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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1910
Page
7
Wil lis R. Hotchkiss spoke at the University of Georgia chapel to students and city residents. The Laymen's Missionary Movement figure discussed "A Man's Work" and the need for civilization in Africa where he has spent fourteen of the past sixteen years.
Mr. Barton and others in Tallapoosa and Hawkins of Georgia seek information about Athens as a favorable location for residence, business, and investment. Reports describe vast tract cultivation near Lambwa with potential wheat yields, modern reapers, and mission-driven growth, alongside challenges like language barriers and dangers faced by early missionaries in Africa.
Rock, Ark. Jan. 25 Attendance here today at a legislative meeting in Rock to press for support in the Cooper case appeal. Ward Carmack in this city on Jan 1908.
President Frank T. called the gathering to order to preside over a three day session. Resolutions favoring pure food laws interstate commerce regulation corporation laws and tariff reciprocity will also engage attention.
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard arguments on the Coal and Coke Railway Company suit challenging the two cent fare law. The lower court ruled the law confiscatory and unconstitutional. Also, a large audience attended a Presbyterian church event by Hotchkiss, speaking for the Women’s Federation of Mission Unions about African experiences and missionary work.
The Macon Telegraph urges white Georgians to register promptly under a new law with a “patent clasp” to trap noncompliers. It warns that as campaigns begin the books will close and those unregistered will be shut out at the polls, contrasting with freedmen and white derelicts.
Governor Brown to authorize payment of back rations for teachers and initiate 1910 payments. A $100,000 requisition from the state school department will be presented from the 1903 school fund, with final figures based on county commissioner requests. Funds may be issued in February as county superintendents submit proper requisitions through State School Commissioner Jere M. Pound.
Mr J L Harmon of Banks County has moved to Athens and will reside at 663 Pulaski Street. He seeks a chance to enter the grocery business here with his family welcoming to the city.
The funeral arrangements for Mr Jackson, father of Sam Dick, will be held Wednesday morning from the family residence. Many friends are requested to attend.
Judge Wingfield urges relatives of Clarke County pensioners to promptly inform the Ordinary of deaths to ensure accurate pension payments. He notes many deaths go unreported and requests certified notices from those who can affidavit the decedent’s passing.
Mr Gaul Wingfield of Wingfield Bros & Co is in New York City on his annual trip to the metropolis. He visits leading shops to observe new styles and patterns for the fall 1910 trade. The young firm remains active in expanding business and serving its customers.
Mr Fleetwood King of Havana soft drink circles received word his sister in Charlotte North Carolina was critically ill He left immediately and was with her at her bedside when she passed away The body would be brought home to Monticello for interment more than one local message of sympathy noted his bereavement
Prominent Athens man H H Hinton left yesterday afternoon on the 8 A L vestibuled train for Atlanta. He will be cared for at St Joseph's Infirmary in Atlanta for an appendicitis operation. Friends here and across the state express hope for a successful procedure and a swift return to health.
The author argues that news stems from human interest stories not routine court and meeting reports. He notes predicting events beats post hoc summaries, giving examples of forthcoming lectures, sermons, and entertainment drawing reader interest. He urges foresight to deliver compelling pre event notes.
Mr. J C Jester of the Athens Savings Bank holds a rare Georgia state bond from the Civil War era. A thousand dollar bond with forty coupons of thirty five dollars each, only four detached. The document is intact and well preserved, a curiosity for those who recall the sixties. He will show it to anyone interested.
Mayor Robert F. Maddox returned from Washington with hope government officials will approve turning over Atlanta the old postoffice building for a city hall. The new postoffice and court building will be ready by midsummer, with talks that the old structure could house the Department of the Gulf or the Department of the Platts. If secured, Atlanta gains a permanent home and avoids rental risks. otherwise a new city hall may be planned after sewer and bond issues.
The article discusses who may register before the general election, noting that a man not yet twenty-one but who will be of age by election day can register. It cites attorney general guidance on residency requirements and eligibility for participating in state primaries and elections this year.
City officers flushed a group of seven African American men suspected of gambling near the Southern Railway tracks and Pulaski Street. They were marched to the city jail. seven faced mayoral trial. One man carried over seventy dollars. others held varying sums.
The item hints at cotton market conditions the weather and election results likely to affect tomorrow. It notes uncertainty in predictions and urges to announce news as it happens, emphasizing cautious optimism and timely updates.
The University of Georgia trustees met with architect Charles Peabody of New York and Miles Bradt representatives to select the site for a new Alumni Hall on campus. The Western hill area between Lumpkin Street and the current building will host a first wing, with the second wing to follow later. A papier mache model of the future hall will be shown in the library for public viewing.
Application filed with Secretary of State Philip Cook for a charter for the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Eatonton in Putnam county. Capital stock set at $25,000 with incorporators J.O. Wath, Thomas C. Spivey, and T. G. Greene of Eatonton and John Walker of Sparta.
John W. Dantey of Richmond Virginia was reelected today by the Virginia legislature in joint session to a six year term. He has served in the U S Senate since 1887 and is regarded as a leading Democratic leader.
Chicago January 25 The Geographic Society plans a gala dinner tomorrow night to honor trusted figures in geographic research. The event will celebrate distinguished services and mark Chicago as a center of exploration and science.
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