Tech’s Business Methods and Athens Interest in Fair Dealings
A Banner dispatch from Athens reports on Georgia Tech renting Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta for ten dollars per game and taking ten percent of gate receipts from visiting clubs. The baseball association balked at renewal, saying Tech paid less for rent than upkeep costs. Athens seeks square, honorable deals by the University and its athletic partners.
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Athens
Georgia
Ponce de Leon
Ball Park
Atlanta
Tech
Baseball Association
Tech Flats
Athletic Association
Remittance Terms and Political Sparks in Autumn News
Readers are urged to report late delivery or irregular service to the business office. The notice covers tax equity, political questions on Taft pensions for Black ex-slaves, autumn weather, and a mix of campaign chatter. It notes a rise in Atlanta building, compares Athens and London, and previews civil service expansion for fourth class postmasters.
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White House
Civil Service
Democratic Party
Democratic campaign fundraising urged for Wilson Marshall
Rolla Wells, treasurer of the national Democratic committee, in Chicago emphasizes the need for many small contributions from a broad base to finance the campaign. He notes time is short and that while small gifts are welcome, larger donations from affluent Democrats will supplement the rank and file’s efforts. He praises public interest and calls for active personal soliciting of funds.
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Wilson-Marshall Fund
Athens
Wilson
Rolla Wells
National Democratic Committee
Chicago
Joseph E. Davies
Mr. Wells
N P M and Oracle clash in quirky tale at street corner
A dialogue between the N P M and the Street Corner Oracle unfolds with playful banter about greetings and local life. The Oracle comments on teachers and preachers gardens in small towns, noting modest pay and limited incentive to beautify homes, while a county official’s two sons quarrel, prompting a strict parental pledge to curb fighting.
The Preacher and the Doctor and Other Verses
A miscellaneous page features brief verses and moral reflections. A playful anecdote contrasts a preacher and a doctor in a hunting tale, while lines emphasize restraint, virtue, and service. The text includes reflections on rumors harming reputations and banking honesty.
Vestitats This Date in History September 25
September 25 entries recount events from 1759 Tilbury wreck off Cape Breton with 200 lives lost to 1898 Dreyfus case revision ordered. The note marks Rev Antonio Arrighi’s birthday and lists contemporaries John E. Dodson Bishop Wilbur Thirkield and Henry Emmerson with ages.
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Vestitats
Tilbury
Cape Breton
Ethan Allen
Montreal
Bonaparte
Paris
Prussia
France
Texas
Fremonts
Columbia River
Havelock
Lucknow
Alabama
Dreyfus
John E. Dddson
Wilbur P. Thirkield
M. E. Church
Henry Robert Emmerson
Railways and ‘Canals “of
Canada
My Own Column by D G Bickers
A brief column titled A Prayer by D G Bickers reflects on daily humility and a simple calling to do a small good deed, inviting readers to embrace quiet faith in ordinary acts.
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D. G. Bickers
Last of Alleged Rosenthal Murderers Captured
Harry Horowitz known as Gyp the Blood and Louis Rosenberg called Lefty Louie are captured, completing arrests tied to the killing of gambler Herman Rosenthal. The murder spurred a police corruption probe and broad scandal in New York. Five other suspects had been nabbed earlier.
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Rosenthal
Harry Horowitz
Gyp the Blood
Louis Rosenberg
Lefty
Louie
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Alli
New-York
Horowitz
Rosenberg
Mrs Few in Serious Condition on Meigs Street
Mrs Few of Meigs street remains seriously ill after several weeks. Several physicians have been in consultation and a change for better is hoped to be announced in a few days.
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Few
Meigs Street
Ten Minutes Talk on City Building by H C Clay
A chamber article outlines convention campaigning to attract city meetings. It advises researching state district and national conventions, contacting hotels, trade journals, and officials, and sending targeted letters and followups to delegates to secure hosting rights.
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8. H. Clay
Himio
Theseus
Carson
Story of a Georgian farmer and his thriving plantation
The article profiles M. C. Colquitt of Sandy Cross Georgia as a successful small farmer. It chronicles his rise from a 22 year old with two hands and two horses in 1893 to a prosperous planter with a cotton gin sawmill grist mill cane mill rain threshing and an auto. It notes his abundant yields and home produced goods while highlighting his hospitality and willingness to aid neighbors.
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Miss Willie
Mae Brooks
M. C. Colquitt
Sandy Cross
Colquitt
Bermuda
Jersey
Mr. Colquitt
Uuse
New Manager for the Western Union Telegraph Office
Mr W H Maxwell of Atlanta is installed as manager of the Western Union Telegraph offices in this place. The district superintendent has been in charge for several weeks getting matters in shape.
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Western Union
W. H. Maxwell
Atlanta
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Lave Magh
London
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New York City
Florence
Italy
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America
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THE
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County OF Oglethorpe
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