Knapp School of Country Life at Peabody Teachers' College
A 1910 letter from U S Department of Agriculture endorses the Seaman A Knapp School of Country Life at George Peabody College for Teachers Nashville Tennessee. Secretary D L Houston urges support noting Knapp’s pioneering work in rural life and the need for leaders. the school would honor him as a monument.
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Knapp School of Country Life
Peabody Teachers’ College
United States Department of Agriculture
Peabody School For Teachers
Nashville
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Bruce Payne
George Peabody College For Teachers
Tenn
Dr. Payne
Seaman A. Knapp
Teachers College
Houston
Governor Brown's Sentimental Journey to Franklin County
Special to the Banner from Carnesville Georgia June 2 Governor Joseph M Brown begins a sentimental journey to the Franklin county seat near Athens He charts election records for his father and himself detailing Franklin county majorities over the years He plans to visit Commerce by rail then drive to Carnesville during Sale Week and return home Wednesday The report notes Franklin county loyalty to Brown and prior contests with Hoke Smith and Warren Akin through early races in 1857 1859 and 1861 and other figures
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Carnesville
Atlanta
Joseph M. Brown
Mta
Franklin County
Athens
Brown
Joséph
Hoke Smith
Joseph EB. Brown
Ben Hill
Warren Akin
Bartow
Nesbit
M. Furlow
J. Hill
Furlow
Hill
Franklin
Russell
Pope Brown
Georgia
St Elmo lodge elects officers at regular Knights of Pythias meeting
Tuesday's Banner reports the St Elmo lodge Knights of Pythias held a regular meeting at Castle Hall Max Joseph Building where a six month term officers were elected. S R McDuffie was chosen Chancellor Commander with R Grubb vice commander Chas Emory Smith prelate Thos H Nickerson keeper of records and seal Master of Finance H P Lawrence Master of Exchequer K B Magil Master of Work N J Mathews Master at Arms Thos H Edwards inside guardian Rk E Carter outside guardian.
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St. Elmo Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Max Joseph
S. R. McDuffie
R. Grubb
Chas
Emory Smith
Thos
H. Nickerson
H.P. Lawrence
K. B. Magil
N. J. Mathews
H. Edwards
Inside Guardian
Rk. E. Carter
Outside Guardian
Tignall Railroad and Political Echoes From 1913
Public notices on the Elberton and Eastern Railroad reaching Tignall Ga with notes on completion dates and finances. Includes voter tallies from 1863 and Georgia gubernatorial era figures and a remark on Governor Brown’s travel during a quiet period.
Tech to host biggest alumni gathering for quar ter-centennial
Atlanta June 2 The Georgia Tech alumni reunion will bring the largest turnout in school history for the quarter-century commencement. Noted speakers include Dr Thomas E Green United States Education Commissioner P P Claxton Alphonso Smith and Dr Herbert S Bigelow. The event features receptions dances and a giant burlesque pageant through Atlanta reviewed by Governor Brown.
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Atlanta
Georgia School of Technology
Georgia
South
Tech
Thos. E. Green
Chicago
Green
United States Commissioner of Education
P. P. Claxton
Tech Y. M. C. A
C. Alphonso Smith
Edgar Allen Poe
University of Virginia
Grand Opera House
Herbert 8. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Governor Brown
Matheson
Brown
Revival Services Close at West End Church
West End Church held closing revival exercises on June 1 with four morning additions and six candidates joining by experience and baptism at the evening service. Despite Evangelist J D Winchester’s illness and rain, the meeting was a success and baptisms were planned for the near future. A large offering for state missions was raised, and Pastor Rev L T Weldon thanked City churches for their prayers and support.
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West End
J. D. Winchester
L. T. Weldon
Feidelson Prominent in the Y M H A Meeting in Savannah
C N Feldelson will address the Y M H A meeting at Temple Mickve Israel in Savannah on vice conditions in Savannah Chatham County and Georgia. Before the talk the regular Y M H A meeting will be held and merchants have been canvassed for tickets to the Tybee outing on June 18.
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Morning News
Savannah
C. N. Feldelson
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Temple Mickve Israel
Chatham County
State of
Georgia
Felderson
Tybee
Hailstorm Damages Crops Near Athens and Oconee County
A severe hailstorm sweeping western and northern city edges and surrounding farms caused damage to cotton and corn, with one 1200 acre tract in Oconee County heavily beaten down. Sharecroppers expressed deep discouragement as fears grew that crops may not recover. Farmers reported illness at heart seeing their fields after the brief storm crest, with additional damage noted across several state sections over the past three days.
