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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
4
The Athens Banner and Athens Daily Banner are delivered in the city by carriers or mailed. Rates include 5.00 per year 2.50 for six months 1.25 for three months or 10 cents a week. Weekly or Sunday Banner 1.00 per year 0.50 for six months. Remittances accepted by express post office money order or registered letter.
The article argues for a government led investigation into the Panama canal management. It notes a rising graft problem in government service and construction, with a focus on possible disclosures as a congressional inquiry proceeds. It questions the Republican majority’s willingness to reveal full facts amid a multihundred million dollar budget context.
Admiral Rojestvensky’s narrative on the Sea of Japan battle credits precise large-caliber gunnery for the Russian defeat. He states he expected heavy losses but not the Japanese accuracy, noting torpedo craft played little role while battleships and big guns decided the outcome.
The chancellor of the University of Georgia lies ill at his campus home with pneumonia. Citizens across Georgia and the South offer prayers for his recovery and for his continued leadership. Medical experts face the formidable task of overcoming this serious disease.
The article discusses houseflies as vectors for typhoid and gastric illnesses, noting studies linking infant deaths to months of high fly activity. It cites an English writer who observes milk contamination via flies and explains how germs multiply rapidly on their feet. It emphasizes imagined global action against flies and the need for control measures.
A Georgia high court ruling centers on whether the state board of health can issue quarantine orders, a decision criticized as technical and not addressing merits. The case, tied to Atlanta officials, highlights ongoing disputes over who represents the health board in court and echoes earlier Jamison case debates. Meanwhile, reports from The Birmingham Age-Herald note a surge of Chinese labor imported to South Africa’s Rand mines, with government resistance mixed by existing contracts and potential impact on gold output.
The article notes looming political changes with the English premier term ending before next month’s general elections and February elections in Transvaal signaling possible home rule. It discusses labor in the Rand, coolie employment, and sugar imports from Hawaii, Porto Rico, and Cuba, with U.S. import values for ten months ending October 1906. It also covers holdover officials and salaries in Panama Canal matters, urging focus on dedicated service and potential resignations of corporate positions held by public leaders.
The Georgia Supreme Court reaffirms a Lucy Cebb Institute ruling that a college relying on endowments and tuition to improve property, not pay dividends, is not taxed under state law. The editorial argues exemption would aid nonstate funded schools like Emory and Mercer, bolster education, and eventually compensate lost tax revenue through accelerated state benefits. It urges liberal educational support and notes long-running legislative debate.
The Atlanta News notes sugar consumption by Ute people and reports the U S import value for sugar in the current year will exceed 150 million dollars. About 50 million comes from Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines and over 100 million from foreign sources. The ten months to October 1905 show 144 million in value with October alone above 8 million.
A Chattanooga morning service at First Presbyterian featured Rev. J W Bachman confessing deep appreciation for congregational care over 33 years. He asked that his salary remain unchanged and that generosity be directed to the poor and missions, ending with a restrained plea for unity.
In Spartanburg South Carolina on December 26 a passenger train struck four men on the east track near Brawley street. Three died instantly, M D Hill Richard Rogers and J E Stone. A fourth man was injured. The victims included cotton mill operatives and a mail carrier.
In Tampa on Christmas night an incident left a Black man fatally hurt after a struggle with Captain J. J. Mitchell a Coast Line conductor and special officer. The Black man allegedly struck Mitchell with a knife as officers tried to take him into custody. A mob gathered, and a shot through a jail window led to his death. The victim was widely known in Tampa and Jacksonville.
News from Barnwell details a brutal double lynching after two Black men Cradock and others were arrested. Sheriff Creech wired Governor Heyward claiming officers failed to suppress the crime. The suspects were taken from a lockup and killed in daylight. authorities plan arrests and state support.
Syracuse financier Charles M. Crouse received two letters claiming to be from a Black Hand member. They demanded 2400 dollars placed in a cigar box on his curb overnight, warning of dynamite and harm to his family if ignored. Police have the letters.
The post office lists unclaimed letters with a one cent fee. Names include males such as Wm Gaston and J. P. McCall, and females like Miss Emma Carmark and Mrs. Fannie On. Fleming, P. M. is noted as the postmaster.
Advertisement discusses Tutt's Pills as a remedy for dyspepsia constipation sick headache biliousness and all diseases from a torpid liver and bad digestion. Claims the dose is small sugarcoated and easy to swallow and warns against substitutes. Mentions Dr Osler at age forty and implies superstition about Bob Pitts' defeat.
Washington officials say the United States will refrain from intervention in the Santo Domingo divergency for now. If violence against Americans or disruption of Dominican customs arises and threatens U.S. interests, steps to quell the trouble will be taken. A White House conference with President, Root, Taft and Bonaparte discussed preliminary measures before the president's Virginia outing.
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