Secretary Harris Warns Against Confidence in Friedmann Cure
Dr H F Harris secretary and executive officer of the Georgia State Board of Health warns the public not to trust Dr Frederick Friedmann who claims to have found a tuberculosis cure. He notes Friedmann's claims resemble Koch tuberculins and have not been proven, advising Georgians to avoid dealing with him until verification.
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Georgia Board OF Health
Freidmann
Atlanta
H. F. Harris
State Board of Health
Frederick Friedmann
Harris
Friedmann
Koch
Athens House Tied to Woodrow Wilson’s Mother
The Pitman house at 383 Hoyt Street, Athens, remains standing as the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson's mother, Mrs. Stephens Axson. Local ties run deep with Rev. Nathan Hoyt and the Hoyt Street name, as Athens prepares for the inauguration with limited local attendance.
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Wrigh
Woodrow Wilson
Hoyt Street
Athens, GA
Athens
Washington City
Noggetaion
Etherton
Winder
Monroe
Wilson
Pittman
J. Everett Pittman
Nathan Hoyt
Hoyt
First Presbyterian Church
Col
Tianey Rucker
Stephens Axson
Savannah
White House
National Capital
Peabody Hall Nears Completion At University Of Georgia
Peabody Hall, hailed as the campus’s handsomest building, nears completion. Interior work proceeds while the structure, costing over 50 000, will house the College of Education’s business administration department. Dr Wooster leads the Education Department and will move in before this year’s commencement.
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Peabody Hall
University of Georgia
College of Education
Department of Business
Peabody Teachers’ College
Nashville
Tennessee
Wooster
Department of Education
Vinegar Passed as Pure Whiskey Case Then Nolle Prosequi
In Athens a young man named Saye faced a court hearing over selling so called pure liquor for a dollar a quart labeled absolutely pure. A thirsty man paid, received vinegar mislabeled as whiskey, and the judge noted the case resembled a practical joke and declined to proceed. The court ordered no further action.
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Nolle
Thens
Nolle Pros
Saye
Ellow
Athens
Twenty Seventh Twenty Eighths of a Marriage Day News
The piece lists many marriage licenses issued in Clarke County during February including White and Colored couples such as Jack Rowlee and Helen Gilman Agnes Hazel lite W H Sailors to Cora McBeal and George Willoughby to Pauling Ton. It notes a city wide spring cleaning from March 10 to 16 and mentions suffragette debates about dynamite usage.
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Clarke County
Orr
Jack Rowlee
Helen Gilman
W. Robinson
Agnes Hazellite
W. H. Sailors
Cora McBeal
Charles Rhodes
Mintle Fortune
Eorge Willoughby
Pauling Ton
Athens Plans Complete City Directory and Revised Map
A strong push aims to publish a full city directory listing all residents and workplaces in Athens. The project includes a revised city map showing newly opened streets and details on parcels post, zones, and cost schedules. Organizers believe there is demand for a comprehensive census style directory.
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Athens
Prominent Educators on Woman Suffrage Across Universities
A collection of quotes from Dr. Raymond V. Phelan Dr. M Carey Thomas Lyon G Tyler Prof. Nathaniel Schmidt Rev Charles F Thwing Prof R BE MacNaughten and Pros David Starr Jordan endorsing woman suffrage. They argue democracy education social justice universal enfranchisement and better national character.
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Raymond V. Phelan
University of Minnesota
M. Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Lyon G. Tyler
William and Mary College
Nathaniel Schmidt
Cornell University
Charles F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
Adelbert College
R. BE. MacNaughten
McGill University
Montreal
Tasmania
Australia
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Taft-vetoed Webb bill On liquor shipment ban overrides
Washington March 1 Congress overrode President Taft as the House repassed the Webb bill by 244 to 95 prohibiting shipment of intoxicating liquors into dry states. The Senate had passed it last night and the measure becomes law. Only once in 15 years had Congress overridden a president. The veto cited constitutional grounds over interstate liquor traffic. Attorney General Wickersham supported unconstitutionality. Full text of the Webb bill follows banning shipment or transportation of intoxicating liquors across states and borders.