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Athens
Oconee County
Billups Phintzy
Three Men jailed for murder at Belton Georgia
Lula Ga June 2 Three men Miller and Han ford were jailed in Hall county Jail Gainesville on murder charges of Arthur Hawkins. Coroner s inquest found evidence urging arrest. Hawkins a Bellton Sunday school teacher was found shot six times in a road two and a half miles from Belton. His mule returned home without him, his wife searched and found him near an abandoned house.
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Lula
Miller
Hanford
Hall County
Gainesville
Arthur Hawkins
Bellton
Hawkins
Baptist Sunday School
Plans for Appropriation Reform
A special house committee in Washington meets to discuss changing how government estimates and appropriations are prepared. Some favor an English budget style, others oppose it. The panel plans only to discuss the topic for now, noting many statutes would need repeal before any change.
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Washington, D. C
House
Sam
Notable wedding in Vancouver marks high-society union
Vancouver June 2 Major General Pipon C B resident governor of the Tower of London officiates as Geraldine Pipon daughter weds George Herbert Head formerly of London now resident in Vancouver. The ceremony at Christ Church draws notable guests and marks a prominent local alliance between Pipon and Head families.
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Vancouver
B. C
Christchurch
Geraldine Pipon
Pipon
C. B
Tower of London
Geo. Herbert Head
London
Four Little Atlanta Stories From F C G
A young Atlanta reporter Ward 8 Green risks his life descending a 70 foot well on the Stevens farm to recover a weapon said to be the murder tool though none found. Also notes President Wilson’s busy year and Atlanta policing reform amid the Phagan case plus Red Russell’s fast fall from fortune to poverty within a month.
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Atlanta
Green
Jiegroes
Sarah Stevens
Georgia
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Call Trains Leaving Same Station on Two Roads
A Gainesville newspaper reader urges railroad authorities to announce departures from the same station to prevent passenger errors. He cites the Gainesville Midland and 8 A L and G M trains leaving at 7 and 7 10, misidentification causing a man to miss his correct train and be put off at Fowler's Junction. The writer suggests a porter announce departures in the waiting room to aid travelers at no cost.
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Athens
G. M
Gainesville
Atlanta
Elberton
Fowler’s Junction
Jefferson
Lawrenceville
Winder
Crump Wins Class President Amid Campus Political Turbulence
Stephen Crump of Macon, captain of the track team and a prominent A. E. fraternity member, won the next junior class presidency at the University of Georgia. The student elections showed unusual opposition to the party in power, yet Crump secured a clear margin and gained leadership following late entry into the race.
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University of Georgia
Stephen Crump
Macon
Died in Macon Buried in Athens
The body of Mr. J. C. Couch of Macon arrived in Athens Sunday and the funeral and burial were held at Princeton Factory in this county Sunday afternoon. He died Friday night. He was a brother of Mr. S. B. Couch of Princeton and had other relatives in this area. Rev. Willie Saye conducted services. A large number from Athens and Macon attended to pay tribute to the dead.
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J. C. Couch
Macon
Athens
Central of Georgia
Princeton
Couch
8. B. Couch
Clarke County
Willie Saye
Branson to Address Tatnall County Citizens
In Reidsville Georgia on May 31 Professor E A Branson of the State Normal School will speak to Tatnall County citizens at court about Country Life Defenses. He is recognized for his rural life work in Georgia. Albany June 2 The question of the constitutionality of the gambling law forbidding betting at race tracks and holding directors responsible for such betting was argued before the court of appeals. If upheld, plans to revive racing in the state may be delayed.
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Reidsville
E Ae Branson
State Normal Sch School
Tattnall County
Georgia
Albany
Court of Appeals
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G. F. O’kelley
John Deere
Clayton and
Wall Streets
Athens, Georgia
Titus
D. L. Burrell
Foley
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Tignall
Elberton and Eastern Railroad
W. A. Benson
Northern Capital
Tam
Ween
Georgia Tech
West End Church
Feidelson
Y. M
Belton
F.C. G
C.M. Methyin
Georgia Weekly Press Association
Phagan
Conley
Frank
Decatur Street
Crump
Prof
Branson
Tatnall County
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