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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1911

Page

5

Remittance Methods And Political Commentary In The South

Remittances may be sent by express post office money order or registered letter. SPECIAL NOTICE subscribers should not expect carriers to collect subscriptions or sell papers. Athens is praised as a potential stop on the national highway near Atlanta and the Glidden tour. The piece criticizes tax and education funding cuts while praising the Macon Telegraph and Col Pendleton for its growth and public role in Georgia and the South.

Carrier Bay Atlanta South Carolina Georgia South Union Athens Macon Telegraph Col Pendleton Augusta Chronicle Telegraph Times Col. Pendleton The Macon

Extension of Train Service to Athens Area

The chamber of commerce pushes for extending the Seaboard Air Line passenger service beyond Athens to Elberton or Abbeville. Officials report active correspondence with S A L leaders. Merchants expect the new schedule will boost fall business by enabling morning arrivals for local markets and return trips in the afternoon.

Chamber of Commerce Athens Elberton Abbeville Bondurant Railroad Committee

Route for National Highway Should Pass Athens

An editorial from the Banner endorses routing the National Automobile Highway via Athens. It cites Clarke county roads as better and steadier, notes Athens’ educational heritage and history, and highlights local progress, hotels, and business growth as incentives to choose the Athens path. The piece urges route managers to adopt these reasons and promote Athens convincingly.

Atlanta Constitution Athens Constitution Clarke County Clarke South Union Crawford Long Asheville Atlanta

The Aims of the Boy Scout Movement

Editorial outlines that Boy Scouts of America aim to shape character and citizenship through national and local councils. It notes a National Council with prominent men volunteering time and money, and an Official Handbook guiding patrols in practical methods and wholesome use of leisure time to foster strong manhood.

Poys Boy Scouts of America Moilin Scout Movement Boy Scouts National Council Nout Ameria

This Date in History Aug 18 Through 1898

August 18 marks events from 160% Hudson in the Half Moon reaching Chesapeake Bay to 1898 notes on Presbyterian leader Dr Charles Lemuel Thompson born August 18 1839. The piece lists dates births deaths and historical notes with a stray aviation ad reference and a Macon capital campaign comment.

Corcrete Hudson Chesapeake Bay Louisburg Newfoundland James Beattie Francis Joseph of Austria Honore de Balzac Queen Victoria Prince Consort Paris Vigilancee Committee San Francisco Springfield Grave Lotte Ole Bull Democrats Texas Charles A. Culberson Charles Lemuel Thompson General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church Board of Home Missions Allentown Carroll College Princeton McCormick Theological Janesville Wis Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburg Kansas City New York Thompson Presbyterian Missions General Assembly Presbyterian Board of Home Missions

William T Newman A Quarter Century Judge Profile

The article in Case and Comment highlights Judge William T. Newman of the U S district court for the Northern District of Georgia. Born in Knoxville Tennessee on June 23 1843 he served in the Civil War losing his right arm, studied law in Atlanta, became city attorney there, and was appointed U S judge in 1886. The piece praises his integrity independence and fearlessness describing him as a respected jurist popular with rich and poor alike and noted for his physical presence leadership and commitment to justice.

Lawyers’ Magazine William T. Newman United States District Court Northern District of Georgia United States Northern’ District of Georgia Knoxville Tenn Jonesboro Atlanta Newman John L. Hopkins Cleveland Northern District of Georgia H. K. McCay Fanny Percy Alexander Ebenezer Alexander Tennessee Encyclopedia of Georgia Benjamin Court of Appeals of Georgia Hill McCay

American Farmers Helped Seed Over a Billion in Wealth

American farmers contributed more than a billion dollars in merchantable products, roughly half of U S exports for the year. Cotton leads 685 million. meat dairy 150 million. breadstuffs 123 million. tobacco 39 million. fruits nuts 25 million. vegetables 12 million. hides 5 million, with other items filling the rest of the 1 024 billion export total.

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