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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1906
Page
2
Public notice from The Athens Banner explains carrier collection rules, delivery reliability, and payment options. It then presents a string of disconnected excerpts about Southern tradition, Dr King’s pills, brain science anecdotes, and racial theories from 19th century sources.
The report notes growing sentiment for William Jennings Bryan in both parties, including Rev. Madison C. Peters who shifts from Republican to Bryan. It cites publishers and editors in the East predicting Republicans and Democrats may back Bryan, signaling a significant political trend. It also discusses cotton's dominance in the South and its wide uses from food to paper, highlighting advances and by products.
Dallas August 17 Thomas M. Campbell a native of Rusk Texas was nominated by the Democratic party for governor of Texas. He will be the second native governor of Texas. The convention saw fierce ballots with Colquitt withdrawing and Bell stepping aside to unite behind Campbell. A Louisville healer testimonial closes the item.
In Birmingham Alabama a personal altercation between M E James superintendent of the gas works and W L Rogers a paint manufacturer ended with James struck on the head by a heavy wrench and fatally wounded by a gunshot from Rogers both men hospitalized. A city tax notice offers 2 percent discount in August and 1 percent in September with 7 percent interest after November 20.
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