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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
4
The Athens Banner urges reform against long public power by the Republican party. It notes political turnover and calls for change. A long dispatch then discusses Sergius Witte, Moscow’s diplomat, praising his peace work and the influence Jewish Americans had on his views.
A historical voice laments Kansas race policy in schools, arguing blacks are denied admission to white schools and that segregated education yields better results. The writer predicts nationwide adoption of separate schools as chickens come home to roost for the South and Kansas alike.
Voters weary of the gubernatorial campaign in Georgia, worn down by daily partisan attacks from the state’s two leading papers, seek respite. Readers crave fresh topics and less mudslinging as Hoke Smith and Clark Howell battle for the governorship, prompting calls for altered campaign methods and a healthier media diet.
The Macon Telegraph condemns widespread corruption in the U S government and cites the Printing Office under new public printer Ricketts. It details a gambling like environment, the symposium loan scheme, high interest abuses, and funds diverted by insiders and outsiders, signaling rottenness across the establishment.
The death of Chief Justice Thomas J. Simmons prompts debate on the selection of a new chief. The Banner argues for keeping the chief justice elected by the people or via seniority, proposing reforms to ensure the presiding officer is chosen without destabilizing the court. The piece questions current practice and names Associate Justice Andrew J. Cobb among those highlighted.
A Supreme Court seniority argument favors appointing the longest-serving justice as chief justice after Chief Justice Simmons’s death. Proponents say the bench’s record is strong and respected, with broad acceptance of decisions beyond Georgia. They advocate changing the law for court-based or seniority selection.
The News and Courier questions the abrupt halt of retaliatory duties on American goods in Russia. It contrasts American fevered support for Japan with sympathy for Russia, urging caution in U S relations and suggesting delays in overt rapprochement between Russia and the United States. Kansas is noted as confronting the race issue, with irony over a possible revival of John Brown.
Judge Frederick W. Lucas of Athens dies at 81 after sixty nine years in the city. A Mercer University alumnus and former merchant, he served as alderman, justice of the peace, and cemetery trustee. He was a lifelong member and steward of the First Methodist Church and died in harness after Sunday services. His passing ends a storied public and religious life marked by integrity and devotion.
Lorenzen Berry of West Medford Massachusetts identified his daughter Ella as the suicide in New York City. Ella Berry a stenographer died at the Manhattan Hotel after a vacation and a false Boston newspaper story accusing her of running away with a married man. The family received a letter pleading forgiveness and explaining the torment of the false tale. Ella registered as A. W. Widley of Washington DC before her death by poison and pistol.
J P Klote of Edina Missouri declares Chamberlains Stomach and Silver Tablets more beneficial than any other remedy for stomach troubles. The ad notes the tablets for any stomach disorder, pitiousness or constipation and lists H R Falmer & Bona as sellers.
The Lucy Cobb Institute will start a two story music hall within weeks funded by alumnae and citizens. Principal Mrs Lipscomb oversees a large gift fund, enabling a rear annex to house music rooms and extra recitation spaces. After completion, a dormitory fund drive will follow to address admission limits this season.
Dr H R Bernard, editor of the Religious Forum, is spending a few days in the city with his family. The Forum, boosted by his leadership, has grown from monthly to weekly, attracts strong advertising, and will be sold on all railroad trains as the only religious paper of its kind.
In Athens city court, the case against C C Dean J H Dootson and E B Price charged with violating the election laws in the last mayoralty primary went out on demurrer. This ends the case in the courts.
Georgia faces a rebuilding season with only Captain Dan Sage returning from last year’s squad. Coach Dickinson reviews and tests over two hundred prospective players, selecting and training newcomers in a strict regime. Early optimism remains, but definitive predictions await further training and evaluation over the next ten days.
After illness, a reader is urged to restore health with Dr King s New Life Pills. The copy promises a quick pleasant and certain cure for headache constipation and indigestion. Available at H R Palmer Bons and W J Smith Bro.
City court Monday heard Juln Fields faced vagrancy charges and was acquitted. Claud Sims pled guilty to gambling with a fine of fifty dollars or twelve months in jail.
Hyomel promises cure or money back with a lifetime inhaler, one dollar outfit plus fifty cents for a second bottle. The remedy claims direct inhalation to air passages, destroys catarrhal germs, enriches blood with ozone, and results in a permanent cure when used as directed four times daily.
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