County Politics in 1859 60 Abolitionist Debate
A Richmond paper reprints a Barnhart schoolhouse literary society debate from 1859 60 near Hannastown in Westmoreland County. The piece portrays abolitionists as polemical and hostile to the South, detailing four speakers on each side, including Dr John Coffin John McCullough Michael Lower George Bierer and William Given, and argues independence of opinion led to the Civil War era.
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W. B. Conway
A. M. Given
Brooklyn
Iowa
Richmond
Barnhart's
Hannastown
Barnhart
John L. Bierer
John Coffin
Thaddeus Stevens
Westmore
Michael Lower
George EB. Bierer
William M. Given
The Civil War Era and the Republican Jamboree
A lengthy critique traces the rise of the Republican party to Lincoln era battles over the Constitution and slavery. It argues South secession, abolitionism, and wartime policies destroyed constitutional balance, lamenting Reconstruction and taunting Taft on race and federal power.
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Republican Party
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Bell
South
Congress
United States Senate
Confederacy
New York
Taft
United States Accepts South American Mediation Offer
President Wilson announced that Brazil Argentina and Chile offered to use their good offices to mediate the Mexican conflict. He said the United States would discuss terms of a permanent settlement if sober elements of the American public are willing. With diplomatic ties to Mexico severed, mediation awaits replies before any further steps.
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Washington
Wilson
Brazil
Chile
United States
America
Mexico
Huerta
Mexico City
Carranza
Equal Suffrage Rally and Debate in Athens Georgia
A Georgia equal suffrage movement item notes a May 2 Athens rally at City Hall with a debate on suffrage for women, featuring speakers Judge John J Strickland Prof John Morris Dr Gdum and Dr R E Curtis among others. The Clarke County Equal Suffrage League reports 85 members and local merchants plan suffrage displays and decorations.
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City Hall
Athens
Georgia
John J
Strickland
John Morris
Gdum
R. E. Curtis
Atlanta
Clarke County
Equal Suffrage League
Michael Bros
White Supremacy Shaping Postwar Policy Prompts Cruel Disappointment
A historical critique argues that Southern policy under the federal era aims to preserve white dominance. It condemns past promises to enslave the negro vote and notes the failed armed regime. The piece laments lost hopes of equality and warns that the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments may be rolled back by force and fraud. It singles out continued oppression as the path to “peace.”
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South
Rainbow in Swiss Alps after sunset dazzles observers
A French astronomer witnessed a complete rainbow spanning a valley in the Swiss Alps after sunset, visible 25 minutes after astronomical sunset and lingering for about half an hour. An April cough remedy ad promotes relief and quick recovery with Dr Kings New Discovery and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for Sores.
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Swiss Alps
Bucklen
Fiddlers' Convention closes as judges award winners
The Moss Auditorium hosted a strong Fiddlers' Convention showing with many skilled players. Joe Wages of Athens won first place, A V Pool the one armed fiddler placed second, and Wiley Shorty Harper of Morgan County took third amid lively performances including a Madison County Confederate veteran’s dancing and Pledger's Boy Band.
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Moss Auditorium
Wiley
Shorty” Harper
Morgan County
W. E. Hammond
Clarke
R. M. Stanley
Gwinnett
Gid Tanner
Joe Wages
Athens
A. V. Pool
Fiddler
Oxford
N. E. Maddor
Dacula
Bond
Vaughan
Thomas
Pool
Shorty Harper
Madison County
Pledger
In Memory of the Dead and a Land of Liberty
A meditation on memory and liberty contrasts a land with ruins and graves to honor the fallen. It argues that sorrow, not triumph, defines nations, claiming a land enriched by graves, crosses, and stories of the dead strengthens the right against wrong and sustains freedom.
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Libert
Right
Weak Women Seek Relief From Kidney Trouble
Athens reader Mrs. W. M. Patten testifies to Doan’s Kidney Pills easing long standing kidney trouble and general weariness. She endorses the remedy as the most effective kidney medicine she knows, urging others with back pain or kidney issues to request Doan’s Kidney Pills. Product sold in all stores, Foster Milburn Co. advertising.
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Cardus
Amelia Wilson
Alma, Ark
Avon
Dean
Athens
W. M. Patten
Dougherty St
Veterans to Leave Athens for Reunion Train
A special coach departs Athens May 5 at 7 15 a m via Central of Georgia Railroad to Jacksonville for the reunion. Lobb DeLaney camp met and set the schedule, about fifty veterans to ride. A mass gathering will march to the chapel at 3 pm for memorial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Central of Georgia
Jacksonville
Lobb-DeLaney
Wardlaw Athens Educator Heads Georgia Educational Association
Prof. J. C. Wardlaw leader of psychology and training at the State Normal School was elected president of the Georgia State Educational Association at the Macon meeting. The election is a high honor and Athens friends voiced delight at the news.
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J. C. Wardlaw
State Normal School
Georgia State Educational Association
Macon
United States
Athens
Wardlaw
Normal School Bulletin Out Shows Impressive Catalogue
The new State Normal School bulletin has just been issued from the printers. It is praised as the most attractive catalog a state institution has produced. The illustrations binding and arrangement are noted as excellent and the overall showing is magnificent.
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State Normal School
Free London Tango Necklace and Evelyn Thaw Bracelet Offer
A Dayton Ohio company extols a free tango neck lace and Evelyn Thaw bracelet with a large box of Spearmint Chewing Gum. The promotion targets women in New York and other cities, requires 50 cents for postage, limits to two orders per party, and forbids dealer participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Thaw
Dayton
Ohio
Usual Fund to Aid Confederate Veterans Reunion
A fund is raised to assist veterans of the Confederacy travel to the reunion. Athens has a history of quietly supporting such efforts, and this year is expected to continue. The message notes a cathartic product advertisement from Foley, with a testimonial from E. J. Hudson of Chamblee, Ga.
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Athens
Tableta
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Anna Dickinson
Maria Storer
Rome
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John S. Carroll
Moorhead
Misa
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Columbus
Savannah
Ves
Athens Educator Heads
Georgia Educational Association
London
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