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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1904
Page
4
Judge Speer charge to the grand jury circulates in the press. The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and delivery details. It reports on politicians and editors, including Blalock, Folk, Shannon, Hearst, and Cleveland, with notes on the Monroe Doctrine, the Dan ish West Indies purchase, and the Panama canal policy.
The piece praises Mr Olney’s closing statement at the McClellan dinner and admires Grover Cleveland’s past record as a guide for future action. It notes some fear of a third term and favors leadership by a younger Democrat, while stressing respect for party traditions and its best leaders. Cleveland is highlighted as a New Yorker by adoption admired by New York.
A blurred profile praises William Randolph Hearst noting his property interests and newspapers in New York Chicago and San Francisco. It highlights supporters who back his political cause and asserts his intellectual vigor and readiness to pursue a presidential bid.
A column argues that young men still have strong chances for success despite more competition. It cites historic figures in business and industry and contends that ability, energy, and perseverance open paths to prominence. The piece asserts there is room at the top in any profession for capable youths.
A lig made by a well informed observer lists how Democratic figures voted in 1896. Grover Cleveland Palmer and Buckner for many. David B. Hill Palmer and Buckner. Alten B. Parker Bryan and Sewall. Arthur P. Gorman Bryan and Sewall. William R. Hearst Bryan and Sewall. David R. Francis Palmer and Buckner. Richard P. Olney Palmer and Buckner. William O. Whitney McKinley and Hobart. Carter Harrison Bryan and Sewall. Edward M. Shepard Palmer and Buckner. Tom L. Johnson Bryan and Sewall. Henry Watterson Palmer and Buckner. The piece notes Eastern Democrats who did not back the Chicago ticket. It recalls Bryan’s East visit to Madison Square Garden and the ensuing rift with Gorman and Hill.
The article argues the heart’s strength hinges on digestion and blood purity. It explains blood is digested food, with indigestion clogging blood and causing heart trouble. It cites Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach cure improving heart health.
The passage salutes General Gordon as a standout statesman and war hero. It lauds his rise to state leadership, national influence, and endurance of his public work from Georgia to the nation. It mourns the fading old guard of the Confederacy and predicts Gordon’s enduring place in Southern memory.
The Dawson News notes Judge Evans struggles to catch Fish and proves his angling skill. Massachusetts Democratic plans for a January Olney presidential boom may trigger a cold wave. Electric line grading from Curneaville to Athens advances with local support. The Democratic party urged not to defeat the canal but the administration, with next year as the opportunity. The Nashville American compares Cleveland and Hanna for a conservative stay at the Waite House. Carnegie’s gifts reportedly total twenty million in a tough year for cities funding dispensaries, as Athens and Macon dispensaries show rising profits nearing twenty thousand.
A. H Church once of Athens connected with Haselton & Ozier as a salesman shot Mrs. E. E Jackson at Christmas dinner. The blank cartridge pistol misfired, striking her chin and bone, leading to infection and lockjaw. She died Saturday night, Church jailed then released on bond as accidental.
Humors are vitiated fluids in the veins affecting tissues and caused by defective digestion or heredity. They manifest as skin eruptions, eczema, pimples, boils, and general weakness. Expelled by Hood's Sarsaparilla which also rebuilds the weakened system. claimed as the best medicine.
The Banner pays tribute to General John B Gordon praising his service as a soldier orator and citizen. It notes his rise from captain to lieutenant general commanding the left wing of Lee's army and his prominent role in key Virginia battles as the war neared its end.
Saturday night a large shooting incident occurred near a Negro residence of Mr Will Poss in the county. Pistol fire and fighting erupted. John Sime was shot in the arm. Fletcher Jones received two bullets, one in the hip and one through the shoulder, with potential serious consequences as the wounds develop.
Prof. D. O. Barrow and Mr. E. R. Hodgson audited the University Summer School treasurer Prof. F. M. Harper’s books. They report the accounts in correct condition and commend his careful financial management.
Real estate agent J T Anderson sold the Evie Jackson residence on Broad Street to Dr L H Crow. Miss Evie Jackson plans improvements to the Harden home on Hancock Avenue and will reside there, following Miss Mary Harden’s wish for Jackson to take over the old Harden place as her home.
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