Georgia corn contest seen as path to farmer education
The Constitution reports on Newton county Georgia launching a corn growing contest for county schools guided by Professor W. L. Weber and State School Commissioner Merritt. It aims to teach practical agriculture, improve seed quality, and spur statewide adoption if successful, linking schoolwork to modern farming.
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Newton County
W. L. Weber
Emory College
Appleanta
Merritt
Nee
Newton
Georgia
Agricultural and Mechanical
Corm
Roosevelt Addresses Mothers on Home Life and Womanhood
Commentary praises President Roosevelt for his address to the National Congress of Mothers. It lauds his humane stance on motherhood, home, and the nation’s future, noting his plain, exemp1ary words and impact beyond partisan politics.
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President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
National Congress of Mothers
Mothers of the Land
United States
France
Hoosewelt
América
Fife
Pastor Wagner
Paris
Congress of Mothers
From Georgia to Pleasant Days in a Spring Reverie
A collage of verse and prose from Georgia and Billville notes travels through humor and folk speech. It references spring optimism, shifts in season, literary jests, and local sayings, recalling old printed bits about poets, sermons, and daily life with regional color and social quips.
Special Tax for Schools Sweeps Alabama Counties
In Huntsville Alabama on March 16 special tax measures for educational funding pass in Coffee County. Pettus of the Alabama education committee reports the special tax has spread to every county with elections held and plans to extend to at least twenty counties this year. Mr Gunnela notes the committee will continue until all counties vote.
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Alabama
Huntsville
Ala
DB. Pettus
Alabama Education Committes
Coffee County
Gunnela
Petersburg Bank Robbery in Tennessee Leaves $7000 Missing
The Bank of Petersburg Tennessee state institution was entered at an early hour. Burglars blew the steel vault with nitro glycerin, emptied the strong box, and escaped. A clue points to the crime's authors as authorities investigate the burglary.
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Tennessee Institution
Petersburg
Tenn
Bank of Petersburg
Coal Carriers Cut Anthracite Prices In Spring Reduction
At a meeting of presidents of the coal carrying railways in New York a 50 cent per ton spring cut on the tidewater price of anthracite coal was decided. The April 1 reduction sets shipping points price at $4.59 per ton, with wholesale prices rising six cents per ton monthly until reaching $5.00 on September 1.
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New York
Mother Threatened Child and Suspect Beats Boy
West Chester Pa March 16 a ten year old boy who was beaten and kicked into unconsciousness during an attack that also killed his five year old sister Misty in an old blacksmith shop in Mowellville. The boy, conscious briefly, said his mother warned him not to tell and claimed Tad ap might be involved. The mother’s role remains unclear as police pursue leads. Louis Hitchcork takes the oath in Washington.
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West Chester
Dominick Dekuciz
Misty
Mary
Vane Loui
Trial Begins This Evening In Water Works Probe
The water works investigation resumes tonight at 7 30 in the council chamber city. All water board members are to attend presided by President Frank P Rice. Fifty witnesses have been subpoenaed by Colonel Park Woodward with testimony anticipated. The main charge concerns $542 worth of labor during his term. The prior session concluded organization and preliminary work. The board adjourned to tonight at the request of attorney Reuben R Arnold. The hearing is expected to draw marked attendance and new evidence is anticipated.
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Water Works Department
St City
Water Board
Frank P. Rice
Park Woodward
Council Committee On Water Works
Board of Water Commissioners
Colonel Woodward
Reuben R. Arnold
Georgian Praises Jordan Card and Southern Cotton Work
A Sparta Georgia letter dated March 15 1908 commends President Harvie Jordan for leading southern business interests. The writer highlights Jordan's work against Wall Street domination, cites praise from Colonel E S Peters in Texas, and urges Georgia readers to back the movement with support from local papers.
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Leiter
Harvie Jordan
Jorjan
South
New Orleane
Mr. Jordan
Jordan
New Orleans
E. 8. Peters
Texan
Southern Cotton Association
Colonel Peters
Georgia
Cronikera
Wall Street
Atlanta
Bond Secured For Justice Chim In Georgia Case
In St George Georgia on March 16 a bond was signed and sent to Valdosta for the release of Justice of the Peace Chism who was convicted Monday of forging names to pension claims. Chism’s friends say the act was due to negligence and ignorance not malice and expect a light punishment if any.
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Justice Chim
St. George
Valdota
Justice of the Peace
Chism
Ag l
Kent Cruiser Fronted at Firth of Forth Storm
The British armored cruiser Kent was driven ashore in the Firth of Forth during the recent storm but sustained no damage. The incident occurred today, with the vessel brought back to safety without injury or significant harm to the ship.
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Kent
London
Firth of Forth
Raid on Sunset Mountain Ends in Atlanta Courts
A county raid on Sunset Mountain brings multiple mountaineers to the Atlanta federal court. The scene inside the fourth floor echoed neighborly ties amid charges over corn whiskey, while outside families awaited outcomes and farmers prepared to aid those sentenced. The hall watched a woman whose husband faced the liquor offense, as neighbors discussed future support and the wider impact of the March term.
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Sunset Mountain
Atlanta
North
Georgia
Federal
Newman
United States
Tay
Sunent Mountain
Hickory Gap
Chunn
Mountains
Ita
Jbig
United States Court
Cout
Tong Hall
Tales About Atlanta and the Capital's Drift
A collage of Georgia papers discuss Atlanta growth and culture. Mentions include the Augusta Herald Brunswick Journal Americus Times Recorder and Calhoun X Ray. Observers note people drifting to Atlanta from Rabun to the Florida line as the city grows and brims with activity.
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Rochelle
Atlante
Augusta
Atlanta
Brunawick Journal
Amos Fox
Carrollton Press
George
Brunswick Journal
Grady Hospital
Tecumseh Sherman
Americus Times-Recorder
Calhoun
Georgia
Cit
Rabun
Florida Line
Marching on to freedom amid shattered dawns and defeat
The piece portrays steadfast resolve as Russian armies retreat under shellfire and dawn breaks over a bloodlit landscape. It laments tyrants and oppression while counting losses, yet vows liberty through struggle, naming vast Russian suffering and the poet Bertrand Shadwell as a referenced voice.
Vote of Confidence in Rome Cabinet Reform
Rome March 6 Deputy Fortis declined forming a new cabinet after two fruitless years. The old Giolett cabinet under King Victor Emmanuel III remained, with Titton as interim premier and the interior minister. The king ordered the cabinet to present before parliament to seek a vote of confidence, aiming to stabilize the decade and align with the party in power.
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Rome
Fortis
Giolett
Victor Emmacual
Tittons
Ales
Interior
Pale Tips From The Patent Office Rural Delivery
The article extols rural free delivery as a great boon to farmers, linking remote homesteads to national business and urban centers. It notes federal postal agents traverse important roads, placing farmers in direct touch with distant stores and towns.
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Rurel
Uncle Sam
Cies
Patent Mail Boxes for Rural Delivery and Security
Historic proposal describes mail boxes placed at rural homes to receive letters or small parcels, reducing delivery detours. Features include weather resistance, theft prevention, dry storage, and a visible signal system. A novel notch and lock mechanism aims to deter tampering and alert owners when contents are present.
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