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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner urges support for bond issues and courthouse projects in the ongoing Georgia political chatter. It highlights upcoming Glidden tour stops, veteran reunions in Rome, and forecasts a Democratic win, stressing a high plane campaign over prohibitionist rhetoric.
The Clarke county bond proposal seeking 200000 to fund a new courthouse jail and grounds is not dead but awaiting broader voter turnout. Proponents argue the plan will not raise taxes, will aid local labor, and keep an aging high school building for education while a modern courthouse is built downtown.
The article praises the local Y M C A as a triune institution linking mind spirit and body. It argues many citizens neglect balanced development and urges men to engage with teachers, gym, library and recreation to fill gaps left by school church and medical care.
A timeline of historic milestones notes 1761 coronation events for George III and Charlotte, 17%6 marks Arnold and Andre’s West Point conspiracy, 1827 Joseph Smith’s Book of Mormon, 1830 Ives bishops in North Carolina, 1862 governors backing the Union in Altoona, 1854 Sherman’s Federal forces at Fisher’s Creek, 1896 Russian imperial visit to Scotland, 1898 China’s abdication, and details about Prince Miguel of Braganza including birth and royal connections.
Prince Miguel of Braganza, noted for his marriage two years ago, attracts attention in American circles as a figure of some interest to Americans.
The text mentions heavyweight contender Big Jim Stewart planning another comeback this winter. Pennsylvania fans hope for a boxing commission modeled after New York. Rudie Anholtz complains of a bad decision against Charley Dalton in Los Angeles. Baron Trench will be produced in New York in October.
New York opens another school year amid overcrowding with 70,000 pupils forced to part time. The D A Sullivan gun law divides experts while costabile’s Black Hand arrest unsettles criminals. A proposed New York detective school sparks debate as sidewalk encumbrances on Forty second Street draw police action and public attention.
A bashful young man with a rocking chair habit trips across the room toward a piano stool as velvet bands on the chair rockers prevent movement. The girl on the stool smiles and explains the bands let him rock only in place, easing his self conscious embarrassment.
Pat promised a box of candy to the prettiest face in three minutes at the gathering. As the clock ran out Mrs. Macguire claimed the prize, while she insisted she was not playing and resisted accepting.
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