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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
4
The Athens Banner offers yearly, half year, and quarterly rates with weekly and Sunday editions. Charges include 5 dollars per year 2 dollars 50 cents for six months 1 dollar 25 cents for three months and ten cents a week for the daily. The Weekly or Sunday Banner is 1 dollar per year 50 cents for six months. Remittances may be sent by express post office money order or registered letter.
The New York Herald editorial pages show a split stance with Taft praised as superior for president while a second column tries to calm business fears about Bryan. It questions who would calm Wall Street and likens Bryan to past socialist figures, suggesting Bryan may be favored to ease concerns if elected.
A Democratic call supports publishing campaign contributors before the national election. It argues funds, including sums over a hundred dollars, should be disclosed to voters to reveal who backs campaigns. contrasts Republican secrecy with Democratic openness and criticizes past fundraising by big corporations and figures like Mark Hanna and Taft supporters.
The piece discusses allegations that President Roosevelt bribed Daniel J. Keefe, head of the International Longshoremen’s Association, to back Taft with promises of the immigration commissioner post. Keefe denies the charge while Roosevelt remains silent. The article argues government power or franking abuses tilt toward Taft and notes Bryan’s defense and editorials on Roosevelt’s tactics. It critiques Republican methods in the campaign and highlights Gov. Elect Joseph M. Brown’s address and Georgia priorities.
A Washington column by Mrs. Lillian M Cheshire reflects on unemployed men considered superfluous in a changing economy. It contrasts those lacking drive with useful workers who lose jobs through luck or conditions, and it narrates stories of men who endure hardship, adapt, and eventually find work, from bank clerks to peddlers, ending with a note on wild salary promises in New York.
Washington Oct 19 The annual national women’s golf championship began this morning at the Chevy Chase club. East versus West matches last week served as fine prelude to the main event. The opening contest was an eighteen hole medal play match to qualify thirty two, with the rest of the week featuring eighteen hole match play rounds.
Oakland in October 19 case details say Claudienes brothers face separate trials this week for dynamite bomb on James Gallagher home with intent to wreck and intimidate or kill occupants one brother’s confession says they were hired to murder Gallagher key witness against Abe Ruef and higher ups in San Francisco graft scandals
Sunday afternoon at the Y M C A Prof Sylvanus Morris spoke to about sixty five men on The testimony of the four Gospels He treated the topic as a lawyer would a court case proving the authenticity and genuineness of the gospels The address proved helpful and worthy to be delivered elsewhere.
The Pennsylvania Baptist General Convention takes possession of Norristown as it begins a five day session. The program includes features beyond routine business, promising a varied agenda for attendees. A local note warns about household cough remedies and endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung ailments.
Baltimore marked Peggy Stewart Day on October 19, observing the 134th anniversary of the burning of the ship Peggy Stewart at Annapolis and the destruction of its tea cargo by American patriots. Anniversary exercises were held under the auspices of patriots and historical societies.
Iowa Falls hosts the Iowa Baptist state convention with over 500 delegates representing about 413,000 Baptists. The gathering spans several days featuring anniversary meetings by missionary societies and prominent speakers.
The advance guard of visitors has arrived for the twenty first annual reunion of Confederate veterans of Virginia in Charlottesville. The three day session opens tomorrow with expectations of unusually large attendance and elaborate entertainment arranged by local committees honoring veterans who served from 1861 to 1865.
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