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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1915
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription prices 5.00 yearly 2.50 half year 1.25 quarter year and 10 cents weekly with payment by express money order registered letter or cheque. It warns carriers not to collect or sell papers and urges prompt reporting of delivery issues. The page then includes local opinions jokes and World War I era notes and a dated summary of events a year ago today.
The piece urges an Athens Day at the State College of Agriculture to reveal the vast campus and its 1000 acres of farm and demonstration plots. Delegations from about a dozen counties visit to see the dairy barn blooded stock and experimental fields, revealing a need for more local awareness of the college’s scope.
A statewide notice urges participation in Work Day for orphans on Saturday. The piece frames giving one day’s earnings to orphans as a duty of charity rooted in church and society, urging visits to orphanages to motivate support and ensure yearly care.
Senator William M Bennett argues in Strand Magazine that New York City is bankrupt, comparing municipal insolvency to that of individuals or corporations. He asserts the city’s vast population and status exceed many states, highlighting a startling claim about its financial state.
The Industrial Index reports a broader Southeast recovery driven by self reliance and investment. It cites New York capital pouring into Florida timber and a railroad link between Charleston and Savannah. New York City’s vast taxes and sinking fund revenues loom as pressure grows for valuation reform and possible receivership.
Chinese officials fear a total Allied victory could allow Japan to press unequal demands on China. The Peking Daily News urges The Hague to interpret equal opportunity to include open railway rights in South Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia, urging a firm stance after the war.
Madame Maeterlinck Georgette Leblanc led a Sarah Bernhardt company for a rare Pelias and Melisande performance at the Abbey of St Wandrille in Caudebec en Caux France. The unique outdoor staging drew critics praising artful moving scenery and torchlit medieval ambiance while raising funds for Belgian relief.
Dr. T. Harada of Doshisha University, in a Summer Residents Association address in Karuizawa, argues Japanese literature lacks wartime leadership but shows a shift toward peace driven by long term national effort and hope. He notes no dominant writer or religious leader guides the nation and emphasizes literature currently pursues peace over warlike sentiment.
A series of notices announces candidates for Athens mayor and alderman positions across the First Second and Third wards. Names include E H Youngkin K A Hill A G Dudley T He Jago Harold T Tuck Vincent Mathews Albert E Davison Hugh H Gordon and E K Lumpkin Jr. All entrants indicate candidacy subject to upcoming Democratic primaries.
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