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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1905

Page

5

Sultan Abdul Hamid Escorted by Troops Amid Friday Worship

Dispatches from Constantinople report an attempted attack on the Sultan as he rode to Friday worship at Hamidid mosque. A large guard and 12,000 to 15,000 troops line the procession, with the bodyguard ordered to kill any attacking official. The crowd watches from park barriers as Abdul Hamid, slender at 135 pounds, sits with the Minister of War in a ceremonial carriage.

Abdul Hamid Sultan Hamidid Mosque Imperial Park Selamliks Selamlik Garison Constantinople Turkey Jay Gould Matias Romero United States

Market News Highlights and Cotton Weather Outlook

New York wire reports slipping prices in liver pool cables with modest demand in option and spot markets. Improved weather and favorable forecasts support markets yet unsettled outside the cotton belt. analysts foresee dependence on natural conditions and potential futures rallies after government data. Jon seized control and returned to the palace amid aides and secretaries.

New York Liverpol

Georgia to Have Lieutenant Governor in Georgia

Atlanta Senator Wheatley of the thirteenth district introduced five companion bills proposing the creation of a lieutenant governor office in Georgia. The measures outline senate presidency duties and a 400 dollar annual salary, with residence rules tied to sessions and governor’s disability.

Atlanta Wheatley Georgia Senate General Assembly

Outrage in Topeka Over Negro Neighbor Purchase Near Governor

Topeka residents react to Nick Chiles, editor of a Black newspaper, buying a home near the governor's mansion. The event follows Hoch's cordial ties with Booker T. Washington and other Black leaders, drawing both support and backlash from anti Negro Republicans and local figures.

Topeka Kan Four Hundred Nick Chiles Hoch Chiles Hoeh Booker T. Washington House of Representatives Washington Hee W. T. Verner C. W. Mosher Trend Mosher

Bitterly vain beauty turns cruel old woman at tea

Mrs. Winking Kreeman recalls a former society beauty who jilted many suitors. The now aged, sharp tongued woman lives alone, with a vindictive man’s threat lingering from a past proposal.

Winking Kreeman Ehough

Richmond Judge Faces Firearm Case Over Aiming At Air

A Richmond judge recalls a street shooting where a youth, drunk, fired a revolver in a crowded street. The lawyer argues the man did not hit anyone. The judge fines him twenty dollars plus costs, noting he "might have shot an angel."

Richmond

Mrs Elizabeth Sanford Denies Affairs in Rome Statement

Mrs Elizabeth Sanford tells Rome Constitution representative she has been wronged by years of suspicion and will not speak further until more proof. She denies any criminal conduct with Gea Wright and asks public sentiment to withhold judgment until future developments establish the truth.

Sanford Rome Atlanta Elizabeth Sanford

Boy saves brother from snake venom case in Maryland town

Benjamin Parran of Wyllville Calvert County recounts how his 13 year old brother Thomas sucked venom from a snake bite to save his younger sibling Alex. The poison caused a fever blister before Dr. Homer Hoffman treated them and both recovered fully.

Calvert County Thomas Homer Hoffman Baltimore Princerederick Cor. Baiti

Train Schedule Pages Mention Seaboard Line Southbound

Fragmentary OCR notes show a Seaboard Air Line southbound train numbered 32 leaving Shadlu shadlu shadlush. The entry hints at city time references and schedule listings without full details.

Seaboard Air Line Shadlushadlush

Weekend rail rates from Athens to Southern Railway points 1905

The Southern Railway Co announces weekend rates from Athens Georgia to listed destinations. Tickets on sale Saturday through September 3 1905 with final limit the Tuesday after sale. Several North and South Carolina and Georgia towns priced from 1 40 to 6 65 with Asheville Arden Fletcher Lincolnton and Warm Springs among listed points. For schedules and connections contact R W Sizer General Agent Clayton Street.

The Southern Railway Co Athens Asheville N. C Arden N.C Atlanta Brevard Fletcher Flat Rock Hendersonville Hickory Lake Toxaway Lenoir Lincolnton J Newton Saluda N. Co Tryon Tallulah Palle Warm Springs Hot Springs R. W. Sizer Gen. Agt Clayton St

Special Summer School Rail Rates From Athens Ga to Southern Cities

The Southern Railway Co lists cheap round trip fares for Athens Ga to Knoxville Tenn Nashville Tenn Tuscaloosa Ala Oxford Miss and other sites for several 1905 summer programs. Tickets go on sale mid June with final return limits set fifteen days after sale and an extender option to Sept 30 1905 for original buyers.

The Southern Railway Co Knoxville Tenn Athens Juan Peabody College Vanderbilt Biblical Institute Nashville Nasheville Tuskaloosa Ala Tuscaloosa University of Mississippi Oxford Miss Joseph Richarson Senta Sakete Eatensol Saar

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