Dr James W Lee Addresses Convention On Common Schools
The County School Commissioners session at the State Normal School opened with a formal repast, then State School Commissioner J M Pound led a program that featured Dr James W Lee delivering a masterful address on The Common Schools. Lee argued proper training of children, equating the school to the greatest factory, urged greater state investment and warned against prioritizing automobiles over education, praising Northern attention to schools and urging increased funding. The day included a stereopticon lecture on Rural Life and continued with discussions on taxation, courses of study, teacher supply, and other school improvements.
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State Normal School
Atlanta
Georgia
Normal School
J. M. Pound
Pound
Talen
Ince
James W. Lee
Lee
Treasury
Gladstone
Dr. Lee
North
South
R. J. H. DeLoach
State College of Agriculture
University
Eook Comissioners of
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement From Athens Citizen
An Athens resident endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney trouble. W M Patten, retired merchant, reports relief after taking two boxes from Palmer & Sons drugstore. Sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co, price 50 cents. Remember the name Doan’s.
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Athens
Dean
W. M. Patten
Dougherty Street
Palmer & Sons
Price
Scents
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan'e
Riske
Funeral of Col Thomas Held in Adapta Ga
Funeral services for Col L P Thomas were held at St Mark s Methodist church with interment in Oakland cemetery. The sermon was by TR Belk assisted by J S Preach. A prominent Confederate veteran, he led a long career as a bookkeeper for Fulton county sheriff and was respected statewide. Atlanta camp No 159 United Confederate Veterans attended in a body and he had served as camp commander. The piece notes North Georgia Electric Co sale to New York capitalists affecting Tallulah Park property.
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Col. Thomas
Adapta
L. P. Thomas
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
TR. Belk
Atlanta Camp
United Confederate Veterans
Forty-second Regiment
Georgia Volunteers
Thomas
Fulton County
Convict Strike Ties Up Georgia County Work Pace
Thirty inmates sent from Clarke to Tattnall county declare they will not work, threatening to shoot if forced to labor. Most are black, four white, with terms from twenty years to life. The strike strains county costs and tests the no work no food rule as officials seek an early end.
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Tattnall County
Clarke County
Reidsville
Tattnall
Clarke Counties
Athens
Com ‘Mission
Kennedy
Prof R E Park Speaks on Education in Lawrenceville
Prof R E Park of the University of Georgia spoke at Lawrenceville on education. Introduced by Col J A Perry, he noted the south must wake up on education, cited vast regional resources, and warned the race problem burdens the Anglo Saxon. He urged a new school building as attendance outgrew current quarters and praised local interest in his talks. Taft's pet measure has been rid The News Herald.
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R. E. Park
University of Georgia
J. A. Perry
Board of Education
Park
South
Lawrenceville
News
Herald
Wake-Up in the Eighth district stirs Georgia politics
Hartwell, May 4. Congressman William M. Howard opened his re election campaign with a Hartwell visit, flanked by supporters amid a race framed as closely contested. Tribble forces claim strength in smaller counties, while Howard’s backers expect a heated contest, with district politics turning stormy as debates and tactics heat up ahead of the primary.
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Francie W. Clarke
Hartwell
Eighth
William M. Howard
Elberton
Hart
Howard
Colonel Tribble
Frineda
Mr. Howard
North Georgia
Tribble
Tom Watson
Georgia
Athens Man Mistaken For Hamilton at Speedway
O R Hinton of Athens enjoyed a thrill filled visit to Atlanta for auto races and opera. Locals mistook him for Hamilton the famed aviator, befriending him at the speedway and sharing plans for the afternoon races.
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Athens
Hamilton
Bord
de Palma
Mr. O. R. Hinton
Negroes Identified in Motorman Brown Murder Case
Thirty horses arrive from Macon and a racing season begins as Athens hosts trainers Goodrum White and staff at a new track. Conductor Bryson, wounded, identifies Will Johnson and Charlie Walker as the men who killed Motorman Brown and shot him. Detectives cited strong circumstantial evidence tying the two suspects.
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Atlanta
Will, Johnson
Charlie Walker
W. H. Bryson
T. Brown
Bryson
Druid Hill
Atlanta Hospital
Will Johnson
Brown
Black
Pullard
Macon
Goodrum
White
Lkely
Athens
South
Man Bird Hamilton Expected to Fly Over Atlanta
Charles K. Hamilton the aviator known as the man bird may fly over Atlanta after his engagement at the Atlanta Speedway. Citizens started a subscription to have him pass over the Gate City skyscrapers as he considers the offer. You needn't be alarmed. The open barroom will never return to Alabama.
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Hamilton
Atlanta
Charles K. Hamilton
Atlanta Speedway
Gate City
Alabama
Roosevelts Atlanta visit eyed as city hails event
Atlanta reports a flurry of activity surrounding Col Roosevelt possible visit under Uncle Remus Memorial auspices. Local leaders including Governor Brown and Mayor Maddox press for a Paris embassy arrival and a Roswell link while Mrs Roosevelt may join. Grand Opera and Roosevelt plans stir local interest.
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Avanta
Thiaejuper Ture
Col. Roosevelt
Uncle Remis Memorial Association
Mre. A. .McD. Wilson
Roosevelt
Paris
Brown
Maddox
President Paxon
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
Saturday Night Speech Attracts Large Local Interest
Congressman Howard will speak at the Colonial Opera House next Saturday at 8 PM after opening his campaign in Hart County. Reports say his vigorous stump speech will be echoed by special correspondents, while local friends expect a full house and a lively crowd fascinated by opera star Miss Farrar performing for imprisoned men. The Metropolis-Georgia audience and ticket sales signal strong Southern support for grand opera ambitions.
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Howard
Colonial Opera House
Hartwell
Tom Watson
Hartcourty
Banker
Washington
Abe
Charles W. Moree
New York
Metropolitan
Tiis
Farrar
Metropolitan Company
Georgia
Heneforth
South
Howard to Speak in Elberton and Nearby Cities
Hon W M Howard plans a speaking tour across Elbert and surrounding towns starting Monday noon in Elberton during the city court recess. He will also address voters in Bowman Royston Canon Lavonia Athens and Hartwell and Hart County as part of his district campaign. He notes heavy Washington duties and will remain there until Congress adjourns before returning home for the primary period.
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Elbert County
William M. Howard
Elberton
I Bowman
Royston
Canon
Lavonia
Hartwell
Hart County
Washington
Athens
Howard
Congress
Bia
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New York Capitalisma
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Miss Pollya
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Banner
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Leng G. Broughton
Christ Church
London
Broughton
City
Dr. Broughton
God
Sixth Ward Bank
Marietta and
Thurmond Streets
William Hurd Hillyer
Herbert L. Wiggs
William Mauldin
Scott Hadaen
Samuel N. Ev. Jans
Ivan Allen
Decatur
Hapeville
Cutter
Geraldine Farrar
Ongressman Howard
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