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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
4
The Athens Banner lists rates for home delivery and mail subscriptions including $5.00 per year $2.50 for six months and $1.25 for three months with ten cents a week. The Weekly or Sunday Banner costs $1.00 per year $0.50 for six months and cash in advance. Remittances may be sent by express post office money order or registered letter.
Athens must be active to lure Savannah shops via the August Northern Railway. Gainesville residents rally, urging unity with the Chamber of Commerce and the mayor to back the effort. Athens, centrally located with extensive facilities, should press railroad head Lynn to visit Georgia and promote the advantages to business leaders.
The University Summer School offers free morning lectures to the public and evening lectures at a nominal price. A three dollar pass covers all lectures and classes, a rare chance for wisdom and pleasure, and The Banter hopes for a regular university lecture series year round.
The Banner urges Georgia to authorize counties to establish rural police systems. It favors making militia district bailiffs rural policemen with salaries added to their fees, arguing this would fund protection without heavy county costs. The piece calls on legislators to pass a rural police plan for statewide safety.
A fragment notes President Roosevelts reaction to a policy move drawing attention from supporters and critics alike. The item hints at a growing debate within the administration and among national party figures.
In Georgia Roosevelt’s standing is mixed with admiration for him as a president yet strong Republican policies are repudiated by locals. Editors deny some remarks attributed to Taine and Georgia figures caution against overestimating support, noting Democratic leanings and skepticism toward Republican leadership.
The writer argues that education must be kept free from politics and suggests that school boards, not voters, should appoint educators. They warn against electing superintendents and county officials by popular vote and urge refining the system to remove politics from educational governance in Georgia.
Governor Terrell earns praise for his final message to the Georgia General Assembly highlighting advances in education from common schools to the University of Georgia and agricultural education. He is lauded as an educational governor whose work will outlive his other deeds.
The Georgia governor’s recommendations for school support are praised while Athens officials are urged to enforce existing speed limits for bicycles and automobiles. The Banner argues laws exist and must be enforced to protect life and property, noting incidents and public demand for strict policing and fines.
The Georgia General Assembly, in three days, signals a move toward radical reform. The Banner notes a surge of ultra liberal bills aimed at prohibition, corporate regulation, and municipal price control, urging conservative restraint and cautious reform rather than sweeping laws.
In a State Affairs column from the Atlanta Georgian the author muses on reform as needed to correct evils, urging wise action. The piece compares Georgia colonels at Jamestown to admiral uniforms of foreign fleets and praises General Evats in Confederate gray garb.
The Savannah Press reports a buzzing rumor that Hoke Smith will oppose Steve Clay, tracing earlier notices to the Times Enterprise and noting mixed reactions among Georgia papers. The piece discusses political images and commentary from Brewerton and reflections on Roosevelt, with remarks on Georgia politics and national wealth comparisons.
Washington letter to the president asks to restore Jefferson Davis name erased from Cabin John bridge. The author, Walter P. Phillips, cites the bridge’s notoriety and urges the war department to restore the name.
Illinois railroads adopt a two cent fare under the reduced passenger rate rule. The General Passenger Association and the Western Passenger Association announce the state traffic will be subject to the new rate, while interstate rates remain under federal law until a new tariff is ready, delaying anticipated litigation for several months.
Police reserves were called to quiet a strike clash as the American Ice Company used scabs to replace striking wagon drivers. Crowd attacked strikebreaker wagons at the pier and on Avenue C, with police dispatches and reinforcements guarding routes along the East River and Washington Street.
A cleaning cooling soothing healing household remedy named De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is advertised as Bold by all druggists.
A New York publisher argues that American readers demand moral novels while English writers retreat to sensational sex themes. He contrasts "House of Mirth" and "Fighting Chance" with English titles like "Joseph Vance" and "Alice for Short" and concludes the verdict is not proven.
The passage extols Nature’s latest work as a masterpiece and places it among notable literature, comparing it to a famed title and suggesting its impact on the world. It frames expurgation and realism as key themes in the criticism.
Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Massachusetts extols Dr Kings New Discovery as a reliable throat and lung remedy curing coughs and colds after other treatments fail. Woot Smith Bro and Ho Ro Palmer Sons druggists offer it at 50 cents and one dollar with a bottle free guarantee.
Critics rally against a new trade convention with the United States alleging it ties tariffs to German concessions. The campaign aims to challenge the Customs Act through U.S. courts and congressional resistance to a permanent treaty, arguing export values favor foreign prices and hurt American industry.
A reader quote extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best in the world. The testimonial mentions Dr. H. R. Palmer & Son and other retailers praising the product's effects on severe diarrhea and stomach distress.
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