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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
8
Insurance ad urges readers to join Erwin’s growing list of satisfied policy holders. Highlights efficient service strong companies and prompt loss adjustments. Claims policies cost no more and lists a phone number three four five.
Short notes list mileage coupons with cash ads and various rental offerings. Community notices include I O O F and Masonic lodges, Woodmen, Royal Arch and other fraternal groups meeting weekly at Max Joseph building and local halls. Also listed are Lipscomb Insurance, Hodgson Cotton Company stenographer ad, and Athens Savings Bank 4 percent interest offers.
Capt W A Clark the oldest conductor of the G M Railroad has moved to Athens with his wife and daughter and rented a corner house at College avenue and Dougherty street. Captain Robt L Miller on the Bellmont to Monroe line is expected to transfer to the Athens line and take Capt Martin's run, while Martin moves to the Monroe branch with headquarters in Monroe.
Washington May 28 The president has virtually recovered from a slight indisposition and canceled the regular Friday cabinet meeting due to a temporary absence of pressing business. He remained abed this morning, then took an automobile ride and attended to important matters.
Theda Bara stars in the screen adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's The Clemenceau Case at the Elite. The Fox production features William E. Shay and marks Bara’s new lead role following her famous The Vampire Woman in A Fool There Was.
delegates from southern republics approve a plan to form a twelve member high commission and to organize a guest delegation visiting South and Central American nations over six months. Flood and Garrison speak as the conference nears its final session and banquet.
Secretary Lee Gowan reports over five hundred new ratings added to the card system tracking patrons of Athens merchants. Four hundred fifteen cards joined the list with many new names recorded. about a thousand more names arrived for cataloguing and future rating updates. The secretary says business conditions are good and holding its own.
Dr W M Bruce was found guilty in recorder's court for tigering based on testimony from two white witnesses named Giles. He was fined 200 dollars or six months service and filed for certiorari to the superior court but had not posted bond and remained in detention. He then swore a warrant for Thomas Thornton accusing him of tigering, which Thornton denied and called outrageous.
The State Normal School senior class presented money raised by their plays to the school president Mr Pouns in chapel. The funds were donated to buy a moving picture machine for class work and will be dedicated to Mrs Gertrude A Alexander as the Alexander Picture Machine at the final class meeting.
Report says Judge Robert T. Daniel died Thursday in Fitzgerald though classmates claim he graduated from Emory College Oxford Ga. The confusion centers on his Alma Mater as listed by yesterday’s Banner.
The Federal Industrial Relations Commission has finished hearings that lasted over a year and traveled coast to coast. It will meet in executive session in Chicago in June to plan framing a report to Congress.
The White House declares the president urges aid for Mexicans and may issue a formal Mexican situation statement after next Tuesday's cabinet meeting. Officials deny any plan to recognize any Mexican faction.
The Oratory Department of the State Normal School will present The Merchant of Venice on Tuesday evening June 1 at 8 30 on the Winnie Davis stage. Miss Long Colliery plays Shylock and Miss Grace Schley portrays Portia. The outdoor commencement play attracts a large Athens audience.
The Volta Bureau in Washington invites readers to request free literature on methods for training deaf children from infancy to school age. The literature covers education, not medical treatment, and requests should include the child’s age and other details.
A silver card case was presented to the president of the Senior class at the State Normal School as appreciation of her class spirit and as a remembrance token from all members. Miss Myrtle Sanborn is the popular president of the class. The mascot, little Miss Martha Earnest, received a signet ring to wear in memory of the class of 15.
Yesterday morning at an early hour Leona Miller a seventeen months old daughter of Mrs M L Miller died at the family home 190 Bryant Street in what is reported as a sudden infant death.
The final recreation reading at the Carnegie Library occurs Friday at 8 pm. Miss Carolyn Cobb state organizer of the Drama League will read The Piper a verse play based on the Pied Piper legend by Josephine Peabody.
Florence Arizona May 28 the board of pardons and paroles respited five Mexicans sentenced to hang for murder granting nine weeks reprieve so they may be hanged separately. Peace Officers elect Cincinnati May 28 the Federation of North American Peace Officers organized elects Major Richard Sylvester president. Engineers favor peace Cleveland May 28 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers backs international peace and armament reduction. Kitchin denial Washington May 28 Representative Kitchin NC denies urging an extra session to tackle revenue. Swift Co indicted Chicago May 28 Swift and Co indicted by federal grand jury over interstate shipments and concessions lowering transport rates below published levels.
Washington May 28 Secretary Daniels named Captain A W Grant as commander of the Atlantic submarine flotilla with general supervision of the branch to develop the submarine arm and correct faults Grant already commands the battleship Texas. The item mentions peevishness and a health ad for Foley Cathartic Tablets.
A cheeky quip contrasts law and exact science, noting a lawyer may escape ignorance while others risk jail for not knowing the law, a jest from the Kansas City Times about legal knowledge and enforcement.
Judge C. H. Brand has been holding court in Atlanta for the past five days in the case of the Jefferson Banking Company versus the Jefferson Cotton Mills Martin Institute and the Methodist Church in Jefferson with intervenors listed.
Silk originated in China with Si Ling wife of Emperor Huan Ti around 2600 B C. Aristotle first mentions silk among Greeks. Silk cultivation began in Europe in A D 530 when monks brought the first silkworm eggs from India.
The quote urges choosing joyful selfless giving over clinging to life. It suggests that by giving one's life away each day a renewal of vitality comes as a constant over the hills. The message emphasizes personal sacrifice bringing ongoing renewal and purpose.
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