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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1909
Page
4
Subscribers are warned no carrier bay may collect subscriptions or sell papers under any circumstances. Pay the regular collector on presentation of bill or visit the office. telephone 75. The article touts local civic progress and upcoming June legislative session in Georgia, urging readers to support employment and urban development while stressing community spirit.
In this session many veteran speakers will be absent while the city expects to attract factories. Athens aims to draw manufacturers, promising unmatched inducements and potential leadership among state cities with a few more industries.
Southern railroad officials plan a through schedule from Franklin North Carolina to Athens this summer and anticipate Athens and Knoxville as future terminals. Roosevelt raises a press row in Africa while Rome Tribune Herald praise grows for Friday speeches at the Commercial Club banquet. The union passenger station committee presses rail officials toward action, aiming to secure a definitive station site in the city within weeks.
For two years the city held Memorial Day exercises with veteran storytelling instead of a single oration. The new format, featuring several old veterans recounting Civil War experiences followed by younger speakers and flower ceremonies, is praised as a splendid shift likely to set a lasting example for Southern towns.
Mixed list of events and births. Gen. Pike captured Toronto the capital of Upper Canada. Ulysses S. Grant born. Grant died 1885. An 1886 volunteer troops defeated Indians near Brook Florida. Andersonville prison opened for federal prisoners. Queen Victoria proclaimed India ascendant. Ralph Waldo Emerson born 1803 in Boston. Sir Mackenzie Bowell resigned premiership. U.S. and Cuban action at Matanzas in 1902. Andrew Carnegie funded college professor pensions in US and Canada.
Chicago and other cities host benefit performances tonight to aid Jake Schaefer, the famed Wizard of Billiards, who is retiring due to failing health. A Schaefer Souvenir booklet is on sale in billiard rooms and clubs to raise funds, honoring his long career from Milwaukee to Denver and worldwide acclaim.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is advertised as keeping cough loose aiding expectoration and reducing coughing fits. It is described as safe and sure and is offered for sale by H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co Warren J. Smith & Bro E. C. McEvoy and L. P. Canning.
Five hundred experts in early childhood training have gathered in Buffalo for the sixteenth annual convention of the International Kindergarten Union. Delegates from the United States Canada Australia Mexico and Japan attend with preliminary committee meetings today. The event runs three days featuring addresses papers and discussions and marks the union as a separate organization since 1895 after its 1892 Saratoga origin as a branch of the National Educational Association.
A stylish wedding scene unfolds at St James church in New York as Miss Nora Langhorne wed Paul Phipps. Bishops and social figures attend with lengthy lists of bridesmaids and guests including relatives of Langhorne and Phipps.
Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a safe guard against spring costs that inflame the lungs and develop into pneumonia. The ad warns against counterfeit products and urges customers to insist on the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar sold by all druggists.
The second trial of Wade, 26, for the alleged murder of his sweetheart ends in the corporation court. The first trial had resulted in Wade's conviction.
A Victorian era advertisement urges readers to trust Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds instead of substitutes. It emphasizes the genuine product in a yellow package and warns against “own make” remedies, noting it is sold by all druggists.
An interstate oratorical contest opens in Chicago to precede the International Peace Census event. Universities from Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and Indiana send entrants, with world peace as the general theme for the orations.
In Augusta on April 26, during morning prayers at Zion Negro Baptist Church leader Zach Watkins collapsed and died. The frightful event caused pandemonium as congregants fled. police were summoned but none would reenter. Autopsy to occur where he fell. many womenreacted in hysteria.
New York hosts its annual automobile carnival starting today under favorable conditions. The week long program features a hill climb at Fort George, straightway races and speed trials on Ocean Parkway, plus gymcane camps, obstacle races, endurance runs and carnival parades, with many predicting it could rival Mardi Gras in significance.
The chamber of commerce calls on every citizen to support deserving enterprises and work in harmony to sustain the city’s ongoing growth and prosperity, stressing that collective effort will advance the community’s future.
A historical note recounts King Otto of Bavaria born April 27, 1848, his troubled reign after Tad’s death, and the regency of his uncle Prince Luitpold. It notes Otto’s alleged insanity, his placement at Pursteareid, and the dynasty’s decline in Europe.
A spring health note promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a neoden tonic to support kidneys after winter strain. It claims to purify blood by stimulating kidney function and removing impurities, imparting new life and vigor. Pleasant to take and sold by all druggists.
A vintage advertisement claims thin women can become beautiful with more flesh using Samose and the plump, marketed by H. R. Palmer & Sons for 50 cents.
Hal Chase, first baseman for the New York Americans, has been out with varioloid in Augusta for three weeks. He arrived in New York and received a warm reception from teammates. Manager Stallings bars him from playing until Monday May 6, designated Hal Chase Day at a local American park. Chase reports no smallpox marks and says he feels better than ever.
A vintage ad urges treating a head cold with ally's Cream Balm to prevent catarrh and inflamed air passages. It claims prompt relief and lists Ely's Cream Balm as available from druggists for 50 cents or by mail from Ely Bros, 6 Warren Street, New York.
Miata Gia ages 28 reports say Seaboard property of the Seiberth Ale Line railroad will go to auction around July 1 under receivers. A long contest between Thon I Ryan's party and John Skelton Williams's faction has centered on control of the property for years. If Ryan supporters prevail, W A Garrett would remain as president of the receivers and oversee further improvements already begun.
Dr. S. W. Arrowood of Athinta demands inquiry into the death of a Turner at the state insane asylum in Milledgeville. He reports a head wound on the corpse suggesting a blow while alive and asks the coroner to hold an inquest, which was refused. The deceased had been at the asylum only briefly.
A brief item notes Florida seeks a winter home for the President, amid debate over the new Athens egress. The proposal faces scrutiny and requires a compelling offer beyond simple rural fare like possum and potatoes.
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