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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
4
Local notice outlines carriage, delivery areas, and subscription prices. Rates include yearly postpaid at 95 dollars, weekly 2 dollars, six months 2.50, Sunday 1 dollar, with a 60 cent option for six weeks. Advertising inquiries directed to the office at 18 B N Jackson Street.
A letter argues Georgia should limit Confederate veterans pensions to those in need. It cites cases of well off recipients and urges amendments to ensure aid reaches the truly deserving, warning against broad distributions that strain state funds.
The Boston Transcript argues northern readers must grasp the fear among white Southerners facing the black population. It notes many whites avoid building in southern towns, haunted by the "black terror," and cautions against moving the debate beyond Maryland's border.
The piece condemns ongoing violence against Black people accused in incidents, noting widespread support for mob or court judgment but denouncing lynching as an unwritten, pervasive rule across regions. It argues brutality, not vengeance, should not prevail and urges an end to such acts.
Writers warn against selling the Western and Atlantic railroad noting only two potential bidders, Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis and Seaboard Air Line. They value the road at twelve million dollars to Georgia and argue state ownership maintains competition and guards citizens from monopolistic control, with Dupont Guerry opposing sale.
General Kitchener finds the Boers resist coercion and reject his proclamation. Boer leaders say they will continue the struggle and have captured three British officers and sixty five men. The Boers are portrayed as heroic in facing death for liberty, with no chance of success yet they persist to the last ditch.
After the death of Solicitor General Tom Hutcherson of the Hine Ridge circuit, several applicants sought the vacancy. Governor Candler declined to reveal names and stated he would not appoint anyone who would push a claim before the coffin was interred, a prudent stance.
The University of Georgia Law Department will shift its program from one to two years. The move aligns with demands for improved professional education and mirrors trends in other states. The Georgia Bar Association supports enhanced legal training and admission standards. Walter B. Hill, Chancellor, and Sylvanus Morris, Dean, note this change reflects progress in legal education while preserving the value of earlier training.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive treatment for catarrh claiming a constitutional disease requires constitutional treatment. It invites readers to send for testimonials, lists Toledo Ohio as the contact, and notes pills as the best.
Fragmentary OCR note describes distant, unclear reference to Dalsams in a northern wood and a place named Pyny Bajeum with missing context and garbled terms.
A short notice extols The Decatur County News printing quality and affordable subscription, praising its layout and arrangement beside reading matter. The column invites support with a cheerful toast to the paper.
A Monday night storm in Athens caused widespread power outages as a bolt struck a tree near Major J. E. Talmadge’s Prince Avenue home, plunging the city into darkness. Early Tuesday, lightning hit H. R. Fitzpatrick’s East Athens house, tearing shingles and starting a small fire before neighbors and occupants escaped unharmed.
Testimonial letter from H Bruton of Ripley Tennessee praises Hall s Great Discovery Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles. Claims one bottle equals two months treatment and offers mail order from Dr E W Hall Saint Louis Missouri with testimonials.
Mr John Mitchell chief engineer of the Athens water works was stung by hundreds of bees after a horse tied to a sapling near the plant was attacked. He and the horse endured severe stings for hours before the swarms withdrew. In Milwauckee officials from the weather bureau gathered nearby for a meeting on August 27.
Tom Crowe, a Negro desperado with a Jackson county reward, was recaptured Sunday after sprinting from a moving Northeastern train between Harmony Grove and Nicholson. Deputy Sheriff Hancock pursued on foot, lost his pistol, and finally trapped Crowe in a swamp after the prisoner broke free from handcuffs.
A Presbyterian column condemns church sociables and entertainments as revenue devices. It argues that fundraising via social events burdens women, causes unnecessary costs, and demoralizes giving, urging adherence to Paul’s principle of laying by on the first day of the week.
Prof Charles H Herty of the University of Georgia spent weeks in Statesboro studying the turpentine industry to improve methods. He opened yesterday in Athens and returns to Statesboro for two more weeks of investigation. The piece also endorses Pain-Killer Perry Davis' with a price of 60 and 0.
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