Busy Monroe Week Brings Drainage Meet and Chautauqua
Monroe Ga May 2 The coming week promises a bustling agenda with county primary results Wednesday a drainage association convening at the courthouse Thursday through Friday plus the Eighth District High School Association meeting at the high school auditorium Thursday to Friday Thirteen of fifteen high schools in the district will be represented about 200 visitors are expected The Radcliffe Chautauqua opens May 6 alongside the Fifth District Agricultural school commencement scene Monroe residents prepare for two double events plus an election balloting period and social activities.
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Monroe
State Drainage Association
Eighth District High School Association
Georgia
Radcliffe Chautauqua
Fifth District Agricultural School
Bishop Candler to Preside Over Georgia Conferences
The Southern Methodist church council at Nashville assigns Bishop Warren A. Candler to preside over both North and South Georgia and the Upper Carolina conferences this year. He will reduce Mexico duties to focus on Emory University duties as chancellor. This is the first time in years he has led both Georgia conferences.
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Nashville
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Southern Methodist College of Bishops
J. H. McCoy
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Tex
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Ark
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Ore
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W. B. Murrah
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Frankfort
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Mississippi
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Cuba
Clenfugos
Bishop Candler
Georgia
Conference of Bishops of
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Warren A. Candler
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Upper Carolina
Mexico
Emory University
First Rule of Good Health in Mil schools ad
An advertising notice from Foley Cathartic Tablets urging regular bowel movements to prevent indigestion and disease. It claims the product cleanses the bowels without griping or nausea and banishes bloating while sweetening the stomach and invigorating the liver. H. R. Palmer & Gons.
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Mil
H. R. Palmer & Gons
Midling Spot Cotton Advances to Seventy Years High
In Atlanta on May 3, cotton markets rallied as New York and New Orleans opened higher by 13 to 22 points. Middling spot in Atlanta rose to 32 1/2 cents, a quarter of a cent above Monday, marking the season’s peak. Unfavorable weather and bullish Cup prospects cited for the surge. demand broadened outside.
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Atlanta
New York
New Orleans
U S Circuit Court to Rule on Supersedeas Next Monday
Attorneys say the United States circuit court of appeals in Atlanta will pass on granting a supersedeas staying Judge Speer’s order appointing receivers for the James M. Smith estate. Judges Pardee and Walker will decide if the stay is granted when the court meets next Monday.
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U. S. Circuit Court
James M. Smith
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Pardee and
Walker
Atlanta
Madison County Shooting After Nighttime Row In Georgia
Danielsville Georgia May 2 Madison county reports another shooting at an early hour following a late night row between two Black men Geo Stokes and Esra Woodin. Smith and Stokes were jailed with Smith accused of being an accessory. Woodin lies dying with two shots from Stokes weapon.
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Banner
Danielsville
Madison County
Geo. Stokes
Esra Woodin
Woodin
Smith
Stokes
Stokéh
Athens Impresses Doherty Company Inspector on Tour
G R Trumbull assistant new business manager of the Doherty Operating Company of New York visited Athens on an inspection tour of southern properties. He praised Athens as a key business and educational center with strong production, rail significance, and noted local homes would honor any city of 75 000. He will remain several days for further review.
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Doherty
Athens
G. R. Trumbull
Doherty Operating Company of
New York
Athens Railway and Electric Company
City
United
States
Solar Reverence From Ancient Times To Hearth Fire
The passage traces humankind's bowing to the sun and the fiery hearth from primal days. It cites sun, fire, candle, lamp, torch, and gas as earthly princes and demi gods. It links warmth, life, and power to light, noting sunborn origins in coal beds and forest rivers, with ancestral reverence passing to modern flames.
He Built a Temple With Wisdom Strength and Beauty
The description portrays a temple conceived by Wisdom Strength and Beauty as its guiding pillars. Wisdom designed the plan, Strength executed the work, and Beauty adorned the result, forming a symbolic threefold support for the edifice.
Military compulsion bill to pass war halls the lines
Washington anxiously awaits Germany’s reply to the American note as two weeks pass with no answer. The delay fuels fear of a noncommittal or argumentative reply, while a government bill for immediate military compulsion for the war’s duration appears likely to win swift passage.
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London
Asquith
Dalay
Washington
United States
Germany
County Commissioners Aid City Waterworks Plans
At a regular meeting the county board approved Webb-Crawford bid for camp and farm supplies and funded up to 500 for school building repairs. They agreed to assist the city on new waterworks prep at Sandy Creek, and endorsed campus grading and shrubbery preservation with university officials. A resolution censured prison staff for escape lapses, urging tighter safety and accountability.
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Webb-Crawford Company
County Board of Education
Arnold
Sandy Creek
Clarke County
University
State College of Agriculture
Riverside Drive
University and
State College
Carranza Movement Blocked at Pulpito Pass by U S Troops
May 2 reports from Douglas and El Paso say American forces stopped a Carranza cavalry advance guard from General Arnulfo Gomez near Pulpito Pass in Chihuahua. Mexicans reached eighteen miles into the pass before being halted by air reconnaissance and absorbed into camp. Dispatches to Mar suggest contact with Gomez. The move is viewed as a prelude to a broader Carranza offensive. The El Paso conference between General Scott and Obregon, ongoing since noon, is reportedly progressing well with both sides seeking a settlement on American troop disposition and avoiding immediate withdrawal.
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Associated Press
Douglas
Ariz
Carranza
Arnulfo Gomez
Chihuahua
Pulpito Pass
Mar
Gomez
el Paso
General Scott
Obregon
Scott
United States
Taken With Croup and Foley Remedies
A Bearsville West Virginia merchant shares a letter about a child recovering from croup after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The ad notes many similar letters and promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder issues with H R Palmer & Co. as sellers.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Croup
M. T. Davis
Bearsville
W. Va
Foley's
Add
Charter Asked for New Jewelry Firm Clayton Street Venture
A petition filed with the superior court clerk seeks incorporation of the Stewart Paddock Jewelry Company by John B Stewart and Dave F Paddock. Capital stock initially 25 000 dollars, 15 000 paid in, with potential increase to 50 000. The firm plans a full line of jewelry and related work and will have a permanent Clayton Street location.
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Superior Court
Stewart-Paddock Jewelry Company
John BE. Stewart
Dave F. Paddock
Clayton Street
Age Is Against Him in Cure Claim for Foley Kidney Pills
Arthur Jones of Allen Kansas writes that at 652 years old his age would normally block cure yet Foley Kidney Pills helped relieve rheumatism, aching back, shooting pains and stiff joints. He claims kidney problems were alleviated by the remedy.
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Arthur Jones
Allen Kans
Taft Discusses World Court Versus Arbitration
Former President Taft told the World Court Congress that arbitration requires compromise, while a world court would decide based on law and equity. He said a world court might have settled the issue of Serbia's responsibility for the assassination of the Austrian crown prince with a hearing and ruling if it existed.
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Associated Press
New York
Taft
World Court Congress
Seasion
Hoe
Serbia
Athens Flag Editorial Praises Citys Americanism
An Athens educational magazine editorial lauds the city for its Flag Day celebration and parade. It credits Athens with strong American patriotism amid Civil War era stresses, praising both Southern and Northern voices and urging unity in the Union.
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Athens
Progres
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