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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner reports on a hot mayoral race in Macon, Taft as a rising preacher, and social shifts including a divorce suit sparked by a biscuit incident. It notes bleached flour ban in Georgia, calls for justice in Kennon murder, reviews Athens reunion praise, and mentions Matt Henson’s Southern tour with local library quips.
The piece argues the recent corporation tax law will burden consumers instead of corporations and praises the income tax as more effective. It warns of government access to private corporate data, potential misuse in campaigns, and stricter scrutiny of smaller firms under Republican control. The Charleston paper is cited on regulatory limits and political leverage.
The piece argues air travel will soon dominate public attention and become common and affordable. It credits Wright and Curtiss with leading the era, surpassing earlier feats like the North Pole discoveries and the Hudson Fulton celebration, and envisions passenger air travel becoming widespread.
The state and other regions debate whether the Revised Statutes ban checks under one dollar. Opinions split among Albany Herald, Americas Times-Recorder and Rome Tribune-Herald. Treasury's legal department interpretation awaited. small checks are convenient and feared to be outlawed.
The Rome Tribune-Herald notes Georgia has two statues to place in Statuary Hall but funds are absent. Although Oglethorpe was initially chosen, Georgia now plans two native Georgians: Crawford W. Long and Alexander H. Stephens. The editor urges prompt funding and presentation to the government for display in the National Capitol.
The Hudson Fulton celebrations ignite disputes over steamboat invention as John Fitch and James Rumsey are credited preemptively in Augusta and Charleston papers. Fulton’s Clermont is reinterpreted as a consolidator rather than originator, with supporters praising his synthesis of prior work to make steam navigation practical.
The Banner commends Athens for a splendid reunion of over two thousand veterans of the gray. Citizens, including Northern residents and University students, provided exemplary hospitality with strong civic effort. Veterans praised the treatment, and many local leaders hope to host the gathering again next year.
A Paris court acquitted Edmond in the murder of his wife amid debate on euthanasia and physician assisted death. The piece argues against legalizing overdoses to end suffering, advocating instead for stronger public health and sanitation and warning of dangerous precedents.
The piece reports Republican worries about internal dissensions centered on Senator La Follette of Wisconsin who attacks Cannon ring Republicans in the House and Aldrich ring in the Senate. Taft backs Tawney and Roosevelt policies, while West hopes or fears a party split before the next elections. The question remains whether the split will affect congressional contests or party voting patterns.
The article notes a rising exodus of American farmers to Canada driven by taxation and tariff policies. It claims Western farmers seek cheaper farm implements and goods across the border, aided by figures like James J. Hill, who urged emigration. It argues Republican tariff advocacy fails to stop the drift and that Canadians offer better prices.
A Clarke County report states Will Hawkins, once deemed insane, was executed for murder after the Supreme Court sustained a jury verdict of sanity. He confessed to participating in the white man’s killing near Statham years ago. The piece urges crime be punished and warns that the clan will vindicate if crime continues, and that further hangings are to be dreaded.
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