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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1914
Page
9
The Athens Daily Banner discusses subscription details and carrier rules, urges park funding, and notes political shifts. It reports Senator West taking office, cost of coal, a potential Valdosta Times editor, and race and tax actions in Georgia politics, plus Taft’s newspaper trial concerns and New York unemployment debates.
English papers led by the Westminster Gazette Pall Mall Gazette and The Evening Star praise President Wilson for his Panama tolls stance and call it a high minded act of statesmanship. They say the move sets a global precedent and improves Anglo American relations beyond mere diplomatic posturing.
The United States rejects Villa and demands his withdrawal as he continues bandit actions. He killed William Benton, a British subject, and holds Louis Terrazas for a half million dollar ransom, threatening death if unmet. The piece questions Mexico's future under Villa versus Huerta.
A lively unruly youth from school age and roisterous habits roams about. He whistles loudly and makes mischief with chimneys and hills. He snatches skirts and hats and flirts openly, disdaining etiquette as a hoax.
Atlanta March 7 Political Gossip from the Capital reports the Georgia Democratic executive committee may meet around May first with a primary set around August 20. State Chairman W J Harris and Vice Chairman West hold federal posts and Harris intends to announce a meeting date around April 1 after consulting committee members.
The piece outlines political maneuvering across Georgia as Governor Slaton's next move looms. West, Anderson, Vereen, Burwell, Lee, and Roberts weigh plans depending on Slaton's bid for governor or the Senate. Several would likely delay announcements until Slaton acts.
Walton County readers learn that Clifford Walker of Monroe is urged as a contender to succeed Thomas Felder as Georgia attorney general. Walker, a noted young lawyer with strong court experience and influential Georgia ties, enjoys broad Democratic support and a solid backing across the state. The piece highlights his credentials, in state university background, and leadership roles within fraternal orders. It then shifts to a feature on John Howard Payne and Henry Jackson, recounting the origin of the song Home Sweet Home and the poem The 612 Red Hills of Georgia, noting Jackson’s México episode and Georgia pride amid national strain.
The article notes numbers of pledges of support from various regions of the state. It mentions Col. B. S. Walker, father of a key figure, and his prominent links to banking and cotton mill industries in the state.
The Sporting News records new 1914 rules and past events in a pocket edition compiled by J G T Spink. A copy can be ordered for five cents. Also Kickapoo Worm Killer is advertised as a safe relief for worms with a candy-like form.
An advertisement claims Mi-o-na tablets relieve stomach agony and indigestion. It promises quick relief, improved digestion, and better health, urging readers to buy a fifty cent box at H. R. Palmer & Sons or other drug stores. If not benefited, Mi-o-na costs nothing.
The article touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy first offered in 1972 and claims it has grown to worldwide fame. It asserts the product both relieves and cures coughs and colds and remains available from dealers.
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