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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
4
The notice lists delivery options and prices for The Athens Daily Banner and The Weekly or Sunday Banner with annual, semiannual, and weekly rates. It explains payment methods in advance and urges prompt reporting of late or missing deliveries. It also states carriers are not authorized to collect subscriptions.
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a massive message seen as one of the greatest in size. The University of Georgia extension lectures will be aired to students and schools, aiming to popularize the university and broaden the audience for its programs.
Judge Newman rules no governor of any state can be enjoined in the railroad litigation. The decision settles the matter for the state and marks a final determination on the governor’s status in this dispute.
The Birmingham Age Herald harshly criticizes Alabama lawmakers calling their work slow and ineffective. It argues for shorter sessions and criticizes state governance while noting federal waterway policy debates and a Washington convention. It also mentions Harry Thaw planning a book and questions where federal funds reside.
Speaker Cannon’s tariff stance hurts his GOP nomination chances as the party avoids public alignment. The piece argues Republicans pretend agreement while voters tire of tariffs. It applauds University of Minnesota students’ goal of 800 attendees next year and calls for state dormitory and dining hall housing.
The Athens region faced little panic as banks remained solvent and loans continued on approved collateral. The piece urges hoarded cash be released to restore confidence, cites national figures on money supply, and lauds South profits from cotton and rising prices to counter fear. It also notes General Buller’s honors for service in British wars.
December 7 notes include Delaware’s ratification of the Constitution, Washington’s final address to Congress, Suttee abolition in India, Rebels defeated at Toronto, Buller born, Vicksburg riots, Grants education policy, ChamberlainSC governor, Huger death, and Cuban insurgent Maceo’s death.
General Rt. Hon. Sir Redvers Henry Buller, born December 7, 1839, commanded British forces in South Africa during the Boer War. Educated at Eton, he joined the army in 1858 and served for over fifty years in many campaigns.
Georgia and Florida papers note proposals to require railroads to post depot train dates. The Florida Times Union says Georgia has many more nights in a barroom, while the Rome Herald and others discuss the issue as part of a broader concern.
The piece notes President Roosevelt refused to run again while a Western congressman pressed the issue. It cites a Washington Herald report claiming John Temple Graves remains outspoken in New York and jokes about lost advertisements being returned.
The Waycross Herald notes Tom Watson withdraws from backing a candidate and states he will no longer support efforts to influence the Eleventh District race. The article mentions his stance and presence in political circles.
The piece notes Chicago at seven percent native born and urges inviting Governor Hoke Smith. It contrasts Washington papers who mocked prohibition when it affected Georgia and Alabama, with recent strong support for enforcing the law. The Athens Banner and Augusta Chronicle shift to firm enforcement, praising the new standard of manhood.
The Railroad Commission of Georgia requires railroads to post notices at stations showing when trains are late and by how much. The editorial notes skepticism over railroads' willingness to comply, citing past orders ignored in favor of baggage and express handlers, fueling public distrust.
Advertises DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as providing quick relief for kidney and bladder trouble. A week’s treatment costs 25 cents and the product is sold by all.
A nostalgic Christmas essay celebrates home and memory. It contrasts the soldier's march home, the sailor's harbor, the schoolboy's vacation, and the mother's care with the busy adult year, then shares a letter describing the pull of home, love, and memory in times of separation and loss.
In Mound City Mrs. E. D. Clapp reports a remarkable recovery as her son, near death from lung and throat trouble, improves after Dr King’s New Discovery. The medicine, marketed by W. J. Smith & Bro and H. H. Palmer & Sons, is touted with trial bottles offered free for coughs and colds.
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