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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Banner outlines subscription rates and carrier rules, notes no one may collect payments, and previews local topics. It reports the city public schools starting fall term, Muscogee practice school enrollment over 125, and the National Farmers Union meeting in Shawnee aiming to hold cotton for better prices.
Georgia mourns the loss of Jos D Boyd a lawyer and editor who served as city court judge in Griffin and helmed the local newspaper. The editorial notes his bright capable and lovable nature and the lasting bonds he formed with friends. A separate item commends music for inmates at the state sanitarium and the potential benefits of band and phonographs in Milledgeville.
A newspaper stance urges farmers to balance holding cotton with debt obligations. It argues holding can raise proceeds but may disrupt creditors’ finances. Farmers should consult lenders, coordinate with debtors, and act in concert to protect both sides during market decisions.
William J. Bryan attacks Governor Harmon of Ohio as the Democratic presidential nomination looms. Bryan plans to influence the race, solidifying Harmon’s old-line support while rallying progressive Democrats against him. His own strength is uncertain, but he remains a disruptive factor likely to shape the contest ahead.
A garbled OCR summary lists events and births: Francis Drake reaching the Pacific via straits, the Mississippi Company chartering Louisiana, John H. Nayes founder of the Perfectionists born in Brattleboro and died in Niagara Falls, Galt born in England and died in Montreal, Victo rien Sardou born in Paris with death in Paris. notes dates 1578 1718 1886 1893 1813 1881.
The article notes the 42nd birthday of James K Hackett born September 6 1869 on Wolf Island Ontario, son of famed actor John Henry Hackett. He studied in New York public schools and at the College of the City of New York before debuting on stage in 1892 with A M Veneers company in Philadelphia.
York public in the production of Mme Sans Gene. His rise in the profession after that time was remarkable. Augustin Daly engaged him as leading man and later Charles Frohman starred him in The Prisoner of Zenda, one of Mr. Hackett's most notable successes. In New York he has produced many successful plays, including Don Caesar's Return, The Crisis, The Crown Prince, The House of Silence, and The Walls of Jerico.
A humorous verse fragment from The Book of Gopher by Mrs Thomas G Winter presents numbered maxims about law enforcement advertising, health, labor, cleanliness and garbage. The lines mix satire on legislation, sanitation, labor, and public services with short moral observations.
At the police station an inspector questions the prisoner who declares his name and origin, calling himself an Otrishman and saying he is an Italian organ grinder. A remark about living in China and being tired of darkness is noted with a playful jab from little Oswald, as reported by the Chicago News.
Dr John W Abercrombie president University of Alabama may run for Congress in Alabama. Governors elected in Maryland Kentucky Mississippi Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Edward F Dunne may seek Democratic governor nomination in Illinois. Governor Bass of New Hampshire plans to succeed Senator Burnham. Democratic convention may meet in Baltimore. Republican in Chicago. Bristow of Kansas opposes Taft nomination and backs La Follette. Minnesota Progressive Republicans plan a September 7 state banquet to back La Follette. New Mexico to hold first state election next November. Prohibition expected to figure in state campaigns. Joseph E Davies from Wisconsin joins Democratic National Committee. William J Browning seeks Republican nomination for Congress in First New Jersey. Massachusetts GOP faces first real challenge to long power in state legislature. Democratic convention likely in Baltimore. past nominees elected president in four cases. Elections also in New Mexico and Arizona, with senators chosen in January. Andrews and Cameron expected to run for Senate in their states.
Clement J. Driscoll spoke at a dinner in New York about his strenuous year as commissioner of weights and measures. He shared a joke where a grocer confesses to underweight practices, saying he had been giving only seventeen ounces to the pound.
An elderly sailor corrects a captain about proper address and navigation terms. The captain asks and tests asking, while the sailor stubbornly uses Nor' by east and refuses to let him take the wheel. The exchange highlights rigidity and formality aboard.
A playful dialogue recalls Bilgely’s late night stumble after a rough evening. The crowd quizzes him about his drink, and the cause is humorously linked to a dramatic magnified drop of water in a moving picture.
A judge recounts attempting to speak in a hall when the audience fell silent, and a disruptive heckler in the back yelled for louder just as the speaker was ready to begin. The moment underscores a tense, divided atmosphere during the proceedings.
Clarke county prepares to fix its tax rate in coming days. Last year the rate stood at ten mills, with some counties at seven mills and others from twelve and a half to fifteen mills. The state rate remains at five mills, near the constitutional limit.
A playful Harper’s fragment shows Johnny confessing mischief to his Sunday school teacher. The teacher laments a hoped posthumous reunion in heaven as Johnny grins and asks what he has been doing. The vignette captures a moment of cheeky childhood defiance.
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