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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
4
Athens notes celebrate Roosevelt's welcome in Charleston and President Roosevelt. Reports Talmage's death, Dupont powder issues, L and N expansion, and varied editorials on liquor, trusts, and current affairs. Mentions Georgia politics, school funding, and local civic plans amid national commentary.
A tribute praises Joseph M. Terrell for eleven years as Georgia attorney general. It highlights his pure, spotless record, wise handling of major questions, attention to local favors for Athens and Clarke County, and overall fitness for public office. The piece urges voters to support him.
Mayor Rhodes praises a policy of assigning loafers to work at the rock quarry to curb vagrancy and disturbances. He argues every able-bodied man can find work, reducing loafing and police court cases, and promoting community order with early spring vegetables to come.
A New York Saw editorial discusses memory of Jefferson Davis noting northern admiration for dignity in opposition to erecting a statue. It argues Davis’s memory embodies the South’s enduring cause, states rights as a bulwark against centralized power, and that the South’s history remains influential.
A testimonial asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills permanently cure dyspepsia by strengthening the stomach and digestive organs. It claims relief after long symptoms and credits a Providence man with improved eating, sleep, and reduced stomach distress after four bottles.
Will Stovall, the white man who shot and killed Will Derricotte, a Black man, in Kenneye district days earlier, was released after the grand jury returned no bill. He surrendered in Athens claiming self defense.
The Banner backs Hon J M Terrell in a Georgia gubernatorial race narrowed to three candidates. Terrell, a ten year attorney general, is praised as a self made, faithful public servant with a straight forward conservative platform aligned to state interests and Democratic ideals.
At a Brunswick sugar cane and cassava convention, officials from the national agricultural department highlighted cassava as a cheaper cattle feed than corn and more prolific than potatoes, with 80 percent starch. They urged South Georgians to develop cassava markets, starch factories, and related industries, predicting a prosperous industrial region if properly managed.
County School Commissioner Dosler notes rural Clarke County schools show strong six month results and high attendance. Improvement in country schools over recent years is marked, while a disease described as scattered consumption is addressed with Scott's Emulsion, advertised to heal sores and strengthen scrofulous children. free samples offered by Scott & Downe, chemists.
In behalf of the family I thank all those who were kind and thoughtful during our bereavement. The loss of one so near and dear to us is deeply felt and kindness endures. Mrs Dr Frank Jackson.
A local editorial unexpectedly praises a recent decision, noting surprise and approval from several community voices. The piece underscores the impact of the action on civic life and calls for continued engagement from readers.
Reader asks Banner about council action demanding removal of all graves within sixty days. He questions legal basis, cemetery ownership, paid plots, and who may claim remains, urging the paper to provide facts and clarify the matter.
A Texas Wonder ad touts Hall's Great Discovery as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder troubles across genders and ages. It claims cures for gravel diabetes seminal issues and back problems, offering a one bottle two months course by mail for 1 dollar. Testimonial from Tennessee supports its efficacy.
Tax levies will be made. Those who have not yet paid their taxes should look up John W. Weir Shaff in the next few days for settlement that will be required.
Official notice announces a meeting of the Democratic executive committee for Georgia's 8th congressional district. The session, arranged by W B Adams, will be held at the Commercial hotel in Athens at 1 p m on Monday April 28 1903. The purpose is to arrange primaries for the congressional election and handle regular business.
The county commissioners’ board presented its report to the grand jury, noting excellent county affairs and over seventeen thousand dollars in the bank. The term of Chairman Vincent expires this year and the grand jury will elect a successor at the current session.
Dr B J Willingham, corresponding secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist convention with headquarters in Richmond Virginia, will occupy the pulpit at First Baptist Church next Sunday morning. A Georgian native and University of Georgia graduate in 1870, he is a prominent Baptist beloved in the denomination. His visit is expected to draw a large audience and be a notable event.
Mr Qiem D, 61, a popular Athens post office carrier, has been placed temporarily in charge of the general delivery window. The change is temporary but may become permanent, a move that pleases many.
A six year old Negro girl, daughter of Jeme Ward, was badly burned yesterday at her Pa lnaki street home when the mother briefly left her alone. Passersby heard screams and rushed to help, but the child sustained serious injuries.
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