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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1910
Page
4
The Athens Banner outlines home delivery options with annual and short terms rates and payment methods. It requests timely delivery notifications to address issues and notes that no carrier is authorized to collect subscriptions. payment can be made to the regular collector or at the office.
The piece surveys Democratic prospects in Georgia and nationwide, noting William M. Howard, Tom Watson, and Hearst's foes in New York. It discusses Georgia high school tax amendments, Atlanta as a potential Democratic National Convention host, and Tennessee's Bob Taylor as a regu lar party figure. It closes with emphasis on Georgia’s corn and cotton crops and agricultural improvements.
The Georgia independent movement led by Tom Watson failed to disrupt the Democratic Party in the governor race. Voters in counties backing Brown largely opposed Watson, while Brown supporters rallied for Hoke Smith, confirming Georgia remains a Democratic state despite the split. Brown publicly backed Smith and Brown loyalists voted the party line.
The Banner lauds the statewide high school amendment granting counties the power to levy local taxes for schools. It credits Athens educator Prof. Joseph S. Stewart for championing the cause, noting his decades of effort to gain legislative and public approval and the plan to expand high schools to high standards through local funding and capable salaries.
October 7 marks events such as Cape Breton annexation to Nova Scotia in 1763 and battles like Kings Mountain in 1780. Notable deaths include Edgar Allan Poe in 1849 and W H Pope in 1879. Sir Harvey Adamson, born October 7, 1854, later became Lieutenant Governor of Burma.
Burma stalwart served 28 years from 1877 to 1905 in roles from assistant commissioner to judicial commissioner. In 1903 he joined the Viceroy of India council and was named Lieutenant Governor of Burma, succeeding Sir Herbert White. Also an ad touts Rexall Orderlies as a gentle cure for constipation, claiming full satisfaction or money back.
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