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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
5
The article highlights London’s expansion with a side by side picture of the latest directory and the first London directory printed in 1677 for Sam Lee. The newer title volume has 120 pages, while the current issue contains 2,656 pages and weighs 14 pounds.
Geologists note Mount Mazama once towered near fifteen thousand feet, rivaling Oregon’s Mount Hood. It collapsed thousands of years ago, leaving Crater Lake as the caldera. Rim walls reach four thousand feet, lake depths reach two thousand, with surrounding heights still imposing.
Washington society names Mrs John W Kern wife of Senator Kern of Indiana and president pro tempore as a new social leader. She presided at a formal breakfast honoring Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Marshall, drawing praise for charm and popularity among the capital's social circles.
The article explains that a double hull approach would allow liners to stay afloat long enough for all aboard to evacuate even if hulls are ripped. It cites examples like the White Star Olympic and the Vaterland, noting their sizes and features such as large rudders and heavy stacks as demonstrations of shipbuilder ingenuity.
The annual report outlines the Juvenile Protective Association efforts across five states to establish Juvenile Courts and Probation, noting visits, addresses, and fundraising. It cites financials including cash balance of 505.73 and stock and donations totaling 9,010.42, while detailing challenges in tracking beneficiaries and cautious expansion of facilities and programs.
A report from Cranford Jackson defends the Juvenile Protective Association and its work in the southern states. He notes the superintendent Mr Copeland who oversees twelve boys, with two running away, one paroled and improving. He says health and morals at the school are strong and progress in self government evident.
Two boxing events scheduled with 10 round bouts. Charley White faces Leach Sroes in Milwaukee. Jack Dillon is set to fight Barney Wiltichims in Rochester.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co., swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6, 1886 in Toledo Ohio Lucas County.
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