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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1911
Page
11
The Athens Daily Banner outlines delivery options and rates including $5 yearly and 10 cents a week, requests timely delivery notices, and warns against carrier collections. It also comments on Georgia politics, farm policy, and upcoming legislative actions with regional figures and institutions cited.
The Clarke county legislature is praised for Representative Toombs DuBose in his first term. The Banner lauds his energy and achievements in securing educational funding including a $50,000 academic building appropriation for the State Normal School and multiple local measures.
Clarke county and Athens are advancing with rising tax values, signaling stronger wealth and potential tax revenue growth. Tax Receiver Dorsey is praised for steady, effective work, and the article forecasts continued progress with yearly increases in Clarke's tax values.
The House Appropriations Committee urges ratification of its allocations for higher education. It notes careful review of state needs and revenue, arguing funds can be met from expected revenues over the next two years. Lawmakers are urged to adopt the committee’s figures without reductions.
The president defends his brother Charles P Taft amid allegations of involvement in a land grab in Alaska’s Chugach National Forest Reserve. He argues development requires rights and franchises for investment and railroads, rejects the “Dick to Dick” postscript as fabrication, and asserts his independent order removing land from the reserve.
The Macon Telegraph cites a heated exchange over a postscript linked to a 1909 Interior Department matter. Witnesses deny any postscript, calling it false and slanderous. The piece defends President Taft’s honesty while noting internal bitterness in Alaska administration discussions.
The entry lists historical events tied to August 6 including the NY colonial union petition 1691 the Eugene Aram execution 1759 O Connell birth 1775 US Tripoli treaty 1815 Bolivia independence 1824 birth of Duke of Saxe Coburg 1844 first electric execution 1890 Chilean president Taft meeting 1910 and notes on Bishop James Henry McCoy born 1867 with career highlights in Alabama and Birmingham College presidency prior to bishopric.
Bishop McCoy has pursued multiple duties including religious leadership and education work. He served as editor of the Alabama Christian Advocate and contributed to church activities beyond his main responsibilities.
A summarized historical date list notes events and births from August 7 across years. Highlights include the Dutch recapturing New York, poet Joseph Rodman Drake born in 1795, 1894 Preble's bombardment of Tripoli, and various political and military milestones such as Louis Philippe becoming king, Ottawa as capital, and a siege declaration in Paris.
Ellen Fitz Pendleton, born August 7, 1864 in Westerly Rhode Island, advanced from student in 1882 to BA in 1886, MA in 1891, taught mathematics, served as secretary, then dean, acting president in 1904 and appointed president in 1905 at Wellesley College. Legislators receive praise for educational bill passage.
A stenographer nicknames the boss Mr Legree and his authority wanes. The name sticks as a new stenographer arrives and alters office dynamics. A salesman unfamiliar with the change greets the boss with Mr Legree, prompting the chief to confess reshuffled roles and his self portrayal as the cake of ice Eliza walks on.
Two young American travelers in Pisa joined a lively cafe party. In a reckless moment one shoved the other against a wall and held him there, prompting a shocked observer to cry out. They fled town on an early train, avoiding the sight of the leaning tower.
A Western mining prospector on his first trip to New York is asked about the city. He compares the tall buildings to a permanent camp, reflecting a humorous outsider view of urban permanence.
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