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Taggart Vindicated After Indiana Election Case Dismissal
The Indiana election conspiracy case against Hon. Thomas Taggart and Mayor Bell was dismissed after Bell was acquitted. Prosecutors said Taggart’s handling showed no illegal acts, arguing the case amounted to political persecution. Republicans and Democrats alike praised fair play in Indiana's political contest.
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State editorial denounces alleged payback shifts in funding
The Athens Banner editorial argues against cutting appropriations for educational institutions in retaliation for votes on prohibition. It cites claimed motives by some lawmakers from Clarke and Fulton counties as harming University of Georgia Georgia Tech and State Normal, calling the act untenable and subversive to state interests.
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No middle ground for state education progress
A speech urges universal educational development urging higher education and common schools. It calls for sacrifices, public funding, and unified effort by lawmakers and people to eradicate illiteracy and uplift the state’s educational system.
Federal Reserve banks aid Georgia farmers and schools
Georgia benefits from Federal Reserve support including crop loan funding at six percent and 75 percent loan value for cotton, and a plan to lend counties up to two million dollars on school warrants at three percent. The system promises broader emergency services and cheaper state funding, contingent on Treasury approval.
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Best poem of the present war revealed as peacetime creation
A World Message is described as the era’s finest poem though written during peace by an ecclesiastic, not a soldier. The piece carries a global appeal for those mourning wartime losses. It asserts war is hell and vows penance for its sins while noting the poem was crafted in quiet times.
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Alexander
Out of the wilderness for Joe my Joe
A jumble of verses and editor quotes sketches a rural era mood with refrains about getting out the wilderness and weather as news, mixing songs and brief quotes from editors in Alexander County and North Carolina. It presents rustic humor and editorial asides with a sense of local newspaper texture.
Commodore Maury’s 1672 Naval Warfare Prophecy Revisited
Editor Concrete Age recounts Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury’s 1873 Griffin address urging a national weather bureau and modern defense focus. He warned that navies and casemated forts were outdated, advocating inland trunk lines to connect to sea for military, agricultural, and commercial needs, noting Franco-German War trends and urging southern remembrance of past leaders.
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Georgian State Agricultural Society
Griffin
Georgia
Matthew Fontaine Maury
National Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
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Germany
South
Geo
DR. Lowe
Concrete Age
Atlanta
German Viewpoint on Neutrality and Allied Violations
A reader disputes an editorial claim that German papers condemn Allied breaches of neutrality. The letter argues German commentary views Greece as neutral, contrasts with Britain and France over Belgium, and cites Brussels disclosures and Greek neutrality to critique Allied actions and wartime expediency.
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France
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University High School Reception Friday Evening
Atlanta high schools announce an informal reception at Taft hall Friday October 82 from 6 to 6 30. The board of education mayor city council and aldermen superintendent and assistant superintendent will attend as guests of the high school faculty. Music will be provided by orchestras from the two boys' schools.
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An Unreasonable and An Untenable Position
Editorial argues against using political pressure to punish Clarke and Fulton county legislators over prohibition votes. It warns that linking school funding to personal opinions harms Georgia institutions the state supports, notes students from many counties rely on these schools, and urges lawmakers to vote on merit rather than politics.
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No Liquor at Class Gatherings
President John Grier Hibben of Princeton urges alumni to end free beer at reunion tents. He argues self restraint and Princeton’s honor depend on facing facts, urging frank discussion and a strong Princeton sentiment during the 1916 commencement season.
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City Hall Prophecy and Street Name Debate in Atlanta
The City Hal Prophet. Opposition grows over naming the Orme street extension Techwood drive. Councilman Freeman opposes two names on one street, citing Peachtree and Trinity as examples. City physicians report Atlanta’s health improving this year.
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Rippling Rhymes by Walterson The Winter Stunt
Poem fragment narrates a furnace and coal trade struggle. The speaker laments fueling costs and a harsh winter while planning repairs to the old furnace and pondering the need to endure a season without music or heat. Strong imagery of coal, clinker, dampers, and a depleted spirit.
Mountain Georgia Militia District Graduates Honors
Keep it Up editor notes a Blue Ridge area militia district with 100 plus families reporting multiple Mercer University graduates in arts and law, University of Michigan literary degree holder, University of Georgia master’s candidate, two Columbia master’s candidates, plus Young Harris College graduates. Also mentions Emory senior year reportment and pharmacy and medical school entries.
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University of Michigan
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Changes Planned in Finance Sheet Meeting Friday
Finance committee of council to meet Friday at 10 to review the October apportionment sheet after a conference with Mayor, Councilman Farlinger, and Graham West. Debate centers on potential revisions and the unresolved veto over the June budget and October deficit estimates.
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Comptroller's Office
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Georgia Picture To Be Shown Friday Night At Armory
A second run of the Georgia motion picture will be shown Friday night at the Auditorium Armory with a military air. Fifth regiment ushers, G A cadets in full dress, and Marist College and G M A cadets will parade. Local women sell tickets and scenes feature Macon Albany Celquitt Brunswick and coast locations including a three story hotel fire scene titled Fighting the Flames. The Atlanta fire department plans a similar night at the ball park during Harvest Festival week.
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Celquitt County
Horace
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Ball Park
Atlanta
Feldspar as Potash Source In 1915 Brenau College Letter
The writer cites a 1911 editorial on feldspar as a source of potash and urges renewed testing. Gainesville feldspar samples show potash-rich rock, with soluble potash possible without full separations. Large-scale production would require crushers and reagents, but experiment stations could test profitability for farmers during wartime.
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Germany
Department of Science
Brenau College
Fainesville
The Hohenzollern Hand and Balkan Royals
The article ties Csar Ferdinand of Bulgaria and King Ferdinand of Romania to Hohenzollern lineage, notes Greece’s monarchic influence delaying entry, and outlines Bulgaria edging toward war with the Entente while Romania remains neutral. It discusses William II’s vested royalties and the tangled royal connections across Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and Serbia.
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