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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1908
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists postage free subscriptions with annual rates five dollars and weekly fifty cents, payable in advance. Remittances may be sent by express, money order or registered letter. Subscribers should report late delivery or porch failure to business office. no carrier is authorized to collect payments or sell papers.
A Georgia audience discusses Athens growth and conservative action to boost business. Atlanta police aims at fewer petty offenses, with tensions over medical colleges and Grady hospital. Roosevelt faction rivalry looms in Chicago, while Georgia fights for constitutional changes affecting Black voters. Senator Bacon’s anti liquor bill faces Senate scrutiny with potential nationwide ripple effects.
The upcoming November election may reshape the Supreme Court as four justices near retirement. A new president could influence outcomes on key laws like the income tax, with party lines shaping potential dramatic shifts in jurisprudence.
Edward H. Harriman, noted capitalist and railroad magnate, is tied to a statement about his 60th birthday. Born January 25, 1848, at Hempstead Long Island, he has been a major figure in public life for years. His father is mentioned in the extended record.
The narrative traces E H Harriman from a teen clerk to a major railroad financier. He opposed the Erie reorganization led by Morgan, controlled the Chicago and Alton, restructured the Kansas City Southern, and headed the Union Pacific Southern Pacific combine. It notes government suits challenging his later railroad dealings as potentially unlawful.
The Augusta Herald and Marietta Journal quotes praise for railroads as builders of growth while Columbus Ledger urges calm from Sen. Wright. The Darien Gazette laments looming 50 days in dry Atlanta summer sessions, as Valdosta Times notes renewed railroad activity and a dry cocktail invention in South Georgia.
A collage of short clippings critiques on political reform and governance tone. References include Darien Gazette averaging desire for clean politics, Times-Recorder on General Stoessel, Macon News satire about Arthur Glover, Savannah News on Miss Annie Wallace and Carnegie gifts, and Greater Athens population notes. Mentions of prohibition, enforcement of laws, and a Wisconsin reader testimonial about Kidney and Bladder Pills.
Augusta reports a settlement in the Georgia and Central of Georgia railway back tax dispute involving stock of the Western of Alabama. The compromise provides 335000 total, with 80000 to Georgia, 27000 each to the school fund and Richmond County, 145000 to Augusta, and attorney fees of 50000 for Boykin Wright and a disputed amount for Gov Hoke Smith.
Advertises Hyomei as effective for catarrh with warning of spread to throat bronchial tubes and lungs. Claims risk-free refund by H R Palmer & Sons if relief is not achieved. Complete outfit priced at $1.00. Includes notes on cleansing breath, nasal discharge, and throat irritation.
A delegation of 150 Ohio Grays visited Augusta on February 14 meeting at the depot before traveling to Savannah and then Cuba. They return March 6 with a reception planned in Augusta, after a brief stay in Savannah en route.
Mrs. E D Charles of Harbor Massachusetts declares Electric Bitters a neighborhood favorite. The tonic provides quick relief for dyspepsia liver complaint kidney derangement malnutrition nervousness weariness and general debility. It acts on the blood and is sold at H R Palmer & Sons and other drug stores.
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