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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1907
Page
5
Newspaper outlines home delivery and subscription rates for the Athens Daily Banner and Weekly. It warns subscribers to report late or missing deliveries, states carriers cannot collect payments, and urges business office payment options. The page then proceeds to political and civic notes about governors, international affairs, and local improvement efforts.
Citizens are urged to support public improvements, back the newspaper, and trade locally. Do not loudly criticize city governance, but privately offer ideas and vote if needed. Welcome strangers with optimism, highlight Athens as a model, and avoid downgrading the city to attract growth and success.
An article by Mr Reuterdahl in MacClure's Magazine discusses naval ship design and armor placement. It questions whether protecting belts are optimally placed above the water line and how changes affect buoyancy when ships are loaded or consume supplies. The piece notes experts' prior discussions and calls for replies from naval constructors.
The article discusses how waterline position changes with ship load and light conditions, noting rolling seas can expose the armor belt and imply low freeboard. It criticizes heavy sea risks and bureaucratic flaws, framing calls for better naval construction. It argues President should heed such scrutiny amid large shipbuilding expenditures.
The history sequence notes events on December 29 across years. Entries include the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170, the capture of the American ship Constitution by the British frigate Java in 1811, Texas statehood in 1844, the Staffordshire wreck in 1853 with 175 deaths, Canton’s 1857 capture by Britain, J B Floyd resigning as secretary of war in 1860, the Astabula Bridge disaster in 1876, and Dr Jameson’s 1895 ride toward Mafeking across the Transvaal frontier.
Senator Guggenheim received a liberal education in America and Europe and speaks several languages fluently. He is a strong believer in practical education and donated an $80,000 building to the Colorado School of Mines.
A collage of brief items notes playful jabs at the Atlanta Smile Club and Denver politics, while discussing the stalled extra legislative session and a Roosevelt Johnson ticket rumor. Also mentions a Christmas watch party by temperance leaders and a federal newspaper postage order taking effect January 1.
Chronology of events from 1775 through 1903 includes Gen Montgomery killed before Quebec in 1775, 1803 Francis Lewis voyage to New York, 1812 British burned Black Rock and Buffalo, 1851 Kossuth spoke in Washington, 1853 Gadsden Purchase treaty, 1862 Ericsson's Monitor sunk off Cape Hatteras with 16 dead, 1897 Havelock Allan killed by Afridis, and 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago with 587 fatalities.
Carmen Sylva born December 29 1842 in Neuwied Germany daughter of Prince Herman Wied. She married Prince Charles of Roumania in 1869 and was crowned queen May 22 1881. Noted poet and translator, famed for charity and beloved by Roumanians.
Simon Guggenheim United States Senator from Colorado was born in Philadelphia on December 30 1867. He is part of the Guggenheim brothers who own control the smelting trust and is the only family member to enter politics.
An advertisement notes that DeWitt's Little Early Riser Pills are sold by all druggists, highlighting broad availability and accessibility through pharmacy networks.
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