Athens Daily Banner News Notes and Opinions
A compendium of editorials and notices from The Athens Banner notes Democratic nominee William Howard, remarks on Senator Dolliver’s death, and speculation on Taft appointing Elihu Root to the Supreme Court. It discusses Georgia road improvements, depot needs, Athens payrolls and Barnett Shoals power plant, plus anticipated State Fair exhibits at Macon.
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Taft
Elihu Root
Supreme Bench
Athens
Barnett Shoals
Macon
State College of Agriculture
Census Frauds Reported In Multiple U S Cities
Government reports show extensive census fraud in Tacoma Seattle Minneapolis and Fort Smith with Tacoma allegedly padding population by over thirty thousand. Officials warn further cases may be uncovered as audits continue and punishment for those involved is promised.
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United States
Tacoma
Seattle
Minneapolis
Fort Smith
Georgia Banks Prosper as Deposits Rise Across State
The Georgia banking system shows 540 state banks with a combined capital of about 40 million dollars and deposits exceeding 100 million dollars. No bank failures in three years reflect honesty, sound business practices, and growing deposits, signaling broad prosperity for Georgia's people and businesses.
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Georgia
Pensions Enduring Burden Far Exceeds Civil War War Debt
James A Garfield warned pensions would peak. Yet the pension roll has grown for decades, surpassing Confederate numbers, with fraud and padding cited. The burden, equal to a per person tax and capable of funding global navies, darkens as militarism rises and pensions swell.
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James A. Garfield
United States
Appomattox
Fort Sumter
Japan
Europe
America
Fragmented chronology page with names and dates across eras
A mosaic of historical names, birth and death dates, and public figures. Roger Williams, Richard Nash, Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon, Isaac P. Gray, Frederick William III, Sir John Colborne, John Brown, and state and postal milestones appear amid scattered notes. An 1892 long distance telephony entry sits beside domestic science lore and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ads.
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St. Melena
Isaac P. Gray
gover_nor
Indiana
Chester County
City of
Mexico
Frederick William JI
Emperor
Sir John Colborne
Manada
Atlanta Rings with Plans for Horse Show and Road Contest
Atlanta buzzes over a packed week featuring a major horse show with top owners like Vanderbilt and Sorg, a 950 mile good roads automobile contest across the state, a hot city primary on October 21, and a slate of political races led by Ward meetings. The city also eyes Paine’s fireworks, Maude Adams performances, an upcoming wild west show, automobile races, and a late year spotlight program, all amid road improvements and cross-city newspaper collaboration.
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Atlanta
Theodore Roosevelt
Vanderbilt
Sorg
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Macon Telegraph
The
Augusta Chronicle
Macon
Fort Valley
Americus
Albany
Moultrie
Bainbridge
Thomasville
Constitution
Journal
Differentei
Winn
Nash R. Broyles
Broyles
Paine
Baseball Park
Maude Adams
Singing Convention in Gainesville at Chattahoochee Park
The North Georgia Singing convention meets in Gainesville at Chattahoochee Park on the fifth Sunday in October at 2 PM. Atlanta leaders J B James J C Moore A J McLendon J E Eason M F McWhorter J H Tyson C B Holder C J Griggs T M Payn G G Hudson G H Newton are to conduct songs from Fa So Le La books. Prof J L White, author and reviser of Sacred Harp, will lead the class in old songs. The event opens promptly at 2 PM.
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North Georgia
Chattahoochee Park
Gainesville
James
J. C. Moore
A. J. McLendon
J. E. Eason
M. F. McWhorter
J. H. Tyson
C. B. Holder
C. J. Griggs
T. M. Payn
G.G. Hudson
G. H. Newton
Atlanta
J. L. White
Buck Jen's Arnica Salve hailed as perfect healer
An advertisement-style boast touts Buck Jen's Arnica Salve as unmatched for healing cuts corns burns bruises sores scalds boils and ulcers claiming it is the world’s best salve ointment or balm for all conditions.
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Buck- Jen
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Palmer
Clayton St. Prince Ave
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Maddox
Courtland S. Winn
Singing Convention
Wilson
Auction and Com. House
J. P. Wilson
Office Dixie Loan Co
College Avenue
Clarence N. Walker
American School of ‘Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
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Science
Athens, Ga
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J. T. Anderson
Gentral OF Gegreia
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Georgia Railroad
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E. C. Kinnebrew
Shackelford-Hodgeon
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Southern Mutual
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