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The Athens Banner lists mail rates: 5.00 yearly, 2.50 half year, 1.25 quarter, or 10 cents a week. weekly or Sunday Banner 1.00 yearly, 0.50 for eight months, all in advance. Reminders about delivery, carrier performance, and payment methods are given, with a warning that no carrier may collect subscriptions. Additional local political notes follow, including remarks on Taft, Taft’s Yale influence, Canadian politics, and a column about Bryan and the Socialist vote.
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Athens Daily Banner
Election Night Barroom Opens on Fifth Avenue
The New York Herald notes business rising after the election as a lavish Fifth Avenue barroom opened that night. It omits exact counts of Democrats drowning sorrows or Republicans jubilating.
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New York Herald
Fifth Avenue
Death grip of man power on the nationVerse
A reflective editorial condemns concentrated power shaping life and liberty. It warns the public may wake too late to see the forged chains influencing politics and daily existence. The piece underscores concern over authority and personal freedom.
Taft Faces Early Challenges After Election
Taft, upon election, promised to admit mistakes and seek public patience while he resolves any tangles he might unwittingly create. The remark signals an earnest, hopeful stance that invites cautious optimism about his presidency.
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Taft
Prohibition Fight Shifts to Local Press Strategy
The expansion of the party’s base hinges on mobilizing six million voters and encouraging home supporters to back local leaders. The piece argues national prohibition lacks broad appeal and urges local, county, and state campaigns, with national action only in specific congressional districts.
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Democratic Party
Presidents and Oratory in Nineteenth Century Politics
The article debates whether great orators become presidents, listing Adams, Monroe, Van Buren, Tyler, Pierce, Polk, Buchanan, Lincoln, Garfield, Harrison, Webster, Clay, Blaine, Jefferson, and Grant. It discusses rhetoric versus temperament as the presidency’s decisive trait and traces Sir Edwin's diplomatic career and marriage to a Rostowski princess.
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Macon Telegraph
Webster
Calhoun
Clay
Bryan
Stovall
Pendleton
United States
Adamses
Monroe
van Buren
John Tyler
Franklin Pierce
James K. Polk
James Buchanan
Lincoln
James A. Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Snodero Amerean
Blaine
Jefferson
Grant
Kaiser William Blunder Sparks International Turmoil
A British journal reports the German Emperor’s controversial writings on subjects best left untouched. The piece reveals hostility of Germany’s middle classes to Britain, Germany’s role in Boer War tensions, and predicted clashes with Russia France and Japan. The emperor’s loose tongue provokes protests at home and abroad.
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Europe
Germany
Euree
England
Germs
Russia
France
Japan
Sir Edwin Egerton Born on November 8 1841
Sir Edwin Henry Egerton British ambassador to Italy and a prominent figure in Balkan settlement negotiations was born November 8 1841. The note marks his 67th birthday.
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England
Europe
Lection
Buenos Ayres
Athens
Egypt
Constantinople
Paris
Greece
Italy
Edwin
Nicholas Lobanow Rostowski
Edwin Henry Egerton
History Notes of Notable Dates and Events
Summary of historical reminders listing events from 1777 Howe winter quarters in Philadelphia to 1900s royal births and fires. Mentions Gen Howe 1777 Uritsh Ogdensburg 1813 Simon Lynder governor 1808 1817 Presidents Jackson navy yard cuts King Edward VII birth 1841 widow Hamilton 1804 Frederick Funston born 1865 and a Boston fire in 1789.
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Howe
Philadelphia
Uritsh
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Simon Lynder
Pennsylvania
Lianecas
Ter
Jackson
United + States
Norfolk
Nar
Washington
Charleston
Jsn
King Edward VII
Great
Britain
Buckingham
Palace
London
Alexander Ham
Ition
Prederick Funston
Ohio
Boston
Germany
Birth and career of Charles F Thwing noted
Charles F Thwing born in New Sharon Missouri November 9. He attended Phillips Academy Harvard University Andover Theological Seminary. He served as pastor in Cambridge and Minneapolis before becoming president of Western Reserve University in Cleveland in 1890. He wrote and lectured on religious and educational topics.
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Charles F. Thwing
Charles Fo Thwing
Western Reserve University
Adelbert College
New Sharon
Phillips Academy
Harvard University
Andover Theological Seminary
Cambridge
Plymouth Church
Minneapolis
O Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Thwing
National Horse Show Opens in New York City Week
Opening of the annual National Horse Show in New York City leads the week. The schedule also lists the fall meeting of the Houston Jockey Club starting Saturday, plus the Town Annual Tournament and the State Trap Association event at Council Bluffs.
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New York City
Houston Jockey Club
National Association of Baseball Clubs
Chicago
al Kaufman
Terry Mus
Taine
Los Angeles
Joe Willis
Bill Burns
Vallejo
Cal
Tommy Quill
Young Lough
Rev
Boston
Texas State Chess Association
Houston
Boston Terrier Club
Mass
State
Council + Bluffs
Electric heat and how the chafing dish cooks
The article explains electrical resistance and heat generation in wires, noting ohms as the unit and describing how a resistance coil in a chafing dish heats food. It discusses varying currents, sparks when circuits break, and safety claims of the device.
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George F
Colds and Croup in Children endorsed by Wheeling mother
Mrs. Wm. H. Serly of Wheeling West Virginia praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for curing her daughter of a severe cough and preventing croup in her son with timely use. She lists local sellers H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co Warren J. Smith & Bro L. P. Canning and E. C. McEvoy.
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Wm. H. Serly
Fifth St
Wheeling
W. Va
Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
Warren J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy
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