Athens Weekly Banner Highlights Political Rise and Farm Courses
The Athens Weekly Banner notes Clarke County rates for subscriptions and praises Judge Brand for a strong congressional campaign. It discusses Georgia rising to fifth in farm product value in 1916 and reports record attendance at the Georgia State College of Agriculture short courses for farmers, with many county agents and women attendees.
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Athens Weekly
Clarke County
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Governments Fail to Represent Peoples and Seek Global Arbiters
A 1917 perspective argues governments misrepresent citizens, urging the Pope to end the war and unite agencies for civilization. It highlights Russia's wartime reforms, universal education, vodka prohibition, a liberal press, and Premier Alexander Trepoff shaping railways and coal policy amid global upheaval.
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Alexander Theodorovitch Trepoff
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Should Not Displace Judge Newman From Bench
North Georgia voices strong opposition to a congressional bill that would allow retirement of federal judges at seventy and replacement by younger nominees. Judge William T. Newman, though past seventy, remains fully capable, with a sharp mind and steady, effective work in his court. Supporters note his one arm does not hinder performance, as veterans and lawyers attest to his integrity and loyalty on the bench.
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Newman
Congress
William T. Newman
Judge Newman
Confederacy
North Georgia
Increasing Interest in Sunday Schools in Athens
The piece notes a rising adult turnout in Athens Sunday Schools, once mainly for children. With more grown attendees and organized home classes, the Sunday School serves as a church feeder, improves youth impression, and enhances community welfare and church work without detracting from children’s learning.
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Athens
Objections to Our Army System and Academy Reforms
The piece discusses why forces struggle to maintain strength under the pit system and the belief that enlistment is motivated by basic needs rather than advancement. It notes officers’ democratic failings toward privates and contrasts views about abolishing the army and naval academies. It argues academy training yields capable leaders and suggests improving enlistment incentives and career advancement.
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Jacksonville
Army
Naval
Georgia Senator Hardwick Answers Northern Disfranchisement Charges
A Georgia senator defends the South against charges of negro disfranchisement. He contrasts Georgia and New Jersey voting, argues the primary system suppresses southern turnout, and asserts a legal policy to prevent ignorant voting by negroes. The piece commends Hardwick and questions northern critics.
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Martine
New Jersey
Georgia
Hardwick
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Ias
South
Whipping the Boll Weevil by Georgia Farmers
Georgia farmers head to a State College of Agriculture convention of over one hundred agents and many women to plan the fight against the boll weevil. They urge more corn and fruit crops, earlier cotton varieties, and coordinated effort with college and federal support to offset cotton losses and reduce damage in coming years.
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Georgia
State College of Agriculture
A Law of Doubtful Merit
A New Hampshire law forbids hanging within a year of trial to allow possible errors to be corrected. Georgia needs no such provision. Capital cases often rest in court longer than a year, and while care to avoid haste or prejudice is vital, the law should be applied promptly. Delays cause miscarriages as surely as haste. A fair trial with possible venue changes remains essential.
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New Hampshire
Georgia
Peace Demands Signal Hard Termes to End War
Entente Allies reject peace talks and demand Belgium Serbia Montenegro Alsace Lorraine Tyrol Constantinople and all Turkish possessions in Europe be restored plus heavy reparations indemnities and a Polish kingdom. Germany and Austria refuse to accept such terms, foreseeing further costly sacrifices before any settlement.
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Germany
Belgium
Serbia
Montenegro
Alsace-Lorraine
Tyrol
Constantinople
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Kingdom of
Poland
Austria
Farm Crops Georgia Tops in 1915 1916 Ranking
Washington report shows a national record in farm crops for 1915 and 1916 with high values driven by last year prices. Georgia ranks fifth in 1916, while overall crop value reaches 3.93 billion dollars though many crops failed to hit previous records. The Agriculture Department lists state by state production and landing values, detailing regional performance.
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Georgia
Washington
United States
Department of Agt
Boll Weevil Gitcha Ef Yo' Do'n' Watch Rout
An Appalachian style poem narrates a Demonstration Agent teaching farmers in Athens Georgia how to farm and combat boll weevils. The speaker recounts lessons on soil, hay, silos, crops, spraying, and farm management, while warning that the weevil will harm if ignored. The poem notes farm economics and rural life with period dialect and imagery.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Kansas
Brindle
Athens
Origin of Carnation in ancient Greece and coronation links
The carnation was cultivated by ancient Greeks who named it Dianthus, flower of the gods. They wore chaplets from it, giving rise to the coronation name. It was also used at grand banquets as a salad component, and under Charles I it appeared in the making of)//
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Dianthus
Charles 1
Industry of the poor recovers matches from streets and eateries
A historical note observes that matches now sold have been lighted at least once and describes the act of gathering discarded matchbooks from streets and eating houses as a perpetually practiced industry of the poor.
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