New Uses for School Houses in Atlanta and Southernism Debate
The piece argues for evening use of school buildings as social centers in Atlanta and cites Bistolycke Mass. for opening schools 5 to 9 p m with lectures, music, games, and a public library branch. It notes scarce public halls in Atlanta and urges school boards to explore this plan next school year while praising volunteer support. It also covers Henry Watterson criticizing Southernism and The New York Sun’s stance, urging self examination by the press.
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Bistolycke
Mass
Atlanta
America
Henry Watterson
Chattanooga
New York Sun
Watterson
Old Kentucky
Southernism and Americanism in the South’s patriotism
The piece defends Southernism as a distinct, reputable culture shaping patriotism in the South. It argues against critics like Mr. Watterson, asserting Southernism as a legitimate, enduring influence in education and daily life, and emphasizes pride in the old South as core to American identity.
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Erate
Preux Chevalier
Blue Grass
Sun
Watterson
South Atlantic
South
Prentiss
Foote
Soule
Lamar
Toombs
Hill
Haynes
North America
United States
Remedy Plain on Tariffs and Trusts in Democratic Campaign
The piece argues tariffs raise prices and fund monopolies, urging repeal of protective laws and trust-busting. It calls for democratic focus on repealing taxes on hides and food taxes to restore fair prices and slash special privileges. It also reviews Andrew Sledd’s Atlantic Monthly piece on the negro question with skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Canada
Mexico
South America
Atlantic Monthly
Andrew Sledd
Boston Transcript
New York Sun
Louisville Courier-Journal
Sledd
North
South
Southern Segro problem and race questions in the south
A polemic arguing the South tolerates black labor and mobility, claims of northern hostility and fictive oppression are dismissed, and various political figures and issues are mocked with satirical takes on Reconstruction legacy, race, and contemporary politics.
Summertime Scenes and Rural News From Georgia
A misc newspaper column from Georgia notes summer joys and hazards with poems, jokes, and rural anecdotes. It mentions heat waves, harvest humor, a lightning strike on a church, camp meetings, fishing, sermons, and humorous items about authors and poets, plus a claim of a very old local woman.
Mont Pelee fears and Wheeler reunion in Georgia
The column notes seismic chatter near Conyers and a granite fissure after explosions, hints Mont Pelee may trigger regional disturbances, and previews the Camp Wheeler reunion at Woodward Springs with speeches by Howell, Newman, and others. It also recounts a local anecdote of a soldier returning with funds and lists famed Georgia lawyers from Miner's Bench and Bar.
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Camp Wheeler
Woodward Springs
Wheeler Confederate Cavalry Association
Joe Wheeler
Maine
Texas
Georgia
Willam T. Newman
Emory Speer
Wheeler
Atlanta
John S. Prather
William T. Newman
W. C. Dodson
Louis Gholstin
C. D. Hurt
John Hit
William Crenshaw
Charles 5. Kingsbery
John C. Hendrix
T. G. Longino
Nathan Lyon
John A. Miller
L. A. Redwine
W. R. Shropshire
George A. Webster
Evan P. Howell
Clark Howell
H. H. Cabaniss
E. H. Thornton
Candler
FF. H. Richardson
George Hillyer
Veterans of the Home
Walked Many Miles To Wed In Georgia Knot Tied
Leonard Patterson and Rosa Foshes, a Coosa county Alabama couple, walked 70 miles to Columbus Georgia to marry. The groom had a mill job here and some funds, but they lacked fare. the justice of the peace covered the license fee.
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Columbus
Leonard Patterson
Rosa Foshes
Coosa County
Alabama
Justice of the Peace
Fight Over Rail and Telegraph Interests Sparks Banking Rift
Baltimore American reports a broad clash among A J Cassatt of the Pennsylvania railroad and George J Gould of the Missouri Pacific Wabash Western Union group. The dispute extends to banking, with Drexel Co and the Morgan banks poised to finance the Pennsylvania while Speyer Co Kuhn Loeb Co align with Gould interests, signaling a sweeping shift in board influence and readjustment of Reading Company affairs.
