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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
4
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Alumni and friends hail the University of Georgia as enjoying its greatest period. The chancellor and faculty receive high praise for disciplined work, expansion efforts, and harmonious campus life. Chancellor David C. Tierow leads a unified effort credited with the year’s success.
The article hails Hon. Alfred VP Thom for a flawless Commencement Day address on American citizenship at the University of Georgia. It denounces Atlanta Journal criticism as indecent and notes Thom's figures and moral clarity, contrasting him with a demagogue and praising the audience ovation. It also discusses costs of living, Roosevelt court appointments, and calls for a return to old Democratic ideals.
President Roosevelt pursues stronger federal powers and limits on states in a steady push toward centralization. He resents states rights and seeks moves that could turn the republic toward near monarchy, facing resistance from a Supreme Court that upholds some states’ powers.
Trustees of the University chose not to tear down the Ol College building on campus. They ordered thorough repairs to create a lasting dormitory, preserving sentiment for the city's oldest university landmark. Engineers estimate repairs at not more than ten thousand dollars, keeping the building valuable for fifty years or more. The investment should yield good state income while honoring Athens history.
Unanimous opinion from guests at the University commencement praises Athens surge in population and commerce. Visitors from across Georgia and the south marvel at the city’s rapid expansion, predicting it will reach fifty thousand within ten years and rival Savannah or Atlanta in size and development.
Stephen Bonsal in the North American Review highlights the unsavory record of the Brownsville regiment. The Macon Telegraph notes the article, describing the Brownsville shooting as characteristic of a broader pattern and raises questions about the unit’s dishonorable discharge by President Roosevelt.
The piece argues that the Senate Military Affairs Committee should review attacks by a black regimental unit in the late 1890s, urging caution about federal power. It cites historical uproars over arms and state rights, criticizing past actions in South Carolina and noting Article X reserves powers to the people. The article contends the framers reserved unspecified powers for future use and warns against broad national authority. It also discusses Georgia University Summer School plans and campus expansion as an ongoing state educational effort.
In Kansas v Colorado the high court rejects broad federal power over river waters, stressing a government of enumerated powers. Justice Brewer warns against eroding state lines and asserts constitutional limits despite calls to broaden federal authority. The discussion references Roosevelt era politics and arid lands implications.
An advertisement promotes Hy omel in a pocket inhaler as the local cure for catarrh of nose throat and lungs. It claims the medicated air kills germs soothes mucous membranes and restores health. Price is 1.00 with a money back guarantee from H R Palmer & Sons.
A critical look at railroad planners aiming to control routes to the Panama Canal. The piece argues railroads seek global reach, predict long term strategies, and shape public and private moves to dominate freight and passage from Chicago to coastal ports, via Savannah and Charleston, with lines through Knoxville and Chattanooga.
A Cedar Grove resident praises Electric Bitters after suffering from stomach liver and kidney troubles. The letter claims three bottles cured him following failure of other remedies. Sold by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons at 60 cents.
A terse fragmentary dialogue hints at a tense exchange between Gerald and Geraldine. The lines suggest conversational gaps and a sense of distance or interruption, with no clear event or outcome provided.
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