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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
4
Remittance options include express post office money order or registered letter. SPECIAL NOTICE warns subscribers no carrier may collect subscriptions. Athens to host US Marine Band. H Warner Hill elected railroad chairman. Road plans toward Madison County attract tourists. cotton price outlook discussed. political talks on governors and reciprocity with Canada.
The article urges Athens to join a major regional automobile highway. It argues daily tourist traffic, strong hotel facilities, and local attractions would attract visitors who would spend money and serve as advertising. It calls for prompt steps to secure placement on the highway.
Georgia allocates forty thousand dollars per year for two years to agricultural extension through the State College of Agriculture. The article credits past ten thousand dollar annual appropriations for proven results and predicts that increasing funds will yield vast benefits for farmers, improving methods and boosting state agricultural interests.
The record lists 18th to early 20th century milestones including the 1758 Prussian defeat of Russians at Zorn Dorff, Hume’s death in 1776, the Bank of Canada opening in 1818, Lafayette’s 1824 Boston reception, Belgium’s 1830 independence start in Brussels, the 1835 Baltimore and Washington Railroad opening, Farraday’s 1867 death, and the 1910 Asiatic cholera outbreak in Vienna.
The article describes students and teachers returning to Classic Athens as the State Normal School hosts arrive. It notes Uncle Oscar Underwood's favorable stance toward the president, contrasting Democratic Congress members keeping promises with President Taft failing to fulfill his pledges.
Governor O Nea l of Alabama left Montgomery for a northern trip lasting several weeks. He will speak at the American Bar Association meeting in Boston next week and attend the governors conference at Spring Lake New Jersey. He plans talks with New York officials about a $100 loan for the state in October.
Col James Mason a renowned military man and financier, born August 25 1843 in Toronto. He joined a local bank, rose to general manager and director, and served with Queen's Own Rifles during Fenian Raid. He led a service company in the 1885 North West Rebellion, was wounded at Batoche, and commanded his regiment in 1893 before joining the Diamond Jubilee 1897 delegation.
Washington, Aug. 24. The ninety seventh anniversary of the British capture of Washington under Gen. Ross is observed. The prior day the capital was abandoned as British forces approached. The occupation featured burning of public buildings including the congressional library and its valuable historical documents.
A large procession of colored Knights, most in uniform, marched through Indianapolis streets today. The event accompanied by twenty five women or aides, formed a spectacular display as the supreme judge meeting and encampment of the order were held in the city this week.
Monroe Ga August 24 Special report says a stove fire ignited a straw hat worn by S W Davis's son on the A M Wright plantation in Mountain district. The hat caught an oil can nearby igniting the building into flames and it was destroyed. Davis, a hardworking farmer, suffers a heavy loss while Wright, owner of the burned structure, is away from the city tending a new tenant home.
The International Executive Board of the United Mine Workers met in Pittsburg to resolve the factional fight over control of District Five. The dispute, ongoing for months, has included rioting, bloodshed, and court cases, pitting factions backing Francis Feehan against those backing Robert R. Gibbons for district president.
Greensboro North Carolina August 24 farmers from North Carolina and Virginia plan a convention to discuss pooling this year tobacco crop under the Farmers Cooperative and Educational Union. Charles S Barrett and Joel B Fort will be speakers at the event coordinated by the national group and the Tennessee branch.
Congressman Rodenberg of Illinois has accepted an invitation to deliver the Kansas Decoration at Topeka next January.
Monroe Primitive Baptists set their annual meeting for next Saturday and Sunday in Monroe Ga Reviving a 70 year gap the Sunday service will feature foot washing and communion. Friends and brethren from the county are invited to attend and assist with the gathering.
Miss Josephine Kalman wed Richard Edward Blacque Bey chancellor of the Turkish embassy in Berlin in a St Paul cathedral ceremony attended by about a thousand guests including notable figures from the United States and Europe. Lady Kathleen Beresford was among bridesmaids. reception followed at the Kalman home. The groom hails from a noble Ottoman family and is rising in the Sultan's diplomatic service. The bride met him in Berlin two years ago during a visit as guest of the American embassy. Edward Freeman of the Pine Bluff Commercial seeks the Sixth Arkansas congressional nomination.
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