Athens Banner News Briefs and Opinions Summary
The Athens Banner surveys political chatter from 1910 to 1911, noting a war scare with Italy over Turkey, safe floods for Pennsylvania migrants in Athens Georgia, and buzz around Champ Clark Harmon Wilson LaFollette. It highlights university attendance rising past six hundred, a forthcoming big poultry show, and debates over corporal punishment. It covers possible Central of Georgia railway labor tension, charitable drives for orphans, Bristow praising the president yet opposing tariff policies, a quiet gubernatorial race favoring Joseph M. Brown, and Southern Railway’s Good Roads Train promoting road improvement, plus Tallulah Falls preservation being too late and Taft's insistence trusts prosecutions continue but courts move slowly.
University of Alabama Names George H. Denny as President
George H. Denny, president of Washington and Lee University, has been chosen to lead the University of Alabama. At 41, he brings twenty years of educational experience and is viewed as strong and progressive. Alabama hopes for continued prosperity while Washington and Lee must now find a new executive head.
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University of Alabama
Abercrombie
George H. Denny
Washington and Lee University
Alabama
Washington and Lee
Trustes of Washington and Lee
Critique of Today in History Articles in Southern Papers
A letter argues that Northern writers skew Civil War history by misrepresenting Jefferson Davis. It urges Southern editors to publish fair, accurate accounts and discontinue slurring of Confederacy leaders rather than misstate facts.
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Jefferson Davis
South
Pellagra in the South Critics Call for Study
The Birmingham Age-Herald urges a national crusade against pellagra citing limited medical knowledge and contested causes. It notes eleven states reporting cases and calls Congress to appropriate 50000 dollars for study to uncover actual causes and effective treatment.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Marine Hospital Service
Savannah
Congress
Virginia
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Loulatana
Texas
Kentucky
de- Bergey
South
Action Over Talk Drives Public Demand for Tariff Relief
The piece argues the public cares less about Taft’s travels and speeches and more about swift tariff relief. It notes his long speaking record, vetoes, and calls for immediate congressional action, asserting voters want results now, not explanations.
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United States
Taft
House
Senate
Congress
Assassination Never Pays for Russia Premier Stolypin
The piece argues against political assassination, praising Stolypin’s firm rule while warning that attempts on his life delay reforms. It stresses that reforms advance through lawful, patient effort and not through violent acts, noting such acts only hinder progress and provoke harsher responses.
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Stolypin
Russia
Maine voters back statewide primary law in landslide
Statewide primary law carried in Maine by a margin of over forty thousand, with just over six thousand votes against. The piece notes the rising popularity of direct primaries nationwide, credits Southern states for pioneering the system, and claims primaries have effectively facilitated U.S. Senate elections for years despite occasional executive-committee interference.
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Maine
Union
South
Mason and Dixon
United States
Home Vacation Risks and Typhoid Menace
A discussion argues that leaving home for summer resorts can endanger health as typhoid fever cases in New York linked to trips away from home. It notes travelers often neglect water and sanitation checks, bringing illness back home, and contrasts strict home hygiene with laxer external conditions.
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New York
Monument to Andrew Jackson Could Be A National Highway
Letters argue for honoring Old Hickory with a memorial that benefits the public. A proposed national highway from Chicago to New Orleans via Nashville Birmingham and Mobile would perpetuate memory while aiding commerce and convenience. Similar Lincoln Highway ideas show broad public support for commemorative road projects.
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Old Hickory
Chicago
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Mobile
Washington
Gettysburg Battlefeld
Lincoln Highway
Peace Jubilee for 1913 to unite blue and gray veterans
Northern and Southern veterans plan a peace jubilee in Washington for 1913 after a Memphis gathering of Federal and Confederate vets with over five hundred attendees. The movement aims to ease lingering memories, foster mutual respect, and mark fifty years since the war with a friendly reunion of former foes.
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Washington
Memphis
The Soaring Price of Sugar
The sugar price has risen to high levels, harming consumers across the United States. The article notes widespread impact on both rich and poor, with households limiting sugar use and some groups organizing boycotts, while the sugar trust remains unmoved.
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Sugar Trust
United States
Arizona and New Mexico Near Statehood and Growth
The two new states Arizona and New Mexico show rapid progress toward statehood. Arizona spans 113,936 square miles with 204,354 inhabitants and strong mine output while New Mexico covers 122,634 square miles and 327,301 residents with expanding irrigation and farming. Financials in both territories improve, with tax reductions and growing treasury balances as development plans advance.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Macon
Georgia
Board of Equalization
Territorial
Preparing for the Boll Weevil in Georgia
The boll weevil threatens Georgia after devastating Texas Louisiana and Mississippi. Scientists advise planting early and diversifying crops to reduce damage. Louisiana’s shift to corn and other crops shows the value of preparing for the pest by growing more crops and less cotton.
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Georgia
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
War Clouds Over Europe Threaten Troubled Regions
The article notes rising tensions as Italy presses Turkey over Tripoli, with ultimatums and potential military moves risking a broader European conflict. It adds that France and Germany face no expected war over the Morocco issue, while current reports also mention Taft and Bryan in contrasting political moves.
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France
Germany
Turkey
Europe
Italy
Southern Railway Good Roads Train Boosts Georgia Counties
The Southern Railway operates a good roads train to spread the latest methods for permanent country road improvement across Georgia counties. It offers free transport and practical guidance, aiming to reduce costs, inspire progress, and align railroads and people for statewide development. The railroads collectively support state welfare and prosperity through cooperative efforts.
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The
Southern Railway
Georgia
Southern Railroad
Southern
State College of Agriculure
Athens Praises Tifton in South Georgia Fair Parade
Athens congratulates Tifton on the successful crowning at the South Georgia fair. The piece hints at Athens hosting a North Georgia fair soon and mentions Athens’ famous Rifles military company joining the big Atlanta pageant next week.
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Athens
Tifton
Atlanta
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