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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1910
Page
4
Athens plans numerous improvements for 1910 and backs forward progress. Taft faces Roosevelt sentiment in Republican ranks nationwide. Editorials discuss Dixie, Nicaragua, Christmas whiskey quip, and debate over a sea level canal versus the Panama locks. The piece notes local utilities, police, and civic notes, plus a call to avoid fireworks sales in Athens.
Atlanta pursues a bond issue to fund improved city services including a modern sewer system. Officials expect the bonds to pass given the current health conditions and need for higher departmental efficiency.
The Post Office Department ran a deficit exceeding seventeen million dollars last year per the Postmaster General. He cites second class mail and rural free delivery as main causes, while noting abuses such as franking by officials. He argues reforms should boost efficiency without curtailing rural free delivery.
The piece greets Athens on the new year with optimism, praising past progress and pledging stronger effort for the city’s upbuilding. It notes 1910 as a bright year, urges concerted action, and pledges The Banner’s support for movements improving Athens.
The piece discusses Georgia's treasury state as the new year begins, noting cash on hand but obligations due today and the likelihood of deficits or a strong fiscal position. It argues for legislative action to widen the tax base and ensure teachers are paid promptly while urging broader tax fairness.
A Confederate general turned Dallas mayor Gen Cabell, formerly of West Point and Utah campaign fame, later law practitioner in Fort Smith and longtime Trans Mississipp i Veterans leader. Fight lineup lists Gibbs Pep pers Hyland Erne Perren Nelson and Terry Martin Sawyer with rounds in Kansas City Philadelphia Lawrence and Manchester.
An old advertisement touts Stuart's Buchy and Juniper Compound as a remedy for liver and kidney troubles. The claim is presented with a price of one dollar for all druggists.
Magneto reviews 1910 American motordom with road and track records. Chevrolet set 69.6 mph over 113 miles at Riverhead. Fleming averaged 65.7 mph over 148 miles. Nazarro still holds 74.5 mph Florio Cup road record. Brighton Beach 24 hour record at 1196 miles. Brooklands 1581 miles. American cars show progress on tracks and roads as foreign makers dominate early records. An economy fuel-gallon record of 46.1 miles highlights shifts in cost and design.
Gov. Gilchrist of Florida jokes he will have a new dictionary definition for governor. He recalls arriving at Cape Girardeau beside President Taft and being told by locals that the long motorcade was for the president and reporters, not governors.
A Pittsburg Post item reports a humorous exchange about aviators and a sparrow remark. The Chicago Record-Herald quotes a firm head scolding an office boy for humming popular songs, noting the boy cannot whistle due to a sore lip.
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