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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1909
Page
4
The Athens Banner announces subscription prices with options for daily and weekly delivery. Rates include 5.00 per year 2.50 for six months 1.25 for three months or 10 cents a week for daily, and 1.00 per year 50 cents for six months for weekly or Sunday editions. Payment is required in advance.
The Georgia general assembly will convene today to organize and pursue substantial work. Prohibition and convict bills likely remain. biennial sessions appear set to pass. teacher salaries, bond funding, and tax law revisions are priorities. Gov. Brown’s upcoming message and reform proposals are highly anticipated as lawmakers begin choosing officers.
Dr Charles W. Eliot announced a five foot shelf of books promising a liberal education for fifteen minutes daily. The proposed list, praised as containing great works, drew sharp criticism from the Cleveland Plain Dealer the Washington Post the Knoxville Sentinel and others who warned that confinement to the list would narrow literary exposure and diminish true learning. Some suggested omitting volumes without loss and offering alternatives.
A Georgia senate resolution urges Taft and Knox to end regional bias in consular postings. It argues the South, a major cotton supplier, lacks representation in key markets like Japan and China and should have more Southern or nonpartisan appointees. The piece also notes a broader drift toward better postwar North–South relations amid cautious optimism. A separate item reports the Chicago Motorcycle Club three day reliability run delayed to July 9 and 10 with twelve teams entered and strict rules.
Edith May Woodill is found dead, with a narcotic bottle discovered at the isolated bungalow. Authorities favor Eastman as principal, while ties to a forged Howarth letter and possible jealous schemes are explored. Eastman’s funeral is held as investigators press final inquest with witnesses to be questioned.
A prominent Athens citizen appeals for immediate funds to return Kenneth McPherson, gravely ill with consumption at his brother’s home. The note urges donors to aid a worthy cause and send him back to Scotland for relief.
The first excursion of its kind in Georgia offers illustrated lectures on corn cotton and dairy farming followed by a college tour and farm inspection. A noon basket dinner is provided rain or shine. Tickets from Gainesville to Athens round trip for one fare depart 7 05 a m return 5 20 p m. Open to all with emphasis on bettering Georgia farming.
Financial column notes professionals control the stock market with Mesers Morgan and Harriman abroad. Morgan returns from Paris after failed steel listing. Harriman rumored in Europe with agents to thwart Morgan. News cables hint Morgan's rating struggles as Union Pacific and Southern rail issues rise. Brunswick Dock hits new highs amid hopes of southern port expansion. Cotton and steel demand rise with railcar orders and car production outlooks. weather warns of rain in the East while Texas reports activity and Alabama sees heavy rains. Organize a chautauqua for next year as a local call to action.
New York June 26 fashion notes unite styles from ages past with modern touches. Paris predicts voluminous bottom gowns with a large bow and draped lines moving toward the Louis style, while points replace square shapes. Home sewers find affordable materials like gingham, chambray, and yellow linens suited to cool summer frocks, with tailored suits at modest prices. Shoes shift from patent and suede to buckskin and tan leathers for daily wear, and sheer stockings in contrasting colors offer a changing, interchangeable look.
Dr. R. B. Stallings of Georgia will leave August 10 to attend the annual conventions of the National Dairy and Food Commissioners and Official Agricultural Chemists in Denver, August 26 to 28. He brings invitations from Governor Brown Mayor Maddox and others urging Atlanta to host the 1910 meeting. Georgia is reputed to have the strongest pure food law enforcement, with adulteration of feeds declining as cotton seed meal becomes a major component in cattle feed.
The chamber of commerce plans to urge railway officials to modify southbound schedules from Corne lia to Pranisia by routing trains via Athens to Franklis. If feasible, the change will be pursued to ease public travel.
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