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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
3
A Georgia plan imposes a one dollar dog tax starting January 1. Proponents say proceeds will boost the state educational fund by about one hundred thousand dollars, with strict enforcement aimed at removing vagrant and nuisance dogs across towns and cities. The piece notes concerns about enforcement and potential exemptions for certain dogs.
The oldest citizen of Athens, Rev. T B Cooper, marks his 85th birthday and recalls a long life rooted in Georgia. He notes a Baptist ministerial career since 1846, teaching since 1852, a crime-free record, sobriety, and devotion to Mercer University and the Athens Banner editorial lineage, ending with thanks to friends and a hopeful holiday benediction.
W J Atkins, night watchman in Banner Springs Tennessee, suffered a severe lung cold after long exposure. He credited Mr Kings New Discovery with his speedy recovery after one bottle. The remedy promises relief from severe colds coughs sore lungs and related ailments, priced 60 cents and a dollar with trials guaranteed by local sellers.
A record crowd watched the six day cycle race begin at Berlin’s Zoological Garden. Contestants include past NYC six day riders Root, MacParland, Stoll, Walthour, Fogler, and Clarke, among others.
A large gathering of distinguished historians and scientists convenes in New York for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the American Historical Association and the American Economic Association at Carnegie Hall. Taft heads the speaker list with delegates from educational bodies and societies worldwide.
The walking fad spreads across the nation as two men John P. Fort Jr and Sellars Rogerd set out from Athens toward Atlanta expecting to reach the state capital in two days. They plan to live without expense and earn meals and lodging on the road while sharing tales of their extended journey.
San Francisco hosts three days of meetings for four large California educational bodies the Northern and Southern California Teachers' Association the San Joaquin Valley and the California Teachers' Association. It is expected that by adjournment they will finalize a merger into the California State Teachers' Association.
In a rare police court case Mayor Dorsey convicts John Hunter a young white man of disorderly conduct after he terrorized two white women on Christmas Eve in Mitchell street while drunk and jealous. Hunter pleads guilty and is fined 75 dollars or three months on the city gang with a warning of harsher punishment if reoffending.
Delegates from diverse regions pour into Springfield for the fifty seventh annual Illinois State Teachers Association meeting. Governor Deneen will welcome attendees, with C K Bardwell of Aurora replying, as Francis G Blair and A E Winship speak on opening day.
Dr W L Mc Manus, married to Minor W Brown's daughter, barely escaped a fire that nearly leveled his Atlanta pharmacy. He woke in time to flee and alerted ER W Oliver, who slept there that night. Both escaped unhurt, though exposed to the harsh cold and gale winds.
In Manhattan on December 27 the annual Kansas Farmers Institute draws progressive farmers from across the state. The event features a corn show and a poultry exhibition alongside lectures by experts in agricultural science as part of the institute program.
Advertisement promotes Foley's Hooey and Tar as the best and safest cough remedy for children. It claims quick relief at first symptoms, wards off dangerous conditions like croup and bronchitis, contains no opiates, and urges keeping it on hand with no substitutes, sold by all druggists.
In Eastern Pennsylvania the Y M C A with mine operators begins a widespread drive for Mining Institutes across the coal region. State and federal officials back the effort to train foreign workers and improve language and mining skills amid strong company support. Lectures from the Pennsylvania State College will be distributed to institutes, with teachers from the college and Y M C A officials leading sessions.
Educators from Maryland to Texas assemble in Charlotte North Carolina for sessions of the Southern Educational Association. Athena educators participate with reports on schoolhouse improvements and higher education for women. Leaders include Mrs Walter B Hill Miss C B Parrish and President A M Soule. Most participants depart Athens Tuesday.
Chicago reports backing for Emerson Hough's plan to transplant unemployed urban residents to land for self-sustaining farming. Canadian financier William Pearson endorses the project and seeks support from U S and U K leaders. The effort envisions training, land access, and government or philanthropic funding to reduce city poverty.
Washington December 27. Education beyond a common school is all that is required to pass the census enumerator test. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, residents of the district, 18 to 70, physically able and of good character. At least 68,000 positions to be filled by mid March for a April 15 enumeration. Applications due January 25.
Major General Edward Fielding backs grub staking to place unemployed men on farms with machinery seed and money until yields repay. Proponents cite vast savings from poverty and crime costs while arguing for self help over wholesale colonization. Music Teachers convention opens at Northwestern University Chicago with many concerts planned. Sugar trust thieves face no major prosecutions as culprits focus on political campaigns.
Twenty six cases heard over three days with three postponed. Two defendants fined for contempt, many drunks and disorderly conduct, plus three firearm discharge cases. Frank Colley fined 60 dollars or 60 days on the gang for striking his father. Ika Goolaby fined 26 or 60 days for wife beating. Join Hill, a Christmas day intoxication offender, fined 200 dollars and six months on the gang. Ben Harris fined 25 or a late stay in the gang for a drunken rampage. Cocaine ad paragraph appears as an unrelated product pitch.
Delegates from across the United States and Canada gather at MIT for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Harvard President Lowell and MIT President MacLaurin welcome about 600 delegates as Dr. David Tarr introduces the opening address. The scene sets for a federal census celebration.
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