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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1914

Page

2

Sentries commended after wounding two Mexicans at Fort Bliss

Melvin L Switzer and A T Flaney of the Twentieth Infantry were praised by Captain Estes after an investigation into the incident at Fort Bliss prison camp. Jesus Zarro was shot in the hand and thigh during an attempt to sling shot Flanery, while Jesus Pallares was shot in the stomach while fleeing a fence line. The two sentries were technically under arrest and face court martial for exoneration.

Associated Press el Paso Tex Melvin L. Switzer A. T. Flaney Twentieth Infantry Fort Bliss Estes Jesus Zarro Flanery Jesus Pallares

University of Georgia inspection delayed by Col. Robinson

Yesterday’s inspection at the University of Georgia was delayed when Col. Robinson of Washington arrived from Milledgeville at 1 39 PM. A dress parade was replaced by a review and the drilling and field movements were well executed. The report on the institution’s rank under the new trading will be issued in a few weeks.

University of Georgia Col. Robinson Washington Milledgeville

Probably Was Finding Out

A stray story quotes a man denying being a professional beggar and claiming his job is to collect statistics on heartless people in the town. The line showcases local humor and social observation in a compact vignette.

Germany's Army League pushes another billion marks for defense

Berlin reports Major General Keim, head of the German Army League, urging a further one billion marks for army purposes to deter potential French and Russian attacks. He attacks Count von Hertling calling for renewed wars taxes and stronger fortifications to ensure peace.

Associated Press Berlin Keim German Army League Army League Essen Krupp Count von Hertling Bavaria von Hertling Germany France Bismark Alsace-Lorraine Russia West Prussia von Bernhardt Cologne St. Petersburg England Count Witte United States Portsmouth Edward VII Paris Edward Great Britain Rominten Taegsche Rundschau William II Europe Morocco Lord Lansdowne

Fairview development shown to Athens readers

The Banner reports a car tour with Mr. W. J. Russell to Fairview University Heights noting view prospects in the city extension. Russell owns about thirty lots and a rebuilt modern house on Morton avenue offered with options including a car and savings to balance the deal. Streets are being opened as Fairview grows inviting prospective buyers to visit today.

W. J. Russell Fairview University Heights Athens Russell Piedmont Morton Avenue

Ever Ready Medicine Cabinet Offer From Hamilton Drug Co

An advertisement for an emergency medicine cabinet boasting general purpose remedies for aches, pains, rashes, and ailments. It promises safety under the pure food law with items like ointments, laxatives, bronchial and cold tablets, digestive aids, and catarrh balm. Regular price 3.00. introductory sale in Hamilton, Ohio at 1.00 each.

Hamilton Drug CO Hamilton Ohio

Dinner Guests Listed At S A E Chapter Event

Dinner at the S A E chapter in Louse chaperoned by Mrs Walter Childs will host Miss Nellie Phinizy and her guest Miss Helen Barnes of Macon plus Miss Dorothy Daves of Atlanta Miss Swift of Columbus and Miss White Head. Sir Charles Harding the British ambassador at St Petersburg is noted in the report. The narrative links a 1906 behind the scenes play at Algeciras and Russian alignment with Britain to a 1907 outcome amid Isvolski’s role and German influence.

Walter Childs Nellie Phinizy Helen Barnes Macon Dorothy Daves Atlanta Swift Columbus Whitehead St. Petersburg Charles Harding Algeciras Germany Great Britain Russia Isvolski

London Plans Defense Conference for Great Britain Dominions

A London dispatch reports plans for a defense conference among Great Britain and dominions led by Australia and New Zealand. Canada may join as debate centers on Pacific security, Anglo Japanese ties, and imperial naval coordination. Australia presses for real fleet commitments and equal voice in imperial defense.

Associated Press London Great Britain Australia New Zealand Canada Japan Pacific France Germany Tholland United States Maurice Fitzmaurice Iaa Hamilton Winston Churchill Admiralty William Ferguson Massey Greymouth Antipodes J. Hume Cook Commonwealth of Australia Dominions Churchill South Africa Imperial

Australia Plans Independent Fleet as New Zealand Protests

Australia builds its own naval force while New Zealand warns it will follow unless the Imperial government strengthens Pacific defenses. NZ previously lent its dreadnought to Britain and now seeks firm fleet obligations.

Australia New Zealand Pacific

Mio Na relief for stomach distress promoted in ad

A medical advertisement urges readers to guard against stomach distress and take Mio Na tablets for relief. It promotes a fifty-cent box from N. R. Palmer & Sons and notes tablets cost nothing if not benefited, with Druggists everywhere selling them.

N. R. Palmer & Sons

Are Colds Catching and Remedies Warned

Public health notice warns colds spread like measles and advises avoiding kissing a child by someone with a cold. It recommends avoiding crowded cars and poorly ventilated rooms and using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed to recover quickly. For sale by dealers.

Chamberlain Adv

Money's Voice and Pediment in Sterne Reread

A fragmentary note discusses Money’s voice and a pediment in their rereading of Sterne, highlighting interpretive tensions and architectural hints across the text.

Tm Sterne

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