Athens News Herald Praises City Bond Vote and Growth
The Athens community, praised by the Lawrenceville News Herald, voted 150000 for street improvements with only four negative ballots in a 1016 poll. The piece extolls Athens as a leading commercial center, sixth largest inland cotton market, with strong banks and growing business, hotels, and a building boom signaling upward growth.
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Athens
Lawrenceville News-Herald
Augusta
Atlanta
Athena
Banda Jas
Prosperity Across Regions in Postwar South Awakening
The South asserts economic independence from the East and West after the Civil War, praising the regional bank system for providing funds to finance cotton and other crops. It argues food and meat costs are rising due to Western control, claims cotton labor is now paid fairly, and contends cotton prices should reflect production costs rather than profiteering.
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South
Southern Cotton Farmers Demand Higher Prices Says Banner
The article argues that Eastern and Western labor is better paid and prosperous while Southern cotton farmers struggle with fertilizer costs. It asserts a new era where South farmers push back against speculators, predicting cotton prices will reach fifty cents per pound before Christmas without opposition.
Georgia Campus Deserts As Christmas Break Begins
Carey J Williams notes the University of Georgia campus will be empty as exams end and students head home for Christmas. He recalls the silent chapel bell and Athens streets empty of Georgia boys, with many finishing exams by Friday and Monday marking the last day.
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Carey J. Williams
Nick’ Place
Athens
Gorgia
Georgia
W. H. McDonald
George
Hedea
Governors Cup Golf Tournament Dates Declared
The November Governor's Cup golf event will run December 22 to 27 with dates announced by a committee including Bloodworth Hodgson Bovock Sexson Anderson and Pound. entrants must sign by Saturday afternoon on the club house bulletin board. pairings will be set December 20 and published Sunday. The cup honors a player with three consecutive wins as team tournaments start January with four captains and regular schedules.
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B. R. Bloodworth
M. 5S. Hodgson
W. H. Bovock
J. L. Sexson
G. Anderson
J. M. Pound
Confederate Day at Lucy Cobb Institute Observed
Monday event at Lucy Cobb Institute raised funds for veterans in Atlanta. University students asked for 50 cats each to provide spending money for Heroes of the Sixties in the Soldiers Home. Miss Millie Rutherford's class sang Confederate songs and organized a collection led by treasurer Miss Caroline Rose. The student body encouraged to contribute with University boys assured Lucy Cobb girls would cooperate.
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Lucy Cobb Institute
Lucey Cobb Institute
Atlanta
Lucy Cobb
Millie Rutherford
Caroline Rose
Val
Lucy Dibb
Mexico’s Vast Borders and Rich Mines Revealed
Special to Banner outlines National Geographic Society bulletin on Mexico’s geography and resources. It notes Mexico’s area about one fourth that of the United States, a 6,000 mile coastline, and that most of its mining lands remain underutilized. It covers population literacy, railroads before the Madero era, and the Rio Grande boundary adjustments.
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Shington
Mexico
Vive
National Geographic Society
United States
North America
Nexas
Republic
Auntria
Muncary
Germany
France
Great Linton
Ireland
Republic of Messoun
California
Montana
New Mexico
Arizona
New Spain
Io Eatny
Nuahua
Utah
Sotore Cooue
Nebraska
Conche
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Durango
Kentucky
Chihuahua
Sonora
Mexican
San Juan
Sangre de Christo
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Rio Grande
Texas
Saint Louis
New York
Gulf of Mexico
el Paso
Brazil
New World
Madera
Laredo
Eagle Pass
el Pasir
Humbolt
Nce
Campeche
Tabasco
Yucatan
Mexan Republic
New York Businessmen Call for Peace Over Politics
New York business leaders press for a peace pact before year’s end, arguing political strife blocks domestic progress and prosperity. Crime waves, Prohibition related crimes, and socialistic fears spur public calls to uphold law and curb radical ideas amid a tense urban climate.
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New York
Dec
Tugelary
League For Americanism
Empire State
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Broadway
White Light District
Readera
Faculty Additions at Agricultural College
Julian H Miller of Athens appointed to the division of horticulture and a 1911 Georgia State College of Agriculture graduate with a war record. He served at Fort Benning and in France, discharged August 15. George R Fain elected professor of Agricultural Engineering, a UT Knoxville 1885 graduate. Emory D Alexander of the class of ’17 joins the agronomy vision team.
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Agricultural College
Julian H. Miller
Athens
Georgi State College of Agriculture
Fort Benning
Ind
Toul
Metz
France
George R. Fain
State College of Agriculture
Fain
University of Tennessee, College of Engineering
Emory D. Alexander
Advision of Agronomy
Mysterious Fires On Former German Ship at Thames Docks
The Thames docks saw two holds of the steamer Roonah hit by fires last night. Police report the incident in London as another mysterious blaze linking former German ships. Several crew members were arrested in connection with the event.
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Aneociated Press
London
Erman
Thames Docks
Mountain Hike of Y Men and Boys
A long piece argues the vital role of the Young Men's Christian Association in shaping real manhood through faith in God and Christ, stressing parental example, religious leadership, and structured boyhood programs. It warningly links proper upbringing to preventing vice and misbehavior in boys and emphasizes practical, disciplined activity overseen by YMCAs and churches.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Evry
Wetthner
Cain
God
Jesus of Nazareth
Christ of God
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Bac
MOCA
Neenhead
Pic
College
Carranza Expected to Seek Coahuila Governor’s Post
Mexico City report says President Venustiano Carranza may run for governor of his home state Coahuila in the next election. A special commission from Coahuila is expected to offer him the candidacy soon.
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Savannah Press
Newbery
Michigan
Newberry
Carranza
Associated Press
Mexico City
Coahuila
Coahutla
Dinner Party at the Georgian Hotel Celebrates Christmas
Mrs OCallaghan hosted a stylish eight course dinner at the Georgian Hotel with a crystal vase centerpiece and red satin candle tassels. Guests included Mrs Strahan Mrs Lawton Mrs Fickett Mrs Rowe Mrs Richards Mrs OImey Mrs Sexton Mrs Anderson and Mrs Wilkins. Mrs W M Fambrough of Bostwick was in the city yesterday.
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O’callaghan
Georgian Hotel
O'Callaghan
Strahan
Lawton
W. M. Fambrough of
Bostwick
City
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