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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1910
Page
7
Atlanta workers raise funds for a monument to Southern Railway’s Samuel Spencer. A concrete pedestal thirty feet wide is under construction at Terminal Station plaza, with the statue almost finished and preparations for the May unveiling underway.
In Atlanta on April 20 a state chemist Edgar Everhart reports the Chalybeate Spring in Gainesville yields pure water with high iron content and other minerals. A marble grotto will channel the spring’s outlet as part of a park project honoring Sidney Lanier.
Atlanta, April 20. Georgia's political scene centers on possible gubernatorial bids. Judge B. Russell of the state court of appeals weighs a run, with Comptroller General William A. Wright and Hoke Smith also in the mix. Governor Brown’s position remains unclear as party leaders delay formal decisions. A separate item reports conductor Wilford Adams credits Foley's Kidney Remedy for relief from chronic rheumatism and returning to work.
Atlanta April 20 Differences between the Southern Railway and their telegraphers will be settled by arbitration. On Thursday at the Interstate Commerce Commission offices in Washington, W H Thompson and J J Dermody will select a third arbiter under the Urden act. Telegraphers seek an eight hour day. The road claims a ten to twenty cent pay rise with no overall increase, while a five per cent increase is proposed elsewhere.
L. W. Harriman of Burlington Maine suffered edema in the army for forty years. He credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing him when all else failed. The salve is billed as a greatest healer for sores ulcers boils burns cuts wounds bruises and piles. Available at W J Smith Co and BH B Palmer & Sons for 25 cents.
President Taft issued national proclamation for observance. In Atlanta on April 20 the Tuberculosis League promotes a day to discuss TB. Dr Brown urged Georgia ministers to seek state aid. Governor Brown and Taft issued proclamations nationwide. day to be widely observed.
The Treasury Department seeks a banking economist as a new civil service post offering $1600 yearly with promotion potential. Examinations for candidates will be held today and tomorrow in Washington D C. Applicants must be versed in law with strong finance monetary and banking economics knowledge.
Boxing fans anticipate a six round bout tomorrow night in Pittsburgh between Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia and Al Kaufman of California. Both fighters have trained steadily and look to be in prime condition for the clash before a local club audience.
A New York conference of public officials railroad men and others opened in the city to seek better farm conditions across the state. The aim is to attract desirable farms lands and attract immigrants to ease farm labor shortages.
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index notes rapid gains in land and coastal industries. A large Mobile oyster cannery with sixty vessels will operate seasons, Brunswick seafood company forms, and a pine of Georgia land sold to plant pecan groves. Investments include $75,000 Sumter farm sale, $1,000,000 Athens trust plans, and Birmingham bond approvals.
An advertisement asserts diarrhoea can be cured promptly with a medicine like Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It claims immediate relief with no unpleasant after effects and that it is pleasant and safe to take, sold by all dealers.
Oklahoma City plans a grand carnival marking Oklahoma’s coming of age with visitors arriving daily. The celebration includes flags, bunting, and electric lights, a nighttime pageant of illuminated floats, and a ball hosted by the Women of ’89, with Governor Haskell invited.
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