Death of General Clement A. Evans Revered Georgia Figure
The Athens Banner notes the death of General Clement A. Evans, praising his Civil War leadership, civic service, and lasting impact on Georgia. It highlights his roles as prison commissioner and Methodist minister, and memorializes his enduring influence from Potomac to Rio Grande. The piece reflects on his character as brave, loyal, and benevolent, with a call to remember his stainless life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement A. Evans
Georgia
Potomac
Rio Grande
Deserved Congratulation as Georgia Governor Recedes
Joseph M. Brown returns to private life after two years as Georgia governor. Georgians statewide extend praise for a plain businesslike administration that pursued fairness and prosperity, noting a property value rise of over one hundred million dollars and broad public approval.
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Joseph M. Brown
State of Georgia
Marietta
Brown
Mountain school drive yields new Georgia facilities
Progress in mountain education in Northeast Georgia expands to Rabun Gap Tallulah Falls School and Sautee Nacoochee valley ventures. Athens leaders credit Hodgson donors and local clubs with funding, while Piedmont College may gain 300 acres and $6000 endowment if trustees relocate from Demorest. The push aims to match city options with regional schools.
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Georgia
Athens
Rabun Gap
Penent
A. J. Ritchie
Messrs. Hodgson
Tallulah Falls
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs
M.A. Lipscomb
Lhe
Daughters of the Conefederary
Louis B. Magid
Atlanta
Piedmont College
Tallulah
Demorest
Georgia S
The Railroad and the Farmers in Georgia
Georgia railroads aid agricultural education by supporting the educational train run by the State College of Agriculture. The train cost under seventeen hundred dollars to the college, with five thousand dollars from supporters, while railroads provided transport worth at least twenty thousand dollars. Farmers and railroads now recognize shared interests, boosting state development and commercial welfare.
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Boards of Trade
Georgia
State College of Agriculture
Friends of Agricultural Education
Georgia General Assembly urged to act on tax reform and Senate choice
The Georgia General Assembly should name a successor to Senator Terrell and address a outdated tax system. Lawmakers are urged to secure broader tax base, fund state institutions, and meet rising state needs without delaying fiscal reforms.
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General Assembly of
Georgia
Congress
United States
State Democratic Executive Committee
Bacon
Terrell
State citizens back legislature for needed laws and progress
The people expect the present legislature to enact a number of needed laws and advance state interests. Public support will back any good movement initiated by that body in every feasible way.
Agricultural survey urged for Georgia farmers
The State College of Agriculture seeks a ten thousand dollar annual increase in maintenance and a forty thousand dollar rise in extension funds to conduct an agricultural soil survey. Legislators are expected to fund this after hearing a convincing case. The survey would guide farmers in tailored fertilizer use, boosting Georgia crop yields and saving millions each year.
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State College of Agriculture
State of Georgia
Georgia
Farmers of Georgia
Women Vote Petition Sparks Incubator Debate
The right of women to vote is under discussion nationwide with petitions to lawmaking bodies. In Atlanta the Woman's Civic League presented a petition to the city council, prompting swift opposition and the petition being placed in the incubator, where its fate seems unlikely to progress.
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Woman's Civic League
Atlanta
Georgia Watermelons Rise as Peaches and Cantaloupes Fail
Georgia watermelons gain prominence as weather harms peach and cantaloupe crops. Cantaloupe vines shriveled under a hot wave, cutting the crop almost entirely, while watermelons offer expected profit and relief to growers. With ample watermelons and blackberries, state residents anticipate steadier happiness despite hot weather and poor overall yields.
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Georgia
Pension Law Change Suggested by Veteran
A Augusta veteran proposes a new local county pension board to review applications before state action. The plan aims to improve records and personal knowledge to aid Confederate survivors denied by the current state board due to incomplete records and technicalities.
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Augusta
State Pension Commissioner
Corn Mystery in the South Sparks Regional Debate
An outsider reviews the South’s corn situation noting the region grows vast quantities yet imports corn from the rest of the country. Comparisons show the South produced 1.29 billion bushels on 67 million acres while the nation totals differ, prompting questions about regional agriculture and diversification.
Why South corn yields low profits per acre in 1910
The South produces over a fifth more per capita. Yet corn on farms yields less value than cotton because acreage is large, prices are low, and corn is mainly used for fattening stock. In Terrell County last year no Western meat imports would boost boasting. Corn costs little to cultivate, but yields under 23 bushels and under $18 per acre in 1910, making it the least profitable crop in the region. Florida papers raise pertinent points about profitability and practical study to improve yields.
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South
Jacksonville
Florida
Atlanta Georgian
Terrell County
Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Times-Union
Tax Receivers Deserve Higher Pay In Georgia
Georgia tax receivers are the poorest paid officials for the work required. They fill blanks and three digests for each tax return, enter data four times, and wait until fall to be paid. The position bears the state’s expense and deserves raises to attract capable county workers. A legislative bill will seek higher commissions, needing broad support.
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Georgia
Fighting Typhoid With Vaccination Gains Ground
Medical science notes steady progress in typhoid vaccination with strong army and civilian adoption. Texas camps report no typhoid cases among 16,000 troops over three months, reinforcing compulsory army use and broader preventive measures. Experts caution against overstatement but deem immunization a decisive preventive advance.
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New Orleans
United States
Texas
Galveston
San Antonio
Hints for safer Fourth of July celebrations
A list of ideas for a patriotic Fourth of July event including chanting America, Continental costume processions, free patriotic songs, lantern-lit streets, a homecoming day, family reunions, a boys camp fire, an automobile night parade, an Uncle Sam versus John Bull athletic contest, free entertainments for children, porch stage performances, museum-style displays of war relics, state representations, colored lights, uniforms, water fêtes, decorative tableaux, and banners with famous independence quotes to decorate towns.
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America
Uncle Sam
John Bull
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H. J. Rowe
Athens Daily Banner
Post Office
DuBose
Clarke
San Francisco
Tom Hudson
State Agricultural Department
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Pacific
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Cummins
W. J. Speer
Treasury
Germany
France
James
Kentucky
Paynter
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Presbyterian Church
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Sautee
Mr. Colt
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L. G. Harris
Methodist Conference
General Assembly
Chronicle of
Irie
Washington
Betsy Ross
Boston
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