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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1901
Page
4
The item outlines delivery options and rates for the Heathens Daily Banner, including annual, semiannual, and quarterly options, with local notices priced per line and extended-contract discounts. It also extols Governor Taft's administration, praising roads, schools, upright judges, and public servants as steps toward self government under McKinley era policies.
The North abandoned linking lynchings to the McKinley murder after recognizing the lack of a direct connection to the anarchist Ozolgos. Anarchy harms all government but lynchings arise when the law fails and crime defies authorities, prompting crowds to take back the law when courts cannot curb revolting crimes.
The Attorney General finds a way to punish vote buying in primaries by using the primary managers power to enforce rules. Although no specific statute bans buying votes, managers may frame conduct rules and punish violations as misdemeanor offenses.
President Roosevelt outlines his Philippines policy from an August Outlook article now published. He asserts that Filipinos have enjoyed unprecedented peace and prosperity due to American presence, noting gradual learning and development under U.S. guidance.
The Americas Times-Recorder urges rescuing Misa Stone, an American missionary held by Bulgarian bandits demanding 110000. It warns against paying ransom, calls for government action to save her and punish attackers, stressing she is an American citizen harmed in the Balkans.
Four candidates for governor face a possible deadlock at the nominating convention. Discussion centers on two methods to decide the race. One option preserves delegates voting until nominating, the other would narrow to two leaders and hold a second primary. The plan gains support and will be reviewed by the Democratic executive committee.
In a Texas Fair speech on Negro Day Prof W H Council of Alabama lauded the white woman of the south as the brightest gem of virtue, describing her as a model of womanly integrity among the nation’s Negro educators and highlighting admired qualities in the southern white dame.
The advertisement argues catarrh stems from blood impurity and cannot be cured by local remedies. It warns of stomach impact and health decline, claiming Hood's Sarsaparilla removes the cause, purifies blood, and restores vigor. A California Junction testimonial says symptoms vanish after use.
An old classified style piece touts S. S. S. as a guaranteed vegetable blood purifier for skin diseases like eczema acne and psoriasis. It claims purer blood improves skin and includes an offer to send a free blood and skin disease book with no charge. The text also includes praise for a Southern society figure and praises race purity rhetoric.
The Jefferson club of St Louis has erected a handsome Monticello Va monument to Thomas Jefferson. The shaft bears inscriptions praising his achievements as author of the Declaration of Independence, Virginia religious freedom statute, and founder of the University of Virginia.
The article notes Australia plans a self contained industry with a bounty system to speed local production of iron steel and other goods. It cites Sydney Melbourne reports on a tariff bill aiming to build home manufacturing with broad bounty support. Also included is an unrelated note about a respected citizen seeking stomach treatment and a promotion for Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin.
Prof W H Quancil from Alabama declared at the Texas State fair that in the south negros face fiendish killings while in the north upright blacks are overawed and outraged for honest work. He argued the negro is safer with the men who followed Lee than with any other American group.
The Schley court of inquiry resumed the presentation of Schley's side with witnesses from the Brooklyn including Commander Sears and Lieutenants Mason Simpson and Moosath. Admiral Schley may finish his testimony this week or next with Sears detailing signals and the off Ceilings actions off Cuban coast.
Unclear OCR fragment notes a product or treatment labeled Japanese Pile involving Corb Earicton and an ointment priced at 250 Rupees. Details are fragmented, with no clear event, date, or outcome.
On Wednesday in superior court several divorce petitions were granted including Mrs H Bond versus Asa J Booth after evidence and counsel. The Athens Foundry and Machine Works versus the tax collector involved dispute over increased tax returns and an execution, with the jury favoring the defendant. The state versus J A Fowler was scheduled for morning. The notice ends with an unrelated medical ad for Hoos’s Sarsaparilla and PynY-Baleam claims.
County commissioners presented a splendid report to the grand jury praising fiscal restraint. The county ends the year with a cash balance of 14 442 despite 5 600 spent on a new jail 4 000 on mule purchases and 760 on courthouse improvements. They project paying off at least 1 005 000 of maturing bonds on January first while reducing the tax rate and funding improvements. Also includes advertisements for Lemon Elixir and testimonials from ministers and residents praising Dr H Mosley Atlanta products.
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