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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1908

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County commissioners approve summer road upgrades and new supply

The county commissioners met in session and announced offices in Room 202 Southern Mutual Building. A new sewer pipe plan for permanent road improvements was received and another work car ordered to advance summer projects. They will start Danielsville road after Lexington road work, commending Holman for Lexington road progress. A proposal will be submitted to Algist mayor and council to pay Oconee Street up to Oconee Street Bridge.

Southern Mutual Ganthin Danielsville Lexington Road Holman Holsoun Wiii Mnayor Council Algist Oeonee Street Oconee Street Delo

Keen Interest Felt in Tuberculosis Congress Held in Washington

The international Tuberculosis Congress and accompanying exhibition will be held in Washington early in October with extensive European and international participation. Notable attendees include L Landouzy, Maurice Mignon, S Steriopulo, Wo Bing, Ramon Y Cajal, Camilo Calleja, and K J Kanning. The new National Museum will not be finished by opening but floors will be prepared. Sessions run from September 30 to October 12.

Washington England France Germany Sweden Switzerlad Europe Canada Newfoundam South Africa Mexico Austestia Mie Sanshit Central America Toca L. Landouzy Faculty of Medicine University of Paris Maurice Mignon Nice Medi- Gal Society SS. Steriopulo Moscow Russian Tuberculosis Commission Wo Bing Denmak Ramon Y. Cajal Madrid Camilo Calleja Spain K. J. Kanning Riga Baltic Veterinary Society National Museum Surpus

Hibernians Open Biennial Convention in Indianapolis

Delegates from nearly every state gather in Indianapolis for the Ancient Order of Hibernians biennial convention. High mass is held at the cathedral before Tomlinson Hall hosts the opening session with welcomes from Mayor Bookwalter and President Matthew Cummings of Boston. The meeting, in executive session, continues through the week.

Hibernians Indianapolis Ind Ancient Order of Hibernians Tomlinson Hall Matthew Cummings Boston Bookwalter

New Life Pills Endorsement From Harrisville Man

A. A. Felton of Harrisville endorses Dr. King's New Life Pills after years of use calling them exactly right. The ad claims relief from constipation biliousness and malaria with a 25 cent price at W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer Sons drug stores.

Dr. King A. A. Felton Harrisville W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer Sons Drug Stores

Pageant marks Quebec Tercentenary amid grand parade

Tens of thousands witnessed the Plains of Abraham pageant opening Quebec’s Tercentenary celebration. The procession dramatized Cartier to Montcalm and Wolfe with ships firing salutes as crowds gathered for royal visits and a Prince of Wales landing.

Quebec Plains of Abraham Cartier Montcalm Wolfe Levis Murray France Fontainbleu Francis I Champlain Marie Vesntines New France Canada Prince of Wales King's Wharf Wilford Laurier Fairbanks Union States Prench Champlain Monument Royal Highness Fort King’s Wharf Great Britain United States Abraham Australia South Africa New Zealand Newfoundland Wales Wistert Park Indomitable Northwest Mounted Police

Kidney Cure Ad Warns Against Summer Irregularities

A summer health notice urges attention to kidney issues caused by excess drinking or being overheated and promotes Fo ley's Kidney Cure as a remedy. Sold by all druggists.

Foley

Tybee Sea Tragedy Claims 15-Year-Old Swimmer

A 15-year-old boy, Harry Lovett, was killed near Tybee Island when a large fish, likely a porpoise, leaped from the water and struck him, pulling him under with no sign of the companion nearby. Mounted patrols search the coast as officials report the boy belonged to the Bene diction cadets.

Harvey Lovette Tybee Savannah Harry Lovett Wyly Brunner Brunner Lovett Benediction Cadets Tybee Island

Burhans Testimony on Foley's Kidney Cure

Carlisle Center resident G B Burhans testifies that four years ago he was cured of severe kidney trouble after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He reports brick dust sediment disappeared and symptoms have not returned in four years and recommends the remedy to others suffering kidney or bladder issues. Sold by all druggists.

G. B. Burhans Carlisle Center N. Y Foley Woley All Drug

Fight Over Measures Threatens Georgia National Guard

Atlanta officials clash over Senator Stephens bill to exempt Savannah Volunteer Guards from the Dick law and keep them independent of federal control. Guards officers warn independence could disrupt state militia and hinder the new organized system, planning opposition in the house and possible veto appeals to the governor.

Atlanta Georgia National Guard Stephens Senate House Senator Stephens Savannah Volunteer Guards National Guard Savannah House Committee Chickamauga

Labor Leaders Face Trial Over Court Injunction

Washington July 21 Justice Anderson of the district supreme court summoned Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell to appear September 6 to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of the court injunction in the Buck Stove and Range case. The petition accuses the three leaders of acts including publishing a refuting article and listing the Bucks company in a boycott era list.

