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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1914
Page
14
Emory Speer rejects retirement pressure from Georgia lawmakers and presses for full exoneration. He cites a February 19 letter to Judge Bartlett and notes he would consider retirement only on honorable terms with complete vindication.
Observers foresee the boll weevil invading Georgia this year marking the first exposure for Southern Georgia as researchers note likely pest activity in the season ahead.
Clarke county faces a general election year with all county offices up for primary and general elections except the school superintendent and ordinary. Judge Orr and Captain Dozier have terms ending in 1917 and 1914 respectively, while three new commissioners are to be chosen under the new law.
Tennessee Supreme Court rules Vanderbilt University board of trust is self perpetuating and rejects control by the college of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Selections to the board require confirmation by the church’s board of education. Carnegie donation for a medical department is unaffected by church authority. Commodore Vanderbilt is deemed founder and original patron.
A playful verse notes an anomalous winter day with multiple weather conditions all occurring at once. The piece humorously catalogs rain, fog, snow, mist, chill, and other forms of weather overlapping in a single day. It jests about an early spring equinox and lingering winter in a Banner issue.
District Deputy Grand Eminent Ruler Ennis of the Elks will make an official visit to Lodge No 790 in Athens next Wednesday. The session includes conferring the degrees, a fraternal business portion, and a social gathering. a large turnout is hoped for.
In Washington the opening fight to repeal the Panama canal act tolls exemption was pushed back by extended House rivers and harbors approval work. It now appears unlikely the measure will reach a vote before late next week. Senator O Gorman, chair of the interoceanic canals committee, said he could not summon a meeting to tackle the repeal until several members are back.
Mrs. Charles E. Smith of West Franklin Maine says Dr King's New Life Pills are “Our family laxative” with no equal for constipation relief. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia and St Louis promote the product in a Midwest ad.
Lieut Von Lavatte Saint George was sentenced to thirty months imprisonment in Fontress for killing Lieut Haage in a duel on February 26. The court ruled his conduct gravely wronged the honor of Lieut Haage.
A reader notes personal use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and its marked effectiveness for coughs and colds. The advertisement touts strong public endorsements and urges purchase from all dealers.
Georgia state veterinarian Dr. Peter F Babnsen will launch an active tick eradication drive on April 1 in multiple counties including Dade Walker Catoosa Chattooga Murray Whitfield Gilmer Dawson Forsyth Milton Cherokee Cobb Fulton DeKalb Rochdale Jasper Madison Elbert Greene Columbia McDuffie Richmond Warren Hancock Baldwin and more. Federal help and local Cotton Seed Crushers Association members fund and support dipping vat construction to fight cattle ticks, which cost Georgia about 5 900 000 annually. eradicating ticks could boost the state's livestock strength.
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