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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1911
Page
4
A scattered Athens and Georgia centered fragment notes prompt delivery notices for newspapers, political talk including Joe Cannon, Brown and Harmon, and a major upcoming poultry show. It mentions S A and N railroad expansion to Athens aiding wholesale merchants and a recall issue in Arizona before statehood.
The report notes William Bryan favors Woodrow Wilson’s nomination for the press agency, boosting the New Jersey governor’s candidacy if Bryan avoids dictatorial stance. Athens should push efforts for the Savannah Augusta and Northern Railroad, seen as vital for city growth and future Knoxville extension. New York actors snub Beulah Binford, a setback yet viewed as beneficial to the theater world. Joe Bailey plans retirement from politics but may return if conditions worsen, given his persistent inclination to engage in public affairs.
Reports from Oconee county describe severe damage to cotton from caterpillars and bollworms. Leaves are eaten, top crops ruined, and lower bolls rot inside, threatening yields of less than a bale per acre. State entomologists plan inspections and a campaign to combat the pests.
The article cites estimates of nearly one million immigrants arriving in the United States last year and over three hundred thousand returning home. It notes rising immigrant numbers despite laws, aided by cheaper steamship transport, while many foreigners stay only briefly or settle in cities like New York where they seek work and eventually burden urban welfare systems.
The 1910 figures from Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Cleveland show Atlanta with over eighteen thousand arrests, Memphis over ten thousand, Birmingham just under ten thousand, and Cleveland seven thousand in a city with three times Atlanta’s population. The article notes Cleveland’s “golden rule” policy limits arrests for minor offenses and questions its applicability to Southern cities with large Black populations, as Southern officials study adopting similar reforms.
Nathan Straus of New York, renowned for establishing pasteurized milk depots for the poor, arrives in Berlin as the U S representative at the third International Congress for the Protection of Infants. The congress opens today with delegates from many nations. sessions run for a week focusing on infant feeding in all its aspects.
New York September 11 The first free Catholic high school in the Brooklyn diocese opens today for pupils from parochial schools. Previously graduates could study at Catholic colleges or convents but costs were prohibitive, forcing many to business or public schools. The institution is directed by Very Rev Gabriel Mesamer.
Three thousand delegates and visitors from across the country attend the opening session of the National Association of Stationary Engineers convention in Music Hall Cincinnati today.
Louisville Kentucky September 11 The Kentucky State Fair opens today and the management reports every department crowded with fine exhibits. The racing program and amusements are of unusually high class and attendance already suggests a new record for the exhibition.
The first American exhibition of its kind opens today at the Coliseum in St Louis and runs through the week. Railroad devices form the most important part of the display among the inventions showcased.
September 12 events span 1609 Henry Hudson begins voyage up the river bearing his name. 1640 Lord Stirling dies in London. 1771 Washington returns to Philadelphia with remnants after Brandywine. 1786 Cornwallis becomes India governor general. 1814 British forces move on Baltimore. 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte born. 1836 Whitman party reaches Fort Vancouver. 1847 Scott bombard Chapultepec. 1896 Fenian agitator arrested at Boulogne. 1899 Vanderbilt dies. born 1843. 1910 Maine votes democratic after thirty years.
This note marks Hannis Taylor's 60th birthday. Born September 12, 1851, in New Bern, North Carolina, he studied at the University of North Carolina and became a leading authority on international law. He taught at Columbia, served as U.S. minister to Spain, and later acted as special counsel before the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission.
Salem Ore Sept 11 The Oregon state fair opens today displaying marvelous farm and orchard products in dazzling profusion. Every department of the exhibition is well filled. The speed program was inaugurated.
This afternoon the event runs with activities ongoing and will continue until the fair closes on Saturday. The schedule highlights multiple exhibits and family friendly attractions across the grounds, inviting visitors to join in the remaining program.
Athens market reports light receipts while New York cotton quotes show varied open and close ranges for September through July. The S. A. & N. railroad faces chamber of commerce pressure amid a hazy, sneezy hay fever scene.
A jailhouse style joke exchanges ribbing on husbands being bulls at work and bears at home. A father contemplates disposing of property while a son urges him to delegate. An Iowa minister links intemperance to cooking, noting divorces will rise for drunkenness. A dog sniffing near Toledo Chandelier and Western Gas Fixture prompts jokes about rats in a buffing room.
Athens readers receive dated rail timetable details for Seaboard Air Line Southern and Georgia lines. Listings show daily departures and arrivals for Macon, Athens connections, and cross routes with specific train numbers and times. Minor notes indicate limited northbound service beyond Athens and June 1911 effective Gainesville Midland service.
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