Chancellor Barrow Named by Teachers
University of Georgia Chancellor David C Barrow was named president of the Georgia State Teachers Association for the ensuing year by unanimous vote. Teachers endorsed his election and praised the Board of Trustees for naming Barrow admiringly. He was absent at the Cumberland meeting due to Georgia Tech commencement yet received strong support.
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Georgia Educational Society
Cumberland
David C. Barrow
University of Georgia
Georgia State Teachers’ Associaciation
Barrow
Ely
Yeo Deesent
Georgia School of Technology
Irene Scott Dies After Charleston Visit
Irene Scott of Charleston, South Carolina, died yesterday at the home of Mrs. Edward Bancroft in this city. A 57 year old Episcopal church member, she had come to visit her sister and declined rapidly after a week of illness. She leaves two sisters, Kay Bancroft and Scholisen, plus other relatives.
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Edward Bancroft
Irene Scott
Charleston
8. C
Miss Scott
Athens
Upshaw Sees Moral Crisis in Georgia Liquor Debate
William D. Upshaw writes in the Golden Age protesting the Peachtre e Auditorium scene after Hoke Smith claimed profits from a Piedmont bar funded school books for Atlanta's poor. He denounces the crowd's response as a moral lapse and urges voters to focus on the single supreme issue.
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Atlanta
Piedmont
William D. Upshaw
Hoke Smith
Peachtree Auditorium
Georgia
Peachtre Auditorium
Newnan
James M. Smith
Clark Howell
Dick Russell
J. H. Estill
Isaac
Lost Eye Injure at Athena Foundry Sought Help
M D Elrod a machinist at Athena Foundry was struck by a flying piece of steel in the eye. The fragment buried behind the eyeball and threatened sight, leading to surgical removal in Atlanta. Eyework on the other eye hoped to preserve remaining vision. friends wish for a swift recovery.
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M. D. Elrod
Athena Foundry and Machine Works
Dillard
Atlanta
Crawford
Elrod
Stovall Likely To Run For Congress From Georgia First District
Report cites Hon Pleasant A Stovall editor of Savannah Daily Press and state legislator as probable successor to the late Rufus B Lester in Georgia’s First District. Notes Stovall’s Georgia-educated background and numerous North Georgia supporters, alongside his Savannah ties. Also includes a plug for Electric Bitters as a restorative remedy.
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May
R. E. Lester
Pleasant A. Stovall
Stovall
Congress
Rufus BE
Lester
Savannah
Georgia
Savannah Daily Press
Chatham County
University of Georgia
William H. Fleming
Augusta
W. H. Doughty
George F. Gober
Marietta
Lott Warren
American
Hugh N. Starnes
Ex-triment
Thomas C. Walton
Anderson
8. C
North Georgia
India
8. A. Brown
Bennettsville
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Pessimism in the Journal Sparks Reader’s Letter
A reader laments the Atlanta Journal’s gloomy tone and political squabbles. He cites sensational headlines, editorials, and remarks about Hamp McWhorter Hoke Smith Clark Howell W. Charles Adamson W H Fleming J Pope Brown Warner Hill, and laments too few hopeful stories despite Georgia’s supposed prosperity.
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W. Charles
Adamson
Charles
W. H. Fleming
Augusta
House of Representatives
Capitol
Fleming
Georgia
Woo
J. Pope Brown
Warner Hill
Candidate’s defiant response to attacks over governorship
The article notes limited remarks from Hoke about Judge Callaway Judge McWhorter and Hon Warner Hill as supporters defend themselves against harsh charges from a candidate. It portrays the candidate as resorting to defamation to gain the governorship while the three citizens publish forthright rebuttals to the press.
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Hoke
Callaway
McWhorter
Warner Hill
Manly
Accident at Central Railroad yards injures man
Yesterday morning at the Central Railroad yards Tom Sims narrowly escaped serious injury while operating a steam shovel engine. A lever slipped and struck his legs, knocking him down. He was taken home to East Athens and Dr. Benedict treated him, finding severe bruises but no broken bones.
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Tom Sims
Central Yards
Lever
Central Railroad
Mr. Sims
East
Athens
8. C. Benedict
Atlanta man seeks new trial in Rawlings murder case
Attorney John Randolph Cooper files an extraordinary motion for a new trial or fast bill of exception in the Milton Jesse and Leonard Rawlings murder case. He claims new evidence includes confessions by Rawlings and Alf Moore, and asserts Rawlings paid for the killings. The motion, pending before the Georgia Supreme Court, delays July 13 hangings for Leonard while Rawlings and his sons face final appeals.
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Atlanta
John Randolph Cooper
Milton
Jessie
Leonard Rawlings
Carter
Lowndes County
State Supreme Court
Lowndes Superior Court
Cooper
Alf Moore
Sre
Rawlings
Moore
Hoya
Elbert Freeman
Valdosto
T. 8. Passmore
Milton Rawlings
Death of Mrs Strickland at Monroe
Mrs. Strickland, highly esteemed in Monroe, died Saturday at her home. She was the mother of Mrs. J. W. Galloway, of this city, drawing many expressions of sympathy from friends.
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Monroe
Strickland
J. W. Galloway
Peabody Talks Colleges and Bryan In South Visit
Charlotte reporter interviews D George Foster Peabody during a layover from Atlanta to Charlottesville. He notes stewardship of many colleges, praises Bryan’s sincerity, and hints at support if Democrats run on a progressive platform, while joking about politics in Georgia and his own radical views on railroad government ownership.
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Charlotte
N. C
George Foster Peabody
Atlanta
Charlottesville
Gouthern
Athens
University of Georgia
Columbus
Technological
Dr. Peabody
Marion Butler
Georgia
Roosevelt
Bryan
New York
Athens Growth Pushes Population Toward Twenty Five Thousand
Fine Printing notes Athens now has about sixteen thousand residents and projects reaching twenty five thousand within five years. The Athens Chamber of Commerce struggles for stronger business support but continues solid work, quietly advancing city development as the leading local group.
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Athens
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