Major W A Cunningham Praises Athens Military Sons in France
Major W A Cunningham writes from Castres France April 1919 praising Athens and University of Georgia men serving with the 82nd Division in France. He highlights Captains John Northcutt Alban Reed and Monville McWhorter, Lt Ralph Bassett and Col Barfield, plus others like Shelton Sanford Jack Wooster and George Hodgson, and hopes for the division to return to Atlanta with the Tech band. He notes relief at Bordeaux await ships home and urges support for the Atlanta delegation to bring the division back to Georgia.
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Hanner
Fran Voach Cunningham
United States Army
France
Athens
Castres
Rravk National Army
Athanta
Joe Brown Connally
Atlanta
John Northcutt
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Constantine
John
Harsac
Alban Reed
Reed
Ralph Bassett
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Col
Barfield
University of Georgia
Ed Dorsey
Georgia
Auburn
Lucas
Macon
Fonville McWhorter
Monville McWhorter
Soomerance
Quay
Shelton Sanford
Chaumont
Jack Wooster
General Headquarters
George Hodgson
George
Ralph Hodgson
O“ Man's Land
Bordeaux
Home
Atlantic
Tech
Old Georgia
South
All America
Argonne
W. A. Cunningham
Munich Built by Mad King Louis I in Historic Glories
Washington April 29 Munich, scene of heavy fighting, is described as a city built by Mad King Louis I. The National Geographic Society bulletin notes Munich’s blend of Oxford and Paris influences, its prewar grandeur, and Louis I’s arts patronage. It details Bavarian history, Wagnerian culture, and Ludwig II’s later reigns, contrasting royal excess with city foundations and landmarks.
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Munich
King Louis I
Oxford
Paris
Washington, D. C
Red Guard
National Georgraphic Society
Louis I
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Boston
Bavaria
Germany
Bismarck
Lola Montes
Titian
Rambrandt
Rubens
van Dyck
Holbein the Elder
Perugino
Botticelli
Filippo Lippi
Louis
Wagner
Bayreuth
Muce
Kaiser Wilhelm
Louie I
Munic
Louis the Severe
Henry the Lion
Isar
Reichenhall
Georgia Man Had Quite a Siege With Ill Health
J H Martin of Mount Vernon Georgia describes a hospital stay for stomach trouble and weakness. He recounts aching skin yellowed appetite poor and nervous restlessness. He says iron deficiency and Ziron improved him strengthening nerves and toning his system.
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J. H. Martin
Mount Vernon
Orders Gables Turned Over To Owners May 2
Washington April 29 Postmaster General Burleson ordered the return of cable systems to owners at midnight May 2.
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Associated Press
Washington
Burleson
Mine blast kills and injures many near Birmingham
In Birmingham, April 29, a mine blast at Majestic mines 22 miles north killed two white men and 15 black miners. Seven others were seriously injured, with the severely injured including white men and officials.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Majestic Mines
Here
Victory Loan Subscriptions Jump Toward Target
Washington reports show Victory Loan subscriptions reaching 985 million dollars, up 145 million in 24 hours, about 22 percent of the total goal. Atlanta district officials estimate 75 million dollars pledged after bank canvasses, marking district progress toward the national target.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlanta
Government Offers Splendid Openings for Air Service roles
Announcement from South Erfield Americus Georgia invites men to join the nations air service as aviators dirigible pilots chauffeurs mechanics or workers in about thirty trades. They should send name and address to the commanding officer for an important communication on aviation and its future. The piece also notes Munichs historic and pagan rites and a quoted remark by Benjamin Thompson about urban renewal.
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Southerfield
Americus
Georgia
Wen
Aegernsee
Munichen
Coopers
Guild of Coopers
Benjamin Thompson
Woburn
Mass
Munich
Thompson
Miss Julia Rogers Prize Winner Essay Sent to Convention
Miss Julia Rogers daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Rogers a Lucy Cobb Institute student won the first prize of two dollars in gold in a contest conducted by the Law Rutherford chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy The essay lauds Georgia patriots from Oglethorpe to modern times naming Sidney Lanier Joel Chandler Harris and James Jackson among others It notes Georgia’s wartime leaders and efforts and asks what Georgians and Georgia women contribute today in the current war The piece ends praising Georgia patriots and asks for continued courage and patriotism RE. J.
