Athens Daily Banner Ad Rates and Chautauqua Preview
The Athens Daily Banner outlines carrier delivery and subscription options with annual, multi month, and weekly rates. It notes an upcoming Athens chautauqua with opera and musical festival features and mentions rail travel discounts for the May Tech games. The passage shifts to comments on President Wilson’s stance on Latin American affairs and analyzes Georgia’s growing field of candidates for senator and governor, noting state party concerns over primary strategy.
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Athens
Dispute over Southern Georgia federal attorney post and Mexican policy
The Southern district of Georgia faces a stalled nomination as the Justice Department and West clash over a pick named by Senator West. President Wilson warned Americans in Mexico a year ago to leave, and many did not. He argues the warning was prudent though protection now is less thorough. The Florida Times-Union suggests Wilson might recognize Villa, but accuses the paper of bias. Wilson would back a constitutionalist government if that party leads Mexico, though he would not go to extremes.
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Tke
Department of Justice
West
Wilson
Americana
Mexico
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Florida
Covington News
Joe Brown
Hoke Smith
Joe
Smith
Senate
Theorizing About Cancer Infected House Theory Discussed
The article notes medical debate on cancer transmission within houses. It cites Dr Armanie on a French village where 11 cancer deaths occurred in seven years in one block and Sir Thomas Oliver on a street with nineteen deaths over fifteen years. No hereditary link found, suggesting non familial spread hypotheses and urging thorough investigation.
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Armanie
England
Thomas Oliver
New Cure for Baldness by Sewing Hair to Scalp
Budapest physician Dr Szekely unveils a baldness remedy that threads hair to the scalp with a fine gold wire and sterilized needle. Each square inch holds 625 hairs, total baldness needing about 60,000 stitches. The procedure, lasting hours to days, fixes hair permanently though it does not regrow. Minor inflammation and scarring occur to secure placement. only a few cases have failed.
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Szekely
Budapest
Compromise on Home Rule Averted Civil War Fears in Ireland
Ulster leaders push for exclusion from Home Rule for six years while Irish parliament gains full rule for the rest. Prime Minister Asquith proposes a temporary carve out, hoping to ease tensions and avoid renewed conflict. Ulster rejects slow strangulation and seeks quick protection under current government.
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Ireland
Permier Asquith
Ulster
Uster
Citizens Bank to reorganize and reopen this summer
The closure of Citizens Bank and Trust Company will be followed by a reorganization and a name change to form a strong local bank. Depositors will be paid dollar for dollar, and most stockholders will retain control. The move aims to reopen in the summer with same depositors likely remaining with the new institution. Athens business community notes past failures have not harmed trade and predicts a safe, firm foundation for a new bank.
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Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Athens
Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Editorial Message
The piece laments loss of reverence for the oath amid prominent criminal cases in Georgia and other cities. It warns against attempting cases or censoring testimony in court while noting repeated admissions of perjury by witnesses who have sworn for one side, declaring themselves to have lied under oath.
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Georgia
Prene
Oath and Truth Emphasized in Civic Duty Lesson
A speaker urges public officials and citizens to uphold truth in sworn testimony. He calls for convicting perjurers and stresses the solemn oath's role in liberty and justice, urging teachers, parents, and judges to teach the gravity of the oath to future generations.
The Success Of The Chautauqua In Athens
The Athena chautauqua proved a pronounced success attracting Athens with the Red path system. It drew interest from the South and West, showed that conservative Athens would pay for quality, and sold at a ridiculously low price. A band and opera company accompanied the event, with about two thousand in the tent for the night show, and Athens embraced the chautauqua fully.
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Athens
The Right Kind of Stuff for National Unity
Georgia readers express strong support for President Wilson amid Mexican tensions. Randolph Summerlin's family sends a loyal reply praising the president and defense of the flag, urging Americans to back the commander in chief and resist antiwar criticism.
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Randolph Summerlin
Vera Cruz
Republic
Georgia Textbook Publication Debate Divides Officials
A state commission reports against state publishing of school books, urging no immediate shift. State School Commissioner Britain favors a limited experiment with two Seas e books and evaluating results, while Mr McCrory pushes full state publication. The commission cites cost advantages in Georgia and rejects Ontario style contracting and the California plant plan.
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Britain
State Board of Education
Special Commission
Georgia
California
State Department of Education
Mill Men Press Attack on New York Cotton Exchange
The American Cotton Manufacturers Association seeks abolition of the exchange unless Congress acts to compel it to perform its duty. Mill men accuse the exchange of publishing false quotations that misprice cotton, harming Southern producers, and allege manipulation by large operators to depress and raise prices.
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New York Cotton Exchange
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Congress
Cotton Exchange
South
Cotton Exchange Signals Willingness to Reform Mill Suspicions
The Cotton Exchange denies any attempt to harm cotton mill men and expresses willingness to observe reforms to address criticisms raised by mill operators.
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Cotton Exchange
Rapidly Organizing Banks Under New Currency System
The new currency system progresses rapidly with twelve regional banks seeking to start by August. Over seventy million dollars in stock has been subscribed by about four thousand individuals from seven thousand four hundred banks. Officials say all regional banks will be ready for business soon, despite some local resistance to locations.
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McAdoo
State politics swirl as Georgia governors race heats up
Georgia papers report Governor Slaten secure in Senate bid while debates hint at Cooper versus Cochran. Tippins eyes prison commissioner post. Tom Hardwick’s Georgia trip stirs comment. Voters await clear field as campaigns warm, with hints of frame up talk and statewide interest in the governor race.
Joe Brown Eyes Senate Challenge Amid Georgia Political Turmoil
Georgia follows a shifting race as Joe Brown contemplates a senate bid against Hoke Smith while Slaton followers push behind Slaton. Savannah presses and Atlanta editorialists discuss Brown’s possible paths to governor and the odds Smith faces, with past bosses noted and party factions examined.
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Joe Brown
Slaton
Hoke Smith
Little Joe
Savannah
Hutchens
Democratic Party
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Senate
Political Stara
Three Governors candidates named Hardman Harris and Anderson
Atlanta tax values total over 130 million dollars, about one seventh of state values. State colleges boast best records on commencement. Chautauqua ends with strong Athens response and may return next year. Baltimore pursues a regional bank against Richmond’s claim, vow to take fight higher. Tedy returns to the country.
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Atlanta
Baltimore
Richmond
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