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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
4
A Saturday parade in Athens drew a large crowd amid circus excitement. Citizens mingled with vendors as the event paused courts and schools. the chamber plans furtherwork with the fourcounty fair in Commerce and note the International News Service ban in Britain.
A survey in The High School Quarterly edited by Prof. Joseph 8. Stewart highlights the South’s expanding high school system. It credits regional educators for progress, notes rising funds and staff, and argues local taxes must drive continued development as state funds are limited. Georgia is praised for growth and calls for sustained community investment.
The article analyzes President Wilson’s stance on submarines and neutral rights, noting U S restraint if German vessels stay within international law. It mentions potential warnings before attacks and a possible shift to avoid the three mile limit to protect territorial rights. It also references Allied pressure for a stronger response and possible damages disputes. A second fragment recounts an automobile accident with loss and ensuing court cases.
The piece mixes a long Home poem by D. G. Bickers with travel and social imagery, followed by fragmented ads for Foley Co trial packages and Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. It mentions Athens at dawn, a Pirano voyage, and imagery of hospitality and search for home alongside consumer solicitations.
An Atlanta column argues democracy over money, praising Woodrow Wilson’s vision of peace and national unity. It lauds his impartial justice, calls for support of his policy, and cites May 1916 campaign fundraising efforts led by Emma T. Martin, urging geographic and civic backing across Georgia.
The 1916 football rules reforms aim to curb unfair tactics and raise sportsmanship. The Rules Committee led by K Hall drafts The Footballle to summarize interpretations and promote honest play by schools and colleges, banning holding and sideline coaching and condemning crooked starting signals.
Hon. Alex W. Stephens of Atlanta releases a statement thanking Georgians for his strong primary showing in the court of appeals race He notes Fulton County support and accolades from Atlanta bar and state judges while acknowledging he did not secure the convention nomination and considers the vote a high honor.
A discussion of changes by the Rules Committee outlines new ground rules for ball handling near stands and sideline. It stresses fair play, penalties, and clearer interpretations, detailing safety scoring on blocked kicks and fumbles at the line.
Nathalie and her ward Babette edge toward marriage as Santangelo, painter and confidant, watches. Nathalie frets over Babette’s suitor Doctor Romley, a thirty-something explorer with a string of medals, money, and scientific prestige. Santangelo laments his patient hope as land and love pull them toward a doomed triangle.
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