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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1912
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists annual and half year subscription rates and notices carriers. It urges local shopping, notes Christmas preparations, Red Cross seals, and a new Stroller column about Athens in the Seventies, urging citizens to ease workers’ load during the holiday period.
The South Georgia Methodist Conference faced a debate over admitting ministers with large families to the ministry. Supporters argued against excluding men who must support dependents, while opponents cited potential debt and attendance issues. A vote admitted James McFerrin Clark of Pelham despite some dissent. The piece notes that ministers with large families often succeed and remain in the conference.
The nation faces a rising pension burden as pensions have doubled since 1881. The Sheridan bill raised payments by over forty million dollars, creating a deficit of more than twenty million dollars and prompting calls for a two hundred million dollar yearly appropriation. Proposals to remove widow pensions could add fifteen million, sparking alarm about unsustainable costs and the need for future restraint for national prosperity.
Governor Dix grants a pardon to Albert T. Patrick in a famed New York murder case linked to William M. Rice’s will. Patrick, once convicted and imprisoned after years of legal battles, fought for liberty and now pursues vindication and the inheritance he claims from Rice.
A mixed item blends humorous verse about winter and love with a long, uneven date history. It records December 1 events including political figures and birthdays and notes December 2 milestones, mixing light seasonal verse with archival entries.
In New Orleans on June 10, 1833, references to Nord Alexis deposed in Hayti appear. The item notes Sir Francis Carruthers Gould born 1844 in Barnstaple, England, rising as a famed caricaturist for Truth and Westminster Gazette, and praised by Lord Rosebery for aiding Liberal gains. It also announces birthday notices for Liliuokalani, Frank Jay Gould, and Sir Alfred Dale.
Real estate pundits forecast Athens to enter an exceptionally active market as construction projects unleash about a quarter of a million dollars. Laborers will spend locally, fueling stores while investors seek safe, cheap property. The idea: buy now, ride rising values and regional cotton trade, with many ready to invest spare funds in housing and development.
Rehearsals set for Cohan and Harris revival Stop Thief with Robert Mantell preparing Charlemagne in New York early spring Florence Rockwell to star Orpheum circuit to build theatres in Texas Fort Worth Dallas San Antonio Houston Sarah Bernhardt road show to tour from Chicago December 2 with a reported twelve thousand dollar weekly cast Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised for skin troubles and burns Chamberlain’s Liniment praised for quick relief in muscular rheumatism and constipation remedies advertised by dealers.
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