Higher Education Sparks Debate in Georgia House Session
Vigorous discussion in Atlanta on university affairs centered on Bowden College and the University of Georgia. Rep. McCrory defended higher education while attacking university finances and editorial criticism. The session also advanced a wine bill tied to university use and a caffeine beverage measure targeting minors.
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University OF Georgia
Bibb
Bowden
Wyatt
Troup
du' Rose
Clarke
Clarke County
Representative McCrory
Augusta Medical College
Hall
Schley
Athens
Barrow
Folke
McCrory
Macon Telegraph
Peter
Paul
Treasury
Macon
Augusta
McDonald
Bowden College
Swift
Comptroller General
Representative Hall
Atlanta
Coca Cola
House of Representatives
L. C. Brown
DeWitt Pickett
Terrell County
Judson L. Hand
Temperance
Mr. Trammell
Harris
Temperance Committee
A Soldier's Prayer by Harold MacGrath of the Vigilantes
A Soldier's Prayer asks God for manhood and clear heart to face battle. The verse seeks righteous anger, fidelity to forebears, and the comfort of parental memory to sustain courage until return or end.
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Harold MacGrath
the Vigilantes
Tampa Postoffice Chief Resigns Over $4000 Shortage
Tampa postmaster James McKay resigned today at the department’s request after a report found an alleged $4,000 shortage in the accounts tied to John Carney, assistant postmaster, in Tampa, Florida, on July 23.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
James McKay
Postoffice Department
John Carney
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Athens Woman
Mrs. E R Shy of 980 N Lumpkin Bt Athens says Doan's Kidney Pills eased back pain and rheumatic trouble after eight years of use. She reports lasting benefit and keeps a supply from Palmer & Son's Drug Store. First endorsement dated March 28 1908 and over six years later reaffirmed. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY advert.
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Athens
Doan
Dean
Kerensky Man of the Hour in Russia May Bring Order
Dispatches from Havre report an American steamer sunk a large German submarine after firing thirty-five shells as it submerged. Kerensky has been made virtual dictator to quell troop disaffection and morale issues amid Russian retreats in Galicia. Russians penetrate German lines near Smorgon Krevo, taking 1000 prisoners but morale concerns threaten gains. Austro Hungarians press Russians in Galicia while Germans near Tarnopol. Canadians advance south of Lens with coal fields, and British gains appear in East Africa and Palestine.
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Eter
Associated Press
Paris
Havre
Alexander Kerensky
Russia
Galicia
Smorgon
Krevo
Petrograd
Berlin
Tarnopol
Lemberg
Chemin Des Dames
Lens
East Africa
Palestine
Senate
Washington
Finance Committee
Europe
Switzerland
Allies 10 Take Over Ocean Transport and Food Measure
Washington July 23 reports outline a revision downward of ocean freight rates with proposed sweeping reductions and a step to take over Atlantic commerce by Allied merchants. The plan, submitted for approval, aims to redirect neutral and Allied shipping, with Japan possibly using its fleet to counter submarine warfare.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
State Department
British Foreign Office
Japan
America
England
Shall Georgia Deny Women Higher Education for Coeducation
The Banner urges extending higher education to Georgia women via a proposed University of Georgia program using the Lucy Cobb Institute property in Athens. It argues opposition seeks only credit, notes dormitory and funding needs, and contends co education benefits girls by offering Junior, Senior and post graduate opportunities within the state.
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Georgia
University of Georgia
Athens
Lucy Cobb Institute
Franklin College
State University
Railroads urge suspension of nonessential work during war
The Railroads War Board asks public authorities to halt nonessential projects during wartime. Chair Fairfax Harrison cites strain from moving men and materiel and urges only war essential improvements. They also recommend eliminating unnecessary passenger service and deferring new stations and grade-crossing removals to boost national service capacity.
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Banner
Washington, D. C
Railroads’ War Board
Public Service Commissions
United States
Fairfax Harrison
Wilson
Bor
The Fortune Isles Poem by Joaquin Miller
A brief excerpt presents The Fortunate Isles by Joaquin Miller, praising a voyage toward ideal lands. The lines describe the Isles as Duty, Love, and Content, guiding the traveler through watery miles with a call to trust in God.
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Fortunate Isles
Fortune Isles
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