Clarke county backs good roads under Prof Strahan
Prof Charles M Strahan, Clarke county engineer, returns from Albany where he attended the Good Roads meeting. Commissioner W S Holman and other Clarke officials praise the movement as sweeping the state and seek Strahan's expert consulting services at no cost to counties. Clarke County leads in road improvement and will benefit from Strahan's practical engineering guidance and problem solving for local projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Univers./f
Albany
Holman
Charles M. Strahan
W. S. Holman
Automobile Good Roads Association
Messia
Strahan
Clarke County
Hodgson
Pittard
Prof
Clark Howell
Georgia Good Roads Automobile Association
Prof. Strahan
Georgia
Irate wife attacks grass widow in Atlanta street row
In Atlanta on Forsyth and Luckie streets Mrs. R H Roper attacked grass widow Mrs. Mattie Wallace with an umbrella. Wallace was knocked down and bruised while bystanders intervened. Roper’s husband watched from the opposite curb. Wallace said Roper’s husband is a distant relative by marriage and she had not reciprocated any affection. Editor Tom Murphy of Augusta reportedly went to Panama with President Taft and may be named Postmaster at Augusta.
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Atlanta
Forsyth
Luckie
R. H. Roper
Mattie Wallace
Tom Murphy
Augusta
Panama
Taft
National Bank of Athens Tops Georgia Roll of Honor
The Financier ranks the National Bank of Athens first in Georgia and fifteenth in the United States based on surplus and undivided profits to capital. Captain James White and staff are praised for earning this distinction, which reflects the bank’s strong lending and profits record.
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Athens
National Bank of
New York City
United States
Georgia
South
Thut
James White
Natonal Bank of Athens
National Bank of Athens
Financier
National Banks
Dispute Over Alumni Y M C A Hall Site at University
The university trustees discuss site placement for the alumni Y M C A building with conflicting views. The committee of university, alumni, Georgia and International Y M C A representatives favors a portion of the old campus while others push Lucas Hill. A majority backs allocating old campus grounds, with work to begin once a final site is decided.
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Y. M. C. A .Ball
Board of Trustees
Barrow
University
Harry Hodgson
Messrs
J. W. Read
W. Woods White
Georgia Y. M
Sesson
Chancellor Barrow Reports Georgia University Year
Chancellor Barrow presented the annual report of the University of Georgia noting attendance of 602 for the year plus 355 Summer school and 85 winter course students. The report highlighted no student deaths, good conduct, athletic revival, debates won, law school enrollment 67, and growth in Botany Zoology Physics and Agriculture with calls for more funding and faculty in several departments.
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Board of Trustees
University of Georgia
David C. Barrow
Georgia
Law School
School of Pharmacy
Bartow
Benedict
Department of Georgia History
Tomlinson Fort
War Department
J. M. Kimbrough
Kimbrough
Maj. Kimbrough
Military Department
Barrow
U. S. War Department
P. H. Mell
Mbary
Wm. N. White
South
Agricultural Department
Snelling
Franklin College
Prudential Committee
Dean Snelling
White
American Chemical Society
National Civic Federation of America
Great Britain
France
Carnegie Foundation
General Education Board
Lant
Lake Mo
Soule
Stege
Agriculture
State College
College of Science and Electrical Engineering
School of Forestry
Farmers’ Conference
Cleaning Stains Advice From Market Notes
In markets an old tip suggests removing pitch and tar stains from fabric by rubbing with lard and letting it stand for hours. Follow with a turpentine sponge to lift the stain. If color shifts, apply chloroform to restore the hue.
Athens City Council Debates School Property and Hospital Powers
City officials discussed placing insurance on school buildings with the City of Athens taking responsibility for Baxter Street and College Avenue and Childs Street structures. A committee was formed to draft a charter bill to establish a city hospital. Other actions include water main extension petitions, inviting Montreal convention attendance, bridge repairs, and funding for a military company rent. Mayor Dorsey reported on Georgia League of Municipalities trip.
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M. G. Michael
City Board of Education
City of
Athens
Baxter Street
Board of Education
College Avenue
Childs Street
Public School Committee
L. C. Hart
League of American Municipalities
Montreal
Canada
Dorsey
Cherry Street
Messrs
C. B. Griffith
M. Snelling
H.R. Palmer
Michael
Citizens Committee
H. ©. White
A. J. Cobb
C. Benedict
Representative McMahan
Oconee Street
Serschel Carithers
Barnett
Columbus
Georgia League of Municipalities
Wood
8. W. Ussery
Fr. C. Barwick
Testing Dear Little Fido Milk Prom Tit Bits
A domestic vignette shows a wife asking her husband to test milk for sweetness before feeding their dog Ninth Fido. The exchange captures a light, affectionate family moment with a hint of humor as they discuss dairy quality.
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Alzy
Great Roads Contest Inaugurated By Atlanta Journal And Banner
The Good Roads movement draws wide interest as the Atlanta Journal and New York Herald plan a cross country trip from Whitehall Street to Broadway. Athens and Clarke County are eager to route the maps, with local praise for county road work and the commissioners. A full program will be published soon and readers should register at the Banner office before Monday.
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Atlanta Journal
New York Herald
Whitehall Street
tAlanta
Broadway
New York
Journal
Athens
Bilberton
Abbeville
Greenwood
Columbia
Carolinas
Virginia
Washington
Clarke County
Aged woman fatally burned in Mobile fire incident
Mrs Adelin Fuller a 76 year old resident of Mobile was fatally burned when a lamp exploded and clothes ignited at her home. Three local Black residents heard her screams and rushed to help tearing away burning garments but could not save her. The accident occurred as she attempted to reach a rear door after slipping downstairs.
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Mobile
Ala
Adelin Fuller
Mra. Fuller
Port Rates Argument Concluded In Georgia Rail Case
Atlanta June 10 Special The state railroad commission heard final rebuttal from W A Wimbish for the complainants in the port rate cases. He argued rate reductions would lower inland tariffs and benefit the public while stressing jurisdiction remained intrastate not Interstate Commerce. Briefs were taken. a decision may take time due to the record bulk. BIRCKHEAD HALL WEDDING New York June 9 Miss Caroline Minturn Hall wed Rev Hugh Birckhead at St George s Church Stuyvesant Square. The ceremony was attended by prominent New York and New England society figures and officiated by Bishop Greer with Rev William Mercer Grosvenor as co officiant.
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Atlanta
State Railroad Commission
W. A. Wimbish
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wimbiah
Commission
Birckhead
New York
Caroline Minturn Hall
David Prescott Hall
Boston
Julia Wand Howe
Hugh Birckhead
St. George's Church
Stuyvesant Square
New England Society
Greer
Justea
William Mercer Grosvenor
Church of the Incarnation
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Charles WM
Strahan State
Gonsuis
Black and Wilson
Black
Mr. Wells
Campbell
McPherson
International ‘Tax Association
Southern Historical Society
Ife
Henry R. Jackson
Library of Southern Literature
American Historical Association
Lake Mohonk
Georgia Library Association
Brooks
John Morris
Schick
University of Munich
Barnouw
Leyden University
Holland
DuBose
Park
Wooster
The
Georgia Educational Association
Peabody Fund
Hendren
Reade
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Col. J. P. Fort
Cornelia
Angustlor
Stephens
American Journal of Mathematics
Stewart
Eer
Dee Tae
Sess
Ares
Liverpool
Aenee Ates Oon
Chicago
Reese
S. W. Ussery
Ussery
Oconee Oil Co
Inman, Akern & Co
J. M. Rogers
Bing
Fido
Journal-Herald
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