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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
7
The piece discusses farmer diets and health, noting older habits and a shift toward better nutrition. It highlights the appeal of Quaker Oats as a source of endurance and health, urging careful food choices for farmers, their families, and farm workers, with emphasis on practical packing for hot climates.
Atlanta records show a surge in bold burglaries across the city including repeated entries at the Sanders residence and a central hotel. Authorities consider boosting the police budget as a remedy while health officials in Avanta campaign against open garbage cans and manure heaps to curb disease.
The Banner reports Governor Hoke Smith has publicly stated he cannot be a candidate for Georgia governor due to personal reasons. He remains steadfast since 1906 1908 and is praised as a capable leader, while Banner criticizes some politicians urging him to run as insincere and risky to his interests.
Mr. E. D. Bondurant leaves today for Washington D C to attend the Sunday school association gathering. He will be away several days and on return is expected to visit Portsmouth to confer with 8 A L officials about the new passenger station for the city.
Northfield plans for its twenty eighth summer conference season to expand the church work program. W R Moody son of D L Moody outlines a broad agenda with Y M C A campus campaigns, missions talks, women’s conferences, and speakers from Yale Princeton and London. Highlights include a mission forum in China and a long line of clergymen and lay leaders, with W S Bennett and S M Zwemer among noted figures.
In Asheville on May 17 three new bishops were elected on the fourth ballot at the general conference. R G Waterhouse of Emery and Henry College Emery Virginia W R Lambuth church missions secretary and E D Mouzou dean Southwestern University Georgetown Texas received 16% 16% and 15 votes respectively, needing 148 for a majority. J H McCoy Birmingham College president led with 153 votes. other figures included W P McMurray 62 and W M Ainsworth 22 with Denny Kilgore Murtyragh referenced in yesterday’s Banner.
Mr. Tribble spoke in Jasper county last night defending his speech as his own and not the product of Mr. Watson. He challenged charges by Mr. Howard and urged voters from farms, counters, workshops, and factories to elect him unhampered by political domination.
Columbus Ohio May 17 the bron yon primary election law enacted a year ago is tried out for the first time in Ohio a state wide primary is held by both parties for candidates for congress county offices members of the legislature and delegates to the state conventions. Interest centers on congressional nominations with contests in nearly every district. After the eclipse of the moon occurs next Monday Tuesday night.
London May 17 The funeral ceremonies for King Edward began with the coffin moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall where the royal remains will lie in state for two days. Large crowds lined streets in solemn quiet as mourners prepared inside the palace for a sacred service before the casket was placed on a gun carriage outside. Westminster Hall, rebuilt portions of Westminster Palace destroyed by fire in 1834, is rich in history and has hosted Cromwell’s oath, coronation dinners, and law courts, marking a long tradition of national events centered there.
The annual meeting of the State Board of Pharmacy was postponed from May in this city to June 6 due to a scheduling conflict with the national convention in Washington. The State Pharmaceutical Association will now convene on June 7 and the local association prepares for a grand June event.
Scientists warn of cyanogen gas in the comet's tail and say the gas cloud reduces potential threat to Earth while expressing uncertainty about any imminent life risk.
Grand Chancellor Clifford Walker of Monroe passed through Athens on a trip to Brunswick for the forty hat annual Grand Lodge gathering. He cites a strong year with ten new lodges, restoration of eleven suspended lodges, few delinquents, and about 200 Athens members. The Atlanta delegation sent a special A B and A train, with Athens accompanying officials including Brantley Cann Austin Bell Branley Norman Leopold. Brantley likely named Grand Chancellor for the coming year.
The grand council of the United Commercial Travelers of Georgia and Florida convenes today in Tampa. Notables J K Harris Ed Wier A J Carter B C Jones and John Wier J B Cook travel from Macon to attend. The lodge leads in membership and has supplied many grand and supreme officers.
Montgomery May 17 The Democratic state convention met to ratify the primary results and adopt a party platform. The platform is expected to declare support for local option rather than state wide prohibition laws in Alabama.
A May 17 conference in Chicago runs alongside the National Fire Protection Association annual convention. Delegates from state associations including Kentucky, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri and Ohio aim to form a joint committee to reduce state fire waste and coordinate prevention efforts.
In Athens Georgia May 17 1910 the Juvenile State reports steady progress under Superintendent Dr J B Roberts. The farm and school work show improvement, Richard Moore of Gainesville returns, citizens donate to a new Athens Home on the farm, and a larger building is planned as Athens pledges support for continued development.
Winder News argues about Judge Charles H Brand. It notes his January 1906 bench start and January 1 1911 term end, stating that is five years in one term. The letter accuses editors of misstate and urges voters to weigh the facts amid endorsements and jury impacts.
Cotton manufacturers from Alabama Virginia Texas Tennessee North and South Carolina attended the American Cotton Manufacturers Association gathering in Charlotte on May 17. The conference focused on warehousing cotton in the South and the cutting-up trade, with discussion on forming a 100 million club and the need to organize national cotton handling.
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