The Athens Banner Rates and a Editorial on Martyrdom
The Athens Banner lists subscription rates of 5.00 per year 2.50 for six months 1.25 for three months and 10 cents a week The Weekly or Sunday Banner is 50 cents for six months Cash in advance remittances by express money order or registered letter The article then argues that recent assassinations of Edward Carmack and William S Heney will intensify public demand for moral reform and stricter law enforcement, portraying the murders as attacks on progress and justice and urging a resolute response to crime.
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Athens Daily Banner
Edward W. Carmack
Ban Francisco
Pately
Orleans
Heney
S O
Carmack
Tennessee
The Commission on Country Life In America
The Commission on Country Life In America reports from Athens and urges farm life improvement through better education and state support. It emphasizes agricultural education, rural mail delivery, and good roads, noting Georgia’s broadly capable populace and the need for local initiative over federal control. It also recalls political tensions surrounding Carmack and Cooper.
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Commission On Country Life In
America
Roosevelt
Athena
Congress
Georgia
Carmack
Duncan B. Cooper
Roosevelt Aids Country Life Commission Appointments
President Roosevelt announces two new members of the Country Life Commission and sends a letter urging farmers and open country residents to meet in school districts to discuss rural issues. Bailey replies inviting gatherings by December 5 and requests summaries for the commission's report.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Country Life Commission
Charles 9. Barrett
Union City
William A. Beard
Sacramento
Cal
Roosevelt
Bailey
Congress
L. H. Bailey
New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
N. Y
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Anherst
Mass
Gifford Pinchot
United States Foreat Service
Walter H. Page
North Carolina
Charlea
Barrett
Theodore Roosevelt
Commission On Country Life
Rowe
Washington
Supreme Court Upholds Racial School Separation Policy
The Supreme Court rules racial separation in schools constitutional in the Berea Ky College case. Justices Harlan and Day dissent. the decision reinforces segregation as a national policy and signals states will enact or maintain separate schools, with broader acceptance across the North and West.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Berea
Ky. College
Ths
Harlan and Day
South
Supreme Court
Union
Tallulah Falls park plan draws statewide praise
The Tallulah Falls park proposal gains broad statewide support as citizens favor turning the property into a public recreation area. The Macon Evening News republishes the Banner editorial praising the move as a stand against mere materialism and a tribute to nature’s beauty and conservation.
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Tallulah
Falls Park
Tallulah Falls
Macon
Wedeworth
Natore
Tennessee Senator Carmack Shot Dead in Nashville
A shocking assassination in Tennessee ends the life of former Senator Carmack and draws national sympathy. The editor of the Nashville Tennessean had criticized Patterson’s campaign rivals, with the killing prompting calls for calm and restraint among Tennesseans.
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Gonzales
Columbia
8. C
Tillman
Senator Carmack
Tennessee
Nashville
Carmack
Governor Patterson
Nashville Tennesseean
Lfe
Messrs. Cooper
South
Deplorable Tragedy Marked Carmack Killing
The killing of former Tennessee senator E W Carmack prompted strong condemnations, with officials noting the act as a deplorable tragedy. Authorities pursued leads as details remained scarce amid the investigation and public outcry.
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E. W. Carmack
Tennessee
Strides of the South Highlight Postwar Progress
The Mississippi to Atlantic Inland Waterways group names Ered Dun Fletcher as president and cites Fletcher’s figures on federal outlays, United States property values rising from 1860 to 1906, and Southern gains in real estate value. The item notes optimism for southern commercial leadership amid debt and devastation postwar.
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Sellator Eed
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Mississippi
Atlantic Inland Waterways Association
South
Fletcher
Congress
United States
Conservation Commission's Work Leads to Inventory Plans
Washington reports the National Conservation Commission has completed the Inventory of the Nation's resources. The first full meeting is set for December 1 in Washington to initiate steps toward applying six months of data on waters forests lands and minerals. A joint meeting with governors will review the Inventory and the president's required report by January 1.
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Washington
National Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission
Conference of Governors
Berts
White House
Erratic New York Stock Week Amid Rumors and Dividends
Last week the New York stock market showed sharp price swings amid rumors of Harriman melons and potential dividends for Southern Pacific and Union Pacific. A proposed 100 percent stock dividend creating a new holding company for Union Pacific drew strong attention, though directors issued no formal announcements. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific faced varied expectations while United States Steel soared to a record high as investors reacted to mixed signals about the iron and steel sector.
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New York
Harriman
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel Common
Morgan Internets
Daily Press
Stock Exchange
Financial District
Broadway
Financial Center
Metropolitan Grand Opera Opens New Cast at the Opera House
In New York on November 16 the Metropolitan Opera opens with Alda in a new program. The company includes familiar names and adds stars like Emmy Destin i, famed from Covent Garden, plus several debuts from La Scala and Royal Opera House. The star lineup features Frances Alda, Maria Gay, and other noted artists headlining a fresh season.
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Metropolitan Grand
New York
Grand Opera
M ‘Itan Opera House
Nix
Metropolitan
America
Emmy Destini
Mous Bohemian Dramatic
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
Parks
Alberto
Frances Alda
la Scala
Milan
Bernice
Soprana
Maria Gay
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the Athens Banner
H. J. Rowe
Gditer and
Proprieta
Ex Ones
Uva
Democratic Party
Taft
Bryan
Democrate
Sident Roose
Jack
Peachey
Tom
the Conservation Commission
Mportant
Middleage
Foley
Tos
Ts Am
Natcomc
Bears
Wall Street
J. R. Burton
Associated Banks
Athens
Athenens
St. J. W. Rogers
Hoyt Street
Edles
Dean
Palmer & Sons
Delaney
Picents, Foster-Milburn Co
Hardeman & Phinizt
Cotton Commission Merchan
Cotton Commission Merchants
Broad, Thomas and
Oconee Streets
Athens, GI
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