Athens Banner Urges Home Industry Patronage in City Growth
Editorial urges Athens residents to buy locally manufactured goods and patronize home merchants to boost the city's growth, keep money circulating, and compete with other cities. It argues cutting orders to distant firms harms local contractors and stresses enterprise and cooperation among citizens. The piece also notes government efforts against the boll weevil pest show progress and a drop in weevil counts per acre.
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Athens
Department of Agriculture
Department
Asme
Gompers Attacks Republican Labor Plank in Interview
Samuel Gompers blasts the anti injunction plank as inadequate for labor demands. He hints at a Denver convention visit to push a stronger stance. He warns of possible labor vote splits and notes that the GOP offer fails to address human rights and equality before the law.
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Samuel Gomers
Gompers
Denver
William J. Braun
Republcan
Republican Convention
Convention
Boll Weevil Threat to Cotton Crops Reconsidered
A historical note recalls years when the boll weevil seemed to ruin cotton yields, challenging scientists as the pest appeared to defy control efforts and threaten the crop each season.
Return of good times across the nation in rail freight relief
The article notes improving conditions in the South with optimism for a national upturn. It cites the American Railway Association showing a steady drop in idle freight cars and predicts that by fall there will be virtually none. Record crops may accelerate demand, with railroads unable to expand fleet to match business.
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American Railway Association
United States
Canada
Beths Restruet
Georgia's Delegates Consider Voting for Bryan in Denver
The Georgia delegation to Denver may cast its vote for Bryan but Nebraska has enough delegates to nominate him on the first ballot. Georgia's unpledged delegates could change, yet with Bryan likely the nominee on the first ballot, it would be poor policy to vote for anyone else. A solid front against the enemy benefits democracy as the fight over Bryan ends.
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Georgia
Denver
Bryan
Tryan
Ume
William J. Bryan
Letter suggests Bryan should bow out for Johnson at Denver
Thomas W. Lawson writes William Jennings Bryan urging the Nebraska Democrat to concede to Governor Johnson of Minnesota and accept the vice presidency to shore up a Bryan Johnson ticket. The idea is ridiculed as unrealistic and contradicted by broad support for Bryan among delegates. The piece argues Democrats should back the chosen candidate and campaign vigorously.
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Tom Lawson
Bryan
Thomas W. Lawson
Frentiers Finance
William Jennings Bryan
Denver
Taft
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Lawson
Tull Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Gov Johnson
Union
Democrats
East
South
State must answer on support for agriculture schools
The article urges Georgia’s General Assembly to settle funding for the state college of agriculture and eleven district agricultural high schools during the current session. It notes the state has invested heavily in an agricultural hall and district schools, built on promises of adequate ongoing support, and warns that failing to fulfill these duties would be unjust to contributors and undermine a sweeping agricultural movement.
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State College of Agriculture
General Assembly of Georgia
Capitol
Urge Immediate State Funding for Georgia Colleges
The speaker argues for prompt provision of funds to sustain Georgia's colleges and universities. Faculty have resigned other jobs for these posts and face unemployment without state support. Delay risks shutting doors next fall and erodes public confidence in the legislature’s duty to provide maintenance funds.
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Georgia
Grover Cleveland Dies at Seventy in Quiet Farewell
The nation mourns Grover Cleveland, twice president, who passed after a long illness. He stood for tariff reform, Monroe Doctrine defense, and steadfast Democratic faith, leaving a noble home life and a legacy of honesty and resolve. Officials and citizens across parties pay tribute.
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Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Republic
England
McKinley
Roosevelt
Unite States of America
Cleveland
Jefferson
Democracy
Grover
Fortunes of wives helped shape American politics
The piece argues that presidential success in the United States has often depended on the wealth of a politician’s wife or female relative. It cites McKinley, Roosevelt, Hanna, and Taft, noting how wives funded campaigns, maintained households, and provided financial backing that sustained political careers and eventual nominations, with Taft's wife playing a pivotal role in his rise.
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Washington
New York
World
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Alice
Nichols Longworth
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Marcus A. Hanna
McKinley
Herrick
Hanna
Charles P. Taft
William Howard Taft
Taft
William
K Street
Merron
William Wax
Oslo City
Sinton
Longworth Familly
Longworth
Political speculation runs through party lines in 1909 bids
The long list of candidates and plausible ticket names spans Prohibitionists in Connecticut with Matthew R. O’Brien, Alabama Democrats led by D. Mallory, Wisconsin platforms in Milwaukee, and Utah Senator Reed Smoot’s re election. National conventions promise NY and Chicago offices, with figures like Jerry Sullivan, George Boldt, and Taft cabinet slates featuring Burron, Meyer, Kellogg, Magoon, Edwards, Michock, Newberry, Ellis, Pinchot, and Loeb shaping the 1909 political map.
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Connecticut
Matthew R. O'Brien
Bridgeport
D. Mallory
Democratic State Executive Committee
Alabama
J. H. Manson
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Reed Smoot
Utah
Republican Congressional Committee
New York City
Jerry Sullivan
Des Moines
Democratic Congressional Committee
Chicago
James T. Lloyd
Missouri
William J. Connors
Democratic State Committee of
New York
George v. Boldt
Boldt
Waldorf-Astoria
Boone County
Indiana
Washington
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
the Treasury
George von L. Meyer
Massachusetts
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Charles E. Magoon
Nebraska
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affair
Frank H. Michcock
Navy
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Interior
Wade H. Ellis
Oho
Agriculture
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Forestry
Commeree and Labor
Willam Loeb
Quote from Finnegan on life and worth
In the Catholic Standard and Times Finnegan states there is only one time when life is not worth living Flannery asks what time that is Finnegan answers when you think it isn t worth living The brief dialogue reflects a philosophical aside in a Catholic readership context
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Finnegan
Flannery
Catholic Standard and Times
Patterson wins renomination lead in Tennessee primary
Unofficial returns from Tennessee's Democratic primary show Governor Patterson leading Carmack by a wide delegate margin. Patterson carried 48 counties to Carmack's 48, but top convention counties gave Patterson a solid majority of delegates, aided by Shelby, Davidson, and Hamilton counties. Carmack carried most western and eastern counties and Knox and Sullivan. Patterson campaigned on local option while Carmack backed statewide prohibition.
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Nashville
Tenn
BR. Patterson
Edward W. Carmack
Patterson
Carmack
Conventon
Shelby County
Memphis
Davidson County
Nashvills
Hamilton County
Chattanooga
Middle Tennessee
West Tennessee
East Tennessee
Knox County
Knoxville
Sullivan County
Bristol
CarMmack
Handy Substitute Dress Advice Cited in Plain Dealer
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes a humorous exchange about a new sheath dress and a funny remark about fitting into an umbrella cover, reflecting light local humor and fashion chatter. The brief dialogue features a mother and daughter bantering over style choices and imagery.
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Jane
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Irate Father Confronts Neighborhood Criticism
In a The St. Jenis Times column, a heated exchange reveals a father reacting to being told his child is the worst in the neighborhood. Tommy retorts that such remarks should prompt remorse for allowing vilification of a family.
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Tommy
St. Jenis
MUMAN MACHINERY And The Human Body Compared As Tools
A bold claim praises Stuart’s Buchu and Juniper as a superior invig orating cordial that cures a wide range of ailments from kidney disease and diabetes to neuralgia and rheumatism. The advertisement touts constant care and skillful repair to prevent deterioration, noting a $1.00 bottle price and a free sample offer from Stuart Drug Manufacturing Co. Atlanta, Ga.
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Stuart
Stuarts Buchu
Stuart Drug Manufacturing Co
Allazta
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