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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
6
General Manager Wickersham of the Georgia Railroad toured Athens yesterday in his special car. He inspected the old foundry property and other holdings, noted upcoming terminal and warehouse improvements, and praised Athens as the city’s business conditions recover. He left at 2 43 p m aboard the S A S for New York.
Judge C. H. Brand donated an inscribed buckram bound Bible to the county courthouse library. The volume features red ink passages in the Old and New Testaments and includes a complete concordance for quick reference. This unique legal gift is noted as one of a kind for the state’s court houses.
City Clerk and Treasurer W. L. Wood, a recent descendant of English stock, cut and brought to his office the first white rose bloom from a cutting sent to England last fall. The cutting traces to the gardens of Wood’s ancestors in York on the river Ouse, England, and arrived by parcel post a few months ago, marking a plant rich in historic and genealogical associations.
Price quotes for wheat corn oats and livestock futures with May July September contracts shown. Spot cotton markets listed by city with varying middling quotes and regional notes from Athens Atlanta New York New Orleans and other ports.
National league games saw Philadelphia edging Pittsburg 4 2 and Brooklyn 1 Chicago 5 while Boston fell 1 to St Louis 5 and New York beat Cincinnati 2 in extra innings. American league Chicago 0 Washington 2 Cleveland 3 New York 1 Detroit 5 Boston 1 St Louis 0 Philadelphia 3 Federal Buffalo 0 Pittsburg 1 Baltimore 6 St Louis 5 Brooklyn 4 Chicago 6 Newark 0 Kansas City 7 South Atlantic Albany 1 Savannah 0 Columbus 4 Charleston 3 Jacksonville 5 Columbia 4 Macon Augusta postponed rain Southern New Orleans 2 Little Rock 5 Mobile 0 Nashville 1 first game Mobile 3 Nashville 4 second game 10 innings Birmingham Memphis postponed wet ground Atlanta Chattanooga postponed rain
The Maxwell automobile gains status as a major success after enduring daily rough and tumble road wear. It claims hill climbing triumphs, speed and endurance records, and many new features. The ad urges readers to see the car and learn its claims.
An ad touts the Maxwell as the easiest riding light car with ample wheel base and durable motor. It highlights a powerful Maxwell motor, double shell radiator, irreversible steering gear, strong brakes, and overall economy and reliability for tough roads.
Special to the Banner from Atlanta Georgia May 11 the University Club of Atlanta opened its sixth year Tuesday naming officers including W A Wimbush president J H Porter Lee Worstam and H N Randolph vice presidents Thomas Whipple Connally secretary treasurer Harrison Jones C T Pottinger George W Stevens Edward Lyle Walter T Candler and Dr Arch Elkin as club council Nominations were made at the fifth annual meeting Monday night A finance report by Frank Martin indicated progress and Liberty County was noted as seeking division with emphasis on financial security and a Divided we fall motto short talks followed.
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