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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
4
The Athens Banner and The Athens Daily Banner describe delivery options by carrier or mail with rates of 5.00 per year 2.50 for six months 1.25 for three months and 10 cents weekly The Weekly or Sunday Banner costs 1.00 per year 0.50 for six months All payments are in advance with remittances by express post office money order or registered letter.
Indiana’s latest marriage and divorce totals come from county clerk records via the state bureau of statistics. Marriages fell from 28,002 in 1904 to 26,747 in 1905 while divorces rose from 2,449 to 3,540. One divorce per eight marriages in 1904 became one per seven in 1905.
A Savannah News item reports a Colorado scientist bound a plate to a man's head and photographed the subject concentrating on his father. After thirty minutes the developed plate showed an outline of the old man, sparking talk of dangers and wonders as thought photography could accelerate from minutes to flash and reshape society.
An excerpt praising newspapers for exposing graft and crime. It cites the Washington Times, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Philadelphia North American, and New York World as examples of press watchdogging. It argues fearless journalism curbs corruption, protects good government, and would curb public misconduct if suppressed.
Britain continues aimed at proving cotton can be grown outside the Southern States. The government funds extensive experiments across the empire while Southern farmers face competition. A recent British report highlights valuable findings from experimenters, urging preparedness for future global shifts in cotton cultivation.
The report notes rapid progress in cotton cultivation across nations. Britain’s Cotton Growing Association could transform a major world trade. Russia expands in Turkestan. Belgium pursues Congo and Angola. Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Argentina, China, Egypt, and India all engage in new or expanded cotton projects aiming to meet global demand.
The Macon Telegraph suggests acquiring Siberia as a cooling-off place for exiled criminals. It cites a Russia bank collapse where directors were sent to Siberia and notes distrust of trust fund abuses. The piece proposes barren British North America as a prisoner exile site, then doubts convicting power.
A Philadelphia Union League address by Speaker Cannon denounced federal centralization as leading to a vast bureaucratic, inefficient government. He urged strong opposition to preserve constitutional institutions and prevent creeping autocratic control. The speech highlighted bipartisan concerns across Democrats and Republicans.
The text condemns growing central control from Washington, arguing it weakens state sovereignty and concentrates power in the federal system. It cites insuring life, marriage and divorce laws as centralization steps, notes Supreme Court decisions expanding federal authority, and warns of a creeping Russianizing bureaucracy.
The Banner and Savannah News decry turning Tallulah Falls into a water power site. They praise the gorge as a rare, romantic scenic gift and warn commercialism would mar its beauty. They argue the falls should be public parkland to prevent vandalism and preserve its unique charm.
A Senate committee hearing on the Reed Smuvot case features witnesses who favor the proposed outcome. Testimony highlights arguments for policy change, with organizers and advocates citing constitutional or statutory grounds.
The piece argues that the Mormon church wields substantial influence over followers and politics, threatening U S welfare. It contends Smoot's expulsion is unlikely due to Mark Hanna’s alliance, warns reporters to publish responsibly, and reviews anti Mormonism rhetoric in Utah press. It cites national reactions, party loyalties, and racial anxieties shaping public opinion.
A Philadelphia Ledger article cited by Wehard Pennell argues that white hostility grows as blacks move northward. It cites a mob trial in Baltimore and calls for stricter restraints, insisting deportation is impossible and that blacks are needed in Southern states despite violent crime.
In Brooklyn a dramatic courtroom display involved Lipsitz, a New Boston resident, who endured a white hot needle applied to his skin under Judge Edward B. Thomas to illustrate anaesthesia following a 1902 train collision injury. Doctors testified about potential spinal inflammation and nerve effects, while the trial sought $50,100 in damages.
An assistant professor in the University of Chicago physiology department faces charges of conducting cruel experiments on students, including three young women. Reports allege lack of anaesthetics during a painful operation on a cat and a spinal cord severing to demonstrate nerve reflexes, with pupils forced to watch the procedure.
Henry Croll Sr proprietor of Beaverton Hardwire Co fell ill with bowel trouble while in Suffolk Virginia. A Saginaw salesman advised Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which cured him. He recommends carrying a bottle on journeys as it may be needed and is not available on ships or trains. Sold by H R Palmer & Bons and W J Smith & Bro.
Governor Vardaman directly joined Meridian relief work, aligning with laborers to assist storm sufferers. The scene reflects rapid executive action and hands-on response to local crisis.
Ex Governor Hogg’s body arrived in Austin from Houston this afternoon, escorted by his children, a Houston Bar Association delegation, and union labor groups. Thousands greeted the cortege at the depot and accompanied the bearer to the state house for the funeral set for tomorrow. He reportedly anticipated his death, having spoken the night before about a monument of stone and planting a pecan tree at the head and a walnut tree at the foot for Texans to share once they bear fruit.
An Atlanta Constitution report recounts a physician’s eyewitness of a patient who spoke three minutes after death during a fatal heart stroke. The doctor offered a theory that air trapped in lungs and body rigidity allowed words before full cessation.
A historical warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio. It notes internal use, blood and mucous surface contact, purity claims, testimonials, and 75 cent pricing with mentions of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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