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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1911
Page
4
Carrier pickup and mail options listed with annual and short-term rates. Readers urged to report delivery issues. notices warn against unauthorized subscription sales. Local business, politics, university news, and transport changes impact Athens and Elberton residents.
Athens aims to strengthen its status as the convention city of the south by attracting future gatherings. With the Knights of Pythias planning a spring meeting in Atlanta, Athens hopes to secure the 1912 event and welcomes the chance to host a major secret-order convention, rivaling the Odd Fellows in size. Local effort should focus on landing as many conventions as possible this year and next.
The post office inquiry into alleged postal law violations targeted the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution. Grand jury found no bill against the Constitution, while scrutiny of the Journal drew attention but found no wrongdoing. The Banner commends both papers for upright conduct and progress.
A Banner Sunday notice praises a proposed charitable organization and potential hundreds of subscribing members. It notes modest per member dues, a treasury built on public generosity, and highlights support from the Jacksonville Times-Union editorial urging prudent charity, accountability, and sustained civic involvement.
A stream of local questions asks readers if they know various Athens residents. Items include a man who carved a four shelf table from a square block, a woman reacts to electric dynamos, a quiet editor, a non-smoker who buys cigars, a bargain egg buyer, a newlywed who won't tell his father, a machine measuring cloth yardage, a streetcar conductor never attending shows, students and police seen late at night, and a man who avoided the Barber street fire.
Augusta Ga Jan 31 Manager Tommie Stouch of the Augusta baseball team plans a strong season after signing seven or eight players and aiming for a dozen more. Only a few players from last year return including Dad Coles Menefee Wilder and Neal. Wagner and Viola depart for Chattanooga while Stouch seeks games with Connie Mack and awaits the Boston Braves arrival in March.
Key events listed include William Penn buying East Jersey from Carteret heirs in 1681, John Philip Kemble born in 1757, a 1799 royal assent renaming St John Island to Prince Edward Island, Jonas Gilman Clarke born 181, James W. Throckmorton born 1825, a 1842 Dickens reception in Boston, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s death in 1851, Louisiana seizure of New Orleans mint and custom house in 1861, a 1876 British Columbia ministry, 1893 Hawaii’s American protectorate, and a 1910 Swedish ministry formation under M Konow.
Frederick D. Underwood president of the Erie Railroad Company was born in Wauwatosa Wisconsin on February 1 1862. He attended an academy in Beaver Dam and started as a clerk with the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road in 1870 rising to superintendent by 1886 before becoming general superintendent for the Minneapolis and Pacific Rail.
The text traces career moves of a railroad executive, noting Underwood became general manager after the Minneapolis Salt Ste Marie and Atlantic Railway merge, then led the Baltimore and Ohio as vice president before being elected president of the Erie Railroad and its allied lines.
Chattanooga excitement grows as Root Juice demonstrations promise cures for chronic ailments. Hundreds report improvement after initial doses. Palmer's drug store hosts event next Saturday with testimonials from local users. Remedy claims to heal stomach and digestive issues, kidneys, liver, nerves, and rheumatism. price is $1 per bottle, three for $2.50.
Miss Amanda Bowlin of Athens Georgia recounts years of back pain fatigue and kidney issues. She credits Doans Kidney Pills bought at Palmer and Sons Drug Store with relief from the first use and urges others to trust the remedy. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY U S agents. Remember the name Doans and take no other.
The Georgia Railroad Commission revises Passenger Rule 5 to allow storage charges of twenty five cents per twenty four hours for baggage not checked within twenty four hours or not claimed within twenty four hours at destination. It classifies the Shearwood Railway Company as Passenger Class F and Freight Class D and sets freight classifications. The amendment modifies freight classification for bricks and related material. The circular takes effect February 7 1911 and supersedes conflicting provisions.
Local lodge notices list Mt Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M meeting Thursdays at Masonic Hall Clayton Street. Keystone Chapter No. 1 Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday. Bt Elmo Lodge No. 40 Knights of Pythias meets Monday. Various other groups meet weekly in the Max Joseph building with invitations to all members in good standing. City train and rail schedules for Central of Georgia Seaboard Southern lines listed.
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