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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1907
Page
3
An advertisement touts ASOROSKNIT fabric as ideal for hot climates, emphasizing porosity and air spaces for cooling and ventilation. It promotes a summer clothing line, claims perfect fit, and offers booklet samples at 80 cents per garment from a dealer named Asbel Auk.
A roster lists Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M meeting monthly on the second Thursday at Masonic Hall in the Max Joseph building. Knights of Pythias meet Monday nights at Castle Hall with visiting knights welcome. Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday at the Max Joseph lodge room. Athens Lodge No 790 BPOE convenes Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. Soquee Tribe JOR meets at the Knights of Pythias ball. Glenn Lodge No 75 I C C F meets Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in the Carlton building. notes on membership and good standing included.
Four lawyers have been retained to defend L. D. Strong the Macon clothing store manager who killed Henry D. Smith. The case set for a hearing before Judge Felton in superior court as coroners jury findings point to an unwritten law defense based on alleged wrongs against Strong's sister.
Last night at the Colonial a number of Athens amateurs under Miss Laura Speer presented Castle Sunshine. Despite rain a large audience attended and was well pleased, with a neat sum realized. The cast included Nettie Webb Susie Davison Mary Lou Reaves Lucy Lea West Gustus Allen Mary Hunnicutt Jessie Jackson Laura Speer Mrs Cobb Lampkin Clyde Patman Tom Hudgins Prof Jack Hart and others.
The Osman Stock Company begins a weeklong engagement Monday night in Wedded, but no Wife, a four act comedy drama with high class specialties including Guin and Barrett hoo rollers and comedy jugglers. Vic Allen DeVere Miss Margarite Qs. nan and William G. Rozell headline acts with matinees Wednesday and Saturday. prices 10 20 and 20 cents. In politics, Bryan urges Democrats to ally with Hearst and the Independence League per The Commoner editorial urging cooperation and shared goals.
The Georgia League of Municipalities releases a partial program for its upcoming Athens gathering. Speakers include Mayor John W Maddox Rome on an undecided topic, J A Betjeman Albany migration to Georgia, and others on engineering paving municipal hospitals fire protection sanitation and more.
Police arrested L. W. Collins of Commerce Georgia on suspicion of attempting to lure Athens Factory mill workers away. Collins denies intent to recruit workers here and says he sought a job. trial slated immediately.
August Belmont says he will locate Rev. Jere Knode Cooke and return him to punishment, after Cooke eloped with seventeen year old heiress Floretta Whaley. Detectives search as the minister and heiress are traced to New York City. Bishop Burgess receives a letter asking unfrocking and denial of communion.
In Columbus Georgia Bishop Key said no effort would be made to fill three vacancies in the cabinet of bishops after three deaths until the general conference in 1910. The nine active bishops will handle affairs for 200000000 communicants meanwhile.
In Woodstock Alabama a dispute over freight charges at the Alabama Great Southern depot ends with agent E Sullivan mortally wounded by a Black man named John Richardson who is killed by Sullivan after he fires. Sullivan dies shortly after in Birmingham.
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