Hundred Years Of Peace With Britain Should Be Celebrated
The Philadelphia Record argues for strong centennial celebrations of peace between the United States and Great Britain. It notes Britain’s current global strength and the U S role in the hemisphere while urging widespread ceremonies to foster an era of goodwill and mutual respect between the two nations.
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London
Philadelphia Record
United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain
England
Essential Conservatism In Taft Address At Harvard
The Boston Transcript highlights William Howard Taft's post presidency independence from party constraints praising his measured conservatism. It notes the risk of clashes between governmental regulation and judicial power and underlines Taft’s belief in the Supreme Court as an independent check. The piece frames American conservatism as delayed and cautions against demagogy and muckraking.
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Taft
Boston Transcript
America
Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard
Transcript
Public sentiment shifts from freakery toward solid political diet
The passage notes initial broad acceptance of new doctrines by the majority and press, followed by a year or two of change. It argues that public opinion returns to sound views, repudiating sensationalism, and that the nation recovers quickly and punishes demagogues when misled.
Lee's Courage and the Peaceful Path After War
Secretary Daniels praised Robert E Lee in urging graduates to follow a path of restraint after conflict. He argued Lee chose surrender and reconstruction over guerrilla warfare and continued bloodshed, preserving the South from deeper devastation and chaos. Daniels asserted Lee's self control and foresight saved the nation from lasting ruin and protected civilians and industry from ruinous violence.
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Washington and Lee University
Lee
Lee Shest
Daniela
South
Mexico
Lincoln
Appomattox
Weekly Half Holiday Backed by Executive Order
President Wilson signs an executive order restricting federal workers to four hours on Saturdays from June 15 to September 15. The practice, spreading from merchants to national standard, is praised for health and productivity benefits. The piece notes Atlanta's local variations and cites economic and hygienic logic. It ends with unrelated remarks about the Colonel, Villa, and Huerta.
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Wilson
Atlanta
Tol
Poetic Protest Attributed To Tennyson Impostor
The Kansas City Star features a sharp note from Tennyson J Daft protesting a base imitation of his poetry signature. He defends originality and laments others attempting to steal his thunder amid a vogue for verse in the era.
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Tennyson J Daft
Kansas City Star
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Tennyson
J Daft
The Vacation Victim and the Sunny Day Verse
A fragmented collection of verses and anecdotes reflect on vacation return, folk songs, political satire, and religious images. It mixes lines about a vacation victim in Georgia, a fiddle tune about spring sun, and reflections on shadows, progress, and sanctity, ending with Ernest Dawson’s note on vigil and solace.
State Text Book Probers Advise Against State Printing Texts
A Georgia committee led by M Le Brittain examined state printing of school books. They found Georgia’s average book costs lower than most states, rejected wholesale adoption, and urged testing options such as leasing plates for limited titles rather than full state publication.
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Mumply
Georgia
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Yvorute
United States
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Fitzgerald
California
Ontario
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Toronto
T Eaton Company
Robert Simpson Company
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Byrd
Board of Education
Georgia Civics
McCrory
Felder to Open Headquarters in Atlanta for Senate Campaign
Macon Ga June 21 Special Thomas Felder candidate for United States senate announced plans to open campaign headquarters in an Atlanta hotel with location to be finalized in a few days. He will campaign statewide, visit every county, and arrange volunteers to cover regions while he speaks at events across Georgia.
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Atlanta
Macon
Thomas
United States Senate
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Sesson
Rarpwick
Dorliver
Waycross
Ro Anderson
Savannah
Harris
Rome
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W J Harris
Census Bureau
Wilson
Secretary of Commerce
Georgia
Harrig
Tmg
Washington Ga
Wilkes
Hart
WaWkens
Finde Imens
Wilkes County
Wilkus
Witkesmit
Golters
Washington
Rayle
Not-Transferable Brainpower by George Matthew Adams
Byline George Matthew Adams argues brains and personality are non transferable. He warns against selling or outsourcing one’s thinking and urges readers to guard the unique assets housed in their skulls. Each day, confront the world and insist your thoughts remain your own.
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Boy Scouts Aid Motorist on Road in Kent
A correspondent recounts a puncture near Farnborough Kent when a troop of Boy Scouts halted. The scout master offered help and two small scouts with motor repair badges stepped forward to assist, though the motorist did not need aid.
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London
Farnborough
Kent
School Book Debate Sparks Acrimony In Legislature
A committee report on school books and education reform dominates the upcoming General Assembly agenda. Lawmakers anticipate debate over state education texts, price controls, and publication under the Education Department. The issue common to many sessions, invites sharp, heated discussion.
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State Department of Education
Haugins
General Assembly
Agrarian Revolution in Georgia 1865 1912 reviewed
A Wisconsin Press study by Dr R F Brooks analyzes how the Civil War reshaped Georgia farming from large plantations to small farmholding. It traces tenancy shifts, labor movement, land values, and regional contrasts, citing reliable sources to support these conclusions.
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Athens
University of Wisconsin Press
Georgia
R F Brocks
University of Georgia
Idha
Middle
North
Mississippi
Texas
Black Belt
Brooks
Piedmont
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