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Balimore American
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
George J. Gould
Missouri Pacific-Wabash- Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania
Gould
New York Central
Vanderbilt
J. P. Morgan
Cassatt
George B. Roberts
A. J. Drexel
Roberts
New York
House of Drexel & Co
Mr. Roberts
Speyer & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Harriman
Mr. Vanderbilt
President Cassatt
Morgan Banks
Drexel & Co
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
George Gould
Reading
President Egan in Wreck in Griffin Yard
Griffin Ga July 10 Special President Egan of the Central railroad escaped serious injury after his private car was struck by a freight train while in Griffin yards. The car had been left on a side track awaiting attachment to the 10 30 Atlanta bound passenger. The accident delayed the Savannah train about thirty minutes and damaged the freight engine though no one else was seriously hurt.
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Griffin
President Egan
Central Railroad
Mr. Bean
Chattanooga
Central
Miy
Atlanta
Egan
Savannah
Effort Under Way For County Dispensary In Athens
In Athens Alabama on July 10 a county owned dispensary plan aims to locate in the eastern part of the county under county commissioners. The effort faces strong local opposition after a failed two year trial that lost about $200, yet claimed $1,900 in whisky sales in seven months. A petition by neighbors led by two hundred signatures from women and children urged abolition. no men signed, and the dispensary was abolished. Small fire in Waycross destroys a dwelling on Screven avenue. no insurance.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
Eliza Baugh
Wonan
Waycross
Pire
Screven Avenue
Simon Keeland
Mattle Wil- Names
Miller's History of the Bench and Bar Sparks Debate
A lively exchange between a young attorney and Mr. Smith about Miller's historical sketch of lawyers, noting it covered older figures and left younger practitioners unwritten. Panelists discuss a new history of the bench and bar, with Judge Lochrane once linked to the project.
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Smith
Milier
Miller
Lochrane
Wallach Putnam Reed
State pear crop is fine in south Georgia
The pear crop in south Georgia is better this season and prices are higher. A northern commission house has purchased most of the Waycross county crop and a buyer is active in nearby counties. About 2000 barrels are likely to be shipped from Waycross this season. Ice factories in Waycross struggle to meet rising demand as Florida and middle Georgia fruit flows increase. Cold storage rooms are cleared and ice stocks are high.
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Elysian
South
Illnois
North
Indiana
Kansas
Ilinois
Sledd
Boston
Atlanta
Georgia
Pullman
Wilmington
Waycross
South Georgia
Jin
Northern Commission
Florida
Middle Georgia
Instructors of the Blind Represent Georgia at North Carolina Meeting
T M Conner represents Georgia at the American Association of Instructors of the Blind meeting in Raleigh with about seventy members present. The session featured institutes led by Hutton Morrison Burritt and papers by several state speakers amid discussion.
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M. Conner
Georgia
North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
American Association of Instructors of the Blind
T. M. Conner
Michael Anagnds
Boston
Andrew J Hutton
Wisconsin
H. L. Pirer
Texas
EB. E
Nicholls
Louisiana
Richard J. Young
Lumberton
Central Methodist, Episcopal Church
Clinton
John M. Worth
Randolph County
Nash County
Wilson County
Nash
Wilson
Charles McLaughlin
Klondyke
Klondyke’t
Mmit
Pat Fortner Takes Strychnine Amid Demanded Work Duty
In Dothan Alabama on July 10 a 20 year old named Pat Fortner killed himself with strychnine after his father demanded he work on their property. He told family the sun would never rise on him alive again and died despite medical aid. He was buried that afternoon with military honors.
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Dothan
Ala
Pat Fortner
Century in God's service at Salem Baptist Church
Salem Baptist church in Caroline county celebrated its centennial anniversary in Richmond with an impressive ceremony. Rev. Dr. William Andrew Broaddus, current pastor and former president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has held the pastorate since 1824, marking an unbroken Andrew Broaddus lineage through grandfather, father, and son.
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Salem Baptist Church
Richmond
Caroline County
William Andrew Broaddus
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Andrew Broaddus
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