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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
2
The Athens Banner lists delivery options and prepaid rates for daily and weekly papers. It warns carriers receive no subscription payments and invites readers to report delivery issues to the business office. Editorial notes reference local politics and proposals amid a growing Athens region.
The article accuses President Roosevelt of wavering on railroad rate legislation, shifting from a strong advocate to backing amendments that weaken the measure. Senators Bailey Tillman and W E Chandler are cited as arguing the president has yielded to Republican pressure, risking political judgment by the American people.
A short advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure can avert danger and restore health, with Os Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky asserting it cured his kidney disease and saved his life. The notice urges use nationwide.
A clash erupted in Cocynmans brick yards twelve miles south of Albany as Italians and Negroes fought. Sheriff Hills and deputies, with Lieutenant Colonel Davis and nearby militia, mobilized to restore order. One Negro was hospitalized with a nonfatal gunshot wound.
A specialist in dietetics promotes a daily breakfast of Grape Nuts, cream, fruit, wheat bread and Postum with a light protein meal later. He argues this food plan rebuilds tissue and prevents disease, claiming rapid health gains through proper nutrition rather than drugs.
The Georgia political scene wires in from Atlanta and Forsyth as Hoke Smith plans a public address in Atlanta after revival meetings. Local editorials debate populist influence, Democratic primaries, and Watsons publicity while labor unrest and a brickyard clash end in gunfire injuring Fred Southard and others.
Waystone Chapter and several lodges announce regular meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Charters and officers named include J F Hart High Priest and A J Palmer Exalted Ruler with venue details at Max Joseph building Carlton and Broad Lumpkin streets.
James H. Clark, a night operator at Chamblee station near Atlanta, shot and killed one man and wounded six others before dying from a self-inflicted head wound. Frenzied by jealousy over fourteen year old Irenne Gay and likely worsened by meningitis and whiskey, he forced entry at Capt. E. S. Purcell’s home, wounded several, then killed Cheek at Dunwoody and was shot by an armed posse.
Advertises Foley's Kidney Cure as a safe remedy for kidney disorders, claiming it corrects irregularities and boosts health after other treatments fail. A testimonial from A B H Davis of Mt Sterling Iowa reports a two year kidney complaint cured after two bottles.
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