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Olivers
Tty
Lucy Cobb Institute
Theeofee Heights School
Eoility
Law Rutherhord
Daers
Tvo
Julia Rogers
J. Mo Rogers
Esay
Georgia
Berecos
Lemen
Sidney Lanier
Stanton
Loveman
Bickers
Lanier
Macon
Lynn
North Carolina
Oglethorpe University
Lfe
Mary Day
Baltimore
Glynn
America
Charles Colcock Jones
Savannah
Augusta
Joel Chandler Harris
Remus
Crawford W. Long
Battey
Willam H. Crawford
Napoleon
John Forsyth
Joseph H. Lumpkin
Edmund Burke
Mirabeau Lamar
Texas
Republic
L. Q
Lamar
Mississippi
Joe Wheeler
Alabama
Lamar Lyndon
Columbia River
Hudson River
New York
McAdoo
Marietta, Ga
Oglethornea
Sutherland
Mackay
Oglethorpe
Lyman Hall
Continental Congress
Wright
Archibald Bulloch
Boston
England
Georgit
Joseph Abercham
Congress
Lachlan McIntosh
Son
Wayne
James Jackson
Yazoo
Samuel Davis
Savanan
Biljah Clarke
Battle Creek
McIntosh
Fort Morris
James McIntosh
Sachett's Harbor
Mexico
William II. Crawford
United States Senate
Dallas
Treasury
Monroe
Wilai Bullock
Senate
Berglen
Mesio
Fannen
Seymour
Melotosh
Tenry Jackson
Humber
Thomas R. R. Cobb
Cherry Hil
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Dee
Howell
Provisional Congress
Alexander H. Stephens
Robert Toombs
William McAdoo
Marietta
Woodrow Wilson
Millie Rutherford
South
RE. J
Infernal Machine Wounds Senator Hardwick's Wife in Atlanta
A dangerous infernal device exploded at the home of former U S senator Hardwick injuring his wife Maude P Hardwick and severing her maid's hands. The package arrived from New York marked sample and bore a Gimbel Brothers address. Police theorize nitric acid reacted with another acid during unwrapping.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Maude P. Hardwick
United States
Hardwick
Love for Oriental Rugs Alters Nomad Customs
A National Geographic bulletin notes American admiration for Tekke Bokhara rugs has shaped Turkestan nomad practices. It highlights Tekke weavers, their dowries, and the social impact as rugs travel to America, altering marriage and gender roles while preserving artistic craft.
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Washington, D.C
Asia
National Georgraphic Soriery
Maynard Owen Williams
America
Turkestan
Bulletin
New York
Russia
Bokhama
Bokhara
Afghanistan
Merv
Alexander
India
Europe
Tecke
Official makes position clear on rates controversy
The Southern Bell Telephone Co official statement to Associated Press says refunds will be issued if the Supreme Court rules the postmaster general had no authority to fix intra state rates. J Epps Brown notes funds will be returned automatically with no patron applications needed. The Supreme Court arguments are set for May 5 with a speedy decision expected.
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Southern Bell Telephone Co
United States
J. Epps Brown
Associated Press
U. 8S. Telegraph and Telephone Administration
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ten Die in Kerosene Fire Explosion Near Chelsea
An explosion sparked by an attempt to light a home fire with kerosene killed ten people and gravely injured one in Chelsea Oklahoma. Victims included Thomas Ballard, his wife, six children, and another family of two. Ballard and his family perished along with two others.
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Chelsea
Okla
Thomas Ballard
Ballard
Rube Glenn of Winterville Among Casualty Lists
Among the Georgians reported casualties by the commander of the overseas forces yesterday was Rue Glenn of Winterville Ga. Glenn reportedly died of disease.
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Rube Glenn
Wintervile
Rue Glenn
Winterville, Ga
Glenn
Corp P Evans Has Landed
The many friends of Mrs PT Evatt rejoice as a telegram confirms C D P Evans has safely arrived in the United States after nearly two years at sea. He is currently in Newport News for a two week stay before being sent to Camp Lewis for discharge.
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PT. Evatt
C .D. P. Evans
Newport News
Camp Lewis
Additional Units of the 82nd San Alanta War Report
Cablegrams from Atlanta residents indicate several units of the Eighty second division are en route to the United States aboard the transport Huron. The ship, which sailed from Bordeaux, is due in New York on May 6, according to War Department announcements amplified by messages to relatives.
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Alanta
Eighty-second Division
United States
New York
War Department
Bordeaux
Atlanta
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