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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1913

Page

4

Remittance rules and carrier conduct in Georgia papers

Remittance may be made by express postoffice money order or registered letter. Subscribers should promptly inform the business office of late delivery failure to carry papers to porches or failure to deliver with regularity by carriers. No carrier is authorized to collect subscriptions or sell papers under any circumstances. The rest notes social commentary on fall fashion the Georgia World Series open city issues Heisman McReynolds and other topical items reflecting a Georgia press voice.

McReynolds under Fire Over Trust Ties and Impeachment Push

An old article accuses Attorney General McReynolds of improper influence by the Standard Oil trust and discusses calls for his retirement from the cabinet. It notes his alleged role in seeking impeachment evidence against Judge Emory Speer and suggests a broader investigation of his office. The piece frames the situation as a test for President Wilson’s anti trust stance.

McReynolds Wilson Standard Oil Trust New Jersey Washington Emory Speer Georgia

Reverence the law because it is just in Georgia

A 17th century note by Blaise Pascal on obeying laws because they are laws. The piece cites Judge Cobb’s Georgia address urging reverence for the law as the supreme, inviolable standard and calls for obedience to law because it is law, not merely because it seems just.

Blaise Pascal Pascal America Georgia Cobb Supreme Bench Bar Association of the State

Representative Students Representing Athens Teachers

The piece argues that in modern society representatives handle law making and thinking. Athens hosts summer school students, mainly teachers, who go to major universities to gain knowledge and return to spread it. They act as representative students for their communities, bridging learning and local needs.

Athens University of Chicago Columbia Leipzig Oxford Sorbonne

This Date In History September 3 Highlights

This date in history marks Cromwell’s death in 1658 and birth in 1593, later events include 1777 Philadelphia retreat across the Brandywine, 1783 Versailles peace, 1822 Merriman Manufactur ing founded Lowell, 1855 Sand Hills battle, 1863 Knoxville occupation, 1870 fire in St Hyacinthe, 1881 Burnside death, 1886 state proclamations for North and South Dakota. Emory Speer born September 3, 1848, later a federal judge under investigation for conduct.

Oliver Cromwell Philadelphia Brandywine Great Britain United States Versailes Merriman Manufacturing Company Lowell Mass U. S Harney Sand Hills Burnside Army of Ohio Knoxville St. Hyacinthe Quebec Ambrose E. Burnside Emory Speer Culloden 5Th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Orphan Brigade University of Georgia

Cotton Condition Drops as Drought Presses Belt

The USDA reports the U S cotton crop at 68.2 percent of normal on August 25, down 11.4 points from July. Deterioration is strongest in Texas and Oklahoma with declines across Arkansas Missouri Louisiana and Tennessee. Conditions east of the Mississippi improved while western states suffered from drought and heat. The report notes comparisons to last year and the ten year average with yield estimates to follow.

Washington Department of Agriculture United States Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Missouri Louisiana Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Crop Reporting Board United States Department of Agriculture Carolina Georgia Florida California U. States Tal New York Close Oo Verte Ae Ds Chicago Atane Reese Ay See Sete Liverpool Cotton Sae Wee

Distinguished Georgia Judge Speer Celebrates Career Milestone

The article notes Judge Speer, once solicitor general of Georgia and a U S attorney, has served since 1885 on the United States district court in Macon, renowned as a leading legal authority and eloquent orator. It also lists notable birthdays including Dowager Queen Olga of Greece at 62, and Canadian and American politicians.

Speer Georgia Congress United States United States District Court of Ing Macon District of Olga Greece George E. Foster Trade and Commerce Canada Walter L. Hensley Missouri Martin D. Foster

Baseball in Short Meter Players and Picks Across Leagues

Roger Bresnahan at thirty three mirrors a Red Sox batters age cohort. Cleveland manager Birmingham laments Willie Mitchell's return to form, while Warner aims to raise total base hits and Jones leads former Browns in batting. Johnson chases season strikeout mark and Wad dell record debate resurfaces. A Chicago admirer touts Fielder Jones as a valuable outfielder, and the Georgia Peach is noted as Yankee not Yannigan in 2007 sense.

Roger Bresnahan Boston Red Sox Wood Nunamaker Isso Bedient Birmingham Cleveland Naps Willie Mitchell Hans Warner Tom Jones Browns Brief Austin St. Browns Gedeon W Tons Walter Johnson Rube Waddell Chicago Fielder Jones White Sox

Longest Straight Boundary in World Completed

Survey teams completed the Alaska Canada boundary, a 1507 mile straight line from Mount St Elias to the Arctic Ocean. The US and Canada each spent about 750000 dollars, with 75 men over seven years, facing ice storms, musk ox, and deadly mosquitoes in a perilous Arctic trek.

Alaska Canada Mount St. Elias Arctic Ocean United States Admiral Peary North Pole Amundsen South Pole International Boundary Line Thomas Riggs, Jr Washington, D. C W. B. Raeburn W. B. Gilmore W. C. Guerin F. 8. Ryus C. V. Guerin D. W. Eaton Asa C. Baldwin E. C. Guerin J. D. Craig Thomas Riggs Eldorado Northwest Uncle Sam Riggs Pacific Raeburn Herschel Island Belvidere Cottle

Shakespeare First Folio copies and famed pedigrees

The London Chronicle notes about six hundred Shakespeare first folios printed, with roughly two hundred surviving and under twenty in perfect condition. It highlights notable pedigrees including the Leeds first folio with Killigrew and Congreve signatures, Garrick’s folio at Queen’s College Oxford, Irving’s second folio with Theobald Johnson Ireland line, and a South Kensington folio bearing autographs of Leigh Hunt Dickens Browning Wordsworth Knight Lewes.

Duke of Leeds Charles Killigrew William Congreve Garrick Queen's College, Oxford Henry Irving Lewis Theobald Shakepeare Dr. Johnson Samuel Ireland South Kensington Museum Leigh Hunt Charles Dickens Robert Browning William Wordsworth Charles Knight George Henry Lewes London Chronicle

Foot Down in Daughter Hand Question Sparks Tension

A tense exchange centers on a request for the daughter’s hand in marriage. One party firmly asserts a firm stance against the proposal while insisting on clear understanding. The dialogue highlights family limits and decision authority in a domestic scene.

Pa and Son Talk on What a Receiver Is

A father defines a receiver as a man who winds up a business after it has run down, answering his son’s question about the term. The exchange frames a practical view of receivership in business decline.

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