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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1910
Page
4
A garbled wire of items from The Athens Banner includes political quips about Taft Roosevelt and Heyburn, local notes on Greensboro Herald-Journal dates, Athens mayors Maddox Hemphill, and discussions on Republican and Socialist positions. The column touches national politics, editorials, and editor’s musings on current events.
The article argues for real estate bearing the main local tax burden while personal property is increasingly exempt or under-assessed. It cites A C Pleydell on real estate as fair because taxes lift values, then notes Canada and Europe shifting to land value taxation and limiting personal property, with calls to improve assessment to ensure fair revenue for cities.
A New Orleans bulletin notes the Republican Editors Association in Indianapolis rejected endorsing the Aldrich tariff while affirming Beveridge as a reformist. It argues editors shifted to opposing the tariff, preserving platform loyalties and preparing to leverage Beveridge’s insurgent stance in Indiana’s upcoming campaign. The piece frames Taft era politics as a defensive battle over tariff policy and public trust.
A Scientific American proposal envisions fully self contained street railways without poles and wires. Steam automobile street cars with 30 horsepower engines operate between Mandsville and New Orleans over 16 miles, reducing maintenance by omitting steam motive power. Two experimental cars accommodate twenty two passengers each as more are built, signaling a shift toward autonomous rail propulsion.
A chaotic scene in Cairo Illinois followed a quick, moblike response to a reported crime. A Black suspect faced calls for justice as authorities moved to swiftly charge him with a capital offense. The episode highlights tensions in a tense urban setting and the rapid pursuit of a suspect in a purse theft case.
The piece recalls Lincoln as a story teller and genial leader. A drummer boy at the White House receives gifts and a chance to serve as Lincoln’s helper during a levee. It also recounts a humorous exchange about a steamer named Pittsburger and the captain’s remark about a mist.
A Civil War era anecdote features President Lincoln, General Sherman, and Secretary Stanton in a light moment about a river voyage and a sprinkler boat. The piece then lists numerous 19th century political campaigns, with candidates for governor, senator, and congress from states including West Virginia, Massachusetts, Florida, Alabama, California, New York, South Dakota, Indiana, Missouri, and Nebraska, along with proposed state constitutional amendments in Minnesota and a predicted Senate contest in Michigan.
In New York on February 19 Mrs C H P Belmont hosted a Delmonico’s reception celebrating a compromise ending the shirtwaist strike. Union reps praised Belmont and society women while some manufacturers attended. speakers urged pledges to buy only union-labeled waists. Anne Morgan joined with a country-purchase pledge.
A South Carolina watchman gave his life saving a passenger train on the Southern Railway, hailed for prioritizing humanity and duty. The text notes many railroad employees are among the bravest, deserving enduring remembrance.
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