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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1911

Page

15

Football Results Show Georgia Interests Highlighted

Yesterday's results feature Georgia holding a strong scoring day with 51 points while Alabama Press notes rough officiating and weather. Alabama defeated Howard College 22 to 0, Auburn beat Montgomery 6 to 0, Sewanee beat Sewanee Military School 12 to 0, Mercer topped Gordon Institute 14 to 0, and Vanderbilt defeated Birmingham College 40 to 0. All games ended with decisive margins and no scores by the losers.

Georgia Alabama University of Alabama Howard College Alabama Polytechnic Auburn Montgomery Sewanee Sewanee Military School Mercer Macon Baptists Barnesville Gordon Institute Vanderbilt Birmingham College Nashville

Short Notes of Interest Real Estate Erwin & Company

Real estate notices and assorted ads appear for Erwin & Company including fire insurance, bids for rent, and consumer goods. Listings seek tenants for a 5 room cottage on Childs street and a 3 room connection, plus furniture, shoes, and stoves. Also notices for hairdressing courses from Moser College and barber college ads in Atlanta.

Childs Street

Short Notes of Interest and Local Ads

A compressed listing of local business pitches and notices. It includes fire insurance and Lipscomb & Co real estate offerings, the Athens Savings Bank 4 percent deposits, shoe repairs by Martin Bros, employment posts at Davison-Nicholson Co and M. Link, rentals on Cobb Street Cedar Street Barber Street and Thomas Street, sales of ponies furniture stamps and office supplies, alterations, and a few miscellaneous items such as mas products and Capevessa mines from Mrs. E G Loggins Route 16 Nickson Ga.

Italy and Turkey clash as Tripoli bombardment unfolds

Special to the Banner reports London observers noting active hostilities in the Italian Turkish war. Italian battleships bombarded Tripoli at 10 30 pm and attacked Preveza sinking the government house. Unofficial reports say Italian warships captured and sunk two Turkish torpedo boats off Albania.

London Tripoli Prevesa Albania

Biggest railroad shop workers strike hits lines nationwide

In Chicago on September 30, roughly thirty thousand shop workers walked off, the largest railroading strike in history. The Harriman lines and Illinois Central are affected, while Central of Georgia remains unaffected under IC direction, as other northern and western system roads are involved.

Chicago Harriman Illinois Central Central of Georgia I. C Vyl Federation of Shop, Employees Union Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific Railroad Illinois Central Railroad

Pennsylvania dam flood swallows two towns in Austin area

News from Philadelphia reports a catastrophic dam break at the Bayless Pulp and Power Company near Austin. The flood swept Costello and most of Austin, with estimated deaths ranging from 500 to 1,500 as rescuers counted the wreckage and sought survivors.

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Johnstown Bayless Pulp and Power Company Austin Costello

Sheriff Collier Captures Negro Slasher in Jefferson

Jefferson Ga Sept 30 Sheriff Collier known as Big-foot Ben made a rapid capture of George Williams the negro charged with wounding two prominent white men Lee White and Joe Alexander. Williams was found hidden by friends in the woods and arrested near Jefferson at 7:25 pm after a nightfall stakeout. The sheriff faced a lynching threat and moved the prisoner to the Jefferson jail for safety. The report notes his skilled pursuit and bold handling of a dangerous escapee in a tense local scene.

Jefferson Sheriff Collier Ben" Collier George Williams Lee White Joe Alexander Georgia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Son Sqoh RI Wesson Southern Cotton Oil Co Lssyth Atlanta The New York Savannah New Orleans Vicki Wensboro, N. C Erwin & Company J. C. Jester W. M. Pittman Washington Street F. G. Umbach Bradberry Davison-Nicholson Co College Ave Moser College Care Banner Moter Barbar College Brunswick Brunswick Smoke's Misses Bradberry Banner Lipscomb & Co Real Estate—Lipscomb & Co Athens Athens Savings Bank Martin Bros Clayton St Cobb St W. A. Jester Wood Lyndon Gentle Pony and Rig. D Cedar St Dr. L Thomas St Majestic Linton M. Link Broad St Barber Street R. Crowe R. O. Starick Cafe Royal Georgia Loan Co Lon, Mo E. G. Loggins Nickson, Ga Straiton & Storm Capadura OWL Little Bobbie Bank Note Clarke County Italy Collier Chamberlain Burnside Los Angeles Sacramento Kansas City Denver Havana Tampa Florida Costa
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