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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
2
Ground was broken for the Panama California Ex position in Balboa Park with elaborate ceremonies led by telegraphic signal from President Taft. Religious services opened the day with pontifical high mass by Bishop Conaty as plans for pageants water sports and an industrial civic parade proceed through the week.
Ottawa reports a flood of petitions from Canada and the United States urging commutation for Angelina Neapolitano, wife of Neapolitano, condemned for murdering her husband. The mother-to-be awaits the birth of her fourth child and faces execution in August after her trial in Sault Ste. Marie.
Stores announce a big sale with reduced prices to support remodeling of a building damaged by fire. Bargains abound as shoppers are invited to come and see.
New York reports James C. Williamson sailed for Europe to complete his fifteenth world tour. He is described as the richest man in the theater and controls major Australian playhouses and London theaters through a syndicate.
A brief poem from Rev. H Stubenwoll Allison Iowa extols Dr Kings New Life Pills as a health necessity. It claims the pills are essential in every home and offer relief after other remedies fail. Sold for 26 cents at W s Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
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