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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1910
Page
2
The Clarke county tax collector urges white voters to register by April 5 at 6 pm. Only 1241 white residents are registered, far short of the 1800 plus typical numbers, risking disfranchisement for those who fail to sign the books.
Civil War veteran A. Stone of Kemp Texas faced death from consumption before taking Dr King's New Discovery. He says a stubborn cold led to a long cough and weight loss, but after use he recovered to 178 pounds. Suitable for coughs colds lagrippe asthma hemorrhage hoarseness croup and lung trouble. 60c 1.00 and a free bottle guaranteed by W. J. Smith & Bros H. R. Palmer & Sons.
Nearly every New England hardware dealer attends the sixth annual New England Hardware Dealers Association convention at Mechanics Hall Boston opening for a three day session. President Bernard J Rothwell presides as Mayor Fitzgerald welcomes the group. Lectures and an exhibition follow with speakers James H Bryan and J A Harrington among others. The event concludes with a banquet and Carnival festivities.
Dr Erich Zeeppfel Quellenstein, longtime German consul in Atlanta, is named minister resident for Germany in Havana and will depart soon. Dr Littenhauer, currently German consul in Cincinnati, will succeed him in Atlanta and arrive shortly. Also includes an ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills noting stomach and liver benefits.
Delegates from across Arkansas gather in Little Rock for the first annual Arkansas Land Congress beginning tomorrow. The three day meeting will cover agricultural and industrial development, with leaders from Washington and state colleges among the speakers. The aim is to promote state resources to attract immigrants and expand farming, with rice and cotton crops cited as successful last year. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised for relief of digestive complaints.
The annual election of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company re elected directors James McCrea Bingham B Morris Thomas De Witt Cuyler and Lincoln Godfrey. Wesleyan Female College in Macon is celebrated as the world’s first women’s college with ongoing public interest in its achievements and alumni.
United States Internal Revenue Commissioner R B Cabell orders collectors to grant up to 30 days extension for 1909 calendar year excise tax returns. Written applications must justify the extension and be attached to the return. Delinquent corporations face 60 percent penalties and enforcement actions if the extended period is missed.
United States rail road construction lags farm wealth growth with 1900 to 1908 figures showing 16.48 percent rail mileage rise while farm wealth rose 34 percent. Poor's Manual and government data reveal a widening gap as investment shifts away from railroads due to higher interest costs and rate regulation. The Railway Business Association notes member employee counts equal those of its manufacturing and supply concerns.
London March 22 The annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge crews from Mortlake to Putney will be held tomorrow with both crews showing balanced weights and strong watermanship after final practice on the Thames.OXFORD weights and crew list listed with Balliol Wadham Christ Church Magdalen and Trinity figures. Cambridge crew details follow in the full listing.
A poem attributed to Father Ryan extols Ireland and the homeland. The speaker recalls a western exile returning to the Irish coast, praising Clanna’s strand Kerry’s headland and Shandon bells, ending with a pledge to bid the top of the mornin. The piece notes it was found among the poet priest's unpublished manuscripts.
The association cites 600000 railroad employees laid off in 1908 during the panic era, noting this threefold the railroads' own cutbacks. A digest lists 83 railway bills pending in Congress, with many more indirectly affecting carriers beyond those directly about railroads.
The Florida East Coast Automobile Association launches a three day speed carnival on Daytona Beach with top drivers and world class cars. Trophies include the Minneapolis Sir Thomas Dewar mile and the speed king award. A new W B Prize debuts in the 200 mile free for all, requiring two consecutive wins for ownership.
Mr. J. W. Cooley of Madison Wisconsin and his daughter visited Judge Geo. Cr. Thomas in Athens yesterday. He was pleased with the Classic City and met several prominent residents before continuing to Norfolk Washington and Philadelphia. Miss Mattie Hunnicutt attends a Madison Sunday school convention.
The mass meeting announced for Sunday afternoon in the Interest of the Associated Charities has been postponed until Sunday afternoon April 3 in the rooms of the MC A. The postponement follows a meeting at First Baptist church on Sunday the 27th. The group plans an address by a knowledgeable speaker to explain the charity’s aims. A full program will be announced, and all citizens are invited.
The text notes sixty five Jews leaving Russia this year for free America and mentions enterprising members who helped build Athens, with a welcoming sentiment to these emigrants.
Avlanta Ga March 22 Judge B F Dillon district superintendent at Jacksonville was appointed division superintendent of the Western Union for the Southern division effective immediately He succeeds General Superintendent Jacob Levin who resigned and covers states south of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River.
The Georgia Railroad Commission plans to require each railroad to place a baggage truck at every station with an agent to prevent trunk damage. Currently trunks are dumped from baggage cars onto platforms or ground, causing breakage. A public hearing is set for April 7 to consider enforcing this order.
Yesterday Witls Skelton of Hart County faced United States Commissioner Cornett Skelton for manufacturing redeye in violation of federal excise taxes. He was bound over to the next term of the federal court with a $200 bond. The Ohio State Journal reports the Illinois attorney general ruled a candidate who pledges to return fees to the treasury commits bribery.
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