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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
4
Readers are urged to promptly inform the business office about late deliveries or inconsistent carrier service. Notices emphasize payment methods, a humorous mix of local notes, and calls for humane treatment of horses and fair tax practices in the state.
The article assesses President Madero's work to quell the Mexican revolt, noting he has built a capable army and shown progress in restoring order. It recalls Taft's non intervention and expresses hope that Mexicans, not American forces, will resolve the crisis within months.
The Georgia General Assembly debates a more effective tax system yet stalls, citing reluctance to confront the issue. Critics urge funding state duties and teachers’ salaries promptly, noting large untaxed property and urging lawmakers to enact laws to capture it before incurring new debt.
The article denounces Theodore Roosevelt as egotistical for claiming Taft and Wilson betray the people. It argues Roosevelt’s own praise is hypocritical while praising Oyster Bay resident T. Roosevelt as the sole honest national leader capable of political salvation.
England took possession of Nova Scotia in 1758. In 1759 the French abandoned Ticonderoga and the British occupied it. Isaac Babbitt born in Taunton Massachusetts in 1799 died in Somerville May 26 1862. John J Crittenden died in Frankfort Kentucky 1863. Borg in Woodford County Kentucky Sept 10 1786. William H T Walker Confederate advocate killed near Decatur Georgia 1864. Lord Salisbury became British prime minister in 1886. Lawrence Massachusetts cyclone visit in 1890.
James K. Vardaman born July 26 1861 in Jackson county Texas later moved to Mississippi. He practiced law, published newspapers in Winona Greenwood and Jackson and served in the Mississippi legislature before being elected governor in 1904.
United States senate in 1907 elected last year for a term starting next March. Congratulations to George Bernard Shaw age 56, George B. Cortelyou age 50, and John D. Archbold age 64, noted as prominent Standard Oil leaders.
Open lights were successfully installed at the Majestic last night ensuring bright viewing without glare. Patrons will notice the improved illumination when attending the feature film Black Hawk and the Allen singing show today.
A humor notice by D G Bickers blends a quip on love triangles with light verse. The column riffs on romantic indecision and playful “silly-gisms” about weather, fame, and home life, mixing personal musings with witty maxims.
An ice cream supper at the West End Night School Building is set for Saturday night at 7:30. Proceeds support improvements to the night school programs and are urged for community attendance and help.
Johnson's free list measure to exempt farm products from taxation for one year won approval in the Georgia House by 134 to 15. The proposal aims to help farmers hold cotton for better prices, defining exempt goods as baled cotton still in the hands of the receiver. A separate Ashley bill to levy 1 mill in 1913 to repay teachers' salaries was defeated by tabling.
Lep Meyer undergoes surgical procedure in Macon Georgia as reported on July 25.
At Camp Pettus near Anniston Alabama a Athens negro named Anderson known as Barlow died at the federal state guard camp. Competing accounts say he was arrested or shot while attempting to flee or died from heat while working in the stockade. His mother had sent $150 to secure his release. The death remains unsettled with multiple rumors and no confirmed details.
The body of Will Anderson known as Barlo from Athens died near Anniston while with Clarke Rifles camp crew. Officials say he was beaten with a rubber hose by county chain gang guards after being warned for causing trouble and later collapsed from heat and the beating.
Fifty two of the Clarke Rifles, attached to the Fourth Georgia Battalion, returned to Athens after ten days in camp. They fought on a Blue Mountain hill, routed two regiments, held their position against repeated attacks, and captured two troops of the United States regular cavalry. Several men fainted from the heat. none serious, and not a single Rifles member was jailed during the stay.
Spartanburg subject W J Massee a Macon promoter was arrested on a Tennessee governor s requisition and held in the county jail The case ties to a Georgia state fair horse dispute and Tennessee claims against Massee center on Felder and a plan to catch him as he travels through the state en route to New York
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