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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
4
A garbled column notes various figures and places including references to George and Roosevelt, Georgia politics, Athens district Mason visits, and a jab about Joe Hall’s financial platform. It mentions John D Rockefeller’s health and wealth, San Antonio funding for commerce and railroads, and Florida humor about Adam and Eve. The piece blends anecdotes and opinions with long, fragmentary sentences.
The Athens Banner launches a local fund to back Woodrow Wilson’s presidential bid with initial $25 and an expected $500. Loyal Underwood supporters join Wilson champions in Clarke County to promote a nationwide Democratic victory. Contemporary editorials praise Wilson’s ability to unify the party and mobilize forces with swift, cohesive action.
A critique of party platforms arguing it is men not measures that captivate voters. It cites Taft era tariff promises, vetoed reforms, and urges parties to treat platform pledges as binding to maintain public trust and electoral power. It notes voter skepticism about leaders honoring platform declarations.
Discussion notes hydrophobia rises with summers and outlines Georgia State Board of Health Pasteur treatment reach. Details cases treated since start, cauterization and wound care steps, and handling of biting animals with brain testing and inoculation to confirm infection.
The Pasteur treatment process uses brain emulsion from hydrophobia deaths in rabbits, injected into healthy animals, causing disease within days. The spinal cord is then used for injections over 21 days. Georgia's Board of Health offers free treatment at Atlanta or via mailed supply to a physician for home use.
The piece argues against a broad old age pension bill for all citizens over sixty two without means. It notes current pension costs exceed one hundred sixty million dollars annually and warns a nationwide pension expansion would raise expenses to about three hundred twenty million. It contends relief is better found through trimming existing pensions and local family or community support outside major cities.
The senate debates whether American vessels should enjoy free passage once the canal opens. Britain cites the Hay-Pauncefote treaty to argue non discrimination, while Congress leans toward rebates or free tolls for U S ships. If Hague arbitration cuts through treaty constraints, the US would push for free passage as a matter of right.
Southern Bell Telephone Company spent 24000 in six months on Athens improvements including exchange office and cable lines. The investment reflects city growth with increased demand for phones, more lines, and expanded service as Athens prospers commercially, industrially, and socially.
The Savannah Morning News urges trying a salary for prosecuting attorneys in Georgia replacing fee based pay with a state backed salary up to five thousand dollars a year. It argues salaries would curb overpayment and boost accountability, noting counties vary and predicting a probable reconsideration or passage in future legislatures.
A brief opinion notes the political situation in South Carolina as deplorable, claiming the pattern has persisted for many years. The writer, though biased, asserts the condition reflects broader regional sentiment along the Savannah river area.
A Coastal States union essay notes South Carolina’s political heat stems from historical ballot corruption and Reconstruction era violence. It argues entrenched corruption, mob politics, and race dynamics have discouraged solid statesmanship, preventing leaders like Calhoun from reappearing and perpetuating distrust in national councils.
The Senate has expelled Senator Lorimer of Illinois after a thorough investigation. The vote crossed party lines, indicating strong proof of guilt. The editorial urges further inquiries into other members who may hold seats through fraud or bribery.
Democrats nationwide praise Champ Clark and Oscar W Underwood for their conduct during the Woodrow Wilson presidential campaign. Clark accepted defeat gracefully and backs Wilson, offering loyalty and cooperation to secure Democratic success. Underwood similarly backs the ticket, offering his service to Wilson and readiness to guide the Democratic House for the session. Harmony within the party is evident and prospects look favorable for November.
The Macon Telegraph reviews nine prior impeachment cases in U S history, listing Blount Pickering Chase Peck Humphreys Johnson Belknap and Wayne along with others. It notes acquittals and convictions, remarks on Lorimer and political odds, and comments on South Carolina and Georgia conditions amid summer crops.
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