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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
4
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The piece laments a political joke surrounding Joe Brown's candidacy. It notes sleepless nights for Governor Smith and a fermenting political climate. The mockery centers on a June 4 confrontation and ends with a sharp jab about the race.
Officials warn Georgia's universities and the State Normal School face funding gaps as attendance climbs. They call for at least fifty thousand dollars annually for the agricultural college and urge broader maintenance funds to prevent stagnation or decline across the state’s higher education system.
The piece argues England’s naval supremacy is unmatched and US rivals cannot close the gap. It critiques Governor Smith's campaign in Georgia, condemning slander against opponent Joseph M. Brown and urging voters to judge candidates by fitness, not personal attacks.
The passage details a vast navy with first class cruisers from 9,800 to 17,250 tons and speeds of 20 to 25 knots, totaling 48 ships and 584,750 tons. It also lists armored and protected cruiser breakdowns, second class cruisers at 169,510 tons, third class cruisers at 149.7% tonnage, 176 other vessels, 160 torpedo boat destroyers, and 61 submarines with varied tonnage and speeds.
The New York Herald argues William J. Bryan is rapidly gaining strength and likely to win the Democratic nomination. It contends Ryan’s defeat is nearly assured, with Bryan favored across several states and poised to be the sole name at the convention.
The article notes talks on federal ownership of railroads and a parallel push by educators to promote federal aid in education. It suggests the issue could become important soon, though it may not enter politics for years.
The passage warns educators increasingly about federal education aid arguing it may fail to produce good results and could lead to heavy government control over local systems. It urges caution before any irrevocable commitment to federal involvement.
The article notes William J Bryan's assertion that the South disenfranchised Black voters as self defense and for civilization’s interests. He frames the white South as justified in resisting an inferior vote and criticizes Northern politicians who would sway by easy speech. Bryan is praised for speaking his mind in a presidential year.
In the race between Gov Hoke Smith and Joe Brown the prohibition issue fails to sway voters. Brown pledges to veto any amendment weakening or repealing prohibition while Smith presses attacks, but the public rejects both sides as beyond the campaign. The Atlanta Journal faces accusations of bias as readers focus on other criticisms of Smith.
The Birmingham Age Herald lists five different figures as America’s greatest non political citizens: Mark Twain, Thomas A. Edison, Helen Keller, J. P. Morgan, and Edwin Markham, arguing their unique contributions surpass any single district’s potential.
A fragment praising a notable Alabama daughter and J. P. Morgan for organizing the steel company while critiquing the era’s standards of achievement. The passage questions whether earning power and wealth define greatness and alludes to Edwin Markham’s poem The Man With the Hoe as a benchmark.
A short verse reflects on Hoke Smith dreaming of victory over Little Joe and returning to power. He awakens to reality, laments the dream, and calls for Joe Brown to come to his rescue. The fragment hints at political struggle and leadership.
The seventeenth annual General Society meeting of the Daughters of the Revolution opened at the Waldorf Astoria New York with delegates from most states and territories. Officers to be chosen and eight constitutional amendments to be voted on. The six day program includes a Plaza reception, Waldorf banquet, and excursions to West Point and Poe’s Cottage at Fordham.
Athens reader Mrs. H C Pollard testifies after three years of kidney trouble and failing remedies. She credits five boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills for relief, purchased from Halmer & Sons drug store, with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's and buy only this remedy.
An advertisement extols a patent remedy claiming to repair the human body and prevent ruin from neglect. It lists ailments including kidney issues bladder catarrh diabetes dropsy gravel headaches and debility. The text promotes Stuart Drug Manufacturing Co Atlanta Ga and a price of 31.00 per bottle with a free sample offer.
Reports mark King Otto of Bavaria as a lifelong imprisoned figure. In Munich and Berlin crowds observe his sixtieth birthday with Te Deums and troop reviews while he remains confined in Furstenfeld. Medical experts deem him inescapably mentally unwell, though physical health endures. His life amid Wagnerian palaces and failed royal lineage is marked by years of confinement and melancholy.
An official report says the Southern Appalachian watershed holds at least 2.4 million indicated horsepower, with over half available for economic use. The South’s industrial growth hinges on water power, potentially shifting cotton weaving centers nearer raw material sources as fuel costs rise.
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