Rapid Railway Work
Special to the Banner from Elberton Georgia dated October 9 reports progress on the Elberton and Eastern railway with five miles of granite blasting underway day and night. An engine makes daily trips delivering piles material and workers between the city and the active site, while residents in Elberton experience alarm at night due to blasting.
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Elberton & Eastern Railway
Elberton
Cotton and grain markets and crop production report
Cotton market shows varied open and close prices across months from October to May. Bureau of Statistics reports corn condition at 82.2 percent, with an estimated corn yield of about 3016 million bushels on 108,110,000 planted acres, suggesting a record year for harvests.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
Bureau-Of-Statistics
Haley Rousey
Ellerton
J. C. Rousey
Goss
Ebbert County
Case of the Blind Leading the Blind in Atlanta Court
Special to the Banner reports a remarkable Atlanta criminal court scene where two blind or nearly blind men navigated the maze of the law. John W. Moore, normally sighted, had dilated pupils from atropine, yet led a fellow blind man through the proceedings and won their case.
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Atlanta
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John W. Moore
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Eighteen Unhappy Couples United by Court
In Atlanta the divorce court united eighteen unhappy couples yesterday, with about fifteen more freed from bonds the day prior. Judge W D Ellis presides and expects to address the term before it ends as ninety undefended divorces remain on the calendar this month. The session opened with 118 cases listed on the calendar.
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Atlanta
W. D. Ellis
Tombstones Sold by Constables at Public Auction
Constables from Justice Powers' court levied on marble tombstones and sold them at public outcry this morning in Atlanta. The stones came from a bankrupt marble cutter, not from graves, and buyers included marble workers and relatives of recently buried individuals.
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Atlanta
Justice Powers’ Court
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Ten Minutes Talk on City Building and inbound trade
The piece discusses inbound excursion plans to boost retail trade with ten cent fares, refunds, and selective invitation tactics. Indianapolis and Erie examples show co operative campaigning, co ordinated advertising, and merchant collaboration to draw country customers into cities for shopping and style shows.
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Merchants’ Association of Indianapolis
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Merchants‘ Co-Operative Fund
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My Own Column by D G Bickers
A historical column blends farm life and market talk with verses on cotton and calico. It questions fairness in pricing and labor, plus a fragment about Shakespeare authorship and Sunday supplements. The tone mirrors a rural columnist’s voice with reflective humor.
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D. G. Bickers
Forty Six Psalms Hint Reflected in Meekness and Weakness
A fragmentary note contrasts meekness and weakness with references to the forty sixth psalm and the words shake and spear. The excerpt mentions D. and G. B. as initials and discusses ideas of greatness thrust upon individuals and the resulting conduct.
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