Centennial memories of Athens capstone chapel and Bulloch sisters
In the University of Georgia chapel Athens echoes wax nostalgic for old commencements. The piece recalls Doric architecture, past celebrations, and the Bulloch twins Anna and Mittis famed for beauty and social sway in 1850, alongside local figures like Henry Grady and Thomas Brumler.
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University of Georgia
Regulus
Swaina
Hfe
Athens
Bulloch Twins
Savannah
Georgia
Barnsley
St. Elmo
Anna
Mittis Bulloch
Theodore Roosevelt
Gunning
Poem Recalls Whitner Florida Florida Tale at UGA Centennial
Centennial notes recount Benjamin Franklin Whitner of Florida delivering a surprise poem at the 62 years earlier University of Georgia commencement. The piece titled The Land of Flowers evokes Florida's climate and landscapes, contrasting with wintery scenes and noting Whitner's role as salutatorian and poet.
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University of Georgia
Benjamin Franklin Whitner
John C. Whitner
Atlanta
Whitner
Florida
Southern Whig
Athens
Georgia University Magazine
Enchanting grove and nature's radiant scenes
A flowing meditation on nature's beauty in a a picturesque grove with magnolia bower and shimmering lake. The verse reflects on Italian landscapes and the Sunlit panorama, praising nature's charms, emotional resounding beauty, and the spirit stirred by spangled forests and waters.
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Post
Million Dollar Week Now Birmingham's Boast
Birmingham capitalizes on a week of seven figure deals. The city merges gas and electric properties with Birmingham Railway, Light and Power to form a $35 million company with $5 million in bonds and $1 million planned for improvements. Banks of new investments follow, including Tennessee Cent and Tron bonds and a $10 million streetcar deal, plus plans for mills, a hoop pipe plant, and the Southern Iron Car Factory at Ensley employing 7,000. The article notes Birmingham's active role in national industry, ties to Philadelphia meetings, and Atlanta's proposed league entry with offers to Shreveport and Chattanooga.
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Homer George
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
Tennessee Cent and Tron Company
F. J. Clark
Helens
Clark
American Sheet Steel Company
Republic Steel and Iron Company
Slose-Sheffield Company
Southern Iron Car Foundry
Ensley
Birmingham Fans Rally as Local Team Draws Hefty Crowds
The Birmingham team attracts large crowds with daily attendance around twelve hundred to fifteen hundred, peaking at 1,800 on June Bth and 1,500 on June Wth. The town is excited and the paper fielded heavy call volume during home and away stretches as the squad prepares for an eighteen game home run before another trip. A tour ad promotes northern summer resorts aboard elegant steamers from Norfolk to Boston and Savannah to Philadelphia with contact for JIW Smith in Atlanta.
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Birmingham
Wmingham
Vin Merch
Trang
Norfolk
Boston
Providence
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Henry Grady
Thomas Brumler
Savernora
Jessamine
Colonel Billups
Bulloch
Dinah
St J
Silas
Jim
Solomon
Billups
College Chapel
St. Peters
Adam
Demosthenes
Clay
Hui
Cicero
Bringa
Wurm
Dixie
Teddy
Oneta
Virginia Smith
Benj. Whitner
Ufe
Eurely
Barna
Waverly
Mat
Mwko
Maier & Berkele
Whitehall St
Guerees
Benasy
Emia Lov
Cela
Italy
Virgil
Horace
Zephy
Uich
Philadelphia
Southern League of Baseball Players
Tis Place
George Reed
Shreveport
Chattanooga
Mountain City Ream
Itmomaneea
Hirsch Bros
Whitehall
Eiseman Bros
Washington, D. C
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore, Md
Ing
Frank E. Block
Eisenman Bros
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