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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1916
Page
8
The Southern Railway reports 146 trespasser fatalities in fiscal 1915 with 99 in rural areas and 47 in towns. Most victims were male and white, many walked on tracks, and occupations ranged broadly. Comparisons show 4,746 railway trespasser deaths nationwide in 1914, with thousands injured.
Judge Brand presided as a hearing was set on the motion for a new trial in State versus Charley Jackson at Oconee Superior Court in Watkinsville. The defendant withdrew the motion. Jackson has begun serving his sentence in the Oconee County convict gang.
A California fruit canning plant yielded a thousand tons of peach seeds last season. The kernels were cracked and shipped to Germany for use in prussic acid production and other products. Germans also processed the meats to make bitter almonds. The company sold the shells as fuel.
Gaunt N. Grimm declares he sees no further purpose on earth and plans to eat a large wedding cake sent by his niece. He says he is tired of trying to convince fools of their errors and ready to depart, as reported by the Kansas City Star.
The text notes Napoleon Bonaparte as a prodigious force whose wars vastly affected populations beyond the grave. It asserts his adherence to an old valuation of women tied to fertility and links his power to the size of his army.
Johnny explodes at his mother during a game of tag. He complains about pronoun duties after a new baby arrives, saying the world has changed with the baby and he must wheel the baby buggy constantly.
A Kansas City Star quote records the Old Codger describing quinine binges for malaria. He says excessive quinine once caused auditory noises and a day of feeling mocked as an "Hon." and courted for legislative run.
A Houston Post remark says people blame the Lord when they cannot find others to stand for their misfortunes, criticizing the tendency to uplift divine attribution for personal failures.
Elks hall improvements led by B P O E members include a redesigned lower dance floor and upstairs lounging and reading rooms while the reception area remains by the main entrance. The Senate christened the new floor Friday night after a formal dinner at the Georgian hotel, with many dances planned at the Elks hall following Holman hall’s closure.
The five year period ending 1914 saw more than 10.5 million dollars spent in Latin America by major North American missionary groups, a rise of nearly four million from the prior five years. The Home Base Commission urges stronger support from home churches amid indifferent attitudes and Roman Catholic dominance in the region. It highlights vast regional potential and calls for renewed active backing for evangelical work in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and surrounding republics.
The Star Theater presents a popular priced program for African American audiences in Athens. The note boasts a clean, well run venue with 5c and 10c admission all week. Letters from readers mention an adult literacy offer by H F Pittard starting March 1 in the Mac Dowell Building. Louise Moore visits Mrs Cheney.
Walter Bishop returns from two week tour to Chicago and Detroit and other points north with agency for a popular up to date auto line. Factories report heavy war order activity and ships headed to France and Russia. Right hand drive cars finished in battleship grey may face spring shortages.
St Louis affair hosts National Defense Conference of mayors on March 3 and 4 with debates between Richard L. Metcalfe of Omaha and Col. Bryan after an Athens Georgia mayor is urged to attend as a delegate and speak. Mayors from 600 cities invited. sessions cover navy and army defense, with a final banquet closing.
February 19 1916 report lists affirmations by the Supreme Court of judgments from Jackson and Banks counties. Attorneys P Cooley J A B Mahaffey Ray Ray for plaintiffs in error and Brown Randolph R S Parker H M Hampton for defendants in error are noted.
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