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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
1
Legal advertisements record an administrator sale notice in Clarke and Fulton counties, detailing courts orders from 1908, property listings, and bids due at the courthouse. It includes charter petitions for Budwine Company and Manhattan Hat Company, with details on corporate structures and official attestations in Clarke and Athens.
In Clarke County Georgia Mrs Elizabeth Eidson applies to be permanent administratrix of Joseph Eidsons estate. The hearing will be at the January 1909 term of the Superior Court. The Ordinary, B Wingfield Sr, signs and seals this notice. Also administrator sale under court order to sell premises at the corner of Thomas Street formerly occupied by Abney.
In Birmingham Alabama a department store plans to incorporate with capital above million dollars, reorganize parent holdings in Georgia and Alabama, and expand operations to boost prosperity this season. The move involves multiple corporate changes and new investment intended to advance regional growth.
Caracas reports Castro’s fall from power after conspirators targeted Acting President Gomez. Gomez arrested Castro’s key followers. a pro government line solidified as cabinet resignations and new ministers took office. Dutch and German mediations paused Venezuelan decree on Willemstad goods while tensions ease. Citizens gathered in Plaza Bolivar to show approval amid political upheaval.
New York reports Miss Annie Peck of Providence R I has arrived aboard the steamer Alianza from Cristobal after a perilous ascent of Mount Huascar in the Peruvian Andes. She credits Swiss guides Rudolph Tau Valder and Gabriel Tanswall for her 24 000 foot summit climb and describes a near fall during descent with rope and alpenstock aiding their return.
Taft advocates immediate caucus support for a senatorial race in Calumus Ohio. He states editors and allies will back any campaign for votes, calling for unity in the caucus and signaling backing of Bakrer and Burton as key figures.
Fire swept through the Herald Square theater at 35th Street and Broadway near closing time. Actors and chorus fled in scant attire as flames spread from a large electric sign to offices opposite the auditorium. No one was injured. audience evacuated as the curtain fell.
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