Atkins Head of Atlanta Bar Celebrated at Banquet
The Atlanta Bar association hosted a banquet at the Hotel Ansley with judges from Georgia’s higher courts in attendance. Reuben Arnold served as president and led remarks praising the organization’s year of work. The gathering included speeches by Judge Pendleton, Judge Russell, and others, plus an executive committee named to propose officers for the next term. Edgar Watkins was elected president, with Marion Ismith as first vice president and S D Hew Rett as second vice president.
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Faith in Democracy Renewed by University Speech
Dr George Vincent of the University of Minnesota urged renewed faith in democracy at a Detroit bankers club banquet. He warned that cynicism grows as a few claim leadership and argued democracy must empower the many through direct primaries referendums recall women’s suffrage and industry supervision amid the ongoing clash between the “trust of the few” and the “trust of the many.”
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McReynolds Addresses New York Dinner Alignment
James C. McReynolds, U.S. attorney general, spoke at the Tennessee Society of New York’s ninth annual dinner. He praised the leader of the government and outlined the justice department’s tough problems, noting that office holding brings both joy and sorrow amid the storms of a new administration.
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Barre praises Ballantyne in shipwreck tale preface
London November 29. In a warm tribute to RM Ballantyne, author of The Coral Island, J M Barre discusses Ballantyne’s adventure stories and the preface Barre wrote for a new edition. Barre recalls reading The Coral Island, shares memories of making a fire in boyhood, and notes Ballantyne’s influence on his own writing career.
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On the Trail of the Christmas Grouch
A reflective piece on the spirit of Christmas, arguing the holiday is not for the rich or lone, but for shared joy. It contrasts material displays with simple acts of kindness, urging warmth, companionship, and ethical generosity as the true essence of Christmas across ages and people.
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Bavarians Pay High For King Ludwig III's Rule
Berlin reports Bavaria will fund a real king after a 27 year regency. King Ludwig III’s court costs total about 1.5 million yearly plus 85,900 for the former regent. Crown Prince Rupprecht receives 898,500, Prince Franz 25,000, and five princesses 6,500 each. Total expenses reach roughly 716,484 per Bavarian, with Prussians paying half per capita. Revenue remains backed by Wittelsbach fortunes amid past lavish Ludwig II projects.
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Charley Doom Sheds Light On Quakers and Captain Comiskey Tale
A baseball reminiscence recounts Charley Doom lasting impact with the Quakers and his early career twists. It notes an 1888 St Paul trial, Comiskey’s advice to return to tailoring, a St Joseph manager’s bet, and how Doom’s early wild throws reshaped his path to become a long standing Phillies catcher.
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Insular possessions progress noted in annual report
Washington reports Brigadier General McIntyre’s insular affairs review highlights tariff act effects on the Philippines and Puerto Rico. It cites export growth, tax changes, and education advances, with noted declines in sugar shipments and mixed trade outcomes, plus ongoing efforts in university development and athletics.
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Progress and Reform Amid Caribbean Changes
A survey notes Porto Rica school attendance rising to 20.9 percent of 330,000 youths, total enrollment at 163,785 versus 44,361 after the Spanish era. In 1910, 68 percent of electors are literate and irrigation costs are capped at 4 million. Do minican customs receipts reach a record 4,112,735 under American receivership while foreign trade grows with 62 percent of imports from American goods.
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Curious Bits of History in Lavender and Tobacco Lore
The London Chronicle notes lavender’s market rise and its scent on side tables. A Madrid professor notes ancient Spaniards pictured lavender in reliefs, while tobacco's rise in England aims to beat Sumatra. A 1842 medicine congress tale features Bietour, and Savage-Landers questions Atlantis' existence versus Plato’s tradition.
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The Man With the Watch on His Wrist
A verse depicting various fashionable characters and foibles in a ballroom scene. The speaker predicts that the man with the watch on his wrist may be harmed someday, while commenting on others who carry hats fans canes and plush attire.
No More Wars of Conquest Declared by Wilson
An odd fragment notes President Wilson at Mobile pledging the United States will never seek additional territory. The excerpt mentions a rowboat taste and a Stearg Yacht Income in rich, suggesting a garbled OCR carrying political rhetoric about expansion and wealth.
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Widows Chase Sir Edward Carson in Society Sparks
London reports Ireland’s hostility to Sir Edward Carson and social gossip links him with a rich American widow and Carson daughters’ antics. Segments note his memory, flirtations, and a witty warning after a daughter’s wager. Also mentions corn trade shifts in Asia, Hong Kong and Indo-China and a poetry fragment about Christmas Eve.
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