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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1910
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription prices and delivery rules, requests prompt delivery complaints, warns carriers against collecting payments, and notes office pickup options. It also notes a frog discrimination issue in Louisiana and comments on party dynamics and agricultural outreach in the state.
The city schools plan to accommodate a bigger pupil turnout with expanded classrooms and teaching staff, following measures to handle the anticipated increase in attendance as classes resume tomorrow.
The governor deflects calls for an independent bid by stressing his lifelong Democratic record. He says there is no independent streak in Joe Brown and he will remain a Democrat until death.
He claims support for a protective tariff that safeguards industries and the masses yet admits no plan to achieve both. The contradiction lies in the impossibility of a tariff that fully protects both groups, leaving the policy unresolved.
Clamor for renomination paints Theodore Roosevelt as opposed to Jeffersonian democracy and state rights. The author argues he would create a centralized government unlike the founders envisioned, praising his personality but denying alignment with the nation’s best governance ideas.
The State Normal School begins its fall term with dormitories and private homes filled beyond capacity. President Branson cannot admit more students, urging Georgia to fund buildings and staff. The school aids statewide education, with trained teachers boosting public schools and supporting state funding.
The author argues against U S intervention in Liberia predicting trouble and owed duties. Liberia is called a failed republic in debt with fragile governance. The piece warns that a U S loan and protectorate would invite frontier disputes with France and England and add to current global troubles.
The piece argues against independent candidates challenging Hoke Smith and other Democratic nominees. It asserts no independents will run, threatening an avalanche of ballots to defeat any such bid. It praises Georgia’s primary system and urges preservation of the process.
The piece surveys causes for rising army desertions, from menial work and canteen removal to extra pay and private hire, plus desire for active varied life. It concludes government must make army life more attractive to curb desertions.
A clipping lists key events on September 6 from 1565 to 1909 and notes Sir Archibald Hunter's birth in 1856. It includes Roosevelt's insurgent stance, his platform on political reform, corporate funding, and federal oversight.
The passage itemizes reforms including tariff revision by expert commissions, graduated taxes, financial system reform, strong defenses, national resource use for all, expanded agricultural work and education, labor regulation, national-state power balance, direct primaries, campaign finance publicity, removal of unfaithful public servants, and limits on interstate corporate service by national officers.
The article reports on oil treatment as a dust control method for streets. Various cities including Joilet Utica Syracuse and Lexington discuss applying oil in road construction and maintenance to reduce dust and lower long term costs. Officials foresee wider use next season with oil mixtures added during paving and along macadam surfaces.
Ashland avenue required minor repairs when coal oil spilled on asphalt. To prevent future harm, ordinances in other cities mandate oil wagon drip pans. the council plans to pass a similar measure.
The Philadelphia Nations lose money this season while Washington presses to lead the American league second division. Harry Hooper shines for the Boston Red Sox as Coveleskie wins eight straight in the Southern league. The Cubs and Athletics loom as world championship contenders next month with Pilgrim Gilman praised by Reulbach and Cy Young. Miss Josephine Loeb guides Cotton States League affairs in Crowder’s absence, serving as secretary and organizer. The era features Ty Cobb star power, a Detroit pennant fade, and a reshaping Cleveland roster for next season.
Kansas City fans await a McFarland versus Bronson bout in their city. Champion Wolgast is set to fight Frankie White in Fond du Lac Wisconsin this month. Milwaukee welterweight Jimmy Clabby has signed to box in Australia under Hugh McIntosh and plans to sail from Vancouver on September 9.
Mt Vernon lodges and fraternal groups hold regular meetings at the Max Joseph building on Clayton street and nearby venues. Listings include Mt Vernon F and A M No 22, Keystone Chapter R A M, St Elmo Knights of Pythias, Athens B P O E No 790, Williams Lodge I O C F, Oliver Encampment No 14, Geo B Davis Camp 292 W O Wi. Meetings are set for Thursdays Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays with visiting brethren invited.
Central of Georgia and G M Railway publish daily departure and arrival times for Athens and Macon routes. Seaboard Air Line lists trains 52 32 58 38 with southbound and local services. note limitations such as trains 67 and 58 not north of Athens and times shown in Athens city time.
An extracted railway schedule fragment shows Georgia Railroad departures and arrivals with times in the morning and afternoon, and Southern Railway timetable entries for Athens Georgia trains No 261 mixed, No 217 regular, No 237 regular, with corresponding departures No 212, No 240, and No 262 mixed. The text appears partial with inconsistent formatting and stray characters.
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