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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
4
The Athens Banner calls for changing state law to make all county official terms four years instead of two. It argues four year terms would reduce elections, cut factional conflict, lessen public distraction, and improve efficiency by allowing officers to fully learn their duties before renewal. The paper urges action by the next General Assembly.
The Banner calls for urgent forest conservation and widespread Arbor Day planting. It praises State School Commissioner Merritt for mobilizing children to plant trees, notes impressive county results, and urges support from older residents and local ladies. It links tree planting to state prosperity and fair success.
The Banner urges Athens women to contribute to the Woman's department of the Northeast Georgia Fair. It stresses the department's importance to the fair's success and calls for a strong, cool exhibit to make the event notable and engaging for attendees.
The Georgia State Normal School faces funding strain as dormitories overflow and demand for trained teachers outpaces supply. Officials urge new buildings and more faculty to properly serve an expanding student body. Hancock county leads a local tax move to fund schools, praising rural districts and extending eight month terms, supported by Commissioner M. L. Duggan.
Hancock county leads in school funding calls. The article urges other counties to use a new law allowing local taxes to fund rural schools. Eight month sessions are proposed, with nine months possible. Eight months can work with local tax to raise standards, equipment, and teachers statewide. It proclaims a glorious day when all counties align and adopt the law.
The world will see Japan as the victor in the peace terms with Russia, conceding three points not in the original war demands and winning half of Sakhalin. Japan drops indemnity, allows Russia to keep interned ships, and withdraws the naval limits in the Pacific to secure peace and Japan’s survival. This victory raises Japan’s prestige and ensures future respect from great powers.
Chronicle of the Russo Japanese conflict after the Portsmouth treaty shows eighteen months of brutal fighting with near half a million dead or wounded. Japanese losses total 166,756 and Russian 329,779 with heavy casualties at multiple named battles such as Yalu, Shisanlital, Nanchan, Teliiz, Fenshwiling, Kaiping, Motienling, Kinatazo, and Pashichiso among others.
The report lists numerous clashes between Japanese and Russian forces, with figures for each engagement. Major sites include Port Arthur, Niuchwang, Heikantal, Mudken, Chandru, Kaiyuan, Yingeching, and Westyuantaumun, detailing Japanese and Russian casualty or force counts and large war sums.
The Banner credits President Roosevelt with initiating the Portsmouth peace conference and guiding efforts that led Russia and Japan to an agreement. It notes his direct outreach to the czar and Mikado, his behind the scenes influence, and his aim for peace despite mixed outcomes. Japan gains, Russia preserves face, indemnity limited, and Roosevelt’s ongoing role signaled.
The Portsmouth peace accord announces a treaty ending the war with a Russia Japan pact. It outlines Korean and Manchuria arrangements, port Arthur and Sakhalin cessions, railway joint ownership, and postwar troop evacuations within eighteen months, with ratifications to follow.
A Midland mother credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her two year old son from a severe bowel attack. She touts its effectiveness even in cholera infantum and urges following directions. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
In Macon Georgia on September 5 Ordinary C M Wiley heard testimony challenging John L Boardmans will. Executors lawyers fought to revoke a clause leaving half the estate to Martha Johnson a mulatto woman. The other half was to his daughter Miss Juliette Boardman. A prominent physician testified to undue influence and mental incapacity. The trial continues tomorrow with the case led by several Macon attorneys. Boardman died three months ago in Savannah after living in Bibb county and being related to J Pierpont Morgan. The hearing involved the wife and daughter and will proceed in the morning.
A Bennettsville reader touts Fled ric Bitters to prevent quarrels after marriage by keeping a spouse’s chestnut tone. The letter claims dyspepsia and torpid liver plagued a wife until Electric Bitten restored strength and vigor, with H R Palmer & Bons and W J Smith & Bro selling the product.
A medical missionary account from Liangtan, Hunan, contrasts Chinese and American surgical methods. A local Chinese doctor, aiming to outshine foreigners, botched a knee tumor operation, bleeding badly until Dr. Vanderburgh, present nearby, and two Chinese doctors performed proper surgery at the Presbyterian hospital. The Chinese doctor was imprisoned, later watched by soldiers, with potential severe punishment if the patient had died.
Mr James N Nichols of Vernon Connecticut, merchant and postmaster, testifies that Chamberlains Pain Balm drew out inflammation and gave immediate relief for a child's burn after cold applications worsened it. He praises its use for cuts strains and lame backs and claims it never disappoints. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro.
A Colorado bishop urges liberal church giving while a Bala tale recalls Mrs. Simmers, parsimonious and rich, who attends chapels but gives little. Her grandson, listening at the dinner table, questions parishioners and finally sums up the sermon as poor, noting a penny would have bought more.
The Northeast Georgia Fair is set to begin in four weeks with organizers promising a standout event. Details on dates and schedule remain to be released by the local fair association.
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