Athens Boosts Growth and Roosevelt Front in Local News
The Athens region promotes civic effort with notices on subscribing, delivering papers, and boosting the city’s growth. Roosevelt is touted as a leading national figure. local meetings plan district nominations and an executive committee for Clarke County as Athens braces for fall festivities and population gains.
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Elbert County
W. E. Whitehead
Carlton
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Gamble
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Comaay
Kansas Stands by John Brown Statue in National Hall
Opinion piece defends Kansas choice to place John Brown statue in statuary hall, arguing states decide their own representative figures. It cites Virginia’s Robert E Lee and Georgia’s Alexander H Stephens as examples and emphasizes that Kansas decides who best represents its civilization without external objection.
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Republicans Sweep Insurgents Triumph Across States
President Taft and standpatters must note the insurgent victory in Republican primaries. Roosevelt remains a Republican hero with renewed leadership claims for 1912. The Payne Aldrich tariff faces broad opposition, weakening the regular party line and boosting chances for a Democratic president in 1912.
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Roosevelt
Growth of the United States Population Upsurge in 1900s
Census figures show rapid tabulation with the U S population surging toward about 92 million not counting the Philippines. Gains exceed 34 percent since 1900, with fifty four cities over 25 000 and three states reporting increases and the South expected to reach 32 million.
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Athens
Philippines
Oysters and Seafood Appetite Across Seasons
The narrator recalls enjoying oysters in various settings and seasons, noting preference during cold weather and recounting memories from Athens and other locales. He details tasting methods from simple salt and lemon to stews and canned varieties, ending with a craving for crabs and shrimp in a pause for the NPM.
Waking Up to the New South in National Stats
The piece notes growing recognition of the South in new national maps and revised industrial and resource statistics. It references the northern magazine Judicious Advertising as a live topic, indicating shifting attention to Southern progress and identity.
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Industrial and Resources
Union
Amazing Southern market rise prompts northern advertisers to invade
The column urges northern manufacturers and advertisers to tap the New South, noting rapid industrial growth, rising output across farms forests mines and textiles, and a 28 million population. It cites Judicious Advertising’s investigation and marks Georgia orphan workday events for September 24.
Americanists Open Seventeenth International Congress in City of Mexico
The second session of the seventeenth International Congress of Americanists opened at the National Museum in City of Mexico. The five day program will cover ethnology archaeology and history of the new world with experts from multiple nations.
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City of Mexico
International Congress of Americanists
National Museum
New World
Wilkin Statue Unveiled in Minnesota Capitol Rotunda
A bronze statue of Colonel Alexander Wilkin of the Ninth Minnesota Infantry was unveiled in the Minnesota state capitol rotunda today in ceremonies. Wilkin was killed at Tupelo, Mississippi, on July 14, 1864.
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Minnesota Infantry
State Capitol
Tupelo
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Masonic and Fraternal Lodge Meetings in Mt Vernon Area
Mt Vernon area lodges and chapters announce regular meetings at Max Joseph building Clayton Street and nearby venues. Attendees include Master Masons and qualified brethren with invitations issued by W M William Pittman and secretaries J R Crane W C Jordan Fred Moon, among others. Meeting nights span Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday with varied times. visitors welcomed by multiple organizations including Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons Bt Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias Athens B P O E Williams Lodge I O O F Oliver Encampment Geo B Davis Camp W O W Glenn Lodge I O C F and more.
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William Pittman
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Athens Rail Schedules and City Time Timetable
Central of Georgia and Georgia Railroad publish daily train departures to Macon and Athens arrivals and departures. Seaboard schedules list No 52 32 58 38 and booth bound trains with multiple Athens times and note No 57 58 do not turn north.Southern and Seaboard times use Athens city time with several Sunday only services and mixed trains.
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Seaboard Air Line
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