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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1913
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and payment methods, urges prompt delivery complaints, and warns carriers not to collect payments. It notes local civic efforts, rumors, and nominations involving Georgia figures such as Pleas Stovall, W. J. Harris, and Mrs. Bryan, with light commentary on Athens progress and politics.
Former Senator W. J. Harris will succeed Durand as Census Director. Harris is a prominent Georgia figure, currently chairman of the state Democratic executive committee, and his party work was rewarded with the appointment. The move is expected to receive broad approval across factions in the state.
The piece argues both farmer and city resident work hard, though in different ways. It notes farmers labor intensely during harvest and daylight while city dwellers stay constantly on duty, with duties spanning generations and roles from the court to field labor.
The Hatch Act founded agricultural experiment stations about twenty five years ago with federal grants of 40000 dollars per state. The stations broadened beyond farming, linking sciences and fostering public interest in science. Wisconsin's station reports over forty current projects on nutrition, mineral needs, cheese ripening, milk quality, and disease prevention, illustrating steady, quiet progress supporting state welfare.
The Daughters of the Confederacy announce a public shower in Athens to aid Rabun Gap school. Through the end of April donations of linen, kitchen utensils, bedding and similar durable items are requested. Mrs Welch will coordinate deliveries marked for the Rabun Gap school.
April 19 marks events across centuries from the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775 to canal efforts in 1791 and notable deaths like Benjamin Rush 1813 and Lord Byron 1824. The note also greets the 36th birthday of the Earl of Morley and honors Princeton’s Dr. Hibben and Nebraska’s Dr. Avery on their birthdays.
John Dalzell, a former Pennsylvania congressman, is reported to be 68 years old. Details on his later life or current status are sparse in the readable fragment.
The Atlanta weather forecast predicts fair tonight and Saturday for Atlanta and vicinity. Temperatures rose to 60 degrees by 7 am with a generally clear pattern across the country, though the Northwest remains cooler with below freezing readings at Williston and several Canadian stations.
The Conquest Flag born after President McKinley’s assassination is now used by a Christian church in a Prince and Pulaski streets tent. Rev S M Johnson envisioned the flag uniting Christians to advance militant Christianity and establish Christ’s law of love. The flag has spread from a ship’s mast to Jerusalem and Washington events, leading the Twentieth Century Crusade. The first service in the tent is Sunday morning with a Sunday school at 19 o'clock and a sermon by Mr. Snively at 41:15.
The S N S team beat the Red Stars 10 to 6 before a large Normal crowd. Key players included A Hodgson and C Daniel with two homers, F Burns and H Hodgson among top performers. Ford and Peeler noted as stars. Umpire Cole officiated. The item also advertises Chamberlains SIniment for rheumatism.
A reader mails $1.25 to end his Athens Banner subscription and criticizes the paper for sentimental editorials on woman suffrage. He argues for universal suffrage and urges the paper to print both sides, citing Wyomings 43 years of suffrage and various international examples.
Special to the Banner reports a wave of civic enterprise in the Southeast. Jacksonville organizes a $100,000 manufacturing promotion. Columbus launches a major membership drive to raise $8,000 for city promotion. Alabama groups back ferry and bridge projects and an electric railway linking Rome and Gadsden. County bond votes and several construction awards highlight ongoing growth across Georgia Florida and Alabama.
Regional notes invite remodeling of the old courthouse into a jail facility. News mentions new corporations across three states totaling 24 entries with minimum capital stock of 691,800 dollars. Locations cited include Cotton 12 Ala passenger stations and cities such as Lawrenceville Lithonia Savannah Augusta Spalding County Georgia.
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