Georgia Good Roads Tour Entrants List for Athens
Nearly fifty entrants listed for the All Round Georgia Roads Automobile Tour starting next Monday. Names include W H Westberry Sylvester Ohio Motor Car Co Atlanta Maxwell Briscoe Co Atlanta Buick Motor Co Atlanta and many Georgia towns through Bainbridge Moultrie Waynesboro Savannah Tifton Dublin Columbus and Atlantas Chamber and press groups. The tour aims to cover 950 miles in nine days to promote good roads and Georgia development.
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Athens
Currie County
Georgia
Clarke
W. H. Westberry
Sylvester
Ohio Motor Car Co
Cincinnati
Maxewel-Bricoe So. Co
Atlanta
Maxwell-Briscoe So. Co
Buick Motor Co
Primo Motor Co
R. T. Henderson
Hampon
Dr. B. L. Bridges
Ellaville
W. B. Wimpy
McFarlan Southern Co
Z. W. Callahan
Bainbridge
Atlanta Automobile Association
W. D. Alexander
W. E. Aycock
Moultrie
Cobb Real Estate Co
J. C. Overstreet
Sylvania
G. F. Alford
C. W. Cooper
Thomasville
Southern Ruralist
B. P. Ansley
St. Elmo Massengale
C. O. Summers
Barnesville
Atlanta Motor Car Co
Sydney Jones
Waynesboro
F. P. Mahoney
Savannah
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
C. W. Pidcock
J. B. Clark
Eastman
Commonwealth
Richard Harding Davis
Frank Weldon
At- Tanta
Howard Admins Says District Committee Decides Nominee
Athens Banner reports that for the August primary the state committee rules required district committee ruling on congressional nominations. Tribble withdrew appeal, but the district panel still ruled in Howard's favor, making him the legal nominee. J A S Calloway urges recognition of the district decision.
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Athens Banner
Howard
Tribble
State Committee
Jas, Calloway
Madison county abolishes city court and adds three commissioners
In a general election in Madison county voters approved abolishing the city court and increasing county commissioners from one to three. W. O. Welch led the drive for both changes, noted as pivotal for the county’s upbuilding. Welch, once a resident of Athens, is celebrated for his efforts and local ties. Atlanta, Ga. Oct 12. Meanwhile in Atlanta the Grand Prize Speedway meet shows 43 entries after five Marmons are announced, with Abbott-Detroit, Chadwick, Pope-Hartford, Stoddard-Dayton, and Marquette-Buick models expected to race.
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Madison County
Maddison County
W. O. Welch
Atlanta
Bill” Nye
Marmons
Abbott-Detroit
Chadwick
Fairmount Park
Vanderbilt
Disbrow
Clarke County Public Schools Opening Announcement 1910
Clarke County public schools will open on Monday October 3 or as soon thereafter as local conditions allow. Patrons and trustees will secure teachers and have them report to the County School Commissioner for instructions. By order of the County Board of Education. October 8, 1910. W. M. Coile President Thos H. Dozier Secretary.
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Clarke County
Yes
County Board of Education
W. M. Coile
Pres. Thos
H. Dozier
Buck-Jen Arnica Salve touted as supreme healer
The pamphlet boasts Buck-Jen's Arnica Salve as the world’s best salve for cuts burns bruises and sores. It claims perfect healing for eczema salt rheum and boils and lists sore eyes colds chapped hands sprains and piles with a price of five cents at H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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H. R. Palmer &Sons
Prices of Cotton Bales From 1867 to 1898 in Athens Area
The Banner presents three old bills showing cotton sales by William Jewell near Maxeys to Ferdinand Phinizy and A. T. Brightwell & Sons. One bale weighed about 412 pounds at 24.6 cents per pound in 1868 net proceeds around $94.90 after freight tax and storage. a 500 pound bale in 1867 would yield about $70.00. The documents compare past prices with a modern fair price reference.
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Diton
Athens
William Jewell
Maxeys
Ferdinand Phinizy
A. T. Brightwell & Sons
U. S
Augusta
Phinizy & CO
Dunbar
W. J
Two Athens Officers Seek Twelve Rattlesnake Arrest
Two Athens policemen were dispatched to capture a rattlesnake described as twelve rattles with a button, believed escaped from a tight box at Dr. McGregor’s home. By yesterday evening no trace or clue had been found to the dangerous reptile or a substitute.
