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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1908

Page

11

Roosevelt valuation praised by Bell system head

Washington reports Theodore N. Vail, president of American Telephone and Telegraph, applies Roosevelt era physical valuation to his company. Valuation shows $499,292,000 total against $453,865,000 outstanding obligations, yielding a surplus of about $24.4 million. Political and court dynamics in Washington and New York are shaping campaign strategy as retirement-eligible justices loom.

Washington Roosevelt Theodore N. Vail American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell System Tas United States Steel Corporation Pennsylvania Railroad American Telephone and Telegraph Company Vail United States Tbs Rooseveltian New York Congress Supreme Bench Fuller Harkin Brewer Peckham

Notice of assessment for Mrs J M Collins burial fund

The regular assessment in the Oconee Benefit Burial Association on the death of Mrs J M Collins is now due and payable to secretary J H Mealor. Send assessment or call on him at the Athens Foundry at Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by all druggists.

Oconee Benefit Burial Association J. M. Collins J. H. Mealor Athens DeWitt Hasel

Diplomatic Scandal Over Hill Ambassador Post

Berlin reports a serious diplomatic scandal as Germany reportedly objects to Dr. David Jayne Hill being named ambassador to Berlin. Officials say Hill was initially deemed satisfactory, with German inquiries noted, while rumors of a quarrel over a royal remark persist but are officially denied.

Ambassador Hill Berlin Eleventh Hour David Jayne Hill Germany Connyl Cauldwell America Roosevelt Ambassador Tower Hill State Department Soofar

Electric Bitters Endorsed by San Francisco Architect

Prominent architect Norman R. Coulter of the Delbert Building in San Francisco endorses Electric Bitters. He claims it acts as a tonic, improves stomach, liver, and kidney disorders, purifies blood, and strengthens the system. Available for 60c at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Bon’s drug stores.

Norman R. Coulter Delbert San Francisco W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Bons

Surge of Southern Industry Boosts Trade Week Projections

The Tradesman reports a broad post winter revival with numerous new Southern ventures. Projects include a $100,000 Arkansas hardware firm, $500,900 Kentucky oil and gas interests, multiple mills, supply and tobacco companies, cement works, and dozens of regional factories across Alabama to Texas, signaling strong capital deployment and growing industrial activity through the week ending today.

Chattanooga Tenn Capsta Ia Arkansas Florida Oil Kentucky Mixipph North Carol Oklahoma Lunder Company Tennesee Steel Texas Virginia West Virginia

West Virginia Firms Invest in Oil, Mines and Water Works

Regional records show Tyrconnell Mines securing coal operations in Charleston and Hambleton acquiring a $50,000 water works venture. Grafton reports a $10,000 mining company investment, while Clendennin notes $26,000 tied to an oil enterprise.

West Virginia Clendennin Tyrconnell Mines Charleston Hambleton Grafton

Chester Gillette's Last Hope Gone

Gillette loses appeal as Governor Hughes refuses to intervene in the electric chair sentence. He is slated for execution in Auburn prison during the week of March 30, with expected death around 6 am next Monday. The case centers on the murder of Grace Brown at Big Moor Lake, and Gillette's mother had pressed new evidence to reopen the case, but the governor's decision ends the last chance. Additional items note Judge George Gray's Democratic nomination activity and health ad guidance, followed by a Pittsburgh Post cartoon line about rocking a boat and an unloaded pistol.

Congress Army and Navy Navy Pueblc Army Brownsville L. L. Seaman Appleton Peking Patagonia Seaman Russia Seamah Chester Gillette Hughes Auburn N. Y Gillette Grace Brown Big Moor Lake

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