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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1915
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and delivery policies, urges prompt reports of delivery issues, and warns carriers not to collect money. It notes current events, football injuries, cotton prices, and regional civic plans, including road meetings, summer school success, and local civic progress.
Editorial urges conservative action in the Georgia legislature called by Governor Harris. It argues for a short, careful session on general appropriations and potential prohibition changes, warning against haste and factional battles while stressing fiscal prudence and dignity.
The article notes broad fall business optimism as cotton prices rise to twelve cents or more. It explains cotton as the South’s key crop, the year’s cotton shortfall limits production but lowers costs, and anticipated profits should boost farmers merchants and general prosperity across the region.
A fragmented Detroit Free Press passage contrasts a plea for divine will with human anxiety and sacrifice. It recalls a wartime moment where a quiet talk clashes with impatience and a shift away from drinking culture as the king’s ban impacts social life.
A lengthy account outlines the charges against Charles B. Munday, linked to the Lorimer Munday banking chain. It details alleged looting of nearly 2.5 million, wrongful securities swaps, and checks issued to promote new banks. Munday’s rise from Litchfield to banking prominence ties to Senator Lorimer and Chicago’s La Salle Street Trust.
Woman narrator travels with Chasseurs to the first lines near Lorraine and the Vosges. The account details a hidden trench system, a mitrailleuse outlook, and lurking fire as a sniper watches across the ravine. The scene ends with quiet soldiers awaiting action just beyond a rock ledge.
Captain Cobb of the State Agricultural Society offers 60 in cash premiums for State Fair exhibits in Macon. Prizes include 10 for best boar or sow raised by a girl or boy in pig clubs, 10 for best pen of poultry, 10 for best ten ears of corn, and 10 for best individual canning club exhibit, with various second prizes, all aimed at farm thrift among Georgia youth.
The piece notes a cash offer aimed at boosting the success of the boys and girls on the farm and suggests strong competition among state clubs and individuals. It urges summer participants to enter to win prizes.
In the Northern District of Georgia Eastern Division Ed M White of Athens Clarke County was adjudicated bankrupt on September 28 1915. The first meeting of creditors is set for October 9 1915 at 11:00 AM at the Referee's Office Athens Georgia. Creditors may prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Frank L Upson Referee in Bankruptcy dated Athens Ga September 28 1915. ati
Ed Jones and Sam Jones, two youths described as little darkies, were captured after stealing a horse and buggy for a joy ride with their sister. The recorder sentenced them to a strap, to be administered by their parents, and released them.
President Wilson opened the forty ninth G A R encampment in Washington D C amid patriotic scenes. Colon el David J Palmer introduced the president who praised the administration on foreign affairs and spoke of the nations mission in civilization and human rights. The event began with a parade and will include a presidential review tomorrow.
A compiled notice lists multiple lodges and organizations with meeting nights and venues. It details Greenn Lodge No 75 Odd Fellows Athens BPOE 790 Classic City Council 375 Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons 1 Williams Lodge 15 IOOF Mt. Vernon F and A M 22 St Elmo K of P and other groups with weekly, biweekly, or monthly assemblies in local halls.
A set of candidates announces runs for mayor of Athens and for alderman in the first, second, third, and fourth wards. Individuals include E H Youngkin, Robert O Arnold, K A Hill, A G Dudley, T Be Jago, Harold T Tuck, Vincent Mathews, Albert E Davison, Hugh H Gordon, R K Lumpkin Jr, and B Dunaway. They seek Democratic primary action.
Mrs. Bickers reads current war news and ponders its date. Her husband reminds her they wed on June 8, 1905, grounding their memory in a specific past event.
In a Dallas News item a playful dialogue notes Betty’s age as twenty five when married, then jokes she is older, and mentions a cash discount quip about one third off. The exchange casts Betty as older and Moneybags as the groom’s financier in a lighthearted snippet.
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