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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
4
The Athens Banner lists delivery and pricing for city carrier and mail subscriptions, urges prompt reports of late or missing delivery, and notes that carriers cannot collect payments. It discusses urban progress, rural police protection in Clarke county, and upcoming political mentions including a possible Hardwick governor bid and Governor Terrell’s post office plans.
The South pays homage to Jefferson Davis with a Richmond statue ceremony. The piece notes lingering North South tensions, Davis’s loyalty to the Confederacy, and calls Lincoln’s memory to shared esteem, predicting a future of broader national regard.
An eminent scientist warns the South faces forest depletion within twenty five years due to unrestrained logging. She calls for systematic replacement efforts, education, and support from colleges like the University of Georgia which has begun a forestry chair but needs broader public enthusiasm. The piece links forest health to regional prosperity and outlines the need for active preservation efforts.
The text urges a well funded forestry department in the South with county and city boards to oversee work. It calls for forest preservation amid booming commercial growth and notes millions at stake for regional prosperity. Athens should expand its fire force by at least six, while rumors link Governor-elect Hoke Smith to a U.S. Senate bid.
Congressman William Chapman Hawley opposes a third Roosevelt term. Campbell Slemp may contest Virginia’s nomination. Churchill declines governor bid in New Hampshire after a Republican run. Governor Cummins seeks Senate seat in Iowa, with Allison’s status unclear. Speck Cannon’s presidential bid faces covert undermining by Deneen allies. Kansas GOP taps Jackson T. Moore, new state chair and Pennsylvanian by birth, famed newspaper man and editor of the Pittsburg Headlight.
Danville has passed Richmond to lead the Virginia League while the San Antonio team holds the Texas League lead. Dubuque struggles to compete with Three-I teams as Tulsa joins the Oklahoma Arkansas Kansas circuit. Manager Tom Daly reaches 21 years in baseball. Toronto nine hit over .300 led by pitchers Mitchell Applate and Hesterfer with Wood, Carrigan, Kelly, Thoney and Cannon as fielders. Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat and Lethbridge form the western Canada league. Frank Selee’s Pueblo sits bottom in the Western League with Des Moines and Omaha contending. Central League leads the pack with a 185 point spread from first to last. Capt. Crawfont of Shreveport touted as Southern League governor successor potential.
Fragmentary notice mentions a $100 reward and a claim of a blood treatise for catarrh care. The text is garbled with partial phrases and appears to be an OCR error from a Toledo advertisement or medical claim. No clear event or person can be identified.
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