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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
4
Advertisers urge readers to get the fair edition of The Banner as a great Georgia newspaper beyond Atlanta. The text cites civic pride, agricultural data, and ongoing lobby investigations, naming Machen and Clift Long among others allied with suspected government fraud.
The Athens Summer School drew hundreds from Georgia, with local residents hosting and supporting the venture. The Banner commends Chancellor Hill, the faculty, and directors for prudent management and notes Branson and Harper earned modest stipends for six months of labor. Earnest and Snelling praised for dormitory work aiding teachers. The project boosted Athens commerce and community pride with substantial local funding.
A call for an immediate second committee to probe the state prison system follows reports that Mamie Decks a white woman whipped by Captain Allagood at the state prison farm endured brutal punishment and forced labor alongside Black inmates. Officials implicated should be dismissed and reforms enacted.
The piece highlights Bransford Mille in Owensboro Kentucky where Clifton flour is produced, emphasizing the article's praise of the product and the factory's tireless operation running day and night.
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