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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
6
Rev S R England leaves Thursday for Eatonton to begin a new assignment after seven years serving Oconee and Young Harris. He organized growth, led funerals, and married many, leaving a strong legacy. Rev R M Dixon succeeds him from Forsyth, a capable preacher and organizer, welcomed by the community and set to build on the former pastor’s work.
Major C. H. Elmore returns to Athens to establish a Nazarene Army post. He plans a large Christmas dinner for the poor widows and orphans and will remain in the city to set up the organization.
The Atlanta minister Rev. Al Flury has accepted a clergy call to lead West End Baptist Church, signaling a new chapter for the historic congregation. Community members anticipate his sermon series and outreach plans to foster local engagement.
Rev. A. L. Flury of Atlanta will arrive Friday to begin his pastorate at West End Baptist Church, succeeding Rev. L. T. Weldon who returned to Hartwell. The Philathea class will host an informal reception Friday night at the church. Flury is a married father of two and has preached here recently, drawing favorable opinions. Also: Stomach, liver and kidney troubles are said to improve with Electric Bitters, as per Eliza Pool of Depew Oklahoma, with warnings of the remedy’s benefits and guarantees.
The president delivers a broad address to Congress covering the Mexican crisis currency reform the Sherman Law and calls for direct presidential nomination by primaries. He outlines new treaty obligations and interpretations of existing ones shaping policy and law.
President Wilson spoke in a joint session of Congress calling for urgent currency legislation and addressing farmers needs amid the Mexican crisis. He urged clarifying the Sherman antitrust act and advocated direct presidential nominee selection by the people.
A call for nationwide primary elections to choose presidential nominees without nominating conventions. Proposes keeping conventions to declare primaries verdicts and craft platforms, with delegates drawn from current nominees and party leaders rather than for single use.
The President submits the State of the Union message in full, noting a departure from strict summaries to present the detailed department reports. He urges Congress to study these subjects, stressing their importance as the government’s essential business and asking committees and members to give them thoughtful attention.
The document asserts the U S leads in peace negotiations and will ratify arbitration treaties awaiting Senate renewal. It praises international friendship and mutual concessions, highlighting proposals for public analysis of policy differences and the standard of honor and world peace guiding U S actions.
The article argues General Huerta’s overthrow is imminent as a usurper who discarded constitutional right. It emphasizes U S friendship with constitutional government and calls for patience until Mexico restores order. It warns that Huerta’s regime imperils peace near the U S and will collapse, paving the way for constitutional restoration.
A speech argues for early enactment of a currency reform benefiting farmers. It urges the Senate to focus on the bill, asserting it will equalize farmers with other businesses and enhance farmer credit without government guarantees. The speaker calls for targeted legislation to mobilize farmers' own credit resources for capital.
The nation rests on farms and valleys not factories alone as government aims to strengthen rural credit. The agricultural department and treasury support farmers while Congress studies European credit systems to guide better access to capital. Senators and representatives are urged to pursue effective plans to modernize farm finance.
President Wilson in his annual message urges immediate passage of currency legislation. He says business interests await the law before investing and developing resources. He highlights farmer financing struggles and seeks provisions to safeguard credit and reduce government deposits in southern and western states to aid producers.
The fragment discusses agriculture serving as a framework for protective measures and cautions against dogmatic judgments. It reflects on the value of expert advice, the caution needed in making broad assumptions, and the hope that prudent counsel will yield desired outcomes.
The message argues for maintaining the Sherman Act while expanding and clarifying it with explicit legislation to ease administration and reduce legal uncertainties. It emphasizes preventing private monopolies and dedicates future discussion to the central, multi faceted subject during the current session. It stresses that business communities deserve a fairer, more certain legal framework.
The author advocates nationwide primary elections to choose presidential nominees without nominating conventions. Conventions would remain to declare primary verdicts and shape party platforms, but should include current national leaders and candidates for Congress and the Senate. The proposal aims for accountable, prompt reform without controversy.
The speaker urges ultimate Philippine independence with steady steps toward self government. He supports expanding native representation and local control in islands affairs, education, and governance while maintaining guidance until Filipinos fully assume responsibility. Trust is placed in Filipino counsel to guide future withdrawal of supervision.
A call urges the United States to grant Alaska full territorial government and to develop its political and material future. The plan envisions a government built network of railways and government controlled ports and terminals to unlock Alaska as a storehouse for national needs.
The article argues railways are the first step in national development and resource exploitation must be handled pragmatically. It emphasizes practical stages over theory, notes Alaska offers freer policy space, and calls for resource use rather than lockup, rejecting state federal conflict.
President Wilson outlines his policy for the Philippines urging development with an eye toward eventual independence. He argues natives are not ready for self government now but believes they will be in time and highlights recent improvements such as more natives being appointed to the Philippine commission.
A speaker advocates shared use of national resources to avoid waste and division. He calls for conference based regulation that respects both public heritage and individual rights, urging government and people to bend counsels toward an agreed plan. The aim is to unlock resources without jeopardy while preserving community interests.
Woodrow Wilson urges legislation to protect railway and maritime workers, promote safety, and enhance mine conservation. He cites state experience, calls for a fair employer's liability act, and highlights international safety discussions in London as part of broader public duty. He affirms dedication to justice and prudent governance.
A Ft. Smith Arkansas woman quotes her father reading an advertisement in the paper for Chamberlain's Tablets that fit his case exactly. He bought them and has not been sick since. She says her sister also benefited. For sale by all dealers.
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