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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1905
Page
4
The Athens Banner details delivery by carrier or mail and lists subscription prices for daily and weekly editions. Rates include 5 dollars per year 2.50 for six months 1.25 for three months and 10 cents a week. Weekly or Sunday Banner is 1 dollar per year 50 cents for six months. Remittance options include express post office money order or registered letter.
Georgia reports a rapid rise in assessed property values with statewide increases from fifteen to twenty million dollars annually to a projected forty million this year. Nineteen counties show growth totaling thirty three million, Fulton county alone near four million, signaling southern progress postwar.
Dr Allen urges U S redress of Chinese grievances and warns of mob violence as China and eastern nations react. The Georgia Banner argues eight new counties should include Ben Hill to honor the famed orator and defender of the South and reconstruction era.
The general assembly should provide for paying the Mattingly bonds as a rightful state obligation not repudiated. Proceeds funded state troops in 1859 and were legally expended. unlike reconstruction bonds, holders should recover their money. The piece also notes the Flynt bill’s removal of the agricultural college to Griffin and upcoming Conner bill for the Ath ena college funding.
The Georgia Federation of Commercial Bodies begins with a strong structure and by laws. Athens Chamber of Commerce helped launch the group and will host the first annual convention here next June. Delegates will gather in Athens for a royally hosted event and aim to unite Georgia business interests.
The body will conduct most business by correspondence. The secretary will be the chief officer, selected with great care as the success of the organization largely depends on his work.
A public discussion questions the Felder bill to make burglary at night a capital crime. Critics argue harsher penalties may provoke murder rather than deter crime, fearing burglars will kill to avoid detection and escape the gallows. The state’s interests, they say, do not demand passage.
The legislature should vote on eight proposed new counties this session. Separate bills are urged for Jenkins County with Millen as county seat, avoiding blanket bills that burden counties with opposition. The article argues for timely action and fairness in establishing new counties.
The article speculates on outcomes if peace talks collapse. It suggests Oyama would attack Sinoviteh, Russian forces would be defeated, and Yak vostok could fall under Japanese control, reshaping regional power dynamics.
The article weighs Russia and Japan options after a protracted war. It suggests Russia could surrender part of Siberia and pay a billion dollars indemnity to rebuild its navy while delaying full peace. It questions whether Japan would press for harsh terms or accept a temporary settlement to save morale.
The piece argues the US must expand foreign markets to sustain trade dominance. It notes a $100 million favorable balance for the year but warns the invisible balance, including tourists and services, likely worsens the overall position. It calls for diplomatic efforts to open markets, especially China, amid boycotts.
Russians jews seek aid from M Witte to improve Jewish conditions in Russia. In Boston a crowd pressed his carriage and asked him to meet a Russian Jewish delegate to urge czar reforms. He agreed to consider their request before returning to Russia.
A discussion advocates guiding Jewish refugees from Russia to settle on farms in the South. It argues they are native to Russia yet face oppression, with many seeking England or the U.S. They could thrive as cotton farmers, would welcome land at reasonable prices, and require associations to assist with starting farms and securing homes.
A fact about the blues states it is seldom caused by actual external conditions. in the great majority of cases it stems from a disordered liver.
Consul General Guenther forwards a report from German papers summarizing Dr. Quinton of Paris proving sea water diluted to seven parts salt per thousand can aid tuberculosis when sterilized and injected hypodermically every few days. He treated 18 patients with 50 to 300 cc doses, reporting rapid improvement in most, with weight loss minimal and bacilli counts dropping.
A historical overview discusses the secret societies moral aims, charity, and the Golden Rule. It traces Free Masonry from medieval stone masons to the 18th century reformulation, expansion to non operative members, and its modern creed of universal brotherhood and virtue.
Deputy Police Commissioner Harris Lindsley of New York and Miss Eliza P. Willing of Chicago were killed instantly when a North Branch Rutland railroad train struck their auto near Bennington Vermont. Miss Willing’s nephew Ambrose Cramer and chauffeur J Adamson were badly bruised. The engine and car were thrown from the tracks. the auto was destroyed by fire. Engineer Sibley and Fireman Mangan escaped with minor injuries. The couple had been engaged to marry next week.
In hot weather a child's first looseness of bowels needs prompt care to prevent danger. A few doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil can cleanse the system. Rev M O Stockland reports long use and value for summer disorders in children. Sold by H R Palmer and Co Athens and W J Minthy.
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