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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1905
Page
5
Augusta readers report a renewed drive for phonetic spelling, led by educators and writers. A circular from the movement highlights past conferences, lists twelve simplified words, and urges signatures to support orthography reform.
John Passini of South Canaan owned a bulldog that found a large 11 rattled rattlesnake near Under Mountain road. The dog attacked the reptile and killed it but died from the bites on the fighting ground. The report notes dry weather drives reptiles to lower lands.
The Georgia House committee on general agriculture defeated the Flynt bill 22 to 9 to remove the University of Georgia agriculture and mechanic arts college from Athens. Debate centered on preserving the university, with supporters urging continued agitation but losing the party line. The bill now returns to the house with an unfavorable report, effectively dead.
Savannah notes report on Elks Home Stock Company plans and charter changes. Officers to be elected September 5, aimed at a $60,000 to $70,000 clubhouse with ground floor cafe and public rathskeller. Stock sale already near 600 shares at $50 each. expansion possible to 1,000 shares.
Georgia South Carolina and Alabama colleges brace for upheaval as bans on paid play tighten. Articles note players from Georgia Mercer Tech Clemson in recent seasons faced suspensions, with indirect payments exposed through loopholes. Regulators stress strict enforcement could debar many players from athletics.
President Roosevelt spoke to the Christian Brotherhood of Oyster Bay at the Methodist Episcopal Church. He stressed character building as core to Christian life. About two hundred attendees heard him, introduced by Rev E W Bowman, who leads the group.
Messrs John F. Little and Gus Barrett, owners of the Athens Marble Co., visit Pickens county to inspect local quarries as they plan to open the firm around September first on Hoyt street in the Arnold Grocery building. President Roosevelt orders government officials to oversee the yellow fever situation in New Orleans.
William E. A. Moore, pardoned after nineteen years in Sing Sing, declares he will travel to South Dakota to overturn Fayne Strakan Moore’s divorce decree. He accuses officials and Fayne of involvement in a supposed badgering case, denying any badger game and noting his desire to pursue a trading venture in Mexico.
A resident complains about growing intrusion by young black men into private yards near a side street, noting a rockers on the lawn and a man waiting for a mulatto girl. The report also mentions children making paths across embankments and lawns despite restrictions, illustrating community tension.
The two month old infant of Mr and Mrs William Lewis died at their city home on Sunday night. The bereaved couple have many friends who extend deepest sympathies in this hour of sorrow. Also noted is a partisan political remark about Hon Joe Hill Hall and Col Hall reform views in Georgia.
Mil lie Silverman age nine of 147 Piedmont avenue died after her clothing caught fire on the front porch. Her uncle Isaac Silverman acted to extinguish the flames and was burned while saving her but Millie died from internal injuries and burns at Grady hospital.
Jackson county Superior court adjourned to Monday the fourteenth due to the death of Judge Russell’s infant daughter. In Jamestown a diver battled a giant flounder amid torpedo tests as gunner Arthur Cannon wrestled the fish and surfaced with the creature.
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