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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Banner outlines subscriber rates and carrier rules and surveys local topics. It covers public parks, a Citizens League in Atlanta, a Georgia Bankers Association role, Panama canal tolls repeal, coal rates for Athens, and U.S. policy toward Mexico under President Wilson and General Carranza.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce urges members to attend all meetings to keep the organization effective. Regular attendance helps Athens advance, while nonattendance cripples work and reduces results. Commit to attending future meetings and enroll others who will help push Athens forward.
The piece urges a permanent Athens art collection linking next week’s University of Georgia library painting exhibition as a catalyst. It argues the show will educate, spark interest, and inspire a start to a permanent gallery, even if small at first.
A Census bulletin outlines a decade of rising state debts led by bonded obligations. Total debt for 48 states on June 30, 1913 reached 419 million dollars with net debt about 342 million after sinking funds. Per capita debt rose from 2.99 in 1902 to 3.62 in 1913, reflecting rapid borrowing despite population growth. Georgia is highlighted as financially sound, aided by Western & Atlantic Railroad assets.
The piece notes no opposition to candidates for the Court of Appeals including Richard B. Russell Nash R. Broyles and Wade. It discusses possible abolition talk but argues it would not speed up appellate work unless the Supreme Court divided into divisions.
Huerta officials in El Paso plan habeas corpus actions to free about five thousand Mexicans who fled to the United States after the Battle of Ojiniga and were interned at Fort Bliss. Mexican lawyers cite the Hague treaty allowing internment of belligerents seeking refuge, arguing Mexico is not at war and that U S authorities will be consulted before action.
Albert Davis of Brunswick Georgia confessed from New Orleans to killing his brother's wife saying he crushed her skull with a revolver butt. Davis cited tuberculosis and a belief his brother was charged. Georgia officers seek his detention until arrival. Albot Davis is indicted for the same murder with his brother jailed after a hung jury.
In Garhwal, Himalaya, a hunting party stalks burhel blue sheep and red bear amid 17 400 foot camps. A dramatic chase ends with a fatal shot after a cave confrontation with a charging red bear and a shikari knocked down in the fight.
A veteran Jerusalem traveler describes a nineteen year gap and finds a rebuilt city. Modern stores and European hotels line the Jaffa road while new hospitals and churches rise among yellow limestone walls. Cave dwellings, ancient ruins, and undercity chambers reveal a deep, ongoing archaeology beneath the bustling new Jerusalem.
An East End woman known for quick wit and humor charmed a group of callers. She recounted cooking a dinner after the cook left and quipped that her husband ate every bit of it. When asked if he was alive, she replied he was alive and kicking.
In a long household tale Bridget, a family favorite, helps the doctor by pretending he is out when visitors arrive. She answers the door and then asks a wary chorus to listen as she humorously but awkwardly repeats the doctor’s ruse. Her Irish lilt adds a comic twist to the moment.
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