Jefferson Voters Approve Public Schools Plan
Special to the Banner from Jefferson Georgia reports 177 of 204 registered voters cast ballots with 175 in favor and two against the establishment of a city public school system under the recent act. The city council will elect the board of education and four corps of teachers for the coming school year, with schools likely to open September 1st. Trustees will be appointed by the council for fixed terms instead of for life, and funding will shift from the late W. D. Martin endowment to taxation to maintain the schools.
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Jefferson
W. D. Martin
Roosevelt's Monthlong Speech Tour Across the Continent
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt begins a full month of travel and speeches across the nation. He will attend progressive party conventions, meet political leaders, and speak in Hartford St Louis Iowa towns St Paul Minneapolis North Dakota Montana Washington Oregon Idaho Utah California Arizona New Mexico Colorado and Memphis addressing the Interstate Levee Association on September 26.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
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St. Louis
Missouri
Iowa
St. Paul
Minneapolis
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Oregon
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Utah
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Denver
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Memphis
Interstate Levee Association
South
Atlanta mayoralty race begins with three starters
Atlanta reporter notes the September opening of the city’s mayoral race. Councilman Aldine Chambers, Dr. George Brown, and ex-Councilman Steve R Johnston have paid entrance fees, with former Mayor James G Woodward likely to join. Street conditions and distrust of the current city government color early campaigning as others consider entering.
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Aldine Chambers
George Brown
Fulton
Steve R. Johnston
James G. Woodward
Commission
Woodward
Hao
Ior
Yoeman Praise Sparks Democratic Thanks in Georgia
At the Georgia state convention Hon. M. J. Yoeman introduced a resolution extending thanks to retiring state committee chairman Hon. My. C. Wright. The motion contrasted Wright’s treatment with the hissing and catcalls Yoeman himself faced six years ago from the same faction, noted by the Dawson News.
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M. J. Yoemans
Yeemans
Hiss
Wright
Dawson News
Peachtree Girls Targeted by Inflammatory Rector
Atlanta reports a feud sparked by Rev. E. A. F. Ruge who mocked Peachtree street belles ankles as washerwomens. The rector’s remarks, said off the pulpit after a broad discourse on dress, provoked anger among women famed for slender ankles from Frisco to Budapest. The preacher defended his critique as a discussion of fashion.
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Atlanta
Peachtree Street
St. Philip’s Cathedral
E. A. F. Ruge
London
Frisco
Budapest
Mole Parties the Latest Cut for Atlanta Society Women
Atlanta society circles report a fad called mole parties where eligible women cannot attend without a mole on face or body. Rumors claim a secret remedy promises to remove moles without scarring though its reality remains uncertain and debated among men.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Post Office Closed on Sundays
Atlanta, Sept. 2. The city post office closed all day yesterday for the first time in years and will be closed most of today as a legal holiday. Tomorrow's mail volume is expected to be heavy and the postmaster planned to add staff. Mail distribution to lock boxes proceeded, though future continuity is uncertain.
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Atlanta
McKee
Jim Woodward Again in Mayoralty Race
Atlanta September 2. The formal announcement of Jim Woodward for mayor states he opposes the ring not grafters but the men who have monopolized Atlanta's government and its municipal patronage for years. His position puts opponents on the defensive.
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Atlanta
Jim Woodward
Ring
New York
Pasc
Are Athens Citizens More Reliable Than Utter Strangers
Athens resident Mrs. F Richards endorses Doan s Kidney Pills again, claiming continued kidney benefit and confirmation of a 1908 endorsement. The ad cites Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sale agents and lists price at 50 cents.
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Athens
F. Richards
N. Thomas 3
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Gale
Doan
Governor's Son to Marry in Newbury Vermont
Prominent guests travel to Newbury Vermont for the September wedding of Miss Katherine Cobb daughter of Frederic L. Cobb and Noble Foss son of Massachusetts Governor Eugene N. Foss. The ceremony is set for the evening at the First Congregational church.
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Newbury
Katherine Cobb
Frederic L. Cobb
Noble Foss
Massachusetts
Eugene N. Foss
First Congregational Church
Who'd Want Oysters in First A Month
In Atlanta during early September with near ninety degree heat oysters appeared on hotel and restaurant menus. Some ep icures trusted the old rule that oysters are safe in any month with an R, but most patrons waited for cooler weather. September 1 marks the usual end of the oysterless season, yet caterers telegraphed for them to begin soon, though not slated for regular menus until temperatures fall.
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Atlanta
Mercury
Medals for Two Savers of Life
Atlanta on September 2 L A Callaway and C R McDermott two life savers on duty at Piedmont lake will be presented with gold medals secured by popular subscription this afternoon. Both men have risked their lives more than once during the summer.
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Atlanta
L. A. Callaway
C. R. McDermott
Piedmont Lake
Parisian Sage Promises Hair Regrowth and Dandruff Cure
Parisian Sage claims it is not a dye nor poisonous and prevents baldness by killing dandruff germs. The product features a girl with auburn hair on its cartons, promises instant scalp refreshment, and says ordinary tonics won’t suffice. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons nationwide. large bottle price about 50 cents.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
America
Edmonton Prepares for Royal Visitor Duke of Connaught
Edmonton Alberta awaits arrival of the Duke of Connaught and his party. They will arrive tomorrow morning and stay two days. The city has been adorned in gala attire with numerous entertainment features planned for the visit.
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Edmonton
Alta
Duke of Connaught
Newport's Sixteenth Annual Horse Show Opens Today
Newport R L September 2 The sixteenth annual exhibition of the Newport Horse Show Association opened today and will continue until Wednesday. The event is a major social attraction of the summer season with many well known people in attendance. Regular classes are well filled and feature classics are planned.
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Newport
R. L
Newport Horse Show Association
International Congress of Actuaries Opens in Amsterdam
The seventh International Congress of Actuaries opened in Amsterdam with representatives from Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and major European nations attending. The triennial gathering brings together top insurance experts from around the world.
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Armsterdam
Amsterdam
International Congress of Actuaries
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Europe
Minnesota State Fair Opens With Record Prizes
Special to the Banner from St. Paul Minnesota the state fair opened with a potential for a new high in attendance and prize money. The management posted 85000 in cash prizes the largest ever offered at a state fair. Exhibits promise record displays in machinery domestic arts agriculture and livestock with light harness racing aeroplane flights balloon ascensions and vaudeville to entertain visitors. Former Queen Liliuokalani of Honolulu today entered her seventy fifth year with a large public reception and gifts from friends across the islands.
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Minnesota
Vaudsville
Honolulu
Liliuokalani
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