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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1909
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner outlines subscription rates and delivery policies, urging prompt reports of delivery issues and noting non-collection by carriers. It covers local topics from politics to commerce, including remarks on law, business growth, and the State Normal school's fourteenth anniversary.
The mayor and council vow strict enforcement of a new auto speeding ordinance after a visitor faced a fine for reckless driving. Prince Avenue is noted as a race track with pedestrians at risk, prompting a plan to patrol residential areas to protect lives and property.
The Shaw educational conference in Atlanta attracts educators from virtually every state. Led by Mr. Ogden the organization has become key in the educational field with new ideas and expert speakers. Southern board members guide fund distributions and future benefits to institutions across the region.
April 17 marks key events from 1784 New York grants universal religious equality by law 1816 Samuel A Allibone born in Philadelphia 1830 Black Sea navigation opened to American vessels 1849 steamer General Pike burned Mississippi 1856 Quebec made capital of Upper and Lower Canada 1861 Virginia seceded 1865 Federals seized West Point Mississippi 1875 Paul Revere ride centennial 1879 Belgian Mons colliery disaster over 200 dead 1895 Shimonoseki peace Japan China 190T Bryan backs initiative and referendum.
Dr Charles Henry Parkhurst born in Framingham on April 17 1812. Amherst College graduate 1866 theologian at Leipzig University. Presbyterian minister since 1870 pastor Lenox Mass 1874 Madison Square New York 1880s leader of the Society for the Prevention of Crime. his Lexow investigation spurred police reform in New York City.
A brief ad promoting Sam-Jose priced at 50 cents from H R Palmer & Sons with a money back guarantee if it fails to help readers gain weight.
Mrs. Jane Edwards Root of Cleveland Ohio aged 80 won a 28 contestant aged race by walking 24 miles in 26 minutes claiming Duffy s Pure Malt Whiskey keeps her vigorous. She says she beat the world record and holds US Europe championships and has used the product for years. The tonic is promoted as health promoter and medicine.
Multiple political moves span states: W. C. Davis of Jasper seeks Hobson’s Sixth Alabama seat, Alma Lafferty advances fifteen bills in Colorado, Hartford votes against prohibition, Grant Dimick runs for Oregon governor, and others discuss Senate bids, CT acting governorship, Fairbanks travels, and Ta mmany Hall’s DA prospects. The piece surveys national political currents and key figures shaping upcoming elections.
USGS geologists studied the Grand Mesa coal field in Colorado during the summer of 1907 to map coal bearing rocks, classify land, measure coal thickness and quality, and assess transport access. Willis T. Lee led the project and Bulletin 341-C documents findings, now ready for distribution after engravers fire delays.
A girl expresses extreme distress over a sunberit procedure noting it leaves her nose damaged and would prefer severe loss over the cosmetic outcome. The quote reflects strong aversion to the peeling treatment.
The Rev. Mr. Spicer, after three days of using a telephone gift from a parishioner, stood to announce the hymn and urged the congregation to “unite in brymn six doubles, sing three,” in his crisp, firm voice.
A defendant pleads not guilty after a dialogue with counsel. The Catholic News notes the accused initially believed guilt but, after consulting a lawyer, now contests the charge of larceny. The exchange highlights the jurist’s role in evaluating intent and admissible evidence.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for deafness arising from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining. It promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case not cured, notes product availability from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, and adds a constipation remedy.
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