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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner explains delivery options by carriers or mail with annual, semiannual, and quarterly rates and weekly Banner pricing. It notes cash in advance and acceptable remittance methods including express, money order, or registered letter.
A column condemns the idea of shotting General Stoessel for surrender at Port Arthur while praising his defense. It then discusses France’s rapidly growing financial power, noting large French holdings and loans to Britain, Russia, Germany, Japan, the United States, and major corporations, with details on wealth and estate distribution.
The article asserts William J. Bryan will not waver on his money views despite presidential ambitions. It notes his continued belief in bimetallism while saying the silver issue is currently dead unless conditions change as in 1896. Bryan’s convictions remain central to his willingness to lead the party in 1908.
A Chicago Herald article praising southern resilience after the war highlights veterans who rebuilt from poverty to prosperity. It notes the new era of industrial vigor, the unity of the nation, and a renewed South contributing to national growth. The piece also lauds Georgia's Conner bill advancing agricultural education and the University of Georgia, signaling a brighter era for higher education and state wealth.
The piece reports on Mr. Gourdain who desires imprisonment in Joliet State Penitentiary. It mocks his paradoxical wish, noting his wealth and influence while he cannot be admitted. It suggests he might build his own prison with guards and his wife limited from visiting. It warns of more such applications if wealthy men keep seeking confinement.
The Savannah News argues the absence of farmers at the capital does not prove opposition to the Conner bill. It says if the college is run well it will greatly aid state agriculture, noting cotton leads but diversifying crops like corn could rise with better cultivation and broader dissemination of practical farming knowledge.
The article argues that the agricultural college will disseminate knowledge by sending educated young men to farms to illustrate scientific methods. It notes farmers adopting latest agricultural practices can improve yields, cites western colleges as liberal with prosperity, and suggests Georgia’s success hinges on practical management and capable leaders at Athens.
The Macon Telegraph analyzes how North Carolina’s 1908 cutoff of the grandfather clause will shift suffrage rules to an educational test for whites and Blacks alike. It notes Democrats offered no race plan and Republicans pushed a resolution to extend the clause, aiming to attract dissident whites and curb white fear of Black enfranchisement. The piece calls the move epochal and questions its impact on Black votes.
The article argues that white voters in North Carolina and the South are likely to remain Democrats by principle, despite Republican leaders fearing a national Negro nomination issue. It suggests Republicans will be disappointed by the perseverance of Democratic loyalty among the populace.
Montgomery Alabama July 23 W F Vandiver director in Cotton Stalks Product Company plans a plant to manufacture paper from cotton stalks. He expects the mill ready by next year and cites prospects of new revenue for the south and Montgomery. The venture could also yield by products like denatured alcohol fertilizer smoke less powder and bagging. The mill aims to process up to one hundred tons daily, with stalks gathered nationwide and stored to run year round. Vandiver touts regional support and says the project could transform agriculture and rail logistics.
Atlanta July 23 The governor confirmed several judicial and solicitor general appointments for four year terms from 1907 and two year terms from 1907. Names include Frank Park Sylvester city court judge Robert Hodges Macon jetty court judge James B Burnsides Hamilton city court judge J H Tipton Sylvester solicitor general C F McLaughlin Hamilton solicitor general Graham Forrester Stewart county court solicitor general E M Trumpside Clay county court solicitor general E M Smith Henry county court solicitor general B T Wingfield Putnam county court solicitor general.
Atlanta July 23 A bill proposes a constitutional amendment to extend the governor’s term from two to four years. If approved by two thirds in both houses and ratified by voters, other state officials elected with the governor would also be extended. The measure is unlikely to be acted on this session.
An Athens reader testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills relieving back pain and lifelong kidney trouble. She describes quick relief, better sleep, and renewed movement after using the remedy from H. R. Palmer & Sons. FosterMilburn Co. markets the pills nationwide.
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