The Athens Banner Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Banner announces daily Sunday and weekly editions with Hod Rowe as editor and proprietor. The Athens Daily Banner offers home delivery with yearly rates of 5 dollars, 2.50 for six months, 1.25 for three months, or 10 cents a week, while the weekly Banner costs 1.09 yearly or 60 cents for six months. payments by express post office money order or registered letter.
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Athens Banner
Hod, Rowe
Athens
Carriera
Post Office
Opening of the Georgian Elevates Athens City Growth
The Georgian in Athens opens marking a new era of growth and life. Stock company builders deserve gratitude for creating an enterprise valued by the entire community, with citizens ready to support the hotel’s success and future development.
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Athens
Athens urged to secure a union passenger depot
The Athens community should act to gain a union passenger depot now that the Georgian hotel has opened. The Chamber of Commerce is urged to take an active lead to press for a complete union station, replacing the old buildings to keep pace with nearby depot improvements by Seaboard and Southern.
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Athens
Seaboard
Southern
Union Station
Chamber of Commerce
Goubdt
Firmness and history in American foreign policy stance
The piece critiques Roosevelt's approach to Japan and California bills, recalling Blaine's defiant stance amid mob violence in New Orleans. It argues the United States should avoid bowing to foreign pressure and warns that durable naval strength and constitutional limits were at stake.
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California
Japan
Roosevelt
Department of State
Blaine
New Orleans
Italy
United States
Mr. Blaine
Roosevelt era on war with Japan and California bills
The author asserts that personal knowledge of Washington and Sacramento correspondence shows war with Japan would have followed if California anti Japanese measures passed. Roosevelt is blamed for averting conflict by pressuring the Legislature. The piece predicts a change in policy once Taft takes power and calls for frank language to ease tensions.
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Islature
Washington
Sacramento
Japan
California General Assembly
Roosevelt
California
Pacific
Mr. Taft
Law and Liberty Restores Bell From Milledgeville Asylum
A court ruling voids George H. Bell's commitment as illegal since he was not present at the time of confinement. The article stresses the need for the accused to be present at commitment, warning that ignoring the law risks grave, unrectifiable injustice regardless of sanity status.
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George H. Bell
Milledgeville
Relieving Mr Taft Roosevelt Heads to Africa
Roosevelt plans to depart for Africa as Taft’s administration begins to set its own course. The move aims to lessen public belief that Taft is Roosevelt’s tool, with possible private talks before departure and distant communications that could be cut only if a drastic incident occurs.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Africa
Mr. Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Teddy
Taft and the Negro debate stirs Northern Southern views
A recent Taft speech on African American education prompts mixed reaction. Supporters say his policy may be the most favorable to the South since the Civil War, while critics warn of lingering prejudices and potential unwanted appointments. The outcome hinges on his future actions and pledged restraint in the South.
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MR. Taft
South
Taft
Mr.Taft
Atill
Buying Senatorships Rise Across States
The article notes rising money in U S senatorial campaigns with lavish spending in northern states. Wisconsin’s recent contest saw about a quarter million dollars spent by candidates, one over one hundred thousand and a defeated candidate near seventy thousand, signaling broad influences in elections.
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United States
Congress
Wisconsin
Chance for a seat in the upper house challenged by wealth
The piece argues Senate elections by people would curb buyouts by the rich, warning that predatory wealth could corrupt the legislature. It notes the Senate’s decline and cites Harvard’s Civil War ties with Southern graduates, praising Harvard men and urging unity between North and South.
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Congress
Senate
South
United States
United States Senate
A Sign of Repentance for Jefferson Davis
A reflection on President Roosevelt possibly showing moral courage to recognize Jefferson Davis. Davis, once secretary of war, oversaw Cabin John Bridge’s start, with his name later chiselled from the plaque by U S authorities. The piece notes Davis’s Civil War and Mexican War roles, suggesting history cannot be erased.
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Roosevelt
Jefferson Davis
Souther Confederacy
Cabin John Bridge
Washington
Mr. Davis
United States
Buena Vista
Roosevelt orders restoration of Jefferson Davis name at Cabin John Bridge
The piece argues that President Roosevelt has issued orders to restore Davis’s name to the Cabin John Bridge, praising the president for reconsidering Davis’s legacy. It contends Roosevelt’s Life of Benton misrepresented Davis and urges a public correction to reflect Davis as not a traitor, aligning with broader Confederate sympathy.
