29 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
1
Athens alumni club and the Chamber of Commerce push a subscription drive for fourteen thousand dollars to expand the campus and secure a new agricultural college. The Banner urges reader understanding as committees meet at ten sharp to canvass support and outline business benefits for Athens.
The twelve year old daughter of N D Davis suffered a severe head injury when a rock intended for a chicken struck her in the head. Dr Gus T arrived promptly, found possible brain injury, and could not predict outcome though hopes for recovery remain despite doubts.
Dr W W Tracy delivers a series of illustrated lectures in Athens with topics including Mis hose and Hitties Creek and Beer River. A silver offering is planned for Friday night as five more lectures remain, drawing keen interest from young men and townspeople.
The passage outlines a plan funded by Mr. George Foster Peabody to build new houses and support local tradesmen in Athens. It notes substantial expenditures on agricultural college buildings exceeding one hundred thousand dollars plus a YMCA gymnasium valued at about seventy five thousand. The author asserts the gift marks the citys greatest future-focused movement with a fourteen thousand dollar initial sum.
John Temple Graves lauds the University of Georgia plan to add 500 acres, enlarge the campus into a great agricultural college, and build a 375,000 voids building. He urges Georgia’s legislature and people to fund the project, stressing national standing, prosperity, and educational vitality.
Teachers register at the University Summer School with attendance steady, though fewer Athens residents than last year. The Georgia Educational Association occupied two days, slowing early work, but officials expect regular progress. The teacher bureau, run by Registrar Harper, reports interest in positions and recruitment. President Hillang Superintendent.
The Georgia Education Association met to discuss school and teacher topics. Prof. W M Slaton and a panel including Adams Drake Johnson Woodward weighed on improving schools, libraries, and rural high schools. Officers were elected: Brittain president Chapman first vice president Mrs Gertrude Alexander second vice president Mell, secretary Rob Daniel treasurer.
In a notice dated June 28, 190, JW Butler thanks the people of Athens for their kindness to him and his family during a recent bereavement. He says he wishes to raise his children and live and die there.
A. H. Hodgson announces his bid for mayor of Athens subject to Democratic primary action. He states the candidacy publicly and acknowledges the process ahead.
Merritt and colleagues express satisfaction with the opening session and anticipate a successful run. The Banner Leeds notes focus on fine printings and the optimism surrounding the ongoing proceedings.
A note reports that twenty eight ballots were taken without producing a result. The unclear text records no decisive outcome and provides no further details on the process or participants.
Avanta Georgia June 28. The general assembly opens with a senate head still unsettled after twenty eight ballots. West Miller and Blalock voting patterns shift little as the senate adjourns awaiting morning votes to resolve the presidency deadlock. The house elects officers despite protests amid senate delay.
A case was docketed yesterday afternoon against Flem Samuels a Black man charging him with disorderly conduct. Police are hunting for Samuels after he allegedly defeated his wife and fled the scene. If apprehended he faces severe punishment.
Irwinville resident Mr J T Barber keeps Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ready for sudden attacks. He regards it as one of the best medicines and notes it has proved invaluable during bouts of colic and diarrhoea. Sold by H R Palmer & Son and W J Smith & Bro.
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