Enrollment totals mark record at University of Georgia
The registrar reports 4399 students across all branches of the University of Georgia, with 1200 plus in the main campus, 235 at Dahlonega N G A C, 805 at Tech, 751 at Milledgeville G N I C, 798 at the State Normal School, 525 at Savannah Industrial College for colored youths, and 75 at the Augusta Medical College, highlighting a year of major growth.
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Dahlonega
Tech
G. N
I. C
Milledgeville
State Normal School
Industrial College For
Colored Youths
Savannah
Medical College
Augusta
Athens
Risque Memoirs Aimed at Federal Judge Case in Georgia
In Macon trial for contempt Colonel W A Huff faces a hearing over a caustic letter to Judge Emory Speer sent last July. The defense contests the legal basis of contempt while Judge Grubb presides. Speer is set to testify for the government. The case features a planned wide distribution of alleged salacious material.
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Athens
W. A. Huff
Macon
Emory Speer
Washington
W. S. Grubb
Huff
O. D. Street
Alabama
A. H. Codington
Enoch Callaway
Augusta
George 5. Jones
Orville A. Park
Thomas 8. Felder
Georgia
Colonel Huff
Birmingham
Speer
Alexander Akerman
A. J. Cobb
Ara
Ola Old Story of Georgia Tax System Upsets Legislature
Special to the Banner Avants Ga May 20 recounts the aged Georgia tax system criticized by Comptroller General William A Wright. He notes that property returns are often underreported or valued at a fraction of true market value, urging creation of county tax equalizers and stricter reporting laws as political resistance blocks reform.
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Avants
Georgia
William A. Wright
John C. Hart
Atlanta
Iit
Burns Agency Likely On Moore Case Says Banner
Insurance men here say the Burns detective agency will likely be employed to locate J. C. Moore, against whom a warrant was issued for larceny after trust. Furniture from his former office has been attached, and his car left at Griffeth Company’s warehouse is claimed by a citizen seeking part of certain policy commissions.
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Burns Detective Agency
J. C. Moore
Griffeth Company
Moore
Mutual Life Insurance Co
New York
Athens
Athena
Susan Dortsey
Annual Concert at Lucy Cobb Institute in Seney Stovall Chapel
The Lucy Cobb Institute hosts its annual concert Saturday night in Seney Stovall Chapel. Athens music lovers are invited. Only advanced vocal and instrumental pupils will perform, promising one of the school’s best programs.
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Lucy Cobb Institute
Seney-Stovall Chapel
Athens
Train drunks in Athens fined after plea in court
J. W. Ferguson and Louis Bates, two young white men, pleaded guilty in Athens city court to being drunk on a train near Winterville. The judge fined them 25 dollars each as a spectator complained about widespread restrictions and social paranoia surrounding drinking.
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J. W. Ferguson
Louis Bates
Toarning
Athens
Winterville
Rations For 7 1.01 A Day In Chicago Aid Drawn
Visiting housekeepers of United Charities show ration plans as Chicago faces high need. Mnanco committee warns one in seven residents touched by social services in a year. only one in 300 contribute. Urges immediate funds to sustain charity work and expand trained visitors. Also advises women to avoid small-quantity buys, high-packaged goods, and buying by custom rather than value.
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Chicago
United Charities
Mnanco
United Charties
Lively race for national secretary post in Portsmouth contest
A convention will run through week’s end featuring a high stakes contest for the office of national secretary. The race is a succession to George A Wood of Portsmouth N H who is seeking re election.
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Covention
George A.wood
Portsmouth
N. H
Government's case on alleged poster brake trust opened
In Buffalo on May 20 the government began trial of the alleged poster brake trust for Sherman act violations. Six corporations and eighteen individuals are named as defendants as the oral court in Buffalo hears the case.
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TRUST
Buffalo
N. Y
Poaster Brake Trust
Athens civic letter urges locals to back home business growth
A reader writing as Alex H. Davison critiques local trust in lenders and peddlers, urges Athens residents to support home insurers and merchants, and stresses that civic prosperity depends on residents buying locally. He praises Athens hospitality but warns against patronizing outsiders, urging unity to build a larger city.
Second Visit Reveals Joseph to His Brethren at Egypt
Sunday school lesson by Rev. John Bomar examines Genesis 43 18 34 focusing on Joseph revealing himself to his brothers on the second trip to Egypt. The message traces a pattern of first failure and second success through biblical examples and underscores seven marks of Josephs eastern courtesy toward his brothers.
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John Bomar
Asociate
Baptist Tabernacle
Joseph
Benjamin
Egypt
Gabeletn
Abraham
Ishmael
Isaac
Promise
Esau
Jacob
Rachel
Lesh
Moses
Israel
Canaan
Saul
David
Solomon
Jesus
Christ
Mess
Simeon
Regeneration of Agriculture in Georgia Urges Bankers
President Andrew M. Soule of the Georgia State College of Agriculture addresses the Georgia State Bankers Association in Macon on regenerating the state’s agriculture. He argues for educated leadership, better soil management, increased livestock, and greater use of machinery, lime, inoculation, and soil surveys to raise farm productivity and state revenue. He cites Minnesota’s education funding, calls for state support, and praises bankers as key to implementing reforms.
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Macon
Andrew M. Soule
Georgia State College of Agricultural
Georgia State Bankers Association
Georgia
Soule
Minnesota
College of Agriculture
College of Agriculture At
Athens
Piedmont
North Georgia
Joseph's Prophesied Welcome as Brothers Dine with Him
A devotional meditation on Joseph recognizing his brothers, washing their feet, and hosting the twelve tribes, portraying Christ's attitude toward Israel. The piece reflects on divine pattern, mercy over wrath, and the eventual joy of Israel feasting with the Messiah as famine yields blessing. The narrative emphasizes prophetic insight and gospel proclamation through Joseph's actions.
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Joseph
Christ
Israel
Jesus
Judiah
Jacob
Simeon
Benjamin
Goda
Norwegian Independence Day Celebrated in Northwest Cities
Norwegians in the Northwest held Independence Day gatherings across cities and towns on May 20. The celebrations marked May 17, 1814 when Norwegian representatives declared independence, later forming a union with Sweden dissolved peacefully on June 7, 1905. Plans for the centennial anniversary next year were discussed at meetings.
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St. Paul, Minn
Northwest
Norway
Eidsvold
Sweden
Athens Active in Diocesan Council and Fraternal Gatherings
The report notes Athens participation in the Diocesan council next week and recent Baracas events. It highlights Athens prominence in the Knights of Pythias in Columbus and the Templar meeting, with future plans for Bar Association meetings at Warm Springs and state conventions. The piece ends with a prayerful benediction as a fatherly figure speaks to Benjamin and expresses deep yearning.
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Athens
Grand Lodge
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Lucy Cobb
Blue Ridge Mountains
Alex, H. Davison
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