General Wood to Speak in Athens on July Fourth
General Leonard Wood will visit Athens on July Fourth as guest of the city. The event includes a full program with Wood as orator, special trains, and governors, lawmakers, and thousands of visitors from across Georgia, marking a historic celebration for Athens.
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Athens
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Hamilton McWhorter
H. J. Rowe
Charleston
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C. D. Flanigen
J. W. Barnett
T. H. Dozier, Jr
State House
House
Senate
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Macon
Augusta
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Pierce Academy
Middleboro
Mass
Lag Guasimas
San Juan Hill
Wood
Indiana
Lawton
Cuba
Cuban Republic
Philippines
Moro
Argentine
Governor's Island
N. Y
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H. W. Odum
Volunteer System Breaks Down Again in War Mobilization
Washington officials cite recruiting figures as proof the volunteer system has broken down in an emergency. They say recruiting must rise tenfold from the present pace, with 47 518 men enlisted since April 1. The national guard faces an even worse situation and Pershing’s France deployment announcement failed to spur enlistment.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
National Guard
Pershing
France
Prince of Udine to Visit Atlanta on War Mission
The Prince of Udine and other Italian war commissioners will leave Washington on June 4 for a southern and midwestern tour, beginning with Atlanta. The trip follows their May 29 dispatch from Washington.
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Udine
Atlanta
Associated Press
Washington
the Prince of Udine
South
Middle West
Change Make In War Tax Bill Of The House
Washington May 29 among further changes in the house war bill agreed upon were the elimination of the five per cent taxes on gas electric light and telephone service and all insurance and the imposition of increased taxes of sixty per cent on tobacco products instead of the one hundred per cent house increase and to levy an excise tax of one half cent on sugar and three cents on Cocos
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Associated Press
Washington
Dean's Kidney Pills Help Athens Man's Back Pain
An Athens resident, J. L. Byrd of 149 Wilkerson street, testifies that heavy lifting at the Athens Pottery caused back pain, dizziness, and frequent nighttime kidney secretions. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, he reports great relief and says the cure cost 60 cents at dealers.
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Athens
J. L. Byrd
Wilkerson Street
Athens Pottery
Dean
Byrd
Foster-Milburn Co. Props
Buffalo, N. Y
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Riot Violence Escalates in East St. Louis May Riot
In East St. Louis on May 29 three negros were shot, one fatally, and three white men wounded as a race riot flared. Police and troops dispersed crowds. two earlier shootings reported. militia arrived. saloons ordered closed by Mayer Holtman.
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Associated Press
East St. Louis
Illinois Militia
Mayer Holtman
Berlin papers publish news of U S destroyers sailing
Washington report cites vice admiral Sims account that German papers carried word of American destroyers departing for the war zone days before their arrival. The dispatch notes a mine field at the port entrance, the first planted there in three months, and confirms advance German information.
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Berlin
U. S
Associated Press
Washington
Sims
Germany
Daniels
Planning System to Cut Food Costs in Hoover Era
Washington May 29 The new food administration under Hoover will aim to lower consumer food prices by reducing the producer to consumer margin through central executive agencies. Initial staples to be addressed are grain flour meat and sugar with measures to align supply with demands. A Cotton Seed Crushers Association committee offered full cooperation noting experiments show twenty percent cotton seed flour mixed with eighty percent wheat or corn yields nutritious bread.
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Associated Press
Washington
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Interstate Cottonseed Crushers Association
Gunners Cleared of Blame for Explosion on Mongolia
Washington May 29 The naval armed guard and the commander of the American Mner Mongolia are absolved of all responsibility for the gun practice accident that killed two Red Cross nurses aboard the vessel. A navy department report says brass powder caps used for years will be replaced by wood or fibre substitutes to prevent recurrence. Special Investigation attributed the blast to an unexplained deflection of a portion of the brass powder cup, Secretary Daniels announced.
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Associated Press
Washinton
Naval Armed Guard
Mner
Red Cross
Navy Department
Daniels
Where There Is Vision The Lucy Cobb Commencement Sermon
Rev. Troy Beatty delivered the Lucy Cobb Commencement sermon on Proverbs 29 18. He urged graduates to form a clear vision guiding life and choices emphasizing character, faith, and duty to nation and ideals. He praised the school and urged young women to live rightly in service to God and country.
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Troy Beatty
Lucy Cobb
Beatty
State University
Red Cross
Athens
Southland
Europe
Wilson
Brother Hood
Jesus Christ
Christ
Lord
God Given Name of a Conquering Soul sermon at State Normal
Dr. James W. Lynch preached the twenty third annual commencement sermon at State Normal School. The talk, built on Philippians and Revelation, explored how a soul gains a new name through a successful moral struggle, divine grace, and unique individualism. It urged graduates to view the new name as a true measure of character and destiny.
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J. W. Lynch
State Normal School
James W. Lynch
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First Baptist Church
Gounod
Pres. Pound
Paradise Lost
Paradise Regained
Joshua
Caleb
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