Various Local Notes and Political Hints In Georgia
The itemized chatter covers candidates like Judge Charles R. Crisp for Congress from the new Twelfth District, Glidden tourists finding Athens appealing, a Chicago author’s death tied to personal tragedy, and the Georgia assembly adjournment until June 1912. It also mentions railroad service extensions to boost business, Taft’s tariff aims, Governor Hoke Smith’s decisions on pardons and school-branch teaching, and possible veto patterns on special appropriations as the next Senate assembly looms.
Judicial Recall as a National Issue Contested
The article argues the Arizona recall of judges is a state matter, not a national one. It supports Arizona's right to draft its constitution including any recall provision but warns the idea overestimates its value. It suggests final authority rests with Arizona’s people and Congress after statehood.
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Arizona
Territory
Congress
Standard Oil Dissolution Sparks Ongoing Oil Power Struggle
After the Supreme Court's dissolution order, Standard Oil plans to reorganize its 35 merged firms to maintain control of the oil market. Analysts expect higher prices and renewed public pushback as independent refiners struggle to compete. The fight, deemed too powerful to end, shifts rather than ends.
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United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Georgia Mules for Georgia Farmers Movement
The Georgia Farmers Union campaigns to place brood mares on Georgia farms to save millions yearly. State College of Agriculture extension work backs raising mules locally, cutting imports from ten million dollars annually. High quality brood mares will be imported and breeding from best stock to boost farm wealth.
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Georgia Farmers’ Union
Georgia
State College of Agriculture
Help for Teachers Prompts Governor Borrowing Power Rise
Editorial argues raising the governor's borrowing power from 200000 to 500000 will aid state finances and allow prompt payment of common school teachers' salaries. It urges tax system reform to capture untaxed property and stresses temporary relief, hoping for a more honorable future in Georgia's teacher payments.
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Georgia
Forward Movements by the University Seeks State Road Upgrades
If Governor Smith signs the general appropriation bill, the University of Georgia gains a fifteen thousand dollar maintenance boost. The funds will fund three aims: elevate the School of Education, establish a school of commerce, and add civil engineering staff. The education school aligns with the Peabody Board, which will provide a forty thousand dollar building under conditions. The commerce program will grant a regular degree, allowing Georgia students to study business locally. The engineering expansion adds a road expert to assist counties, promoting permanent road work and cost savings, making civil engineering central to state road improvements.
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Smith
University of Georgia
School of Education
Peabody Board of Trustees
School of Commerce
School of Engineering
Civil Engineering
University
Historical view of Georgia's 1911 legislature actions
A retrospective snapshot lists measures from the adjourned 1911 Georgia General Assembly. Items include creating a state auditor, registering legislative agents, revising clerical pay, restricting publication of assault victims, allowing wife as witness, draining lands, liquor sale presumptions, rail advertising, tax and revenue provisions, anti lynching venue changes, university control shifts, labor and game departments, fertilizer regulation, education reforms, and various appropriations.
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State of
Georgia
House
Senate
General Assembly
Office of State Auditor
Medical College of Georgia
State University
Department of Labor
Department of Game and Fish
State Superintendent of Schools
State Board of Education
Seattle Considers Single Tax Plan for Municipal Revenue
Seattle may adopt a single tax method exempting all property except land values to fund city expenses. Five councilmen pledge to pass the ordinance as Vancouver's single tax law attracts industries north of the border, prompting a close watch on Seattle's possible experiment.
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Seattle
Washington
Vancouver
Canada
Portland
United States
Route to National Highway Should Pass Through Athens
The Atlanta Constitution argues for routing the National Automobile Highway via Athens. It cites shorter travel, better Clarke county roads, weather reliability, and the city’s educational heritage, progress, hotel amenities, and notable figures to persuade tour management to adopt this path and Athens as its focal point.
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Atlanta Constitution
Athens
Constitution
Clarke County
Clarke
South
Union
Crawford Long
Sweet
Asheville
Atlanta
Toute
Mississippi examples fuel debate on popular elections for senators
The Savannah News argues direct voting would bar the poor and the old from the Senate after reviewing Mississippi's costly campaign for U S senator. It notes Vardaman set the pace and suggests wealthy candidates would still dominate via lavish spending and broad attention.
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United States
Mississippi
Senate
The
Savannah News
Vardaman
Eeta
Georgia must fund all levels of schooling for strong public education
The Savannah Press argues Georgia should strengthen primary and common schools with practical, industrial equipment and support a connected system where high schools and universities are not neglected. It contends that a well funded, integrated education system requires local and state funding and warns against widening high school grades at the expense of basic schooling.
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Georgia
Extension of Train Service Encouraged by Athens Chamber
The chamber of commerce pushes for an extension of the 8. A. S. rail line beyond Athens toward Elberton or Abbeville. Officials show strong backing from merchants who expect morning arrivals for business and afternoon returns. Chairman Bondurant reports active correspondence and promising prospects for a new schedule, likely in time for fall business.
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Chamber of Commerce
Etherton
Abbeville
Athens
Elberton
Bondurant
Railroad Committee
The Aims of the Boy Scout Movement
Editorial summary outlines the Boy Scouts of America aims and structure. It describes a national council with prominent men supplying time and money and local councils caring for communities. It notes an Official Handbook to guide patrols with practical advice and inspiration for wholesome youth development.
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BOY Scout Movement
Boy Scouts of America
Scout Movement
New Manual
Boys of America
Boy Scouts
National Council
America
Uniform Divorce Laws Proposal Faces Congress
Congressman Howard of Georgia's fifth district urged a presidential call for a governors convention to seek uniform divorce laws across states. The piece notes potential benefits from discussion, despite low odds of full agreement, and argues states must address marital erosion to safeguard society and prosperity.
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Howard
Georgia
Congress
Union
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the Athens Banner
H. J. Rowe
Athens Daily Banner
Representative Turnipseed
Phillies
Tigers
Wilson
Charles R. Crisp
Sumter
Charles F. Crisp
New Twelfth
Marquis of Queensbury
Chicago
Paradize Flat
Journal
Georgia Assembly
Nevada
University of
Staon
Ife
Stripling
Franklin
N. C
Waynesboro
Taft
Assembly
Hoke Smith
Wolther
Senra
Savannah Press
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