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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1911

Page

3

Road Improvement Train Tour Through South Carolina and Georgia

The Road Improvement Train, a joint effort of the Southern Railway, Augusta Southern Railroad, and the U S Office of Public Roads, will tour South Carolina and Georgia starting September 4. It will showcase road building methods with free lectures by U S Department of Agriculture experts, visiting numerous towns and offering cost effective road repair guidance.

Washington, D. C Southern Railway Augusta Southern Railroad United States Office of Public Roads South Carolina Georgia South Blacksburg Ss. C Gaffney Spartanburg Hephzibah Wrens Gibson Sandersville Warthen Mitchell United States Department of Agriculture Messrs L. E. Boykin H. 8

Marie Hennery on Governor Wilson editorial excerpt

An Louisville Courier Journal editorial lauds Woodrow Wilson as a rare political figure who rose from an unlikely post to a major national role. It notes the unpredictability of American politics and commends Wilson for honoring pre election promises after his ascent from Princeton president to New Jersey governor.

Louisville Courier-Journal New Jersey Wilson University of Princeton United States Polk Roosevelt Taylor Pierce Lincoln Hayes Garfield Cleveland Harrison Buchanan Grant McKinley Arthur Woodrow

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Fall Models Preview in Ladies Tailored Suits

Ready to wear collection unveiled with new fall models in ladies tailored suits. Daily invitation to inspect the latest outfits plus a complete showing of fall ginghams in all styles and qualities.

Evans and political fame cited amid Confederate veteran musings

The piece claims Clement A. Evans as a national figure after resigning the presidency of Princeton and seeking New Jersey governorship, praising his speeches and public fit. It notes tributes from The Confederate Veteran and includes a hymn-like tribute. It also reports the University of Alabama seeking a new president after John W. Abercrombie’s resignation and Vanderbilt Chancellor Kirkland declining an offer to take the Alabama post.

University of Alabama John W. Abercrombie Kirkland Vanderbilt Suplém Vanderbilt University

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