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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
4
The Athens Banner reports looming primary votes and a push for a rural seven month school tax in Clarke county with voter emphasis on supporting Bill Howard in August. It argues the tax is small per taxpayer yet vital for schools and highlights Howard’s fourteen years in Congress and his strong record.
The Nation argues that a covert American effort seeks to overthrow Nicaragua’s government through insurgent support. It criticizes sensationalist correspondents who hope for intervention while noting Managua withstands attacks and Madriz’s actions offend American adventurers, with prisoners jailed rather than hosted in hotel luxury.
Protests against Robert E. Lee statue in Confederate uniform led to Attorney General Wickersham's opinion that the statue cannot be removed or censored in its depiction. President Taft approved, affirming no legal objection to placing Lee clothed in Confederate uniform in statuary hall.
The article lauds William M. Howard's reelection bid in the Eighth district. It argues voters will back Howard, praising his service, experience, party loyalty, and record. It asserts opposition claims are unfounded and predicts an overwhelming August 23 vote in his favor.
Governor Brown defends sending Georgia troops to the Durham mines amid a riot. He claims he acted within state law after the sheriff failed to quell threats by armed Italians. The resolution seeking reasons is answered fully, pleasing most allies and dissenters alike as the incident fades from the campaign.
The Florida Times Union contrasts Theodore Roosevelt's parenting rules with Queen Mary of England. It notes strict food control and motherly oversight, praising hers for self inspection and critique of American social demands. The piece ends with a light jab at American comforts and nursery standards.
Clarke County and Athena celebrate a rise in property tax values, with Dorsey as tax receiver. Returns show an extra nearly one million dollars in value, a strong sign of local progress and ongoing annual growth. The county expects continued increases beyond the million-dollar mark next year.
The piece outlines county delegations for the Democratic convention. Counties with three legislature reps get six delegates, two reps get four delegates, and one rep gives two delegates. It lists Bibb Chatham Floyd Fulton Richmond Thomas as three reps each, multiple counties with two reps, and many with one. It notes Brown carried many counties in 1908 and mentions Qconee cransy a tie with Smith carrying the rest.
A Washington dispatch notes a rising Southward influx of colonists from Iowa Kansas Nebraska and the West. By October immigration and industry chiefs expect a peak with 50000 acres in Southern Alabama already bought for Northwestern firms and new colonies forming in Georgia Florida and the Carolinas. Northern settlers divide lands in the Southeast while German and Mennonite groups seek homes in the region.
The piece notes Theodore Roosevelt backing both Lodge of Massachusetts and Beveridge of Indiana, supporting Beveridge’s insurgent stance while praising Lodge, and avoiding the Aldrich tariff issue. It highlights a planned Massachusetts speech to favor Lodge without endorsing the tariff law, signaling a calculated, balancing act across Republican factions.
The article notes New York bears and the New York Herald predicting a thirteen million bale cotton crop, based on early figures and farm weather. It argues Georgia’s crop will be small due to currently stunted plants, heavy rains, and potential drought or early frost, suggesting the bears’ forecast is unlikely.
A defense of Governor Brown over sending troops to the Durham mines to quell disorder argues the move was legal and necessary. It asserts the governor acted to preserve peace, without bias against labor or capital, and that critics failed to find fault with his justification.
Chicago leads on a novel idea to manage intoxicated residents by ordering police to take drunk men to their homes rather than to the station. Critics worry about expense and accuracy of delivery, while supporters favor home confinement to spare families and the drunkard from jail.
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