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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
4
The Athens Banner and The Athens Daily Banner list delivery options with annual and short term rates. The paper offers mail delivery to addresses, pricing for weekly and Sunday editions, and payment methods including cash in advance, press money orders, post office money orders, or registered letters.
The General Result reports Howard Gould and his actress wife separating with Mrs Gould to seek divorce on cruelty and failure to support. The piece argues such marriages result from hasty passion and lack of conservative judgment, noting actresses often spark fleeting romance and eventual discord.
The Warner argues that Georgia University and the Georgi School of Technology should part in athletics over alleged fraud in a recent Atlanta baseball game. The Georgia authorities refused arbitration and would halt playing Tech until Tech repudiates last Friday’s game. The piece also critiques the Georgia Supreme Court ruling limiting police warrants, urging faster arrest to curb crime.
A Georgia editorial argues Supreme Court and Court of Appeals rulings threaten peace officers and outlines a stance against federal aid for education. It appeals for state control of school policies, warns of unequal tax burdens, and urges tighter gun regulation amid rising concealed weapon incidents. The piece insists Georgia can fund and manage its own schools without federal intervention.
The Macon Telegraph publishes a population table for Georgia cities in 1900 and projected 1910 figures. The Banner criticizes errors, noting Athens already tops 18,000 and will exceed 22,000 by 1910, while Columbus may reach about 23,789.
A heated argument rises over federal funding for state education. Critics say large appropriations from federal revenues are unnecessary for improving common school systems, while supporters urge federal assistance to elevate standards nationwide.
Mr Roland Curry a Key West patrolman describes severe rheumatic pain alternating between knees feet and hands. After his wife bought Chamberlains Pain Balm he used it for two weeks and the pain largely disappeared. He has had no trouble for over three months. Sold by Athens Georgia druggists H R Palmer Sons W J Smith Bro L P Canning E C McEvoy Orr Drug Co.
Athenta resident J G Ramsey of Atlanta sends the first dollar toward a monument for General James Longstreet. He endorses Governor Terrell’s plan and urges statues for Lee and Stonewall in Confederate memorials, recalling four years under Longstreet during the Civil War.
Georgia bankers from Athens and other cities gather in Macon for a two day program. President John H Reynolds opens with remarks and several bank officials from First National Rome Third National Columbia and Savannah address the meeting. A banquet at Hotel Lanier follows a baseball outing to Central City Park and an electric railway trip. The session covers secretary treasurer executive and legislative reports and election of officers and delegates to the American Bankers Association.
Hon M G Michael, speaking for the chamber of commerce, welcomes visiting mayors to the League of Georgia Municipalities. He muses on energy time and thought driving progress, cites history from New York to Denver, and praises Georgia institutions and educators as the true wealth of the state.
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