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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Banner notes upcoming college arrivals and a booster campaign by the chamber of commerce, plus discussions of gubernatorial campaigning with Joe Brown and Harmon, possible Clark influence, and the impact of railroad expansion on Athens commerce.
A public health column warns the common drinking cup spreads tuberculosis scarlet fever typhoid diphtheria and other diseases. It urges abandoning the shared cup in parks depots schools and public buildings and teaching children to use personal utensils.
An editorial advises farmers to consider debtors when deciding whether to hold or sell the new cotton crop. It urges collaboration with creditors to avoid harming local business, noting holding can raise value but may disrupt others’ finances.
The piece notes hookworm and pellagra drawing national medical attention, with Alabama's state board of health aggressively fighting hookworm and reporting ten thousand cases across five counties. It urges higher state funding, while Georgia sees pellagra cases prompting active medical efforts to suppress the disease.
Athens Gardenclub plans a premier fall flower show while the Southern Poultry Association readies a large bird exhibition. The two displays focus on blooms and prize poultry to elevate the regional fair scene.
Athens considers launching a city drummer program to promote Clarke County and surrounding towns. Chamber of Commerce and officials discuss sending a solicitor to Chicago and using mobile advertising to visit nearby cities. A coordinated tour by local wholesalers could attract business and generate substantial returns.
The Texas senator announces retirement at the end of his current term, leaving uncertain whether he will reconsider. Once a key Senate figure and minority leader, Bailey has drifted from party leadership, resigned from committees, and clashed with Democratic leaders, though his exit is not seen as catastrophic for the party.
William J. Bryan openly attacks Governor Harmon of Ohio as the likely Democratic presidential candidate. His private talks and public remarks aim to block Harmon while rallying old-guard Democrats and alienating progressives. Bryan appears out of the race personally but intends to influence the nomination and may back Champ Clark or other options.
An 1910 comparison shows Atlanta Memphis and Birmingham recording vastly higher arrest totals than Cleveland despite larger populations. Proponents attribute Cleveland’s gold en rule approach of avoiding arrests for minor offenses with maintaining peace and order, noting potential applicability to Southern cities amid race concerns.
The state department and newspapers mobilize experts to examine cotton regions in Mississippi Louisiana and Texas as Georgia faces similar threats. In Oconee county James D Price reports severe caterpillar and bollworm damage with top crops ruined and future losses feared due to worm activity in bolls and leaves. The state entomologist plans field inspections in Oconee and Henry counties this week to launch a campaign against these pests.
Analyzes immigration into America noting about a million arrivals last year and over three hundred thousand returning home. Highlights transportation cost reductions, reasons for staying or returning, and concentration in New York. Discusses impact on cities and immigrant progress.
The Athens community opts for calm growth over protests or charter battles. Officials praise a well run post office and the steady, directed efforts to boost business, revenue, and city progress without dramatic campaigns or divisions. The Athens spirit is a steady electric current driving prosperity along proper channels.
The state entomologist will inspect Oconee and Henry counties after farmers report caterpillar and boll worm damage to prized cotton. In J. D. Price’s Oconee farm a ten acre patch, once able to yield 23 to 25 bales, is ruined with caterpillars and two worm types. many bolls are rotted and pervading infestations threaten future fields.
Here are the Georgia boys who reported yesterday for football practice on the Georgia team the Red and Black roster lists fifteen men who have joined Captain Kid Woodruff and coaches Coningham and Anderson Arnett Ma lone 180 pounds Locust Grove Harrell R M A weight match for Arnett Dutch Williams 215 pounds Craig Orr Athens Bob McWhorter Barnesville Gordon Institute lately Athens Bowden Creekmore Pes cock Conklin Slater Price Jesup McLean Woods subs Perry Woodruff Woodruff will be in college but not in games Sanford field saw new subs warming up under Coach Cunningham as they are tested and hardened Athens rooters view the squad as fair.
Lousville area report notes the Kentucky State Fair opens with every department full and a superior racing program and amusements. Attendance already suggests a new daily high record. The article contrasts Catholic education options with a new local high school under Very Rev. Gabriel Messmer.
An international Exposition of Inventions opened today in the Coliseum at St Louis with free admission for students. The exhibit highlights railroad devices and other new approaches, running through the Brooklyn Week and attracting attention from Catholic high school attendees.
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