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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery rates six dollars yearly and monthly options, asks subscribers to report delivery issues, and warns carriers cannot solicit subscriptions. It urges support for bonds on July 11th for a new county court house and school facilities, notes Alumni Day, and highlights state legislative actions, university ties, and rural youth corn clubs initiatives.
The Board of Visitors report commends University of Georgia for its best work yet and outlines worthy improvements. It warns that without a $20,000 annual maintenance increase from the state assembly, recommendations cannot be carried out, despite thorough investigation and public support.
The Athens Clarke county community backs a bond issue for a new county court house and is organizing to win next month’s vote. Twelve hundred affirmative votes are needed. activists insist home voters count as votes against bonds and urge relentless, enthusiastic turnout with well directed committee work to show the need and tax impact are manageable.
Representative Kahn proposes a thorough army investigation in Congress to fix defects and ensure effectiveness. He cites the Mexican frontier mobilization as a failure, noting delays in fielding a division and calling for reforms to justify the annual 100 million dollars spent.
Sir Charles Hardinge, born June 20, 1858, educated at Harrow and Cambridge, rises from diplomat to India’s governor-general designate. His career includes postings at Constantinople, Berlin, Sofia, Paris, Teheran, and St. Petersburg, then Assistant Under-Secretary, ambassador, and Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs before this appointment. He also served as minister in attendance with the late King on tours of Athens, Copenhagen, and other capitals.
Last Saturday morning in the Ban.) Ler floated a reverent suggestion from two city ladies to Athens residents to pray for rain during dinner grace. A shower arrived that night as a fairly good season continued with daily table showers through Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Trains aligned with University commencement events, fitting the community’s delight.
Report notes repeated sermon topics across Athens commencements. Dr W M Alexander of New Orleans preached at the University of Georgia chapel and found similar subject matter to Dr M A Jones of Augusta at Lucy Cobb Institute. Another coincidence tied Lucy Cobb and the State Normal School through the same preacher.
Last night at Hills Baptist church the state organization of colored teachers gathered for a three day session. Prominent educators from Georgia and the South attend and more are expected today. White residents support the effort for practical uplift of the colored population and the race’s industrial advancement in the South.
Atlanta reports say Captain Goodloe Yancey secretary of the prison commission may be ousted as Hoke Smith administration reshapes the panel. Rumors tie changes to Evans adjutant general and Patterson joining the commission with Antignac as a potential replacement.
The exchange showed tone steady and various contract prices for January through December, with middling figures around 13.1 to 14.7 for nearby months. The listing also notes the Liverpool cotton market briefly after the New York figures.
A garbled recap of multiple baseball scores shows Mobile beating Nashville and New Orleans defeating Memphis with battery pairs and umpires listed. The section also references Batteries and Umpires for Birmingham Chattanooga and an Atlanta Montgomery off day. An ad-like testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills from Mrs. E. G. Whiting of Akron cites relief from kidney trouble and headaches.
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