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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1905

Page

8

Annual Meeting of the Industrial Home in Athens

The annual meeting of the Bessie Mell Industrial Home in Athens reports a productive year with a large attendance and rewards for the needy. Treasurer notes, expenses, and receipts show modest balances. workers, garments, visits, and cases relieved are tallied. A Harvest Festival thanks the city and urges further support, with details of staff and aid listed.

Auer W. A. Carlton Elks W. W. Thomas Johnston Louie Lane Leotee Thomas Sanford Athens M. Rutherford

Russian battleships blaze at Port Arthur

Cheefoo reports Monday morning fires on Russian battleships Hetvizan Poltava and the protected cruiser Pallada. Afternoon explosions destroy the Sevastopol as ruins blow up.

Blaze Port Arthur Cheefoo Hetvizan Poltava Pallada Sevastopol

German Ship Held at Norfolk in Wartime Action

Newport News Va Jan 5 The Ardia a German steamship is held at the Norfolk yard after a mysterious stranger boarded as a pilot arrived and the ship was suddenly prevented from sailing. No details on the cause the submarines aboard or the messenger are available.

Newport News

Cotton mill receivership appeal in Fall River

Davis cotton mills of Fall River face a Bristol county superior court receivership appeal led by stockholders counsel. Industrial Trust Company holds a $500,000 mortgage. assets listed at $587,838 against $1,007,342 liabilities amid poor markets and a strike. If the plan is approved, petitioners intend a reorganization to reduce capital and bring in new funds while keeping the plant operating.

Macon J. L. Butler Atlanta Recorder’s Court Ethel Love Wall Street Fall River Mass Davis Cotton Mills Fox Bristol County Superior Court the Industrial Trust Company Providence Davis Mills Daniel Sully

The Cage Against Talbot Collapses

Philadelphia reports that the Irvine vs Talbot case has collapsed. J Frederick Jenkinson, representing the presenters, heads to St Louis seeking leave to withdraw the presentment against Bishop Talbot and to file a new one.

Philadelphia I. N. W. Irvine Episcopal Church Talbot Central Pennsylvania Irvine J. Frederick Jenkinson St. Louis Tuttle

Man presumed dead in Oklahoma coffin revival

Jefferson Oklahoma January 3 Nathan F Chidister was announced out of danger though funeral arrangements were made and the coffin ready for burial. Just before burial the coffin lid was lifted for a last look and the underside was moist revealing the man breathing. He is now reported getting well by attending physicians.

Jefferson, Okla Nathan F. Chidister Chidister

Excluded church attendance census for Huntsville area

An exhaustive census by Madison County Sunday School Association shows only 3,327 of 7,270 white residents attend church once a month. E. R. Pettus compiled the report, noting eighteen denominations with Methodist and Baptist as the largest. The city’s population rises with only six vacant houses found.

Huntsvile Ala Huntsville Madison County Sunday School Association E. R. Pettus

Missing Atlanta woman found in Griffin after disappearance

Clara Belle Brantley of 102 Windsor Street was reported missing last Saturday and believed to have died by her own hand. She was located yesterday in Griffin, stating she went there to seek a position in the telephone office and had left Atlanta without informing relatives or friends.

Central Ave Staines Arx Darius Ives Onaton Atlanta Clara Belle Brantley Windsor Street Griffin

Griffin Bars Closed After Dry Victory Fire Destroys Plant

Griffin Georgia closes its bar rooms for four years after a local option election won by the dry side. The Griffin bars will remain dry until licenses expire, with talk of a dispensary. A separate item reports Montgomery Lumber Plant destroyed by fire causing about 750,0000 in losses and $50,000 in insurance.

Griffin Ga. An Spalding County Dry Side Montgomery Ala Montgomery Lumber Manufacturing Company Ori

Augusta City Council Delays New City Hall Plan

Augusta Georgia January 3. The city council opened its annual meeting and began the second year of the Allen administration. Five new councilmen were inducted: George Lamback Bryan Lawrence John B. Carter John M. Hayes and Dr J P Smith. The Major urged delaying the new city hall until other vital improvements are completed.

Augusta City Council of Allen George Lamback Bryan Lawrence John B. Carter John M. Hayes J. P. Smith

Dr Boschee German Syrup Promises Restful Sleep Cure

A vintage advertisement extols Dr Boschee's German Syrup as a safe tonic to end nightly coughs and exhaustion. It promotes free morning expectoration and claims forty years of curing consumption with trial and big bottles available at druggists.

Dr. Boschee

Vornblatt Plumbing Ad Highlights Steam Heating Services

VORNBLATT PLUMBING offers steam and hot water heating for private residences as a specialty. Estimates are given cheerfully.

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