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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
4
Subscribers are urged to promptly notify the business office of late delivery or failure to carry papers to porches. No carrier may collect subscriptions or sell papers. Pay upon receipt of bill or at the office. The rest reports on state politics, judges, and pension changes, noting disputes over elections and proposed changes to pension payments.
A historic report alleges deep fraud in the U S Patent Office involving an electrical patent worth about five million dollars. It notes records altered or destroyed and says twenty large electrical firms were kept from the patent while a conspirator gained it. Officials and suspects are named as central to the alleged scheme.
The article argues prohibition lowers liquor consumption yet notes enforcement is uneven. It discusses federal action and a Senate resolution as essential, and mentions Athens residents pledging funds for a religious survey along a local road, with potential delays if funding lags.
February 29 entries highlight the birth of an Italian composer Antonio Rossi and the death of Rear Admiral Preneho R. Chadwick. The note mentions receivers appointed for the Baltimore and Ohio rail project amid a blurred historical stamp of Der Mass Giosehinog.
French E. Chadwick Rear Admiral Frenen be Chadwick OS N retired born Morgen town Wo Win February 20 1844 appointed to naval academy from Virginia 1864 rose to Commander 1884 served in London embassy six years influenced naval development in US Spanish American War chief of staff to Admiral Sampson later commander of South Atlantic squadron 1900 1903 president Naval War College Newport resided Newport after retirement two years ago died at age 64
The Georgia railroad commission asks railroads in the state for reports on net earnings to determine the feasibility of proposed wage reductions. It will not consent to any cuts if earnings indicate insufficient funds. The issue parallels a broader “me too” trend and mirrors actions by similar commissions.
In Rome Georgia the silliness of political rumors is evident as talk spreads that Hoke Smith might be the Prohibition Party nominee for president. The Rome paper notes Smith is not a prohibitionist but a local optionist, and says the Prohibition Party is unlikely to nominate him or that he would accept. It suggests Seahorn Wright of Rome could be a near-electable alternative in four to eight years if conditions align.
Times Recorder notes criticism of tripled railroad commission salaries arguing that fewer men at lower pay could achieve similar results. Column says most commissioners prefer cutting railroad income but not their own salaries, while Savannah News reports silence on speed limits and a Monday deadline.
In Macon News coverage Senator Bacon and Governor Smith emerge at the forefront as Georgia moves toward a key national political moment, signaling heightened debate and campaign activity across the state.
In Greensboro, a subscriber asked Hon. Tom Watson how he would feel about taking Steve Clay’s Senate seat. Watson replied it would not suit the old man at all, signaling firm opposition to the proposed swap.
Citizens note that the new railroad commission costs are three times the old, suggesting it may be worth triple to the state. They quip that Col. McLendon could handle the whole situation single handedly and save expenses.
The new law to pay veterans quarterly faces wide criticism across the state. Hon. Fermer Barrett, now representing Stephen County, says he was the sole opponent when the measure was first presented last summer. Some plan to repeal the law this summer and grant a lump sum stipend to veterans.
The Normal Person and the Morbid Young Man discuss justifiable death by own action as unnatural and a sin against nature. They argue death by own action is ethically wrong, as is murder, and thus capital punishment is likewise wrong. Georgia press debates abolishing capital punishment, with Atlanta Daily reviving the discussion.
The author argues against the death penalty, asserting capital punishment fails to protect society or deter crime, harms moral values, and offers no true reform. Imprisonment with life and rehabilitation are preferred, while viewing the hangman's noose as relics of barbarism that future generations will condemn.
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