Georgia College Commencement and State Politics Reflections
The University of Georgia commencement draws statewide interest across social and educational lines. Reports anticipate gubernatorial bids, party activity in Baltimore, and a bold Athens enterprise worth three hundred thousand dollars with a large payroll and population impact. The leg islation and university funding are praised for advancing training of the south’s manhood, with emphasis on trustees and portraits of past leaders.
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University of Georgia
Georgia's University: work earners win equal college chance
The article contends that the University of Georgia is not a rich man's school. Of 548 students, 114 paid all expenses, 112 contributed, 89 borrowed privately, and 49 used the Joseph Brown fund. It argues most students are not pampered, with self-made students sharing in honors and opportunities on equal footing.
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Georgia
University of Georgia
Joseph &. Brown Fund
Daniel Webster on Roosevelt and constitutional limits
The Macon Telegraph highlights a Daniel Webster quotation pointing to constitutional restraint on power. It warns that excessive confidence in officials or a claim to represent the people outside laws leads to despotism, urging vigilance and stern patriotism to uphold government as a government of laws.
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Macon Telegraph
Daniel Webster
Roosevelt
Sagamore
Needs of the Agricultural College in Georgia
The Banner supports Dr Soule urging Georgia lawmakers to expand the State College of Agriculture. Proposals include a conservatory, a stock judging pavilion, a veterinary medicine degree, new buildings, road and boulevard improvements, land condemnation on Green Street for poultry facilities, renewed hog cholera serum funding, and a legal amendment to allow county officers to sign contracts for cooperative testing programs.
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College of Agriculture
Jim Mack
Green Street
General Assembly
Georgia
Commonwealths
Statewide plat program at risk under shifting office leadership
Plats now established across the state face jeopardy under current conditions. The work could be disrupted at any time by the whim of an individual or due to transfers of office to those unfamiliar with the program’s value.
The University Ideal Emerges at Georgia
The University of Georgia advances toward a unified system offering a full spectrum of colleges under one directorate. It outlines training for lawyers, doctors, pharmacists, teachers, engineers, and other professions, with new schools expanding opportunities for young men and women.
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University of Georgia
Georgia
Law School
Medical College
School of Pharmacy
Agricultural College
State Normal School
Southern Owned Trunk Line Seaboard Air Line Control
The Seaboard Air Line Railway comes under Southern ownership directing a major trunk line. The Warfield syndicate gains five year control with Baltimore meetings and aims for extensive southern development along the line from Florida to Washington. The shift marks a move toward Southern management and away from eastern or European influence.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Athens
New
Bimmingham Age Herald
Leobard Railroad
Mississippi River
Tennessee
Mississippi
Florida
Washington
Warfield Syndicate of
Baltimore
New York
Warfield Syndicate
Seaboard
Burroughs as Seen by Dr DeLoach
Dr R J H DeLoach writes a vivid portrait of John Burroughs, praising his scientific rigor and literary stature. The author describes Burroughs through intimate scenes from Burroughs northern home to the Southern studio, highlighting personal warmth and profound naturalist insight.
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Burroughs
MR. Deloach
John Burroughs
R. J. H. DeLoach
State College of Agriculture
New York
DeLoach
Southern heroes emerge from Titanic death and Naval Academy glory
The piece extols Major Archibald Butt's death in the Titanic disaster as emblematic of Southern manhood. It notes Southern cadets capturing most Annapolis class honors, cites New York Evening Mail praise, and lauds Southern military tradition from Farragut to Beauregard, claiming Southern youths prefer warlike honor over industry.
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Archibald Butt
Naval Academy of the Nation
Annapolis
New York Evening Mail
Annapolis Naval Academy
West Point
Robert Eb, Lee
Albert Gidney Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston
Jefferson Davis
P. G. T. Beauregard
Lee
Beauregard
Navy
Farragut
Maury and
Semmes
Hobson
Cowpens
Camden
Yorktown
Athena Seeks Enterprise Investment Over Quarter Million
Athena has an opportunity to secure an enterprise that would require more than 250000 dollars in investment, expanding output and potentially creating thousands of jobs for the region. The plan signals a major economic push and could reshape local industry dynamics in the coming years.
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Athena
Athens Chamber of Commerce to decide on money‑payoff plan
The plan could release several thousand dollars weekly in payoffs, provide dividends to investors, and add about two thousand residents to the city. The proposal will be discussed in detail at tonight’s Chamber of Commerce meeting at City Hall, with a strong call for all business and ambitious young men to attend tomorrow night’s session.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Athens
Chicago Democracy's Opportunity and the Steam Roller
The piece argues Democrats should exploit Taft’s potential nomination by the party regulars to force a fractured convention and widen the field for a strong, progressive, sober leader. It stresses unity among real Democrats, warns of underhanded knifing, and envisions a Southern, experienced statesman as a unifying candidate. It notes growing Democratic sanity and a focus on principles over personal ambition.
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Chicago
Taft
Bryan
Underwood
Wilson
Lark
Harmon
White House
House
Senate
Democratic Party
Welcot
Alabama
Retired Georgia hopeful Hudson cited for political controversy
Hon Thomas G Hudson retires from Georgia governor race amid sharp press critique. Times Recorder at Amoeions notes raw deal by Senator Smith and allies, suggesting future scores to be settled. The piece cites Century Missouri Compromise era politics and a Frank Stanton poem reflecting on life’s trials.
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Thomas G. Hudson
Tom Watson
Watson
Einch
Georgia
Doline
National House of Representatives
Hodson
Thos
Times Recorder
Amoeiions
Hudson
Senator Smith
Smith
Astl
Fromm
Joe Terrell
Allie
Siena
Bae
Frank Stanton
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Maid of Athena
Atlanta
Oscar W. Underwood
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United States
Democrats
Missouri
Oklahoma
Carolina
Joseph M. Brown
South
Sidon
Jim Price
Univer of Georgia
State College
Heroes
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