Athens Daily Banner Subscription Rates and City Progress Commentary
Rates for home delivery are listed for the Athens Daily Banner and Weekly editions with cash in advance only. The piece urges citizens to support the chamber of commerce, highlights the push for a union passenger station, and notes President Finley's visit and Senator Bailey critiquing Taft’s approach to Southern support. The text blends subscription details with local civic booster content and political observations.
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Athens
Finley
Athens Chamber Ball Promotes City Upbuilding
For seven years the Athens chamber of commerce has worked to develop the city. Yet some citizens only learned of this at the banquet. All who care for Athens should join the chamber and contribute to its growth.
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Chamber’ of Commerce
Athens
Clarke County Grand Jury Praises County Affairs
The Clarke county grand jury reports the county’s affairs are in fine shape. Road work and bridges are in splendid condition, public property is well cared for, and county finances are satisfactory with a low tax rate. Officers are praised for their duty, and residents are urged to commend the situation.
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Clarke County
Clarke
Banquet of Athens Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Unity
The Athens Chamber of Commerce hosted a large banquet with prominent railroad officials from the South in attendance. The event showcased business unity in Athens and highlighted local support for enterprise. President George J. Baldwin urged self reliance and local funding to foster regional growth, noting diminishing northern loans. The gathering stressed benefits from strong local initiative and cooperation with rail systems serving the city.
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Athens
George J. Baldwin
Gainesville
Chamber of Commerce
Hott
First American Play The Prince of Parthia at Walnut Street
A historical fragment notes The Prince of Parthia as the first distinctly American play produced at Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia. It also lists events from 1767 to 1906, includes Felmley birth and career, New Jersey bankers meeting in Atlantic City, and a Foley’s Kidney Remedy advertisement.
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Parthia
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
Petersburg
Georgia
United States
Richard Luke Con
Canen
New York
China
Farragut
New Orleans
Russia
Turkey
Denetsdorp
John Paul + Jones
Annapolis
Atlantic City
N.J
New Jersey Bankers* Association
Hotel
Chelsea
Governor Fort
New Jersey
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Foley
News and notes of sport mix chaos in early season chatter
Minneapolis sold Buck Freeman to Albany while heavyweight boxing chatter and Burns Johnson fight imagery dominate the page. Rumors of Hal Chase in Augusta hospital and a Portland to Portland nonfiction trip fill the sports notes amid baseball lineups and travel anecdotes.
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Minneapolis
Buck Freeman
Albany, N.Y
Hobe Ferris
St. Louis Browns
Burns- Johnson
Tomaso Burns
Western Canada League
Milwaukee
McGann
Barry
Moran
Hostetter
McGlynn
Collins
Deiters
Brooklyn
Bostons
Weck
Frank Bowerman
Doves
Tenney
New York
Hal Chase
Augusta Hospital
Hal
FE. C. Edwards
Portland
Ore
Not Her Husband in Tube Car Lifted Woman to Lap
A Tube car jerked to a stop as a young man rose and then sat down in a fashionable lady’s lap. She shrieked in shock, calling him a contemptible pup, while bystanders reacted to the awkward public incident. Tit-Bits reports the event with terse, sensational detail from the carriage ride.
Man Gains Audience With President At White House
A gray-haired man from North Carolina entered the White House public reception room around 2 PM, bypassing an officer, and proceeded to the cabinet room where he spoke with the President. He remarked that he never liked red tape. The visitor’s name was not learned by anyone except the President.
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White House
Baltimore News
North Carolina
Dalrymple
Mr. Stone
Worthwhile Visits Return Home
A concise note emphasizes that most visits are worthwhile for the goal of returning home. It frames travel as a positive effort, focusing on the practical aim of safe and timely return.
State Convention of Christian Endeavor Opens in Winston-Salem
The annual state convention of the Christian Endeavor Union opened in Winston-Salem North Carolina and will run through Saturday and Sunday. Delegates and visitors from across the state arrived by train this morning. The presence of Rev Francis E Clark founder of the society added much to the event.
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Christian Endeavor
Winston-Salem
N. C
The
Christian Endeavor Union
North Carolina
Francis E. Clark
Christian Endeavor Society
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