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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1905
Page
3
Athens January 13 markets report Spots Athens 67 8 and New York 20 with open and close figures noted. The brief lists market quotes for nearby commodity scores and price ranges without broader context.
In Hamilton Ohio a crowd on Main Street watched a child fall toward an oncoming street car. Nillians Kenney of Ross Street, a railway employee, risked his life to pull the child from the rails. The child cried papa revealing Kinney was the parent and he hurried home with the saved child amid tears.
In Columbus Ohio 113 Federal inmates fear removal to the United States Prison at Atlanta. Government Prison Inspector Robert La Dow plans a transfer list to be received by Warden Gould on Thursday. Some inmates threaten to pursue Federal court challenges if moved.
Buffalo researchers at the Graddock pathological laboratory claim progress toward a cancer cure. They report cancer as a parasitic disease and say a serum from recovered mice stops tumor growth when injected, indicating immunity. The work parallels Harvard findings challenging prior cancer theories and awaits final human use.
A Cleveland Leader quote touts a car feature claiming to register arrests per mile while reducing fines. The dialog presents a humorous take on vehicle safety tech and legal penalties.
The December honor roll for Lucy Cobly Institute lists numerous students with varied grades across Latin and other subjects, including Lucy Hull Elizabeth Willis Sadie Noland Ruth Sear wens Annie Bernard Adair Wilkinson Fay Webb Mitchell and many others. An advertisement for Doan's Kidney Pills follows, touting kidney relief and a testimonial, with Booster-Milburn Co. as U.S. agents.
The Seaboard cuts fares to Atlanta to accompany the Bennie cereal religious drama and Henry W. Savage's English Grand Opera. Tickets for English Grand Opera go on sale January 17 and for Ben Hur on the same date. All tickets limit continuous passage in each direction with a final limit one day after sale. rates apply from all points between Atlanta and Elberton.
Herman Wilson aged 15 was returned to his parents in Anderson after claims of kidnapping against Bartholomew Austin, a Treary county farmer. The boy testified, an affidavit was filed, and a warrant was issued for Austins arrest. Sheriff Christopher said Austin would be in custody by morning. The boy had been moved through várias towns while under Austin’s influence and used the alias Charles Smith. The Wilson family faced distress after months apart and the arrest shocks Henry county residents.
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