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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
4
Georgia politics and education headlines focus on the 1884 85 legislature shaping future sessions. Athens plans a larger Cotton School at the State College of Agriculture with aims of stronger impact, and Athens Chamber of Commerce funds prizes for Farmers Conference contestants.
Ector Parr discussed sugar trade concerns as the Farmers Conference near the State College of Agriculture gathers prominent farmers from across the state. The event, following a successful January meeting, is expected to be one of the state's largest agriculture gatherings with broad commendation for the college's work.
Athens discussions build to secure the next annual Georgia Bar Association session. Leading Georgia lawyers and Athens attorneys favor hosting, anticipating a 150 to 200 member turnout and substantial city benefits for hotels and the auditorium. Local business interests urged to support a winning bid.
The author laments Leopold II’s thirty four year rule in Belgium, calling his life dissolute and taxes cruel, noting Congo atrocities and disregard for his family. Despite his cruelty, Belgium remained prosperous, prompting questions on how citizens tolerated such rule and how much greater prosperity could have been with a worthy monarch.
A call to Congress urges passing Rep Sulzer’s bill to raise the wreck of the U S battleship Maine from Havana harbor Spain lacks jurisdiction and Cuba hesitates. Proponents say removal protects navigation and honors the humanitarian basis for war in 1898. The United States should proceed to raise the vessel.
General Leonard Wood is set to succeed as chief of the general staff, becoming the youngest to head the army before age fifty. Once an army surgeon and football player, his rapid rise is aided by Theodore Roosevelt's friendship, though senior officers question the pace. He is viewed as a capable leader with a challenging tenure ahead.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY recalls Opie Read born December 22 1852 in Nashville Tenn. He edited the Arkansas Traveler in Little Rock and wrote popular southern tales such as The Jacklins My Young Master and The Wives of the Prophet. He later joined Chicago journalism.
Loyal sons of the Emerald Isle and sympathizers with Irish home rule gather in New York for a benefit event. Community figures and supporters attend to raise funds and awareness for the political cause amid continued advocacy for self government.
Packed New Amsterdam Theater applauded vaudeville and legitimate acts in a monster benefit for the Irish parliamentary fund. The event served as a sendoff for M P T P O Connor who sails tomorrow to join Britain’s election campaign. Archbishop Farley and many prominent New York Irish leaders attended.
Louisville officials push an ordinance to bar women from wearing skirts trailing near the ground in theaters and public places. Colonel Tilford cites the Iroquois fire deaths as justification, warning trains increase panic risk and obstruct exits.
A New York report from December 21 describes threats of death by poison and violence directed at a customs employee in retaliation for his testimony. The incident highlights dangers faced by public workers exposing wrongdoing.
Special treasury agent Richard Parr claims a letter dated December 11 warned of poison and death after unearthing sugar frauds tied to the American Sugar Refining Company on Williamsburg docks. He reports illnesses and other letters threatening violence amid trial of six former company workers.
Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. O H Belmont, prominent society figures, join as authorized labor leaders directing the strike of 40,000 shirtwaist workers. They pledge aid and legal defense for arrested picketers and will oversee watcher volunteers near shopsto report arrests and testify in court.
An advice note warns that colds can settle in the bowels during fall and winter and cause cramps. It recommends immediate relief with Perry Davis' Painkiller mixed in warm sweetened water, claiming relief comes at once.
Clifford Tye of McDonough shot himself in the temple at the T A Sloan Co store at 1 30 pm in front of employees and customers. He was about 36, a former assistant postmaster and member of a prominent local family, with funeral plans pending.
George W. Koons of Lawton Michigan reports Dr Detchons Relief for Rheumatism greatly helped his wife who could not lift a limb until after starting the remedy. She quickly recovered mobility and dressed herself to walk to breakfast. Available from L P Canning at Clayton and Jackson Streets. Chamberlain Medicine Co offers free samples of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets by mail.
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