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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
2
The Athens Banner offers city delivery or mail with rates of 5.00 per year, 2.50 six months, 1.25 three months, or 0.10 weekly. The Weekly or Sunday Banner costs 1.00 per year, 0.50 for six months. Payments may be sent in advance by cash, money order, or registered letter.
The Georgia legislature faces a debate over prohibiting railroad passes. The Banner supports a moderate Hall bill restricting passes to state and county officers, while criticizing broader anti pass measures as too drastic. It argues the weekly press should exchange space for value and that legitimate trade must be protected.
A San Francisco correspondent asserts California shows hostility to Japanese immigrants with labor union and working class opposition, while business circles distrust them. The piece contrasts views of Japanese with Chinese immigrants, notes border infiltration, and describes Californians as willing to admire but not accept Japanese on equal terms.
The Banner and The Houston Post champion a southern man for the presidential nomination, arguing the party should judge candidates on merit rather than birthplace. They praise northern openness to Southern statesmen and urge nationalization of the Democrats.
The Athens Banner advocates building a railroad from Athens to Anderson and Hartwell, noting businesslike supporters and a need to relieve bottlenecks. It praises local fundraising for a $2500 preliminary survey, urging strong civic participation and comparing past investments to the Gainesville Midland project.
The piece argues that southern Democrats should nominate Senator Culberson for national leadership. It claims southern papers favor Culberson and warn against delaying a southern nominee until 1912, asserting the south will not endure proscription in Democratic councils and will shape the 1912 race.
The New York World praised Senators John Tyler Morgan and Aimund Winston Pettus as a venerable Southerner pair who served with vigor and independence. Both men, in their eighties, stood against party expediency, guided by merit and conscience, leaving a lasting impression on the Senate and the nation.
The Augusta Herald notes a growing belief in some quarters that the Georgia battleship accident was caused by cigarette smoking. The piece discusses naval safety and smoking policies amid the incident’s scrutiny.
The author argues commissions produce language remote from understanding by focusing on technical lines. He cites a Georgia battleship disaster where a cigarette stub theory supposedly explains the explosion. He claims common sense would yield clearer, safer explanations and notes different behaviors in target practice versus battle.
New York reports the United States government will send a party to observe German army maneuvers next month in Europe led by Brigadier General W. S. Edgerly. Major C DeWitt Willcox Capt R E L Michle and Capt G H Shelton join with Colonel John P Wisser and Lieutenant Gordon Johnston to represent artillery cavalry and infantry at the exercise.
A local reader reports success using Chamberlains Salve after doctors remedies failed for eczema. The item is advertised for sale by H. R. Palmer & Sons Warren J. Smith & Bro L. P. Canning E. C. McEvoy and Orr Drug Co.
Atlanta August 3 The legislature enters the final two weeks with heavy work ahead. The senate has passed key reform bills while the house prepares to tackle the general appropriations and tax measures. Governor Smith’s veto power looms over any large increases as deficits mount and a new judicial reform bill by Senator Peacock proposes county based superior courts.
A Mississippi parent credits Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing his sick child after three doctors failed. The testimonial claims rapid improvement and a return to health, with distribution listed by local merchants.
Chicago August 3 Twenty nine million two hundred forty thousand dollars is set as the largest fine ever imposed on a corporation. Judge Landis indicated the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey as the real defendant and ordered a grand jury for indictments over gasoline rebates. Attorneys argued against judgment then the judge overruled and granted sixty days to prepare exceptions.
A Spring Grove resident, S Jemison, lauds Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best cure in the world after five years of use in his family and recommendations to many in York county Pennsylvania. The product remains for sale by H H Palmer & Sons Warren J Smith & Bro L P Canning E C McEvoy Orr Drug Company in Athens Georgia.
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