Address by Hon John Barrett on Panama Canal readiness
Hon John Barrett director of the International Bureau of American Republics urges a Pan American effort to prepare for the Panama Canal. He warns that completing the canal without readiness risks economic and prestige losses and calls for regional trade studies, language learning, and organized commerce clubs from Roanoke to the Rio Grande.
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Southern Commercial Congress
Washington
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Barrett
United States
Congress
Union
High Seas
Panama Canal
Gulf
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
South
Great West
Pacific
Central America
Latin America
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Panama
Pata- Konia
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Mexico
San Diego
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Roanoke
Rio Grande
Cuba
Panama Canal Opening Celebration Campaign Proposed
A 1915 call urges mobilizing public opinion to celebrate the Panama Canal opening as a landmark national and international event, aiming to astonish the world with achievements and foster broad consensus for a fitting celebration.
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Panama Canal
Canal
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertisement Remarked Cure for Kidney Troubles
Athens residents urged to trust Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney related pains and urinary irregularities. The testimonial from 8 Noland of Athens cites dramatic relief after using the product obtained from H. R. Palmer & Son. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. handles U.S. sales. beware of imitations.
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Athens
Dean
Noland, Strong & Lumpkin Sts
Thad
H. R. Palmer & Sona
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Investigations Proceed Amid Sheldon Illness at Phenix Firm
New York reports state Insurance Superintendent Hotchkiss says the Phenix Insurance Company will continue its investigation and prosecution despite George P. Sheldons critical health. Grand jury hearings begin with insurance officials and brokers summoned, while directors may bear legal responsibility for false reports and officer ties. Ben Roussell, veteran newspaperman and ex congressman, is dead in Georgia.
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New York
George P. Sheldon
Connecticut
Phenix Insurance Company of
Brooklyn
Sheldon
State Insurance Department
W. I. Hotchkiss
Insurance Department
Phenix Insurance Company
Hotchkins
Hotehicles
Henry Evans
Nobel Prize to Marconi and Braun for wireless progress
Stockholm reports a reliable source that the physics prize will be shared by Signor Marconi and Prof. Ferdinand Karl Braun for wireless telegraphy advances. Official announcement by the Norwegian Storthing is due soon.
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Stockholm
Signor Marconi
Ferdinand Karl Braun
Straussburg University
Storthing
Atlantic
Braun
Marconi
Nobel Foundation
Dynamie
Alfred Bernhard Noble
Leam
Nobel
Mme. Curie
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Archbishop O Connell Turns Fifty In Boston
Archbishop William H Connell of Boston marked his fiftieth birthday with congratulations from clergy and laity. Born in Lowell on December 8 1859 he studied locally and at Boston College then the North American College Rome. He was ordained in Italy and later served as rector of the college before becoming bishop of Portland and then coadjutor and successor in Boston.
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Boston
Mass
William H.connell
Glennon
St. Louis
O'Connell
Hierachy
United States
Archbishop O'Connell
Lowell
Boston College
North American College
Rome
Italy
America
Portland
Williams
Drunk Arrests Rise in Atlanta During Prohibition
Atlanta reports a 54 percent rise in drunkenness cases in the first two years of prohibition. Records show 2,260 cases in 1908 and 3,493 in the current year up to December 6, with an overall 1908 total of 2,650 and 1907 total of 6,498 cases.
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Atlanta
Recorder's Court
Third Session of Cotton School Set for January Opens January 4
The Cotton School will convene in this city January 3 for ten days at the new Agricultural Hall. The program covers cotton breeding and culture, soils, fertilizers, and stock feeding with lectures by Georgia State College faculty. Fees are minimal with rail and board modest. courses include marketing, ginning, and eradication of cotton pests.
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State College of Agriculture
John N. Fain
State College
University of Georgia
Andrew M. Soule
R. J. H. DeLoach
J. M. Steade
B. L. Worsham
Leroy C. Hart
Crane
Athens
D. C. Barrow
T. G. Hudson
R. F
Profa, Hite and McLauren
Richardson
Jarnigan
Hite
Fain
Cotton receipts lag last year as market eyes bullish turn
This week cotton receipts trail 1908 figures with 3,850 bales received and 3,662 shipped. Stock on hand stands at 25,085 bales, down from 27,611 the prior year, while officials foresee a bullish market and possible rise above 18 cents per pound before next harvest.