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Washington
House
Taft
Webb
Senate
Congress
Rainey River
Roosevelt
Wickersham
House of Representatives
United States of America
United States
Revival at First Methodist Church Opens Easter Sunday
The revival meeting at First Methodist Church begins Easter Sunday the 23rd. Pastor Rev. C. C. Jarrell will preach throughout the series. Prof. J. C. Wardlaw will train and lead a large choir and direct congregational singing as a feature of services.
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First Methodist Church
C. C. Jarrell
J. C. Wardlaw
Cadets to Camp in Augusta Under Major Kendrick
It is generally understood that the cadets of the University of Georgia led by Major Kendrick will spend the last week of April in Augusta for a camp though no formal announcement has been made.
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University O Georgia
University of Georgia
Kendrick
Augusta
Navy recruitment pitch in Athens offer in Banner ad
Advertisement in the Banner announces Navy recruiting in Athens from March 2 to 8. Men over 17 can learn about enlistment, receive free examinations, pay ranging from 17.50 to 77 dollars, and enjoy free meals lodging medical care and clothing. Officers McMahon and Marcel lus promote opportunities at the Commercial hotel.
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Navy
Athens
W. T. McMahon
M. Marcellus
Griffith Welch Weekly Cotton Market Outlook
The cotton market remains bullish on the longer term while bears pressed March contracts to around 12 cents. A late-week rally and New York letters suggest improved sentiment as speculation centers on record acreage and heavy mule trade west of the Mississippi, with eastern activity likely lighter. Athens closes quiet at middling 12 1/2 to 12 5/8 cents.
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New York
Mississippi River
Athens
True Motherhood and the Joy of New Life
Poem celebrating motherhood and the joy of a newborn. It extols an ideal home where love and wisdom guide infant conscience and mind, fostering growth toward a noble future. Attributed to Ayon Meadows.
Subordinate Latin Clauses Presented for Second Year
Leiper's Subordinate Latin Clause by M A Leiper professor of Latin WK State Normal offers a concise guide for second year high school students. It covers subordinate clauses in Caesar and Cicero with classification and essential syntax, including illustrative sentences.
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Leiper
M. A. Leiper
Kentucky
American Book Company
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Caesar
Cicero
Georgia State College of Agriculture Year in Review 1912
President Soule reports 1912 gains at the Georgia State College of Agriculture. Farm income rose from 2757.24 in 1908 to 8581.40 with net earnings of 2246.36. Dairy income 5099.44 from 30 cows with 1817.60 earnings. Student body 360, extension reach to 101,701 farmers, 10,000 corn club boys, 4497 girls club attendees, and 25,000 farmers inquiring or reading bulletins. Property valued near 400,000 with 350 enrolled students, 1365 instructed in five years. staff grew from 5 to 44. State appropriation of 100,000 for buildings, main building cited. Research includes cotton resistance, corn varieties, soil rebuilding, fertilization studies, purebred livestock distribution, cattle breeding, poultry marketing, farm buildings, forestry, and veterinary work. Bulletins issued on cotton seed meal, hog cholera, cotton varieties, corn club, girls club, extension lectures. Over 100,000 tomato cans produced in 1912 worth about 10,000. Girls club average profit 24.88 per 0.1 acre. 10,000 corn club boys produced about 400,000 bushels. By 1912, 2,500 corn club boys reported 60 bushels per acre amid adverse weather. some achieved 125 bushels at under 30 cents per bushel. Over 100,000 farmers influenced by clubs. Farmers Cooperative Demonstration Work linked with college to revolutionize Georgia agriculture.
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Georgia State College of Agriculture
Andrew M. Soule
Georgia
Corn Club
Canning Club
State of
Georgis
MM. L Brittain
Sixty One Dollars Settled A Murder Case
In Lampkin and Warsaw streets a twelve or thirteen year old boy named Carson shot a ten year old, Arthur Johnson, in the thigh after a quarrel over a girl. Arthur died hours later. The shooter fled. no arrest or warrant. The grandmother paid the dead boy’s father sixty one dollars and fifty cents to settle the matter, avoiding prosecution due to the youths’ extreme ages.
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Lampkin
Warsaw
Carson
Arthur Johnson
Noutry
An Open Letter to the Banner by M A B
Editor Athens Banner complains about sensational crime coverage in Atlanta dailies arguing for higher moral standards. The writer calls readers to disapprove of lurid details broadcast to the state and urges a public stand against sensational material appearing in newspapers.
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Athens
Atlanta
Georgia
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