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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Banner outlines subscription rates and delivery policies, noting no carrier is authorized to collect payments. It then critiques U S senate, public health, and education funding, urging tax reform to fund state institutions and a stronger health program.
The essay discusses New York's first black policeman and the hostile reception he faces. It argues newspapers offer sidelong guidance on conduct and notes potential dangers to his safety. The piece contrasts New York with Southern cities and condemns hypocrisy in urban attitudes toward black officers.
Article outlines progress toward a U S England peace treaty to ban future hostilities and submit disputes to arbitration The document cites President Taft and Secretary Knox in drafting the proposal and suggests the Monroe Doctrine recognition by England could spur global adoption It posits the pact as a historic step toward universal peace and Taft’s lasting legacy.
Uncle Sam opens a $4,000,000 naval training station at North Chicago to train 1,200 sailors for the Utah and Florida. Lieut. Comfort will send recruits from Chicago and other midwestern cities, with a four month training period before assignment to warships amid a general push to fill navy ranks.
On July 8 historic events include Peter the Great defeating Charles XII at Pultowa in 1709, Elihu Yale's death in 1721, Abercrombie failing at Fort Ticonderoga in 1758, John D Rockefeller born in 1839, and the Port Hudson surrender in 1863 notes.
The piece notes Republicans in Massachusetts to name a gubernatorial candidate, Boehne mentioned as a Democratic Indiana governor hopeful for 1912, and socialists in California Montana and others planning a Milwaukee conference. It cites Kentucky Virginia North Carolina Arkansas Mississippi Georgia Louisiana elections and political shifts, with Baker entering Cleveland mayoral race and multiple Senate contests in Mississippi Virginia South Dakota and Washington.
The document notes Lee Cruce born in Marion Kentucky on July 8 1863. It mentions his early hardship after his father's death and that he studied law at Vanderbilt for a year before beginning practice in 1888. He moved to Ardmore Oklahoma in 1891 and later switched to banking in 1901 while pursuing politics, leading to his 1901 Democratic gubernatorial nomination and election.
Caleb Powers of Kentucky introduces two congressional bills aimed at election purity. He represents a region known for strong Republican margins and late vote returns, reflecting a push to tighten electoral processes.
Mortod Hill of Lebanon reports his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism with severe swelling and near loss of mobility. After weeks and eight physicians, Dr Detchen's Relief for Rheumatism gave immediate relief and enabled walking within three days, allegedly saving her life. Sold by L P Osming at the corner of Playton and Jackson streets.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as effective for coughs and colds in children and adults. It claims no opiates or harmful drugs and notes the product is in a yellow package, available from all druggists.
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