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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options and pricing for city delivery and mail orders, then shifts to a round of political commentary. It cites endorsements from the Augusta Herald and Atlanta Constitution, notes on governors and candidates, mentions Athens civic projects, and references local and regional figures including Bryan, Terrell, and Hobson.
The Savannah Press lauds its quality while Augusta Elks impress at Charleston. Nesbitt denies profitable cotton claims as Terrell leads fifth district support, and Guerry faces Jones. Boisveillet eyed for House clerk. Paul Ford’s death noted. Valdosta Day praised. Debates in the Tenth district stir. Col. Erwin withdraws. Guerry and Evans friendship fray teased. Georgia Cracker to Gainesville Industrial News. McLaurin and Tillman praised for pugilistic display. Bibb county race narrows to Kilburn. Hobson deemed ineligible in Alabama. Prison commission comments end with unresolved Guerry insinuations.
The Darien Gazette notes Democratic gains against Republicans, praises Merritt of Lowndes for school commissioner support, and predicts Merritt carrying sixty counties. It laments recent deaths of notable figures and cites the Louisville Commercial on food price conspiracies, while criticizing Guerry and a polemical speaker.
The Memphis Bermstar criticizes congressmen for wasting time on loud speeches about the Philippine issue. It notes Bailey Calherson and other Southern figures, plus Patterson and Rawlins, offer flashy rhetoric but lack practical knowledge on duties and consumer discrimination.
The Banner urges Pleasant A. Stovall to run for representative in the Georgia General Assembly from Chatham County. It notes two rival political factions have opposed each other for years and argues Stovall could unite them, being a non politician and a thinker. The piece says Stovall would truly represent the county and urges a joint, unanimous nomination.
Henry Olay Evans resigns from the office of Commissioner of Pensions for the United States and is subsequently appointed as Consul General. The move shifts leadership in federal pension administration and places Evans in a key diplomatic post abroad.
A telegram from Congressman William M Howard to Mr H J Rowe announces Athens is allotted one hundred thousand dollars for a public building. The final appropriation combines seventy five thousand plus twenty five thousand from an Senate amendment, surpassing grants to similar cities in the South.
The article lauds Mr. Evans for cleansing the Pension Bureau over five years, resisting corrupt pressures from peanut politicians and patent sharks. It notes his refusal to overspend and his promotion to Consul-General in London as recognition by President Roosevelt, implying Mr. Ware may imitate Evans' methods in the Pension Bureau.
The piece recounts a controversy over a letter from Chancellor Walter Hill that was misdirected to Tapp and published without consent. It accuses Tapp of dirty political trickery while defending Hill and Guerry as honorable figures. The nutty sequence ends with a cryptic note about Cabturixa and a tea remark.
The city securing a $100,000 federal appropriation after initial boosts to $75,000, praised as a liberal grant by Congressman Howard and Senator Clay. Postmaster Fleming lauded the effort as vital for Athens and its future civic credit.
An 19th century testimonial outlines scrofula features such as neck bunches abscesses and dermatitis. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills eradicate the disease and cites a daughter cured after taking the medicine, with continued health afterward.
W B Jones longtime Athens resident and Southern Express Company local officer died at his residence on a Wednesday afternoon at age 61. He came to Athens 40 years ago, led a trusted life in the community, and was a 40 year employee of the express company. He was a 85 year member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Muscogee Lodge No 6 and a long time Baptist church member active in charity work.
The Athens chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy sent 477.05 to Winnie Davis Memorial Fund of Augusta for land. total chapter contributions reach 1140.60. Memorial committee meets May 20 to plan hall building. no meetings until September. A resolution of thanks was adopted for University orchestra and quartet at the Deupree Hall Bazaar.
Judge W W Stark and wife returned from an extended Western tour. A mass meeting at Jefferson last Saturday elected Dr Jesse Bennett as chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee. State primary June 13 and county officer primary August 20. Possible runs include J R Hosch for re election and J N Holder urged to run. Dr L G Hardman may also enter. Local pride in Mr Shackleford’s bid for Clarke county representative.
Sold by H. K. Palmer and Son and W. J. Smith and Bros the froggist. Assimilation to improve appetite offered. A quoted proverb notes a man content with existence may only achieve existence in this world.
A Tolbert family reunion planned for May at Mr H F Tolbert’s home in Madison County Northeast Georgia aims to unite the largest Tolbert line in the area. The elder Permilia Tolbert is about 84, with six living children thirty eight grandchildren and seventy eight great grandchildren. The event draws many friends from across the region to celebrate extended kinship. A separate ad plugs One Minute Cough Cure as a safe quick remedy for summer colds and throat troubles.
Reports describe a large hailstorm near Bethlem church in Madison county seven miles from Athens on Monday afternoon. Hail up to three miles wide and six inches deep destroyed crops, frightened residents, and wounded cattle though later notices doubt severe loss of life.
Several gentlemen traveling out of Athens through northeast Georgia were asked by a Banner reporter about crop conditions. The consensus is that cotton and corn are in one of the best states in many years, with stands fair to good and generally backward in some fields, yet many report good stands.
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