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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
3
In a swift rout, William Harrison Dempsey stops Jess Willard in the first round after repeated knockdowns. The referee briefly interrupted as Dempsey claimed victory before the bout continued into two more rounds.
The funeral for Judge J A B Mahaffey will be at his Washington street home at eleven this morning with Rev. Charles Holder of Atlanta presiding. Interment follows at Woodbine cemetery. He was judge of the Jefferson City Court, longtime Western circuit lawyer, and active public official for forty five years. Born April 9 1843 in Daronega Ga he married Erle Calahan in 1873 and leaves several children.
July 4 celebrations in Athens drew about 2,000 people at the University of Georgia campus and Colonial Theater events. The program featured talks by Congressman John H. Small and Rev. A G Richards, with unity and liberty themes, and the evening included music, singing, and a reception.
London reports the women's emancipation bill was defeated in the House of Commons after a long consideration. The day’s vote closes a contentious debate over reform and future Parliament sessions.
Thornton's Luncheonette offers a 50c dinner featuring roast beef brown snap beans cold slaw scalloped potatoes and rice pudding with corn muffins coffee or tea. Plates and a 35¢ dinner option are listed.
William Henry Bishop aged 17 dies after illness at his home on Hall street Athens. Funeral services are at the Christian church this afternoon at 5 30 led by Rev Grubb. The same morning Judge Andrew J Cobb will validate Clarke county’s 250000 good road bonds after evidence confirms lawful election.
Mayor Erwin proclaims War Savings Stamps as essential to national stability and prosperity. He argues personal savings build a solid citizenry, fund government securities, and support industry, employment, and lower prices while raising living standards.
Superintendent Bond cites a Lancaster Ohio school board debate from 1829 where educators resisted railroads as a threat to faith. They argued rail travel of fifteen miles per hour contradicted scripture and called rail innovation a device of Satan.
Washington July 4 Independence Day celebration centered on peace return as the dominating spirit. Pageantry urged civilians to welcome returning soldiers and sailors and a parade depicted all nations at war against Germany.
Jake Goldstein of Milwaukee with a bottle of bichloride of mercury tablets was found unconscious at a Lumpkin Hill street car station at midnight. He claimed he did not swallow a tablet but ate sulphur heads from matches. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. police noted a telegram about his ill wife and a letter suggesting he left home with about $2000.
Harbor Grace Newfoundland July 4 The Handley Page plane entered by Vice Admiral Kerr left at 4 15 p m New York time for a non stop flight to New York covering 1075 miles. Sydney Nova Scotia July 4 The British Dirigible B 34 on route to Mineola New York and the Handley Page bombing plane started for Mineola from Harbor Grace were about fifty miles off Sydney at 8 40 p m New York time according to wireless reports.
E G Bray, veteran in pursuing speeders, joins the motorcycle squad at police headquarters. Chief Buesse says Bray will work night duty and return to chasing speed offenders soon as the city aims to form a beat speed field squad within weeks to break up the speed craze following Bray’s Arm injury in a prior collision.
The H. C. Bishop grocery store on Lumpkin Street will be closed today following the death of the owner’s father. Local customers are advised to return tomorrow for any needed supplies.
London reports Lord Summer will chair five judges from the United States Great Britain France Italy and Japan at the trial of the former German emperor. Sir Gordon Hewart prosecutes with German counsel aided by British lawyers. Amsterdam says extradition depends on judicial points and Polish treaty terms move quickly in Paris. Berlin expects 28 German POWs home soon while Dortmund sees serious socialist rioting and food shortages as troops move in.
Mr. O J Tolnas of this city, brother of Ensign T J Tolnas, received a bronze memorial tablet from the U S Naval Air Station at Pensacola Fla. The inscription honors Ensign Trygve Johann Tolnas, Naval Aviator, who died December 31 1918, with a tribute from his fellow officers.
Gaston Chevrolet won the 100 mile auto mower derby at Sheepshead Bayes breaking the world distance record with a time of 64 minutes 17 and 8 seconds in New York on July 4.
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