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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
4
The Southern Railway Co announces round trip fares from Athens Georgia to Asheville North Carolina for the conference and Summer School events and weekend rates to multiple North Carolina and Georgia towns. Tickets go on sale in June with final limits fifteen days after sale dates. Special agents and contact details provided.
In Paris, M. Henri de Parville outlines a newly claimed invention by M. Haug and Prescheux that uses apparent weight variation when a body is in air versus denser gas. A sensitive balance allegedly detects weight differences as gas displaced changes, with a sealed receptacle and hermetically sealed plate weighing equal to the displaced gas.
An old writer describes dogs forming secret night hunts to raid sheep with a leader calling silently from remote spots. The piece notes dog instinct, training, and the guildlike behavior of nocturnal shepherd dogs, followed by unrelated technical and travel notices from Public Opinion and a 1905 Southern Railway ticket sale for Buffalo via Athens to Buffalo with specific dates and conditions.
L. Wagner of Richmond Virginia reports a severe sciatic rheumatism attack lasting almost two months cured by Mystic Cure for Rheumatism after doctors failed. He notes others have had fine results and that H. R. Palmer & Sons, druggists, sell the remedy.
Southern Railway offers round trip tickets Athens Ga to Niagara Falls N Y at 25.85 dollars. Tickets on sale June 17 18 19 1905. Final limit June 24 1905. Extension to July 14 1905 available by depositing tickets with Joint Agent by June 24 and 1 dollar fee. No stopovers allowed.
Excursion rate of 26.60 dollars round trip from Athens Georgia to Toronto Ontario for the International Sunday School Association gathering June 20 to 27 1905. Tickets on sale June 19 to 23 1905 with final limit June 30 1905. Extension possible by depositing with Union Station Joint Agent in Toronto between June 20 and 30 1905 and paying 1.00. depart Toronto by August 25 1905. No stop overs. Further information available by call or letter.
In Valdosta Georgia on June 14 a 16 year old boy and 14 year old girl, children of W L Carter of Hahira district, were shot to death in their yard while investigating a barking dog. Both died from their injuries. Authorities are investigating with sheriffs and police involved. J G Rawlings has prior charges and bond increases.
Rev S Y Jameson of Atlanta announces he declines Mercer University presidency. He states his main reason is to continue serving as corresponding secretary and treasurer of the Baptist State Mission Board. His letter to Dr. John G. McCall is dated June 14 1905 and expresses regret and continued support for the institution.
Howard Norris, an escaped patient from the Northern Indiana Hospital for the insane, registered at a Logansport hotel on June 14 seeking a luxury room for a week and claiming he would later oversee elevating all Wabash Railway tracks in the city. He arrived with two trunks at the depot and was given accommodation without question.
The Georgia Weekly Press Association holds its nineteenth annual convention in Cordele starting June 19 for three days. A carriage drive, reception at the Suwanee hotel, and a rail trip to Atlantic Beach, Florida are planned alongside lectures, papers, and a banquet. President Walter B Coleman notes strong turnout from editors and ladies. attendees will travel via Georgia Southern and Florida and Atlantic Coast Line lines.
Lodge Directory lists St Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias Elna Lodge and multiple bodies meeting weekly in Athens and nearby, with officers named T B Mell H Nickerson Roying Chapter and others inviting qualified members. Meetings occur at Castle Hall Man Joseph building Clayton and Wall streets and other Masonic Halls with addresses on Clayton Street.
Low round trip rate from Athens to Baltimore and return 19.70 for United Society Christian Endeavor International Convention. Travel dates July 5 to July 14 1905 with tickets on sale July 1 2 3 4. Deposit with Joint Agent on arrival and return no earlier than July 5 nor later than July 15 1905. Extension possible to August 31 1905 for $1.00 with Jas Bamford Fifth Maryland Regiment Armory. Public sale.
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