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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1913

Page

4

Remittance Methods and Public Notices from Atlanta

The notice outlines payment options by ex press postoffice money order or registered letter and urges prompt reports of late deliveries. It warns carriers cannot collect subscriptions. Farmers in Telfair report Bob White harming corn. The piece notes the Play Congress in Richmond and praises The Southern Woman's Magazine. It discusses labor law issues, Phagan case coverage, and the spread of related cases to other states.

Phagan Atlanta Grace Appelbaum

Chamber of Commerce Yet to Hold Key Meeting Tomorrow

The Chamber of Commerce will meet Friday evening in the City Hall council chamber. The gathering is described as highly important for the trade organization with much interest centered on the agenda.

Chamber of Commerce Council Chamber

Question of Education Promotes Local Mail Order Alternative

The piece argues that parcel post favors nearby merchants who can ship quickly and cheaply within a zone. It urges small retailers to advertise locally via catalogues circulars and posters. The goal is to educate the public to buy closer to home now.

Athens Starts Warm Welcome for Baraca Convention

Four hundred leading young business men from across the state will visit Athens for the Baraca Convention this weekend. Local hosts have secured under one hundred homes, leaving about three hundred delegates needing care. Athens aims to showcase enterprise hospitality and convention handling to attract future investment and relocation.

Athens

Suffrage Bill Defeated by Commons Vote in Britain

The House of Commons rejected the women’s suffrage bill by 266 to 219, a 47 vote margin. Militant suffragettes and Irish Nationalists shaped the defeat amid Ireland’s Home Rule tensions, signaling the issue will stay at the forefront of English politics for now.

Great Britain House of Commons Commons

President Wilson Urges City Parks for Child Recreation

The Playground and Recreation Association of America cites President Wilson's letter urging recreation spaces for children in large cities. Athens, though not a metropolis, faces the same need, with The Banner urging prompt action to establish a city park and launch a coordinated drive.

Playground and Recreation Association of America Wilson Childre Athens

Athens Churches Amid a Quarter Million in Improvements

Athens residents show strong support for church property upgrades with over seventy five thousand dollars spent on renovations and new buildings. The Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations plan adds about one hundred fifty thousand dollars, reflecting heightened church activity across denominations.

Young Men’s Christian Association Young Women’s Christian Assocciation Athens

Seventh annual meeting of Playground and Recreation Assoc of America

The seventh annual meeting convenes this week at the Jefferson in Richmond Virginia to discuss leisure time use. The president notes the moral and physical need for urban children to have play spaces and proper amusements.

Playground and Recreation Association of America The Jefferson Richmond

Daily Baseball Scores and Historical Date Highlights

Yesterday’s games show Atlanta beating Mobile and Birmingham-New Orleans on wet grounds. Nashville defeated Memphis while Chattanooga routed Montgomery. Columbus beat Charleston and Albany over Jacksonville. Savannah swept Macon and Pittsburg over Boston. Chicago beat Brooklyn and St Louis trounced Philadelphia in the American and National leagues. The history section recalls events from 1668 to 1902, including Gil Blas author Le Sage’s birth, militia laws, Robert Morris’ death, and the Mont Pelee eruption.

Atlanta Wyaeae & F Mobile Birmingham - New Orleans Nashville Memphis Chattanooga Montgomery Sally le Sage Gil Blas Congress Robert Morris Philadelphia England Saxony Prussia Taylor Palo Alto Charleston S. C New York Liverpool John Stuart Hill Avignon France London

Iowa Doctors Meet at Des Moines for State Society Muster

Des Moines May 7 between five hundred and six hundred medical practitioners from across Iowa gather for the sixty-second annual Iowa State Medical Society convention opening at the auditorium. President Dr. W L Treynor of Council Bluffs presides over morning business sessions while afternoons and evenings feature discussions and social events including a banquet smoker ball and theater and card parties.

Des Moines Iowa State Medical Society W.L. Treynor Council Bluffs

Arnold and Abney Ads Offer Fresh Produce Bargains

Green beans two quarts for 25 cents and new potatoes three quarts for 25 cents advertised by Arnold & Abney. Phone 1076.

Arnold & Abney

Planning New Railway Line Dickinson North Dakota

A mass meeting by the Dickinson Commercial Club backed a plan to build a railroad from Dickinson to Mott. Governor Hanna and prominent locals attended and praised the route as easy with light grades, estimated at 10000 dollars per mile and no major bridges. The line would retain southern trade and connect at Mott with the Milwaukee road.

