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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
2
A collage of figures rates for subscription renewals and notes on local and national events. Mentions of Ohio and Warsaw style actions, Georgia legislature talk, religious movement publicity, and public services. Observations on newspapers, travel, and the mood of Athens society with brief political and cultural asides.
The American legation in Berne has grown into a key diplomatic center as of late July with active engagement from the United States in Swiss affairs. The article notes prominent U.S. officials and ongoing negotiations shaping bilateral relations during the period.
The Georgia legislature considers charges against institutions with judges exonerated. A new probe into the Confederate Veterans' Home is planned, while the Academy for the Deaf faces serious but unverified accusations about the superintendent and state funds.
The Georgia legislature nears adjournment with key bills pending and debates over taxation endowments and Western and Atlantic railroad legislation. Officials urge careful action on appropriation bills and university funding while avoiding filibusters to ensure essential measures pass.
Internal Revenue Collector A. O. Blalock forecasts the Harrison narcotic law will curb opium morphine and cocaine use nationwide. He cites a drop of 60 percent in morphine and opium sales and near cessation of cocaine in cities and towns, with two years expected to end most narcotic sales in the state. Doctors and druggists largely back enforcement, despite some unhappy addicts.
The piece honors lasting memorials through hospitals and scholarships rather than statues. It cites Senator Joseph E. Brown of Georgia creating the Charles McDonald Brown Fund after his son Charles died, funding it with a substantial sum to honor his memory.
The fund loans money to students at four percent interest, reinvests repayments, and now totals over 180000 dollars with most in Georgia bonds. It aids 50 University of Georgia and 16 Dahlonega students, growing yearly as loans are repaid. Since inception, about one thousand youths have benefited, and the fund aims to educate hundreds more Georgians.
Governor Harris visited the state prison farm and released a statement saying he expects to pardon a number of inmates. He emphasizes targeted pardons for old or ailing prisoners and will seek legislative action to set procedures. He vows careful investigations and relies on the prison commission for recommendations to avoid leniency harming justice.
The Georgia legislature considers a compulsory education bill seen as moderate and non revolutionary. It requires at least three months of schooling for ages 8 to 17 with exemptions for poverty, disability, agricultural labor needs, fourth grade completion, lack of books or clothing, and board discretion. Support grows among educators signaling gradual adoption.
President Wilson backs a comprehensive defense program with War and Navy reports aimed at bolstering forces. The plan calls for a standing army of about 500,000, a major Navy build up including submarines and dreadnoughts, and a push to make the fleet the world’s strongest. Congress may be asked to approve large appropriations to secure lasting peace.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference public school sewing classes in the Oleeianers setting. The readable text hints at community programs and educational efforts within a local district.
Admiral Peary arranged shipment of a phonograph and records to Ootah and his Cape York Eskimo tribe in Smith Sound north of Baffin Bay. The gift from the Whitney-Rainey expedition includes America Yankee Doodle Rock of Ages and Pearys own North Pole discovery record. The MacMillan relief ship George B Cluett has cleared Sydney for the Arctic.
London reports that Romania’s remaining wheat is being shipped to Austria at 360 railway cartloads every two days. The plan for England and France to purchase all Romanian grain failed due to slow action and bureaucratic delays, allowing Germany to acquire the crop.
A new society in The Hague seeks to amend key constitutional articles 67 58 and 69 of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It proposes vesting royal powers over war peace and treaties in elected representatives, challenging the current monarchial authority and expanding suffrage.
Vienna reports the Great Bell of St. George tower, a 4 ton metal replica from captured Turkish cannon, measuring about nine feet high, has fallen silent after years of ringing. The article notes public calls urging an immediate extra session of Congress and questions presidential authority.
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