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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1913
Page
4
The page surveys weather and flood concerns from the Ohio and Mississippi basins with levee work in Louisiana. It notes political sleuthing by Mayor Woodward over a fire department scandal, suffrage protests in England, Confederate reunion plans in Chattanooga, and civic campaigns to attract Athens in 1915. It also mentions subscription issues, farmers’ weather patience, and Game Warden Jesse Mercer pursuing lobster violations.
The Ladies' Garden Club in Athens continues steady cultural impact without special events. They work at home and in the community, promoting decorative and edible plants, emphasizing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and practical cultivation in every yard or window box.
The Georgia state government faces a push to reimburse farmers for slaughtered tuberculous cattle. Editors urge lawmakers to enact a law requiring the state to pay for all slaughtered tubercular cattle, arguing it protects public health though costly for owners. Citizens are urged to contact representatives to support the measure.
The Panama Canal project is bolstered by a sanitary triumph. Mosquito control and disease prevention under U S authority reduced yellow fever in Havana and Panama, transforming tropical health outcomes and enabling completion of the canal digging program begun in 1904.
Random notes blend early aviation chatter with markets. J J Hill comments on Harriman’s death as an enduring influence on markets. Fight card listed with Burns Pesky in Calgary and other bouts in Scanton Windsor Paris.
April 2 marks Jefferson's birth in 1743 and Morse's 1791 birth as telegraph pioneer. Notable events include 1792 mint act, 1801 Nelson's Copenhagen bombardment, 1830 Chicago survey, 1844 Fleet Prison abolition, 1860 Nixon senator, 1905 Simpson Tunnell Alpine crossing, 1912 English actor Edward Terry death.
William B. Wilson born in Blantyre Scotland April 2 1862. He rose from coal mines to secretary treasury of United Mine Workers and later secretary of Labor. Also notes birthdays of Butler Stagni Loughlin Duke Conry and others with an Uncle Sam World’s Works page remark.
Weather in New York is fair and warm while cotton trades quietly with mixed futures quotes for January to December contracts. Open and previous close figures show small adjustments across months, and a one line ad promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism relief.
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