Gompers Mitchell Washington Buck Stove and Range Justice Anderson District Supreme Court Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor Frank Morrison John Mitchell Executive Council United Mine Workers of America Buck Stove and Range Company St. Louis Justice Gould Federationist Federation Morrison Bucks Company United Mine Workers

Pullman Museum Holds Odd Left Behind Articles

Washington dispatch recounts how Pullman conductors and porters catalog and return found items from sleepers. stories include watches, money, a baby found in a basin, and a Pullman baby sent to an orphanage with ongoing support. The museum inventories, labels, and preserves items to prevent fraud and aid rightful owners.

R. M. Cheshire Washington, D. C Pullman Company Proton Atlanta New Orleans Pullman Express Companies Post Office Department

PublicInterest Grows Over Governor Smith Brown Letter

Aianta Georgia July 21 Governor Smith forwards to the General Assembly his reasons for firing Railroad Commissioner Joseph M Brown who has since defeated him for governor The unopened letter Brown wrote to Smith remains public curiosity as lawmakers weigh which path the inquiry should take and how the letter may influence investigations

Aianta Smith General Assembly Joseph M. Brown Mr. Brown Brown General Judiciary Committee of House Governor Smith St Ay

Take a Vacation From Home and the Railroad

A humorous travel column urges readers to take a vacation and carry Chamberlains Remed y for Cholera and Diarrhoea. It cautions the risk of travel without it and lists local shops selling the remedy. Anecdotes include a sleeper robbery tale and forgetful passengers such as women losing items and a Grand Army veteran with a wooden leg mix up. The piece ends with a profane parrot anecdote linked to a Boston schoolteacher.

New York Chadwick Hoffman House Boston

Chandler Case Wins for Mutual Life Insurance Firm

The Georgia Supreme Court sustained a lower court ruling in favor of Mutual Life Industrial Association in the Chandler versus Mutual Life case over a life insurance policy on William R. Yerby. Yerby killed himself at his Center home, with Chandler alleged to have forged Yerby’s signature. Chandler’s attorneys included H. S. West Shackelford Shackelford and J. A. B. Mahaffey. the company was represented by Judge J. J. Strickland and Col. E. K. Lumpkin.

C. C. Chandler The Mutual Life Industrial Association Supreme Court of Georgia Ife Chandler William R. Yerby Center Yerby Chadler Messrs H. S. West Shackelford and Shackelford J. A. B. Mahaffey J. J. Strickland Col. E. K. Lumpkin

Freight Classification Meeting in Manitou List Topics

In Manitou Colorado July 11 the Western Classification Committee opened its semiannual session with nearly 500 subjects docketed. Key items include proposed minimum car load weights and freight rates, stronger packaging standards, and rules to boost revenue from perishable freight with delivery within one working day to qualify for rail rates.

Manitou Colo Western Classification Committee

Cham Jamberlain Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy Exceeds Thirty Five Years

In 1872 a severe outbreak of diarrhoea dysentery and cholera followed. Cham Jamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy proved most successful and has maintained a leading record for thirty five years. It is widely sold and nine out of ten druggists recommend it though other medicines may be more profitable. Available from H R Palmer & Sons W J Smith & Bro L P Canning and Orr Drug Co.

LaGrange Southern Female College America Lem Walker Sarah Ferrell John A. Foster LP. Cox Charlie C. Cox Stout G. A. Nunnally Lake City Fla South A. H. Nunnally M. W. Hatton Dr. Nunnally L. G. Bender Florence Ala H. R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith & Bro United States L. P. Canning E. Cc. McEvoy Orr Drug Co

Dr M B Wharton Dies in Atlanta After Illness

Prominent Baptist minister Dr M B Wharton died about 7 30 pm at the Baptist Tabernacle Infirmary in Atlanta after weeks of illness. He pastored in Eufaula Alabama and was renowned in the Southern church. Wharton was born in Orange County Virginia and would have marked his fiftieth year in ministry next April. He edited The Christian Index in Atlanta earlier in his career.

Atlanta Goa M .B. Wharton Baptist Tabernacle Infirmary Wharton Baptist Church Eufaula Ala Gainesville Dr. Wharton Orange County Virginia Richmond College Eufaule Christian Index

Twenty Five Cents Is the Price of Peace

An old advertisement notes Chamberlain's Salve relieves terrible itching and smarting from skin diseases. Price is 25 cents. Sold by J. Smith & Bro., L. P. Canning, B. C.

Chamberlain H. R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith & Bro L. P. Canning B. C. McEvoy Orr Drug Co

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