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Mr. Davis
Cabin John Bridge
Jefferson Davis
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Thomas H. Benton
Mississippi
Davis
General Lee
Confederacy
Benton
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Athens Woman
Athens area resident Mrs. H. C. Pollard credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing years of kidney trouble. She endured back pain and irregular secretions after four doctors and many remedies, and after five boxes she was free of symptoms. Sold by all dealers 60 cents. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Athena
Dean
Alek
Athens
H. C. Pollard
Foundry Street
Palmer & Sons
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan's
Trial of Joseph Janer in Maryland capital offense case
Baltimore March 1 Joseph Janer a Brooklyn man with wealth faced trial in Baltimore County Court Towson after venue change for alleged mistreatment of eleven year old Cathrine Loerch of Brooklyn. He purportedly enticed her from home and brought her to Baltimore early February posing as his niece. The crime charged is a capital offense in Maryland.
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Joseph Janer
Baltimore
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cathrine Loerch
Baltimore County
Towson
Janet
Maryland
CAREFUL TRAINING OF AMERICAN SEAMEN
A long feature describes navy training programs for enlisted sailors including electrician and machinist schools at New York Mare Island Norfolk and Washington Navy Yard. It highlights the Seaman Gunner School at Newport and talks of torpedo, diving, gun construction, testing at Indian Head and social life ashore, with graduates assigned to fleets worldwide.
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R. EB. L. Sehon
Knoxville
Tenn
United States Navy
Navy
New York
Mare Island
Cal
Norfolk Navy Yard
Uncle Sam
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
R. I
Washington Navy Yard
Washington
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Relief for Catarrh
The spray from Ely's Liquid Cream Balm provides relief to catarrh sufferers describing it as a godsend. It dislodges thick discharge and helps patients breathe freely after weeks. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents including spraying tube, or mailed by Ely Bros. at 56 Warren Street New York.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Patrick’s Habeas Hearing on Rice Murder Case
New York March 1 An application for a writ of habeas corpus was argued before the full Appellate Division seeking to free Albert T Patrick who is imprisoned in Sing Sing after a commuted death sentence for the murder of Texas millionaire William Marsh Rice. His counsel contests the change from death to life imprisonment as unwarranted and not provided by statute.
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New York
Reading
New Jersey Central
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Tennessee Coal & Tron
Patrick
Lay
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
Texas
Higgins
Unequaled Croup Cure Endorsed by Indiana Resident
Harry Wilson of Waynetown Indiana says Cham perlein's Cough Remedy is unequaled for croup and also helps colds and throat troubles. Given at onset, the remedy stops the attack, used in thousands of homes. For sale by H R Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co W J Smith & Bro BC McEvoy LP Canning
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Champerlein
Harry Wilson
Waynetown
Ind
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
W. J. Smith & Bro
B.C. McEvoy
LP. Canning
My Rosary Up to Date at University of Texas Coyote
A nostalgic verse fragment laments lost romance and bereavement. The speaker recalls spending a coin on a dear heart, longs for its return, and recalls tears, sympathy, and memories. A playful aside asks why we cannot forget and learn.
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University of Texas Coyote
Holly
Detroit Spring Trip Aims At Pennant Ready Texas Practice
Detroit’s champion American League team leaves for the South to condition for another pennant chase. The squad heads to San Antonio then splits into two groups for practice games with major and minor league clubs across Texas and the Southwest. Women’s polish events include Austin, Dallas, Oklahoma City and on return home Joplin, Springfield, Wichita, Topeka, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Columbus.
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Detroit
Mich
South
Antonio
Texas
Southwest
Austin
Dallas
Oklahoma
City
Joplin
Springfield
Wichita
Topeka
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Columbus
Diseases of the Skin Relief with Chamberlains Salve
Nearly all skin diseases such as eczema tetter salt rheum and barber's itch feature intense itching and smarting. Quick relief may be had by applying Chamberlains Salve which allays itching and smarting almost instantly. Many cases have been cured by its use. For sale by H. Br. Palmer and Sons Orr Drug Co W. J. Smith and Bro B. C. McEvoy L. P. Canning.
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H. BR. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
W. J. Smith & Bro
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