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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists home delivery rates and urges subscribers to pay at the office or via regular collectors. It notes legislative adjournment approaching, prohibition action in Atlanta, and local economic moves. Headlines reflect tax, capital relocation talk, and agricultural bets from Georgia counties.
Boston faces alarm after a cholera death and the escape of two Sicilian sailors who lodged in the victim’s home. Health boards pursue them amid calls for stricter quarantine laws to keep cholera from entering the United States.
The Democratic Party in the U S House has shut down interparty wrangling and driven its program with unity and prudence. It backs tariff for revenue only, advocates fair taxes on taxed goods, and credits the administration for progress while a Republican Senate may block bills, with the wool tax bill at risk and 1912 success seen as likely if no major mistakes occur.
Macon pushes a bill to submit moving the state capital to a vote, with supporters arguing the issue is serious and patrons optimistic. Atlanta vows to resist, while the Gate City anticipates a heated legislative battle and a possible statewide referendum.
Prof. E. C. Branson of Georgia told a southern education conference that teachers should be involved in improving public roads, arguing heart and duty must include rural betterment beyond schooling. The Rural Progressive Farmer notes growing sentiment that teachers and preachers should live for all movements aiding rural progress.
A roundup of comments from Georgia newspapers on Governor prospects and political intrigue. References to Hoke Smith J. Pope Brown and Shifts in support show a lively, contentious scene amid legislative maneuvering and factional debate across Georgia.
The speaker condemns Bryan for cruelty and publicity gain from press reports. He notes Bryan shifts blame onto newspaper reports about Underwood's utterances and mocks Macon for offering milk to sclons who dislike the issue.
Dr B J Harrington a longtime McGill University chemistry professor and former chemist and mineralogist for the Geological Survey of Canada was born August 5 1848 at St Andrews Quebec. His career included Yale University training and leadership in Canadian and British scientific societies.
A pig with a sensitive snout and bristled skin abandons wallowing to seek philosophy. Reporters wire aphorisms as the pig declares Sundays for thought, then evolves into a source of pepsin, pork, lard, toothbrushes, and fertilizer, aiding social welfare.
Westbrook recalls living in Ohio near the Big Four Railroad and a Nebraska horse trip that fueled homesickness. He describes visiting a Big Four freight car on a siding after hitching his horse, spending the afternoon there as a vivid memory from Success Magazine.
A depot reporter questions a middle aged woman about her visits, noting she calls herself Mrs. Carter and mentions visiting an older colored woman down the track for about a week. She struggles to recall the other resident’s name.
The last annual report of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen shows more than 2 million dollars paid on death and disability claims by the organization during the past year.
Anna Held plans a Paris start next week with a September tour. A French alias Jimmy Valentine in Paris sparks curiosity. G. Hill announces an old timers minstrel show next season. Lee Jane Kelton has played 211 parts with the American Stock Company in Spokane. Leo Ditrichstein acclaimed as actor and musician in Belasco's The Concert. Orme Caldara to replace Nash in Wilbur Emerson in The Gamblers opening in Boston in October. Thais to be produced in London with Tyrone Power and Constance Collier. May Vokes to star in The Quaker Girl in Atlantic City in October. Cast includes Percival Knight, F. Pope Stamper, Arthur Klains? Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth’s new comedy set in a tabloid flat. Langdon Mitchell’s new comedy with Mrs Fiske in October. Harrison Greg Fiske to London for Knoblauch’s Kismet in New York theaters. Gaby Deslys to appear in New York under Shuberts after Russian ballet. E. J. Dodson to tour Gauntlet's Pride under Cohan Harris. Later, productions of Ready Money and Jimmy id by James Montgomery.
Orison Swett Marden argues that taking a vacation is the best yearly investment men can make. He says it restores physical and mental machinery, increases courage and confidence, and multiplies the effectiveness of all faculties for lasting success and happiness.
In a sultry courtroom the judge grows irritable as a prisoner on trial shouts and revels in the witness box. A spectator cry of Hurrah Hurroo is heard while the next disruptor risks removal from the proceedings.
The Quarry Workers' International Union of North America says thirty eight local unions signed new contracts this year. Terms run one to five years with wage increases from one to six cents per hour.
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