Summer talk and town notes from Athens
Merchants fix up buildings for the quiet season and Henry Watterson credits Woodrow Wilson. English affairs remain tense as the queen leaves home amid suffragette protests. Court house remodeling progresses for fall occupancy. Lions and heads figure in a harsh world view. The governor race in Colorado stirs, Tybee visitors report heat and mosquitos. Open streetcars are praised for summer service. Tax values rise across counties, Southern Pacific lands valued at seven hundred million dollars. Dorsey declines governor bid. Georgia lawyers seek tougher bar standards.
Broadening of the Summer School at the University
The summer school opens tomorrow with a forecast of a forty percent enrollment rise over last year despite heavy advertising and high costs. Georgia offers top courses for teachers, especially women pursuing master's degrees, while attracting national attention from other schools. The program also hosts high school conferences, student exhibits, and rural education discussions, reaffirming Athens as a center for state educational uplift.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
South
Shimmer
County Boards of Education
United States
State College of Agriculture
Keleure
Athens
Georgia Farmers Embrace Home Meat Rearing and Surplus
Georgia counties like Colquitt and Brooks report large meat surpluses from poultry, pigs, sheep and cattle, aided by corn abundance and local packing houses. Franklin and Hart organize stock associations as farmers shift from cotton to hog raising, with railroads offering pig prizes to youth clubs.
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Georgia
Franklin and
Hart
Smokehouse
Colquitt County
Brooks County
Colquitt
Brooks
Moultrie
President Wilson Predicts Record Business Boom After Reform
President Wilson spoke optimistically to Virginia editors amid the Claflin & Company failure, saying antitrust, tariff, and currency measures will trigger a major business upturn. He asserted Congress will pass trust legislation promptly and that a constructive program will bring relief, security, and renewed confidence for business nationwide.
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H. 5. Claflin & Company
Wilson
Virginia
Claflin
Congress
Working For New Tax Law Analysis
The article discusses the impact of a recently enacted Georgia tax law. It notes varying effects across counties, linked to differing equalizer personnel and tax figures. It questions the final outcome, including potential debt payments, rate reductions, or possible repeal depending on future data and public sentiment.
Wilson Maintains Tight Grip Over Congress
The article argues President Wilson directs congressional legislation, shaping tariff reform currency reform and anti trust bills to his liking. It notes Congress passed a free tolls measure despite opposing platform pledges and expects to adjourn by August while pushing through the president’s demanded bills.
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Wilson
Congress
Senate
Committee Rejects Impeachment of Judge Emory Speer
The national House committee concluded there was no basis for impeachment of Judge Emory Speer and should not pursue proceedings. It criticized Speer in a lengthy report, though stopping short of impeachment, warning that such remarks damaged his judicial usefulness and credibility on the bench.
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Emory Speer
National House of Representatives
Judge Speer
Volstead
Speer
Senate
House
United States Sells Two Battleships to Greece
The United States plans to sell the battleships Idaho and Mississippi to Greece after a favorable bill clears Congress and the president. Turkey protests citing Balkan balance of power while Democrats seek no entanglement. critics warn of mixing into European affairs.
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United States
Greece
Congress
Mediterranean
Balkan
Mercer Names Dr William Lowndes Pickard New President
Dr William Lowndes Pickard of Savannah is announced as the new president of Mercer University. The trustees, after long deliberation, believe his leadership will bring greater success to Mercer than in recent years and address long studied questions about the top office.
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William Lowndes Pickard
Savannah
Mercer University
South
Mercer
Pickard
Mercer endowment drive launched by Georgia Baptists
The article notes a new president will lead a campaign to raise a one million dollar endowment for Mercer University. Georgia Baptists will be approached to support the effort, aiming to place Mercer on a strong development trajectory. Pickard, known in Athens for preaching at First Baptist and the University commencement, is spoken of with well wishes for his new post.
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Leme
Mercer
Baptists of Georgia
Aml
Pickard
Athens
First Baptist Church
Debt Paying Legislature Urged by Governor Slaton
Governor Slaton tells the legislature to adopt a debt paying program. He argues repudiation would harm the state’s honor and urges lawmakers to enforce a shared burden under existing tax laws. He calls for economy and notes that just governance precedes generosity.
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Slaton
Hoe
Is the big jobber doomed by new mercantile order
The article argues that Claflin's collapse signals the downfall of large urban jobbing houses under modern trade. Smaller city firms like Athens shops gain by closer buyer contact, quicker credit handling, and attentive account management, taking more favorable, carefully chosen trades while big houses risk broad stock and many accounts.
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Claflin
Athens
Colonel Roosevelt Attacks Colombia Treaty as Blackmail
The column reports Colonel Roosevelt returning from Europe and denouncing the proposed 25 million dollar payment to Colombia as blackmail. It defends actions securing the Panama Canal strip and argues the United States owes Colombia an honest settlement, praising President Wilson for bold, costly stand.
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Europe
Colombia
Panama Canal Strip
United States
Canal Strip
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Panama
Georgia Eyes San Francisco Panama Exposition Fund Drive
Georgia plans a strong push to represent the state at the Panama Exposition in San Francisco next year requiring at least fifty thousand dollars in cash plus substantial volunteer effort. Subscriptions already begun and more funding expected, with hope for a twenty five thousand dollar state appropriation if residents contribute. The drive argues wide Georgia product advertising will open distant markets as California ships fruit and other goods across the continent.
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Georgia
San Francisco
California
Georgia’s Industrial Rise Beyond Agriculture
Georgia has transformed from a mainly agricultural state to a growing manufacturing center. State Commissioner of Labor Stanley highlights booming industry, noting 144 cotton mills with $36 million capital and annual cotton usage over 250 million pounds, reflecting rapid development over the past decades.
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Georgia
Stanley
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Uncle Sam
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Turkey
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