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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Banner highlights growth in Athens civic life with park discussions and the Piedmont Northern expansion. Nationally it reports on Wilson and Roosevelt’s return, Villa Huerta’s Mexican conflict, Vanderbilt donations, cotton exports topping a billion, and Tennessee diplomacy efforts.
A group of scientists and reformers including Dr. Albert Vanderveer of Albany and Miss Alice Lakey Cranford join leaders in a campaign to eradicate the fly. They warn the insect spreads diseases, including yellow fever, and emphasize its threat to public health across the United States.
President Wilson speaks at the National Press Club reflecting on how articles about him misrepresent his character. He describes himself as a thinking machine, emotionally restrained yet deeply aware of responsibility, fearing blunders and seeking to listen more than he speaks.
The Fireman's Herald reports 1913 city fire and police spending in cities over 30,000. Police cost $59,776,622 versus $47,385,546 for fire, about 25 percent higher. New York and Chicago account for over $12 million of fire outlay, while Newport Kentucky records the lowest per capita cost at 45 cents.
Hon. Charles C. Brantley of Va dosta has taken the post as assistant editor of the Macon Telegraph. Brantley, a popular newspaper man, earned praise while serving as executive secretary in Atlanta under Governor Brown. Hart county elected Julian B. McCurry to the senate and Aiken McCurry to the House, both named McCurry, prompting Brantley to quip that they had shrunk up from last week.
A brief timeline features key events on this day: 1603 Elizabeth I dies. 1638 Rhode Island buys land from Native Americans. 1744 France and Great Britain declare war. 1783 Spain recognizes US independence. 1794 Polish uprising. 1804 Russia allows freeing tenants. 1812 Sweden joins. 1819 London Thames bridge opens. 1854 Venezuela ends slavery. 1864 Grant becomes Army commander. 1882 Henry Wordsworth Longfellow is noted.
A called meeting of the mayor and council passed a special tax ordinance fixing license fees for various occupations after suspending the rule. The ordinance was prepared by the council committee with marshal assistance, reviewed by the council and mayor, and read to a public meeting. Minor changes from last year noted. pamphlet copies ordered for distribution to businessmen.
An advertisement touts "Non-Puncture" tires with a seven thousand mile guarantee and low introductory prices for ten days, listing tire sizes and costs from 28x3 to 37x5 with five to seven percent discounts for full payment. The piece also cites Premier Asquith and a column of historical notes including Leo Frank, the 1902 Boer government in Kronstadt, and 1911 Mexican cabinet changes.
Congressman Charles Alexander Korbly of Indianapolis is noted for his birth on March 24, 1871 in Madison Indiana. A former Madison Herald reporter and editor he moved to Indianapolis to study law under his father and later served in the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses and was reelected to the Sixty-third. He married in 1902 and has four children.
At a March 20 meeting, YMCA directors unanimously approved a one year leave of absence for physical director Mr C O Heidler starting May 1 1914. Heidler will relocate to Reading Pennsylvania for a new building with up to date equipment, then return May 1 1915 to resume his duties in Athens. The board will hire a temporary replacement during his absence.
Former Columbia University professor and noted writer Harry Thurston Peck shot himself in a Stanford lodging house room. Long troubled by marital issues and breach of promise rumors, his death marks the end of a widely publicized personal scandal.
Reports from a government scouting party traveling from Washington to Atlanta indicate broad support for government managed highway maintenance. Officials in several states are coordinating labor for continuous upkeep under government engineers, with the American Highway Association and American Road Congress planning events in Atlanta in November.
Earnest claim that a woman with a muddy complexion and dull eyes has a liver issue that Cham berlain's Tablets can fix. Suggests the remedy will improve appearance and wellbeing. Sold by all dealers.
A re organization and agent change may delay today’s newspaper deliveries. Subscribers can contact the Commercial Hotel manager for paper. price increases are 15 cents weekly for Georgian and Sunday American and 7 cents for street sales of the American, while the Georgian remains 2 cents. Renewal contact is E. C. Keeling at the Commercial Hotel, phone 669.
The super dreadnought Oklahoma, newest and most powerful U S Navy ship, was launched at Camden North Carolina. Bishop Hess conducted a brief prayer dedicating the vessel to peace and Christian aims. Miss Lorena Jane Cruce, daughter of Oklahoma's governor, broke a champagne bottle naming the Oklahoma with the cry I christen the Oklahoma.
The L C Smith Construction Company has closed a contract to erect a large apartment house at Hancock and Finley streets for Mrs Goldwasser. Four sizable apartments with twelve rooms are planned to meet special accommodations. Kickapoo Worm Killer advertised as a remedy for worm infestations in children promises relief and a laxative effect. Sold by druggists or by mail at 25 cents from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company, Philadelphia or St Louis.
A Banner representative reports visitors enjoyed a Sunday study of the university library paintings. The show offers works such as Apple Blossoms The Sewing Girl The Surf Fishing The Dreamer and other pieces likely to linger in the memory. The exhibit stays open daily 10 to 2 4 to 6 and 8 to 10 until next Saturday.
A Banner reporter saw the new show the Gay Sisters at the Majestic yesterday. The reviewer praised the musical trio and the clever staging. He noted elegant costumes, elaborate scenery, impressive lighting, and a final boating scene, with only the caroonish autococktail as a flaw.
City public property committee asked council to dispose of a pest house asset. Land will be surveyed, a plat made, and bids advertised. the committee will review offers, with a satisfactory bid securing the property as a new house is planned on the extension stockade tract.
Yesterday afternoon the fire department was called to box 41 at Lumpkin and Strong streets for a grass fire in a front yard. The blaze started in a pile of leaves and posed a danger but was brought under control.
Mrs. Charles E. Smith of West Franklin Missouri praises Dr. King's New Life Pills calling them our family laxative. The ad claims they suit adults and aged and urges readers to buy today for 25 cents from H. E. Buckien & Co. in Philadelphia or St. Louis.
A cautionary note urges care during cold season and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as prompt effective and safe. The ad quotes a forty year reputation for the remedy and its pleasant taste.
Foley Cathartic Tablets claim thorough cleansing and pleasant action a blue bag remedy for constipation and sluggish liver serving as a bowel tonic. They promise relief and satisfaction and are offered by H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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