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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1901

Page

4

University expansion boosts agricultural education in Rome Tribune

Editor Knowles calls for stronger farming instruction. Board approves five thousand dollars for campus improvements including fifteen acres for crop and dairy experiments. Enhancement aims to make agriculture coursework practical, linking campus land and nearby experiment farm to modernize training at the State University.

Knowles Rome Tribune State University Starnes University of Georgia

Prophetic Words on Division in American Politics

Wayne MacVeagh in Cambridge MA warned that the electorate is dividing into two camps. He said the contented and discontented would align into opposing parties, with the discontented eventually gaining power and reshaping wealth distribution, one side representing capital and the other labor.

Party of Capital Party of Labor

Education and Manufactories in Athens Push for Growth

The Athens prospectus argues education has advanced, boosting attendance and facilities, but notes the need for new manufacturing enterprises to sustain prosperity. It urges local effort to attract large factories with good pay rolls, leveraging the city’s advantages to convert progress into broader economic growth.

Athens

Athens A Delightful Summer Resort

The Athens area is praised as an ideal summer retreat. The piece extols the climate healthfulness and moral tone of Athens, Georgia, urging South Georgians to visit and enjoy northern Georgia city life during summer.

Athens Georgia North Georgia South Georgia

Wise Words On Co Education

An editorial discusses co education at Northwestern University noting social distractions and dissipation threaten serious school aims. It cites debates on whether masculine atmosphere aids men and feminized surroundings aid women. The piece also touches on General government and financial strains in China with major arrears in Pekin.

The Volunteer Army Ends Its Service Tomorrow

A San Francisco farewell marks the last regiments of the volunteer army being mustered out. The piece notes the volunteers’ generally praiseworthy conduct despite some officer missteps, and contrasts the transition to a standing army with توقعات of growth, alongside broader political and social commentary from the era.

San Francisco Volunteer Army

Great Power Plant Near Boston Harnessed for Atlanta

Atlanta teases a groundbreaking power project to connect northern and local capital totaling about 1.9 million dollars or more. A 40 foot river dam near Bolton will yield 20 000 horsepower, transforming local manufacturing and drawing northern investors while Atlanta men keep names undisclosed. Construction begins soon. Yedhs Denounced by Council in Atlanta. City council votes 11 to 5 to oppose Technological School students filling strikers' roles in Southern railway shops. They urge trustees to prevent such actions and Fulton lawmakers to pass a law barring student placements in vacant jobs. Work starts on Columbus new union passenger station. Central railway will invest 35k to 40k to build a modern brick structure resembling Montgomery’s, reflecting well on the city at the site of Columbus.

Chattahoocheeiver Boston Atlanta Atte Chattahoochoe Bolton Technological School Southern Railway Snch Fulton Commins Columbus Union Central Railway

Letter from Col Zach Cobb praises Athens progress and Georgia news

Col Zach Lamar Cobb, now in Pecos New Mexico, writes to The Banner praising Athens municipal improvements and Georgia news. He says Athens stands out for its high order of improvements and low taxes, notes mixed mountain climate, and reports his health is perfect and he is well settled.

Zach Lamar Cobb Pecos New Mexico Atlanta Athens News Cobdanya Athens Georgia Cobb

What are Humors in historic medical beliefs

They are vitiated or morbid guides coursing the veing and affecting tissues. Usually due to defective digestion and sometimes inherited leading to skin eruptions and general debility. Expelled by Hood's Sarsaparilla which also builds up the system that suffered from them. It is the best medicine for

Ty Hood

Neal Found Guilty Former Penitentiary Superintendent Sentenced

Colonel W. A. Neal former superintendent of the state penitentiary was convicted of failing to turn over public moneys to his successor and sentenced to four months in Richland county jail plus a $1000 fine. Judge Gary spared stripes due to jury mercy recommendations. Bond pending appeal set at $2000. Also notes an unnamed horse and mule dealer injured on a freight train ladder with unclear details and origins of the injuries.

Coruna 8. C Seasion W. A. Neal State Penitentiary Bia Richland County Gary Mercy Neal Binuinanam Ala Lass Nigne

Southern railway machinists chief to visit Knoxville delegates

President Henry of the Southern railway machinists left for Atlanta this morning. He will meet delegates from Birmingham Atlanta and Memphis machinists on Sunday in Knoxville to discuss grievances and possible united action across unions.

Henry Knoxville B. ¥. Henry Southern Railway Atlanta Birmingham Memphis

Official two day program for Athens gala events

An extensive schedule outlines two days of hospitality for the Athens Wheat and OatPal Fair and related conventions. Key sessions include Retail Grocers associations meetings in Carithers Hall and a Wheat and Oat culture program at the Athensum with speakers such as T B Terry and J H Rocker. A Georgia Weekly Press Association gathering, a kinetoscope entertainment, and a large Wednesday barbecue at Athens park are planned with headquarters at Windsor, Commercial, and Victoria hotels.

Athens Athena State Retail Grocers' Association Caribora Hall Bramby's Drug Store Charles Pfeiffer St. Louis Retail Grocers’ Association Smith M. G. Michael F. K. Freeman Athens Retail Grocers’ Association R. A. Broyles Atlanta Mesers Pfeiffer van Hoose Jaulyth Georgia Weekly Press Association Atheneum Club T. W. Reed Athens Banner Athenmom Club College Avenue Athene Grocers James M. Smith R. J. Redding H. N. Starnes Athens Park Windsor Hotel Commercial Hotel Victoria Hotel

Cashier Surrenders in Embezzlement Charge at Montevallo Bank

Burgess Little, former Shelby County bank cashier at Montevallo, bonds out for embezzling about 10 000. Bond set at 1 000. He will not comment beyond surrendering voluntarily. The bank, closed May 7 with only a few dollars available for distribution to creditors, faces preliminary trial next.

Binwixonam Ala Burgess Little Shelby County Montevallo Cepibaliens

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