War chatter and local notes from The Athens Banner
The Athens Banner surveys war talk and policy shifts as Germany’s clash broadens. It notes new district attorney nominee Erle M. Donaldson, University dorm space filling, proposed war taxes, cattle tick eradication, hog cholera efforts, and term length changes for Georgia county officers. It also memorializes Captain John Triplett, longtime Thomasville editor, famed for jaunts and press circles, with faded age details.
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John Triplett
Confederate Veterans
Atlanta
Georgia
Thomasville
Old Press Association
Variety
John ‘Triplett
Seorsis
Passing of the pope linked to European war
The article argues Pope Pius X may be viewed as a casualty of the European conflict. At nearly 80, he faced immense church challenges during eleven years as pontiff and lamented his inability to halt the war. It notes his lesser stature compared with Leo XIII and his desire to end suffering in the Catholic world.
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Europe
Naval salutes mocked as wasteful ceremony in industry note
The American Machinist critiques naval salute rituals as costly and time consuming. It compares salute custom to wasting monkey wrenches in a shop, arguing 152 articles of honors hinder efficiency and should be reconsidered.
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Great American Wrench Trust
Government to Buy Ocean Vessels Under Shipping Board Plan
The United States plans a government backed shipping program with a shipping board including the president and several cabinet members. About twenty five million dollars will buy ocean going ships to boost foreign trade and link South and Central America. Funding will come from Panama canal bonds while a government controlled company will operate the vessels after purchase.
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United States
Ieaders
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce
South
Central America
Panama Railway Company
CESSATION FROM POLITICS IN GEORGIA
The Georgia public is urged to end political battles and shift focus to state development. After a heated campaign with charges and bitterness, citizens are encouraged to forget divisions and work on boosting Georgia’s interests and upbuilding efforts statewide.
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Georgia
Call of the Hour prompts Athens business meeting on cotton
The Manufacturers' Record urges national duty to build industry and prosperity amid war. In Athens, The Banner calls farmers and merchants to a meeting to discuss leveraging the new cotton crop and improving local trade.
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South
Lehaur
Marta
Rome
Athens
Rayburn bill eyed railroads as injury to development
The Rayburn railroad securities bill draws staunch opposition across the South. Critics warn it would empower the interstate commerce commission to regulate every upgrade or new line, inviting cross state vetoes and hampering growth. Georgia and Alabama leaders pledge to block any measure harming railroad expansion.
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Sion
Commission
Birmingham Age-Herald
South
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Rayburn
United States Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama
Georgia
Congress
The President Calms a Nation in Wartime Crisis
The nation watches as the president remains cool and determined amid European war and partisan excitement. The New York Evening Post lauds his steady leadership and personal resilience despite a personal bereavement, praising his calm helm in a grave emergency.
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United States
Roosevelt
New York Evening Post
Easd
Washington
China’s Fight Against Opium Progress Report
The piece praises China’s anti opium drive detailing provincial purges and bans on Indian opium. It notes Hupei and nine other provinces freed, Manchuria also cleared, with opium now scarce except among the very rich and amid ongoing campaigns during internal turmoil under Yuan Shih Kai.
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China
England
Ching
Europe
Manchuria
Yuan Shih Kai
Tebels
War Correspondents in Modern Conflicts
The piece argues that evolving conditions alter the role of war correspondents. It contrasts past practices in the Spanish American and Boer wars with Japanese wartime secrecy, suggesting press coverage has shifted away from king‑tier correspondents to more cautious reporting.
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Germany
King Bee
War censorship and the problem of hidden truth in World War I
The article notes strict censorship in the Great European War with Belgium and Paris providing most news. It argues England Germany Austria and Russia withhold details, while millions march and battleships prepare. News outlets obscure the full progress awaiting government release.
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Belgium
Paris
England
Germany
Russia
Piracy in the Land of Peace and Price Hikes
In wartime, sugar and flour prices surged in Athens Georgia amid claims of a price conspiracy. The article denounces price piracy by producers and distributors, urges federal probes, and hopes culprits are punished. It cites President Wilson's push for investigation and likens modern profiteering to historic pirates.
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Athens
Georgia
Europe
Fleur
Pirate of Peace
Sys
West
Wilson
Jang
Captain Wild
Athens Progress Through Underground Wires Underway
Athens leads southern cities in progress as Southern Bell plans undergrounding of cables and an upcoming four story exchange building. The move follows a commercial survey and signals continued modernization to keep Athens ahead with the city’s utility planning.
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Athens
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Southern Bell
Southern Bell Company
Lord Kitchener Missed India Viceroy Post by War Crisis
London Aug 23 Lord Kitchener newly named Secretary of State for War might have become viceroy of India after Lord Hardinge bowed out for health reasons. The European war crisis redirected plans as Kitchener’s Egypt policy and anti nationalist actions drew attention. He is now Earl Kitchener of Khartoum with titles of Viscount Broome and Baron Denton.
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Assocated Press
London
Lord Kitchener
India
Ord Harding
Lord Hardinge
Kitchener
Egypt
Earl Kitchener of Khatoum
Broome
Kent
Denton
Colonel Kitchener
F. W. Kitchener
Frederick Kitchener
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United States Merchant Marine
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