Dickinson N. D Commercial Club Mott Hanna Milwaukee Road

Savannah Baracas Report Some Delegates

A Savannah letter to local committeemen says several Baracas from the city may attend the state convention from Friday to Sunday. Likely attendees include representatives from First Baptist church Co. D. Phillips from the First Church of Christ, Robert Brake, and C. Harry and Charles H. King from the South Side Baptist Church of the City by the Sea.

Savannah Baracas First Baptist Church Co. D. Phillips First Church of Christ Robert Brake Messrs. C. Harry Charles H. King South Side

Clemson and UNC Dominate Southern Intercollegiate Tennis

In Columbia on May 7 Clemson College and the University of North Carolina lead the southern intercollegiate tennis tourney with W. O. Erwin and Oates slated to meet in singles final and the UNC pair of Oates and Chambers to challenge Clemson’s Erwin and Erwin in doubles. Col Jerre Ayers of Jefferson, ex-mayor and lawyer, was in town on professional business.

Columbia S. C Clemson College University of North Carolina W. O. Erwin Clemson Oates North Carolina Oates and Chambers Erwin Hall Tech Robinson University of Georgia J. W. Erwin Goodwin Georgia Brand J. O. Erwin Oates and Chambers Waring and Cary South Carolina Erwin and Col Jerre Ayers Jefferson

Birth anniversary notices and tributes for Earl of Lucan and others

The Earl of Lucan born May 8 1830 is noted as a representative Irish peer and former Mayo MP who served in the Coldstream Guards and in Parliament. Congratulatory lines honor travelers Frank G Carpenter James R Angell Sir Edward Morris and Henry J Cloran on their birthdays. An advertisement promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestion and appetite.

Herreer Earl of Lucan Ireland Crimea Balaklava Rugby Coldstream Guards House of Commons Mayo Lord Bingham Duke of Connaught Canada James R. Angell Sir Edward Morris Newfoundland Henry J. Cloran Senate of Canada Chamberlain

Women’s Missionary Section Meeting at First Baptist Church

The Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will hold regular meetings this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. with their respective chairmen. All members and prospective members are cordially invited to attend.

Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church

College Park Gardening Leaders Speak at Cox College

Professor R J H DeLoach director elect of the Georgia State Experiment Station and Dr T H McHattan of the department of horticulture at the State College of Agriculture spoke yesterday at Cox College before students and the Ladies Garden and Improvement Club of College Park.

R. J. H. DeLoach Georgia State Experiment Station T. H. McHatton State College of Agriculture Cox College Ladies’ Garden and Improvement Club of College Park

Call Meeting of the Vestry at Emmanuel Church

A called vestry meeting for Emmanuel church is set for this evening at 8:30 at the rectory. The notice urges attendance by church members and officers to discuss parish matters.

Emmanuel Church

Good Paint and Devoe Offer A Consumer Education

An advertisement touts Devoe paint as superior amid many options. It argues most paints are middling or bad, claims Devoe is likely the only truly good choice locally, and promotes Talmage Hardware Co as a seller.

Devoe Talmage Hardware Co

Oconee County Farm for Sale with 105 Acres

Valuable farm for sale in Oconee county containing 105 acres with a seven room dwelling. Level, well watered and largely cultivated. Within 24 miles of Bishop and Watkinsville. A bargain in Northeast Georgia's best agricultural county. Inquiries to Clinton A Ashford, Watkinsville, Ga.

Oconee County Bishop Watkinsville Georgia Clinton A. Ashford

Woman's Missionary Society Meets This Afternoon

Section one of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will meet with chairman Mrs. L. L. Hendren at 994 Prince Avenue this afternoon at 4:30.

Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church L. L. Hendren Prince Avenue

Also Mentioned on This Page

C.l Telfair Bob White Southern Woman's Magazine Labor Commission Hal Stanley President Wilson D. G. Bickers Playgrounds Association United States Southern Columbus Albany Jacksonville Macon Pittsburg Boston Chicago Brooklyn National Cincinnati Washington St. Louis Philadelphia American Cleveland Detroit Cordele Americus Valdosta Thomasvil Brunswick Waycross Japan China Chefoo Mont Pelee Martinique Uneeda National Biscuit Company Iowa Frank G. Carpenter Women’s Missionary Section Meeting
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