Need for More Houses Drives Athens Growth Push
The Athens Banner urges rapid construction of residences to accommodate a swelling population and incoming workers. It notes a lack of vacant houses, discusses investments in multiroom homes, and calls on real estate agents and the Chamber of Commerce to facilitate housing or build new units to sustain prosperity and support the local college scholarship drive.
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Athens
Vilas
Nts
Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland’s steady counsel on railroads and tariff reform
The piece argues former President Grover Cleveland supports careful railroad regulation and warns against hasty attacks on railroads. It stresses their central role in commerce and the need for measured government supervision, while urging Democrats to push tariff reform to unite and energize followers.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Mr. Cleveland
Friends of Democracy
The Agricultural High Schools Start Up Promised
The boards of trustees of eleven district agricultural high schools are urged to act with energy to begin operations. The state expects real progress and the schools are seen as an experiment becoming a fixed success, with openings hoped for by fall.
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Thia
Old Augusta Chronicle Files Save Paper History
The Augusta Chronicle suffered a fire that destroyed its plant but spared the historic files. The old files hold immense historical value, the oldest paper in the state and among the six oldest in the nation, shaping the state's documented history. The Macon Telegraph joins in urging greater care for preservation.
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Augusta Chronicle
Fie
Fies
the Chronicle
United States
Macon Telegraph
Roosevelt Faces Dilemma Over Railroad Reform Path
The article outlines President Roosevelt's uncertain approach to railroad reform. It notes he may abandon valuing railroads via the Interstate Commerce Commission, fears harming stockholders including women and children, and weighs the risk of broad economic disruption. He opposes government ownership and is expected to outline reform in coming months.
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Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ile
Canvass Underway for Scholarships in New City College
The canvass for scholarships for a proposed new business college is well under way. More than half the required scholarships have been secured. It now rests with the public to purchase the remaining scholarships to support the project.
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Thnan
Grover Cleveland Celebrated as Greatest Living Democrat
A tribute notes Grover Cleveland turning seventy. It praises his lifelong dedication to democracy, calls him wisest counselor and sage of Princeton, and recalls his unique place as the only Democrat elected president since 1857 aside from the Tilden episode. It closes with nationwide congratulations from Democrats.
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Grover Cleveland
Sunshine
Princeton
James Buchanan
Samuel J. Tilden
Mr. Cleveland
Soft Subsidy Snag Narrows With Senate Opposition
Citizens examining the ship subsidy plan regard it as a vast proposed theft and credit lawmakers like Senator Carmack and other Democrats for killing the measure at the session’s close.
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United States
Senator Carmack
Subsidy scheme sparks anger in senate debate in Athens
The piece accuses Republicans of backing a ship subsidy plan profitably exploiting New York to Buenos Ayres routes. It cites Rep Willian W. Wilson and notes predicted windfalls from fortnightly voyages, while urging alternative economic actions like cheaper coal and hydro power in Athens. It also mentions ex-Senator Joseph R. Burton’s criticism of Roosevelt and a medical ad for Hyomel remedies.
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Senate
Contrassman
Willian W. Wilson
Chieico
House
Wilson
Atlante Coast
New York
Buenos Ayres
Moro Castle
Congress
Athens Designs Coat of Arms for Georgia's Battleship Gift
The Athens mayor and council select Miss Jonnie Smith to design a city coat of arms and motto for a silver service to the battleship named for Georgia. Chancellor Harrow approves the motto Oculus Georgiae artium mater, meaning The eye of Georgia mother of arts.
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Athens
United States
Georgia
Jonnie Smith
David C. Harrow
University of Georgia
Funeral of Mrs Middlebrooks Recalls Family Gathering
Mr J Al Middlebrooks attended the funeral of his mother Mrs M E B Middlebrooks wife of the late Z T Middlebrooks in Farmington. All ten children were present, the first reunion in seventeen years, the deceased beloved county woman noted for her gentle Christian spirit.
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Farmington
M. Eb, Middlebrooks
Middlebrooks
Annals of Athens by A L Hull hits Athens shelves
Augustus Le Hulls Annals of Athens debuts from The Bannec press priced at 175 dollars per copy. The five hundred plus page history covers Athens from early days to the present with anecdotes and illustrations. Copies available at Hulls office on the campus or via canvassers in coming days.
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Athens
Post Office
Augustus le Hull
Bannec Press
Hull
Georgia
Meadall
Local Stock and Receipts Reporting Notes
Fragmentary OCR yields figures and terms like Stock on land and Shipments for 1905 06 season. Entries include receipts totals 105835 and 57561 with various illegible labels and repeated ccc sequences. No clear narrative or identifiable entities beyond generic stock and shipments terms.
Athens Woman's Club Meets At President's Home
The Athens Woman's Club held its monthly meeting at President Mrs. Hi White's home. Reports by the secretary treasurer and kindergarten chairwoman Miss Lucy Stanton highlighted talks on the French Salons and a reread scholarly paper on the Jews. A Federation Barbecue Day was set for April 20, Athens will celebrate on April 13. Library Day prompted book contributions totaling five hundred, with many sent to rural Danielsville school. A committee members listed include Mrs. H C White, John D Mows, M Lipscomb, and John J Strickland.
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Athens Woman's Club
Hi. (. White
Lucy Stanton
Eluers
James White
Federation
Pobriary
Samthe
Severaia
Athens Club
Danielsville
Meadames H.C. White
John D., Mows
M. Lipscomb
John J. Strickland
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement by H. C. Hanson
Athens reader H. C. Hanson credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief from long standing backache, kidney trouble, and irregular secretions after tried measures failed. He reports pain relief within forty eight hours and urges others to visit H R Palmer & Son Drug Store for the product priced at sixty cents.
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H. C. Hanson
Mitchell Street
Avanta
Dean
Athens
H. R. Palmer & Son
Foater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
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Georgi
Chamber of Cum ‘Meres
Glenn
Nxt
the Agricultural High Schools
Roosevelt and Railroads
Joseph R. Burton
Lief
Palmer & Son
Mr. J. AL
Annals OF Athens
MR. A. L. Hull
Sloan
Sloanis
Earl S.sloan
Boston
Mass
Deapwrier & Co
Cotton Commission
Briad, Thomas and Oconee Sts
Talbott
Columbia Supply Co
Columbia, S. C
Wason
W. J. Peples
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