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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
1
Three men detained in Comer on suspicions of robbery were found to be only travelers beating their way on a Seaboard freight. After twelve hours in custody, authorities released them and they left Comer without further incident.
Tuesday night at the home of Ms. and Mrs. Elmer Hillsman in Plains Georgia the two year old Herman Hillsman died after a illness. The parents other two children are also at the point of death. Mr Hillsman is a son of Mrs J O Willsman of this city.
Large heads of Florida lettuce are priced at 0c today in a market listing from Arnold & Abney. The item highlights a drastic price drop as suppliers push volume in a low-cost display.
Professor John Morris of the University of Georgia German and Old English department has written Organic History of English Words. The Strassburg published work is praised as high quality original research. Professor Bocock of the Greek department called it the best piece of original work in recent years. The book recently issued as it gains favorable attention.
A Washington woman recounts long-term health problems she attributed to coffee and caffeine. She describes chronic rheumatic issues, nerve problems, and poor sleep before switching to Postum, after which she claims full health recovery, better sleep, and vanished rheumatic pains.
County commissioners plan a spring push to improve roads after bad weather. Sand clay routes fared well, while macadam needs repairs. Twenty five convicts from Tifton arriving March 31 join sixteen state convicts and home workers to accelerate cross road upgrades, with about thirty five thousand dollars remaining from the road improvement bond issue.
The trial of T. G. Moore was postponed due to Judge Cobb's absence. Cobb has returned and this morning Moore will plead guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses by securing Mr. E. J. Bondurant's endorsement on a draft through false representations.
The boys sociable scheduled for this afternoon at the YMCA has been postponed to next Thursday due to arising conditions. Under boys secretary Howell Peacock the department is developing rapidly with about thirty boys daily in three weekly gymnastic classes. The program aims to improve physical moral and mental development and offers social and reading privileges with current reading material available.
Athens officials report river conditions have improved after heavy rains and new plant upgrades. Mayor Dorsey says four new filters and a three million gallon pump will be added within weeks, with practical clarity in water expected within 24 hours and near-clear water by Thursday night.
An effort is underway to bring many alumni to the upcoming Georgia commencement, focusing on those who graduated before 1850. The oldest living graduate is Dr Henry Newton, class of 1841, now in his eighties, living with son Charles H. Newton on Brunel Avenue. The next oldest is Hon William H Felton, class of 1842.
There will be a called meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M tonight at eight o clock in their rooms. Work in the F C degree ell duly qualified brethren urged to attend. W A Capps W M J R Crane Sec
Readable text lists canned string beans at 1BG per can and a note about cream puffs and a home product. Mentions suggest a small grocery sale or ad with prices and items for sale. Entities include String Beans and Cream Puffs with quantities and price hint.
A fragmented report notes officials promise to keep up service while improvements at the plant are completed. The administration says if the public can endure a few weeks, there will be no further trouble about udde water in Athens.
Residents urged to use water sparingly for the next several days as Athens awaits clearer supply from the plant. The suggestion aims to reduce waste and give treatment filters a chance to improve water quality, since even small savings add up citywide.
The Bondurant Hardware Co hosts two prizes. One awards a ball and bat for the best article arguing why the firm should stock baseball goods. The other offers a five dollar mitt for the best advertisement of baseball goods. Contests close Saturday. entrants urged to join.
A fragment mentions ripe tomatoes looking good for sale and references a rental listing for Lyndon. The readable items include a tomato quality remark and a separate line noting a rent listing for Lyndon, with unclear full context or dates.
Washington reports the new tariff bill introduced by Representative Payne. The measure envisions an inheritance tax, higher internal revenue taxes on cigarettes, and a large issue of Panama canal bonds and treasury certificates. It aims to raise 300 million dollars in customs revenue with an 20 percent average maximum duty increase and lower-cost provisions.
The bill enacts 40 million in canal bonds to reimburse the treasury and increases treasury certificate authority to 250 million. It taxes tea importations by country, raises cigarette taxes, leaves beer and whisky unchanged, cuts steel and lumber schedules by half, places iron ore hides tallow and art over 20 years old on the free list, and adjusts boots leather quotas. Glass duties rise for small sizes while larger sizes fall, wool classes see mixed changes, plus reductions in refined sugar dextrin starch and zinc in ore. The measure sets maximum and minimum tariff levels and imposes reciprocity provisions with a 160 day effect.
Nashville reports a mistrial possibility in the murder case of E W Carmack. Judge Hart started the charge at 9 15 am and the jury retired at 11 15 am after a full charge. Jurors lingered overnight with deliberations to resume tomorrow morning.
The sick man, a secretary of the Confederate Memorial association in Richmond, has four sons who are Baptist ministers and have been summoned to his beside. Dr. Howard Lee Jones of Charleston and Dr. Carter Helms Jones of Oklahoma City are mentioned as en route. His wife is present.
Washington report notes Representatives Bartlett of Georgia and James of Kentucky declined committee appointments from Speaker Cannon. The speaker named E. B. Lewis to the mileage committee, forgetting his retirement, then named Bartlett, who declined, followed by James who also refused. The house excused James and a Mississippi member was appointed. The article shifts to mention import duties on goods and an inheritance tax provision mirroring New York law, with rates and expected revenue. Look, Listen Fresh Strawberries today at WhitHamston's.
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