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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1905
Page
3
Suffering and pain are blamed on unknown causes and a modern oil marketed as a safe internal or external remedy. The ad claims rapid relief, a guaranteed cure, and sale by all druggists with prices 50 cents and 1.00.
The Saturday Book club lists many new titles including Sea Wolf by London and The Betrayal by Oppenheim. Other authors include Nichol son Fowler Grant and Holmes. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised as a healer with a buyer note from Norfolk, Va.
A Caracas dispatch says President Castro pushed the court to sequester the landed property of the American Asphalt Company, causing excitement among Americans in Caracas. Washington reports the Supreme Court confirmed the sequestration, forcing the U.S. to decide its next move.
In Gainesville Ga on February 16 the girl was not shot at as earlier reported. Norman Howard, who lives nearby, fired twice after hearing something in the yard. The window sound was likely an imagined noise or wall cracking from extreme cold.
Statesboro Georgia February 16 Col W G Obear inspector general of the Georgia state troops and Lt L B D Rucker of the 16th United States infantry inspected the Statesboro Volunteer Guards. Of 38 enlistments 35 attended the examination and the unit showed strong armory equipment and drill standards despite last year’s lynching and court martial of officers. R Lee Moore elected captain, bringing new life to the company as they prepare to march to Savannah February 22 for First regiment battle exercises.
President Dudley M. Hughes announces a nine member Georgia state fair committee including Cobb Connor Leonard Barrow Crittenden Lyons Ramsey Hughes and Calvin. They will meet in Atlanta on the 23rd to set 12000 in premiums and will later align with the Southern Interstate Fair on 10000 livestock and poultry premiums. A general superintendent and 15 department superintendents will be named, with one Atlanta woman serving as Superintendent of Woman’s Work at the same pay as other superintendents.
Sandersville Georgia mourns Miss Jeanne Chapman who died at Cox College College Park after a brief illness with peritonitis. Her funeral drew sorrowful crowds as Editor C B Chapman and Mrs Chapman rushed to Atlanta but arrived after her passing.
In Macon Georgia the city reports its new steel bridge across the river to East Macon is decaying. Alderman C E Damous states the bottom rails are crumbling like wood and that only new rails can stop the rot. The bridge was built about four years ago with upstream rails in worse condition than the lower side.
Captain Capps issues a note to CAP members detailing drill at 7:45 pm in extended order and mandatory attendance with lunch to follow.
A fragmented OCR item hints at Frintonite Petite Yee Printing debuting in a northern market. Details are unclear but point to a local launch or showcase event involving a niche printing venture.
Local ads urge customers to contact John L. Arnold at 115 for glass installation and repairs. Abney's promotes Fancy Apples and a farm for sale or rent near Athens Georgia. Jefferson and Clifton's Studio advertise portraits with phone numbers for bookings.
Reports from New York via the Herald s St Petersburg correspondent say Vladivostok is closely blockaded by Admiral Uruis'rtleet. The dispatch notes intensified naval activity and restricted access around the port amid ongoing hostilities in the region.
Tennille Ga Feb 16 An engineer from Macon Thomas Burns died in a peculiar way after reporting to his train. He went to his engine in apparent good health and was found lying on the tracks with a stroke of asphyxia, remaining unconscious for several hours before discovery.
Macon Georgia February 16 after a sleepless night the twelve jurors failed to agree on a verdict in the Brown case the court declared a mistrial. The final ballot was five for conviction and seven for acquittal. Jurors complained of the harshness of the process and called the law barbarous. Also included are new presidential inauguration travel rates from the Southern Railway with detailed fare figures and travel windows.
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