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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1910

Page

2

Georgia farmers shown thriving prosperity across states

Mr Windsor T White of the White Company tours the South and reports farmers well off in homes, barns, and modern machinery. He notes high cotton prices in Texas and Oklahoma and widespread purchase of automobiles among farmers. He highlights strong crops and rising purchasing power beyond the old image of rural hardship.

Atlanta Windsor T White Cleveland Mir. White Texas Oklahoma Mr. White

Denmark Hall To Honor Varsity Football Team Banquet

Denmark Dining Hall students vote to host a banquet for the varsity football team on Saturday December 3 at six o'clock. Tickets cost fifty cents. the team attends free. Superintendent Hollingsworth offers services pro bono and Colonel Snelling provides hall space. A student committee runs arrangements with 500 seats possible if all tickets sell. The program includes cake cigars toasts sweaters and music with faculty team and guests in attendance.

Denmark Dining Hall Denmark Hall Hollingsworth Denmark Snelling

Mr L J Randeman Aiding Relatives In County Notice

Hardeman, son of Mr Hanxwan, of this county, and S Gbsse of this place are mentioned as aiding relatives in a fragmentary report. The item lists names and relations but contains garbled wording and incomplete sentences.

Hardeman A Hanxwan S Gbsse

Equalization of the Tax Rates in Atlanta

Atlanta faces a heated debate over tax values and equalization. Critics allege central business property is assessed far below market value, while residents are valued near 60 percent. Proposals seek to lower city assessment bases to 60 percent and raise the tax rate to 11.2, risking state and county revenue and the 25 percent discount for Atlanta property owners.

Atlanta Ben Council

New Through Trains Open Southeast to New York City

The Seaboard Air Line begins through service to New York from Atlanta and Florida points via the new Pennsylvania station after tunnels under the Hudson. Two daily trains start November 27 with through equipment from Memphis, Birmingham, Tampa and other southeast points, including wood sleeping cars and dining cars. A Florida Limited from New York to Knight’s Key starts January 9 with electric lighted Pullman cars.

Athens New Pennsylvania Railroad New York Hudson River Seaboard Air Line Railway Atlanta Seaboard Thenew Pennsylvania Station New York City Jersey City Fulton Street Brooklyn Florida Tampa Knight's Key Flagler Memphis Birmingham Geaboard Florida Limited Knight's Kay Pennsylvania Station Manhattan Tranfer Newark Sowetons J City New Ys Cortlandt Desbrosses Street Hudson Terminal Hudson and Manhattan Tubes West Twenty Ghird Street

All Southern Football Team of 1910 by Coach Cunningham

Coach Cunningham rates players seen in eight Southern colleges excluding two Mississippi schools. He singles out Caton of Auburn at center, selects Metzer and Allen as guards, Freeland and Patterson as tackles, Hanckle and Hatcher as ends, Morrison as quarterback, Streit as fullback, and Woodruff and Lanier among backs. He notes Woodruff and Lewis as top backs and praises McWhorter as a promising freshman.

Cunningham Mississippi All Southern Julian Sewanee Caton Auburn South Motser Vanderbilt Allen Graham Tennessee Ginelatr Tech Lucas Georgia Metzer Freeland Franklin Gresham Alabama Faulkinberry Patterson Harmon Falkinberry Hill Gillem Hanckle Clemson Hatcher Georgie Cogdell Johnson Hogs Mercer Stewart Cogtell Gil- Jem Yale Kilpatrick Morrison Vanderblit Brown Sawanee Morrisan Moody Hay Wilams Maddox Warde Streit Manier Ceorgia Neely Lanigr Baumgarten Lewis Davis Woodruff McWhorter Lanier Ume Culom Morrizon Lawier Sinclair Gream Kresham

Georgia Conservation Group Seeks Legislation

The Georgia Conservation Association plans to seek helpful legislation at the upcoming Georgia General Assembly. Subcommittees have been named and chairmen ordered to convene experts to draft working plans for submission to the full committee on a date to be announced.

Atalata Georgia Conservation Association Georgia General Assembly John C. Hart

Harrison the Janitor Comments on Case 18 Precedent

Harrison the janitor at the county courthouse voices astonishment at the Whitehead case involving jail for defaulted costs after a mulerous prosecution verdict. He notes the event as unprecedented in seventeen years around Clarke Courts and a potential hurdle for city revenue plans. The suggestion from the city auditor favors raising business property taxes to the 60 percent limit to share city and state tax burdens.

Clarke Courts Harrison County Court House Whitehead

Inspection of Georgia National Guard Opens Next Year

The Georgia National Guard will begin inspections in Atlanta from January 19 to February 1 focusing on Infantry. Savannah hosts field artillery inspection on April 23, under Major P L Palmer. Infantry dates include February 6 to 9 in Augusta, February 27 in Brunswick, March 17 in Americus, and March 2 in Brunswick. Cavalry in Augusta is slated for April 10. Harmon and Wilson are the leading names in the coming Democratic presidential nomination.

Atlanta Natonal Guard of Georgia Savannah P. L. Palmer Augusta Brunswick Americus Harmon Wilson Agem

Georgia Football Recalled 1910 Season by Walton Griffith

Walton Griffith reviews Georgia football 1910 season led by coach Cunningham. The Red and Black finished fourth in the south with a 281 to 50 scoring edge and only two defeats, praising Woodruff as captain and the young roster’s grit and conditioning.

Walton Griffith University of Georgia W. A. Cunningham South Georgia Heisman Sewanee

Death recalls Garfield death in Athens contractor case

An Athens man recalls President Garfield’s death after a local contractor named Dunaway died following a gunshot. The report notes Garfield’s lead shot entering the body and lingering illness, and mentions Bob Reaves later shot in the liver with a successful recovery described by surgeons.

Giteau Athens Tine Dunaway Garfield St. Mary's Hospital Garfeld Mr. Dunaway Bob Reaves Reaves

Miss Della Mewbourn on Sad Mission in Elberton

Miss Della Mewbourn of Elberton Ga came to this city to attend Prof Vaughan mall order department and was summoned to the bedside of her dying father A J Mewbourn Sr of Elberton. He was a longtime Baptist church member and leaves a wife and several children.

Della Mewbourn Elberton Vaughan A. J. Mewbourn Leaves

Constipation Remedy Promises Gentle Cure for Children

An old advertisement lauds Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a mild gentle cure for chronic constipation in school children asserting it helps their seeming stupidity and offers a safe solution sold by fenlera.

Chamberlain

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