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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1907
Page
12
The Athens Banner outlines subscription rates and delivery policies while editors comment on Georgia union welcome to Men State Normal School, Athens mayors and city pride, education funding, real estate growth, employment trends, and housing demand signaling city prosperity.
The Athens welcome greets Georgia municipal governors and notable locals. Citizens promise warm hospitality after work with recreation options and a nod to the university and state schools. The banner, on behalf of eighteen thousand people, expresses pride and invites guests to enjoy Athens and its spirit.
The piece argues against federal appropriations for common schools, asserting state control in Georgia and warning of tax burdens and racial division. It contends tariffs and indirect taxes already burden the poor, urging states to pursue education funded and directed locally. It notes Georgia has sustained its system without federal aid and cites Governor Candler on land-sale funds used for state college aid.
College baseball schedules list matchups including University of Chicago against Minnesota in Chicago. Parsons College faces Highhind Park College in Fairfield Iowa. Hobart College meets Rochester University in Rochester New York. Washington University plays Arkansas in Fayetteville. Mercer University battles Alabama in Macon Georgia.
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