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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription prices and delivery notes, warns carriers cannot collect payments, and urges prompt delivery complaints. The column covers political snippets about Georgia politics, courthouse funding, road bonds, and post office scrutiny, plus college basketball hopes for the Red and Black.
The faculty decision to disallow the holiday petition is accepted by the student body with good grace. The piece notes the commendable attitude of college men in acquiescing to the teachers' decision. Little Judge Corrigan criticizes Mayor Gaynor for Gotham’s rising crime wave and general lawlessness.
The piece notes Republicans attack Speaker Clark for not mentioning reciprocity in his speech while Democrats defend the policy. It cites Clark’s record supporting reciprocity and recalls Democratic votes for it, contrasts McCall and Underwood proposals, and predicts passage if insurgent Republicans cooperate with Democrats and the president pushes a special session.
Carter H Harrison has been elected Mayor of Chicago for the fifth time. The Harrison administrations are noted for combating graft and providing honest, progressive government, continuing a family legacy as his father also served five terms. The victory signals a broad municipal cleanup in Chicago government.
Postmaster General Hitchcock aims to move large circulation magazines by post freight. He proposes solid carload shipments to speed delivery and offer cheaper service if magazines oppose higher postage on advertising pages. Publishers will push back but a trial of the fast freight plan seems likely.
The article discusses the ongoing war doubt between Mexican insurrectos and the government. It notes pressure on Madero to accept peace terms while Diaz, an aging leader, resists stepping down. It contemplates Mexico's uncertain future after Diaz's departure, by force, resignation, or death.
A compilation of notable events and births on April 7 across years, including William Wordsworth born 1770, Marietta Ohio founded, Andrew Jackson's 1818 capture at St. Marks, Pedro I abdication 1431, Leopold birth, 1862 treaty on slave trade, Dupont Charleston attack 1863, Magee assassination 1868, USS Minnesota launch 1905.
The notice traces Lloyd Osbourne born April 7 1868 in San Francisco son of Robert Louis Stevenson. It covers his education in Scotland and civil engineering detour, time in Samoa as US vice consul, collaborations on The Wrong Box and other works, a drama The Exile, and a Cairo Ga duel remark, ending with a quip on investments in Athens dirt and safe returns.
A note suggests fishing activities align with warm readings. Anglers monitor water warmth for optimal catches, with sunnier days and calmer seas boosting boat trips and lures. Local guides report rising rod activity as temperatures rise.
Atlanta witnesses a packed senate chamber as the Georgia State Prison Commission begins hearings on Thomas Edgar Stripling of Harris County the man who escaped and later served briefly as a police chief in Danville Virginia Families of both Stripling and the Cornett victim fill the rostrum with opposing views while observers expect a possible full pardon or commutation amid political maneuvering.
April 6 dispatches describe a torrential downpour that scattered a flock of sea fowl into Atlanta streets. Birds resemble ducks but with poor flight, some killed, many found along Peachtree Road. Local residents report odd odor and unseasonable landing.
The blast furnaces and other Virginia properties of the Union Iron and Steel Company were offered at public sale in Bristol today as part of bankruptcy proceedings. The firm was controlled by Edward J. L. Harper, a New York promoter once prominent in financial circles.
An Athens cigar store advertises a limited offer on pipes at unusually low prices, urging customers to seize the opportunity now before stock runs out.
Listings for Mt Vernon Masonic bodies and allied orders with meeting nights and locations in Athens Georgia. Includes St Elmo Knights of Pythias Athens B P C E and Oliver Encampment with addresses on Clayton and Max Joseph buildings and meeting times each week.
Mixed trains arrive in Athens daily at 9:35 am and 6:00 pm with Sunday times at 10:40 am and 7:55 pm. Trains depart Athens daily at 7:20 am and 4:30 pm with Sunday departures at 7:45 am and 6:00 pm.
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