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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
2
A slapdash Athens Daily Banner fragment comments on tariff revision history, banking changes, and a Ty Cobb case controversy. It notes national banks owing two percent interest on government deposits after July, a looming public discussion, and a critical take on sports and local society while listing scattered editorials and local observations.
An expert on road materials advocates removing tariffs on asphalt to lower road costs. He notes current duties raise prices for both imported and domestic asphalt, delaying heavy road work and increasing taxpayer burdens while boosting freight costs.
Georgia graduates who pursue further study at Harvard Yale Columbia and Princeton have continued top tier performance. Bob Troutman elected editor in chief of the Columbia Law Review Boykin Wright secured a editor role at Harvard University David F Barrow son of Chancellor Barrow earned a travelling scholarship at Harvard reflecting strong preparation by the University of Georgia faculty.
The article cautions President Woodrow Wilson to avoid overtaxing himself amid heavy duties. It notes a physician advised vacation for health and stresses the presidency is strenuous, urging caution to prevent health decline while indicating confidence in his term extending beyond.
The article argues for humane but firm prison discipline with hard labor aligned to ability, condemns brutality, and calls for sanitary conditions in convict camps, asserting the state’s responsibility to prevent inhumane care while pursuing reform. It emphasizes gradual change and practical management over sentimentality or impractical methods.
An article argues for humane prisoner care including bedding shelter food clothing and medical attention while acknowledging debates over corporal punishment and restraint. It contends shackles and enforcement aid public safety and that reform should balance humane treatment with lawful punishment, warning against sentimentalism.
The Roosevelt led progressive party, with four million presidential votes, remains a small but organized opposition in Congress. Their platform favored immediate tariff reductions while supporting a non partisan tariff commission. They face a vote on Underwood measures and must reveal their true stance amid doubts about Roosevelt's sincerity.
The article argues Jefferson Davis deserves lasting tribute similar to Robert E. Lee. It praises Davis as Confederate president who faced blockade and scarce resources yet remained faithful, noting Northern opinion often condemns him while recognizing Lincoln’s legacy. It forecasts a time when Davis earns equal historical regard and suggests Kentucky statues of Lincoln and Davis could unite the nation.
Dr C T Nesbitt of Wilmington NC led a discussion on city health boards and sanitary work. He urged frank publicity through the local press, accurate death and disease records, and education to overcome opposition and sustain sanitation gains.
The University of Georgia will open a new forty thousand dollar School of Education building funded by the George Peabody Trustees. Dean Thomas J. Wooster will lead the program aimed at training male teachers for colleges, high schools, and school administration within Georgia.
Seven states have enacted destitute mothers pensions to aid child rearing with monthly sums from nine to fifteen dollars. Opinions split on administration and graft risk, but supporters say it boosts self respect and may benefit families while critics fear cost and dependence. The experiment draws interest across Ohio New Jersey Pennsylvania Idaho.
The article claims President Wilson is removing several negro office holders from federal posts and replacing them with white democrats. It argues removals aim to fit party needs and social contact, not race, and suggests some Negro officials will remain while others depart to satisfy political circumstances.
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