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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
4
The Athens Banner describes subscription prices for the paper and urges prompt notification of delivery issues. It stresses civic pride, urging park development, park location, and support for municipal projects led by Mayor Will Dorsey and local fraternal events.
The Athens area shows strong support for a Good Roads association to push highway links from Athens to Madison Elberton Commerce Lindale Gainesville Winder Monroe Social Circle Madison Greensboro Palm Point Washington Toccoa Crawford Danielsville and beyond. Merchants and automobile interests back the plan, citing economic benefits and cheaper travel, with a meeting called to organize and map routes. The overall mood favors rapid road building as the city’s future prosperity hinges on better regional connections.
June 3 historic note recalls the 1804 earthquake destroying Port-au-Prince and San Domingo, with mention of Jefferson Davis born in Christian County Kentucky and later president of the Confederate States, who died in New Orleans on December 6.
Rev Dr Cortland Myers who leaves the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn to become pastor of Tremont Temple in Boston was born in Kingston New York on June 3 1864. He trained at the University of Rochester and Rochester Theological Seminary and served in Syracuse before Brooklyn where the church grew from about 100 members to over 2000 under his leadership. His sermons on political corruption drew wide notice and helped oust several Brooklyn officials including police officers from power.
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