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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
5
A historical notice outlines subscription prices for the Athens Daily Banner and warns carriers not to collect funds. It mentions recent events, civic planning, weather, and political observations, reflecting local concerns and the era's public discourse.
The University of Georgia moves toward a unified system uniting colleges under one directorate. It outlines programs in law medicine pharmacy agriculture engineering and education to train professionals for diverse fields and elevate higher learning in the state.
In this Georgia piece a candidate named Charters announces a platform including federal road funding. He argues the Constitution empowers Congress to establish post offices and post roads, citing projects in the Philippines and Cuba as precedent. The article notes the incumbent Bell supported similar measures.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway comes under Southern ownership and management via the Warfield syndicate, turning it into a major trunk line touching Athens. The Birmingham Age Herald notes the change and predicts further Southern development along the line with directors meeting in Baltimore and five years of stock trust.
This dated recap lists June 11 milestones: presidents and church figures with death dates on Staten Island and in Providence, a Canada governor general appointee, an assassination in Tokyo in 1900, plus notes on William R. Brooks born June 11, 1844, astronomer who founded Red House Observatory and discovered multiple comets.
The text recalls Dr. Brooks a Smith Observatory director and Hobart College astronomy professor praised for pioneering photographic work in astronomy with medals from major societies. It also lists birthday congratulations for Mrs. Ward Richard Strauss Kenyon Butterfield Brig. Gen Marshall and Dr. Howard on various ages.
The social column records the June wedding of Miss Rosa Rogeta and Mr Harvey Sellers Rogers with guests from Athens Gainesville and Atlanta. Attendees include Dr. J B Downey and many local families as the couple plans an eastern trip before settling in Gainesville.
A stream of residents and visitors are noted returning home or visiting Athens. Miss Nellie Phinizsy and Miss Kirk travel to Atlanta, Mrs. Ada Goodrum shows improved health, and many locals and guests converge for social visits and a Ladies Auxiliary meeting at the Y M C A.
Mrs Maria Hodgson has a paralytic stroke with an attack that began yesterday morning. Her entire limb and side are affected and her condition drew concern from Athens and across the state as friends hope for a speedy and permanent recovery.
Fair and warmer weather described with scattered garbled numbers for cotton prices across months. The mix of figures and labels suggests farm market notes alongside lists for peppers tomatoes honey peaches and other fruit items with prices or entries, but many OCR fragments are unreadable.
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