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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
5
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options and prices for city delivery and mail, with annual six month and weekly rates. Payment must be in advance, and remittances may use express, money order, or registered mail. Subscribers urged to report late or missing delivery promptly. A SPECIAL NOTICE warns that no carrier is authorized to collect subscriptions.
The article recalls Roosevelt era tensions with Taft, noting lawmakers opposing tariff hikes while funding for public works stalls. It mentions Athens Chamber of Commerce committees and a stalled passenger station project. The piece cites Republican pressure to reduce tariffs yet fund graft and extra expenses, and suggests Dr. Crum could be eligible for a Charleston port post or Rochester postmaster role.
More than one hundred business and professional men in Athens have enrolled their names as members of the Athens Chamber of Commerce. An other hundred should join that organization and then all of them should do their very best to build up Athens through strong and effective work on the part of the city's commercial body.
The piece argues the Republican Party faces a treasury deficit while pursuing expansive spending. It criticizes Roosevelt’s alleged extravagance and warns that Taft’s term lacks funds, suggesting tariff cuts and a strong income tax as remedies. It notes prohibition and income tax debates abroad, and predicts Democrats may gain by rule changes rather than major policy shifts.
March 12 entries note events across years including patents, battleships and governors. Notable items mention the Monitor in 1862, Evarts named secretary of state in 1877, Lake navigation opening in Chicago, Altgeld’s death in 1902, and the American fleet at Magdalena Bay in 1908.
Hilary A Herbert born March 12 1834 in Laurensville D C. He became secretary of the navy under Cleveland’s second term. Educated at the University of Virginia and University of Alabama. Served as colonel of the Eighth Alabama Confederate Volunteers in the Civil War and was disabled.
Mrngierbert, who began law practice in Greenville Alabama and later moved to Montgomery, was elected to Congress in 1877 serving sixteen years. He later joined President Cleveland's cabinet and after retirement stayed in Washington practicing law. He authored several successful historical works on the Civil War and Reconstruction in the South.
Literary notes announce Miss Lillian Russell and Adrienne Augarde portraits. Includes serials and stories by Howard Garis and William Raine, poems by Stephens and Runyon, theatrical portraits, and a two part naval tale. Various theater related pieces plus editorial confidences.
A Hebrew man with a thick beard enters a Duluth bar and bets the house he can perform a trick no one there can. He pulls his whiskers from his mouth to reveal a joke on the smooth shaven crowd, then pays the drinks and leaves smiling.
From the London Telegraph report Prince Lowenstein-Weltheim-Rochefort once a Center party leader in the Reichstag renounced estates and dignities and joined the Dominican Order. Last week Cardinal Fischer ordained him a priest in Cologne, supported by his eldest son as he donned clerical state regalia.
Golden Fleece, Grand Cross of Malta, and Order of Christ badges were laid on the altar as he received the white tunic and black mantle of a Dominican.
Fred Frear, noted for Nish in The Merry Widow, recounted as producer of a near-forgotten school play. A wealthy patron suggested making it financially appealing regardless of box office. A reader’s verdict mocked the work as lacking plot, characters, humor, love, or action, prompting a proposal to add songs and lively choruses to turn it into a comic opera.
Orison Swett Marden, via Success Magazine, says workers who scheme to avoid effort actually work hardest at dodging duty. He argues southerners focus on immediate pay while cheating themselves of higher wages through better skills, broader experience, and personal growth.
Frank Healy awoke in pain after dreaming of the inauguration and a backward walking president. He went to Bellevue Hospital where Dr Meitlinger discovered a plate with four false teeth obstructing the esophagus region, pulled to the surface, and Identified by the patient.
Blanche Bates nears the $200 mark at Belasco Theatre as The Fighting Hope draws capacity crowds. Frances Starr’s strong turn in The Easiest Way cements her status, with critics praising her Belasco collaboration and David Belasco’s judgment. West End patrons await The Warrens of Virginia return with Frank Keenan after a season of standing room crowds.
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Each bottle bears Dr. W. Grove’s signature on the label, priced at 25 cents.
Professor H A Howell of Howell's American School in Havana Cuba credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving his sick baby's life after a severe cold. He recalls his mother's longtime trust in the remedy and notes rapid improvement within days. Available from H R Palmer Sons Orr Drog Co W J Smith Bro EB McEvoy L P Canning.
Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M meets second Thursday monthly at Masonica Y 3rd floor Max Joseph building Clayton Street. Elmo Lodge K P meets Mondays 8 pm at Castle Hall Max Joseph building Clayton and Wall. Keystone Chapter R A M meets third Tuesday 8 pm Max Joseph building. Athens B P O E 700 meets Wednesdays 8 20 pm Broad and Lumpkin. Sloan Lodge No 75 1 O F meets Tuesdays 8 pm Carlton building Jackson street. Davis Camp 292 W O W meets Carlton Building Jackson street. Athens Rebekah Lodge No 34 I C O F meets Thursdays 8 30 pm Municipal building Jackson street.
Arrival and departure times listed for Athens, Gainesville Midland, Georgia Railroad, Central of Georgia and Southern lines. Includes multiple daily trains, Sunday services, and times for mixed and regular passenger trains. Dr. Clarence N Walker, osteopathic physician, is noted with address in Athens Georgia.
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