Georgia asks for restraint on legislature and criticizes Roosevelt
The Savannah News comments on presidential overreach and constitutional limits while debating Cuba reciprocity and Santo Domingo. It contrasts Roosevelt’s impulse with the need for lawful authority and warns that delaying the Cuban treaty affected treasury operations. The piece endorses Georgia’s current county-based nomination system over the South Carolina plan, arguing fewer elections preserve state balance and local representation. It ends with a job printing invitation.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
The
Savannah News
Senate
Santo Domingo
Panama
Athens Urges Union Passenger Depot Effort
The Banner calls Athens residents to push for a union passenger depot, noting current depots are inferior and hurt visitor impressions. If a union depot cannot be secured, volunteers should remodel existing depots. The paper urges a persistent, unified campaign to secure better facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Georgia
Union
The Lesson to Russia in the War with Japan
A historical reflection argues Spain profited after losing colonies in the Spanish American War while Russia’s costly war with Japan exposes misallocated aims. It asserts Russia must focus on domestic reforms and resource development, learning from military failures rather than pursuing distant conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Spain
East
Manchuria
Japan
The New Counties Scramble and Legislative Delays
The state faces a heated contest to form eight new counties under a constitutional amendment with many applicants. Lawmakers will devote substantial time to these bills, risking sidetracking other important legislation.
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Kilkenny
Brant
General Assembly
Russia and Peace Talks Marked by Demands and Doubts
Russia moves toward peace with Japan but rejects ceded land or indemnity as a base, signaling Japan will demand compensation for war costs. Japan insists on direct talks and aims for a clear, favorable settlement. Separately, the American Board of Foreign Missions accepts John D. Rockefeller’s $100,000 gift, justifying it by the donor’s motive and potential good, while noting concerns about its source.
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Russia
Japan
Sonlits
American Board of Foreign Missions
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rockefelter
Georgia Gubernatorial Race Rumors and Policy Planks Fly
Senoia Enterprise Gazette notes Clark Howell’s gubernatorial bid and Judge A L Miller's likely management of J Pope Brown's campaign. It questions strategies and ring politics, cites Dick Russell’s possible resignation, and lists Brown’s proposed planks including abolition of free passes, two cent fare, primary reform, and negro disfranchisement by constitutional amendment. The piece urges Athens to back the University Summer School amid state funding.
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J. Pope Brown
A. L. Miller
Macon
Pope Brown
Georgia
Mr. Brown
Lake levels rise puzzle Great Lakes shipping implications
Shipowners in the Great Lakes region face puzzling lake level increases over the past decade. The rise boosts potential freight capacity, with a ten thousand ton steamer gaining 500 to 600 extra tons per foot of draft and about $10,000 extra earnings per season. The cause remains debated as weather data contradicts heavy rainfall explanations.
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Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
J. C. Maucy
Connahla College
Missippi
Lake Michigan
Maury
Lake Superior
la Salle Stret Tunnel
Chicago
Hidden Springs
Chicago Chronicle
Curse on Pensacola Echoed in Local Legend and Growth
Local lore says a pious Spanish priest cursed Pensacola in the late 1700s, predicting stagnation for a century. By 1904 growth surged as population and commerce rebounded, boosted by exports rising from 2.6 million in 1886 to 15 million after the curse was lifted. The city bears Spanish names, with Calafox Street honoring a military leader. A historic stream once used by washerwomen became the property of a religious order after legal disputes.
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Pensacola
Spain
South America
Fla
Chicago Record-Herald
Will Smith Found Guilty in Car Theft Case
Will Smith, a colored man, was tried before Judge Cobb for stealing a car on the Seaboard Air Line tracks. He was found guilty and sentenced to a $75 fine or twelve months in the county chain gang. The note mentions building a new hotel within a month.
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Will Smith
Tom
Seaboard Air Line
Cobb
University of Georgia Annual Register Published at Athens Banner
The University of Georgia annual register is issued from the Athens Banner press. It lists student enrollment by department totaling 375 and provides tables on parent occupation and residence, alumni professions, and graduates’ post graduation fields with notable figures for physicians ministers engineers lawyers teachers farmers and merchants among others.
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University of Georgia
Athens
Franklin College
State College
General Assembly
Army
Mell Named as Preferred Candidate for Western Circuit Judge
A citizen of Athens endorses Thomas S. Mell of the city for the next judge of the Western Judicial Circuit. The column argues Mell is eminently fitted, with ability, education, and character, and urges him to consent to stand for the position, praising his qualifications and public spirit.
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Dick Russell
Bush
Western Judicial Circuit
Col. C. H. Brand
W. W. Stark
Jackson County
W. R. Little
Franklin County
Heroof
Thomas
Mell
Athens
Claire County
Athena
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Athena Daily Banner
Express
Post Office
House
Treasury Department
New York
South Carolina
Pulaski County
Citien
Union Depot
MR. Rockefeller's
Senoia Enterprise Gazette
Clark Howell
Griffin News
Albany Herald
Danielsville Monitor
Brunswick Jorrnal
Col. Estill
Gaston
Alphonse
Dublin Times
Washington
Jim Smith
Uncle Clark Howell
Smith
Clark
Lincoln Journal
Korea
University
Los
Heorieg
the Great Lakes
Lakes Huron
Midh
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Tutt
Aittle Bard and Concertey
MMR
Rismales
Brown
Davis
Mattie B
Freeman
Sarah
Hall
Lizzie
Johnson
Lilie
Kemp
Mary
Lawrence
Miss Minnie
Paine
Mary Jane
Pollett
Cordell
Rolden
Mis
Lol
Wile
M. EB
Ammika
W. Fleming
P. M
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