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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
4
The Athens Banner page surveys local and national notes from education in Athens to pole exploration, Taft, Dr. Cook, railroad talks, and naval cuts. It comments on high school oratorical work, rising attendance, upcoming fall trade, and plans for a Gainesville Tate railroad while noting broader topics such as the North Pole debate and tax talk.
The piece reports growing friction within the Roosevelt faction as President Taft, while pledging to uphold Roosevelt policies, shelves or softens several reforms. The Ballinger-Pinchot dispute exposes tensions, with expected disclosures signaling a drift away from conservation aims prized by Teddy Roosevelt.
A humorous recounting claims President Roosevelt, famed hunter, spares Africa's stork during his travels. It notes his past killings are many, but the stork remains immune. It has him meeting the bird with smiles, and rumors say he might bring a live stork to Washington to complete his record without harming the bird on this trip.
Year by year the United States postal service shows a growing deficit and postmaster general leads a vigorous inquiry to uncover leaks graft and errors. Many expenses rise from extending facilities to underserved communities where income does not cover costs. While systemic overhauls are needed, waste persists despite broadening the system.
A northern policy critique calls for young men to abandon Canada emigration and settle in the South instead. The piece argues southern lands offer affordable options, urges Northwest advocates to promote regional development, and stresses self reliance, native opportunity, and domestic expansion for American citizens.
The piece contrasts Northern and Southern expectations for Black domestic workers. It argues that some Southern women’s employees seeking freedom in the North face harsher realities, while Northern bosses demand quiet efficiency. It cites editors from Charleston News and Courier and Rochester Herald on loyalty, faithfulness, and work ethic amid cultural shifts.
The Lincoln pennies became famous for bearing Lincoln’s image and for designer initials later removed. A bold bandit robbed an express train, ordering the bags of gold to be set aside on a side track, then fled, discovering he had about ten thousand pennies instead of gold in his possession.
The Panama Canal Zone trembled as a severe earthquake shook houses and sent inmates fleeing. No canal damage reported yet but construction may have suffered, reinforcing fears scientists and officials long noted about seismic risk near the canal.
A St Louis editor-priest Father D S Phelan advocates family suffrage where each man earns one vote per child and childless men are disfranchised. He argues large families would resist elite control and shift power away from current governing classes. He concedes he would forego voting if such law passed.
The piece argues the 1910 census could be political or non political. It claims past censuses favored Republicans, especially in the South, and warns political manipulation would hurt a rapidly growing region. It notes hopes Taft will appoint fair supervisors for fair Southern treatment.
The article announces Dr. Frederick A. Cook as the discoverer of the North Pole and details the journey and hardships. It notes skepticism, praises national pride, and contrasts Cook with Walter Wellman whose airship efforts receive less attention. Cook’s triumph is framed as timely and newsworthy.
President Taft plans trimming the standing army by 8,000 to 80,000 men to save about 9 million dollars annually. The move aims at cutting expenses amid extravagant appropriations and a revenue-straining tariff. He argues a smaller force could still defend national interests.
The piece argues the U S constitution allows Taft to visit Mexico but notes a long standing custom against presidents leaving the United States. It cites Roosevelt's Panama trip as an exception and emphasizes that departing for Mexico would break established custom, though not constitutional text.
The piece urges stronger Georgia history teaching across schools and colleges. It notes widespread ignorance and calls for a thorough curriculum, a regular program beyond Georgia Day, and a chair at the University of Georgia to promote informed generations. It envisions every young person knowing state history ten years hence.
An editorial urges strict enforcement of speed limits to curb dangerous driving. It compares automobile risk to horse driving, notes Athens traffic laws set twelve miles per hour in business districts and twenty outside, and calls for prompt punishment for violators to prevent fatal accidents.
Governor Brown has refused to commute the sentences of William H. Mitchell and Olin Pharr, stressing that mercy must align with justice and that the governor’s pardoning power ends where the courts’ duty begins. He pledges equal treatment under law for rich and poor, promising to enforce law without fear or favor.
Idle freight cars have been brought into service across U S railroads as business revival grows. Authority says about one hundred thousand more cars are now in use than a month ago, with crops moving and fall trade heating up. Railroads expect a heavy transport season but fear bottlenecks may still hinder prompt service.
William O. Taylor, a former Kentucky governor, returned from exile in Indiana after a pardon by Governor Willson but will not stay. He says he cannot live in Kentucky again amid unresolved Goebel murder conspiracy beliefs and lingering distrust. Thousands doubt his innocence, though he has not been tried for conspiracy.
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