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Athens
McGregor
Georgia Auburn Thanksgiving Game Sought by Many Cities
The Georgia Auburn Thanksgiving football game, a long standing southern feud, is awarded to Savannah with a 2500 dollar annual guarantee for five years. Alabama Polytechnic and University of Georgia officials see Savannah as a strong venue though Auburn and Georgia students favored Columbus due to distance and cost. Public excitement grows with supporting editorials in Savannah and Columbus, citing broader regional interest and related events.
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Georgia
Auburn
Columbus
Savannah
Augusta
LaGrange
oldeMage
Montgomery
Alabama
Athens
Savannah News
Washington
England
The
Athletic Association of the
University of Georgia
Auburn Agricultural College
Atlanta
Macon
Withon
Athena
Savanahah
Central of Georgia
Coast Line
Seaboard
Oglethorpe Monument
Columbus Enquirer-Sundas
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Opelika
Georgia University
Athens waits on census figures for population
The census director cannot say when Athens will receive its official population figures. The Banner notes other cities and states have already been issued figures, while Athens awaits its tally. The question of timing remains unresolved as officials continue compiling data.
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Telegraphs
Athens
Old City
United States
Rome
Macon
Gridiron Club Opens Year With Plans At UGA
The Gridiron Club at the University of Georgia held its first meeting of the year, outlining plans for upcoming work. Ten members return from last year, including those selected before graduation, signaling a strong, flourishing year with efforts to improve faculty and student relations. Members listed include Hunter Galloway Will Erwin Henry Newman Graham Wright Willam Anderson Walton Griffith H A Nix Warren Moise William Dancy H L Lanham Tom Marshall.
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University of Georgia
Messes
Hunter Galloway
Will Erwin
Henry Newman
Graham Wright
Willam Anderson
Walton Griffith
H. A. Nix
Warren Moise
William Dancy
H L Lanham
Tom Marshall
A Dream Song Excerpt About Sleep and Dreaming
A poem fragment describes drowsy birds and twilight breezes guiding one to Slumberland where sleep soothes troubles and redeems care. The speaker notes the woeful wight toils for bread yet remains king in dreams, highlighting the escape found in nighttime imagery.
Locomotive Engineers Open Southeastern Conference in Birmingham
Several hundred members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers gathered in Birmingham for the opening of a four day Southeastern conference with many visitors from the Indies auxiliary. The session is expected to cover important order matters and discuss forthcoming topics for the organization. Mississippi veterans gather for Hattiesburg reunion amid debates over commercialism and sportsmanship.
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Birmingham
Ala
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Indies’ Auxiliary
Hattiesburg
Milas
United Confederate Veterans of Mississippi
Athens Shows 5 Percent Annual School Growth
Athens public schools enroll 2,114 students this September, up from 2,013 last year. Superintendent G G Bond notes city growth near five percent annually, projecting about 2,600 in regular schools and around 3,000 students when including Lucy Cobb, SN8 elementary, business college town students, and University day learners.
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Athens
G. G. Bond
City of
Lucy Cobb
Advertising as art and its power in public opinion
Elbert Hubbard argues that all literature is advertising and that public opinion rests on how things are described. He warns against letting rivals shape perception, urges persistent advertising to sustain momentum, and cites historical figures to illustrate literature and advertising's influence on fame and memory.
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Elbert Hubbard
England
America
Terminusa
Herodotva
Thucydides
Sir Walter Scott
Virginius
Hhe Coud
Andrew J. Rowan
Garcia
George H. Daniels
Empire State Express
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Howard Admins
CalLalins
Madison
Clarke County Public Schools
E. P. Clayton & Co
B. F
Mazeus
W. Jewell
Georgia-Auburn
Rensus
Gridiron Club
Locomotive Engineers IN Session
Ertiser
Permi
Maria Goertz
Oriunta
Oklahoma
Hartman
Plutarch
Greece
Herodotus
Maxaria
Horatiue
Paul Revere
Paul Jones
Brussels
Byron
Commodore Perry
Menange
Perry
Lord Douglas
Douglas
Marmion
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