Officers Elected by Woodmen of the World Camp
George B. Davis Camp of the Woodmen of the World elected its officers for the coming term. New leaders include A. A. Brigham C. C. J. C. Cartledge A. L. L. Pledger J. Mappin K. Collins J. W. Blackstone H. P. White George B. Dayia H. P. Lawrence and A. J. Gury along with clerks and managers in a flourishing lodge.
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George B. Davis
Woodmen of the World
Lodge
A. A. Brigham
C. C. J. C. Cartledge
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy for Children
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the safest cough remedy for children. It claims fast relief at first symptoms, warding off croup bronchitis sore throat and nasal congestion. The product contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Creole Sue Wins Open Derby at Waynesboro
In Waynesboro Georgia on December 8 Creole Sue a setter owned by G C Pearsons and handled by Jake Bishop took first prize $300. Rhodanide another setter owned by Frank Riley and handled by William Elliott finished second for $200 while Millionaire a pointer owned by A M Masters and handled by Lewis Holloway earned $100 for third. Rain aided birding and many braces ran with twelve braces plus a bye for tomorrow.
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Waynesboro
Creole Sue
G. C. Pearsons
Jake Bishop
Rhodanide
Frank Riley
William Elliott
Millionaire
Pointer
A. M. Masters
Lewis Holloway
Higher Yet Prices Seen By Georgia Planter
Mr. John Bostwick of Bostwick Georgia, a leading cotton planter, believes prices will reach 20 cents per pound before the next crop is marketed. He says about 90 percent of the crop is ginned and, using ginners reports through December 1, the total may reach 9,800,000 bales, creating a 2,000,000 bale shortfall from last year’s demand.
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John Bostwick
Bostwick
Warning on Christmas stamps for international mail
The notice warns that several countries refuse non postage charity stamps on mail. Great Britain Orange River Colony Rhodesia Transvaal reject such stamps. Germany accepts stamps only if placed on the back. Items with charity stamps may be refused or returned. include sender's full address on international mail. Joseph Stewart signs as Second Assistant Postmaster General.
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Red Cross
Post Office Department
International Mail Service
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Orange River Colony
Rhodesia
Transvaal
Germany
Joseph Stewart
Asa’t P. M
Royal Arcanum Selects Officers and Council Reps
Last night Oconee Court 138 of the Royal Arcanum elected officers for the next term. The lodge, with over 300 members, shows strength through life insurance nearing one million dollars. Officers named include Regent Lee Morris and Past Regent J H Griffeth. trustees P Funkenstein J J Wilkins Mendel Morris. representatives Griffeth and Maurice Jankower to the Grand Council.
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Oconee Counci
Royal Arcanum
J. H. Griffeth
Lee Morris
Arthur Flatau
A. A. Brigham
M. Jankower
J. H. Dorsey
Francis Eppes
C. A. van der Leth
Pete Petropol
Frank Betts
M. Buchwald
P. Funkenstein
J. J. Wilkins
Mendel Morris
Lodge
Messrs
Maurice Jankower
President to name Georgia appointments soon
Washington reports the president will send several Georgia choices to the Senate within days. Walter Johnson is named for U S marshal, F Carter Tate for U S district attorney, and Henry S Jackson for Atlanta postmaster pending final Senate action. The open collector of internal revenue seat remains unsettled with Martin of Atlanta the leading candidate but not assured. Senator Bacon lobbied for Carter Tate as the pace quickened.
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Washington
White House
Walter Johnson
United States
F. Carter Tates
Henry
Jackson
Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
Mro Taft
Internal Revenue
EH. A. Rucker
Rucker
Johnson
Blum
Martin
Taft
J. F. Pace
Henry’ S. Jackson
Itep
Hugh McKee
Senator Bacon
Carter Tate
Hamburg Gasometer Explosion Devastates Kleine Grasbrook
A massive gasometer leak triggered a pair of explosions at the Elbe district gas plant in Hamburg. A fire followed as 25 workers near the gasometer faced disaster. Ten men dead and seventeen missing with forty injured as crews battled the blaze and incineration risk. The new gasometer, the world’s largest, had a 200000 cubic meter capacity and $3.5 million cost.
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Hamburg
Grasbrook
Elbe
Igotumaly
Esinena
Allen's Foot-Eage and Foot-Rase Advertisement
An old classified style ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for tired aching feet and bunions, claiming relief from swelling sweating and pain. It promotes new comfort with a free trial and urges buyers to avoid substitutes.
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Allen
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