Athens Daily Banner advertisement and local notes
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and delivery notes. It comments on upcoming events including the Daughters of the Confederacy gathering, agricultural fairs exhibits by the State College of Agriculture, and editorials on marriage age guided by Dr. Eliot. It notes local social and political climate with references to Roosevelt Taft Wilson and regional happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College of Agriculture
Savannah Morning News
Wanted. A six room house for Athens industry growth
A letter in this issue argues Athens should attract varied manufacturing to spur growth and notes a housing shortage for skilled workers. It urges builders to supply five to seven room cottages near mills at affordable, easy-payment prices to accommodate new families and plants entering the city.
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Athens
Chamber of Commrce
Lowest Form of Life Forcing Begging At Atlanta Police Station
A Atlanta dispatch reports a man forced out of the police station by officers after seeking shelter and meals. He pleaded that a former partner supported him, while officials condemn him for begging and living off a degraded woman, highlighting the moral outrage of the incident.
This Date in History October 2 Highlights
A compilation of events and birthdays on October 2 across years, noting Canada's first legislative assembly in 1758 and Carl Hayden born in 1877. Other entries include tea taxes in 1773, Andre’s execution in 1780, and various 19th and early 20th century milestones.
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Canada
Halifax
Philadelphia
Major Andre
Tappan
N.Y
England
Texas
San Felipe
New York City
William Ellery Channing
Bennington
Newport
van Dorn
Gen. Rosecrans
Corinth
Miss
Robert E. Lee
Washington College
Tripoli
Carl Hayden
Arizona
House of Representatives
Tempe
Normal School of Arizona
Leland Stanford, Jr., University
Hayden
Statehood
Congress
Senator Ashurst
Weather Markets Record CottoN Prices by Month
Market notes show fair and warmer weather with cotton prices for several months. The table lists opening and closing figures for January through December, with frequent small changes and anomalies in the decimal formatting.
Florida lawmakers in extra session to amend city charter
Special to the Banner reports Florida legislators meet in Tallahassee by gubernatorial call to consider amending the charter of a Florida city. The session, convened Oct 1, aims to act on a proposed charter change.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Gilchrist
Law Limits Hours for Women and Minors in New York Factories
Albany Oct 1 a New York law enacted last winter prohibiting women and minors from working more than fifty four hours in a week went into effect today. The notice includes health tips about stomach disorders in children and promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a gentle remedy available from dealers.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Scratch Under The Preacher And The Old Faithful Printer
A long reminiscence from Athens recalls a sketch by Dr. William King with ornate reflections on a local Methodist preacher and his printer friend. It contrasts timid late morning knocks at the study door with faith, doubt, and pastoral care in a small-town church.
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William King
Athens
William M. Howard
Lexington
E. D. Stone
Remembering a Bright Light of Faith on the White Throne
The passage reflects three men whose lives were touched by a profound religious awakening. One man places his faith above all else, others await meeting a preacher, while all three long since passed into the afterlife, judging by their steadfast belief and hope. They now see truth as it is known.
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Eliot
Harvard
Morning News
Lipsey
Barnabas
First Meeting of Creditors for Athens Tribune Co.
In the District Court of Georgia the Athens Tribune Co. is declared bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors will be held October 12, 1912 at 11 o clock in the forenoon in Athens, Ga. at the Referee's office to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. FRANK L UPSON Referee in Bankruptcy.
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Athens Tribune Co
Athens
Clarke
Frank L. Upson
Inspecting Louisiana sulphur mines by world chemists in Lake Charles
World renowned chemists, fresh from an international convention in Washington, visit the sulphur mines near Lake Charles Louisiana. The beds lie 400 feet underground under 200 feet of quicksand and are mined by a patented method using superheated steam hot water and compressed air to melt and extract sulfur for surface casting into blocks.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana
Washington
United States
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Claim Cures All ills
Advertises Hot Springs Liver Buttons from H. R. Palmer & Sons as a cure for constipation, torpid liver, upset stomach, headache, and nervousness. Claims to unclog the liver and purify the system with a 25 cent box, promoted by Hot Springs Chemical Co. Ark. Sale through Palmer stores and druggists. mail orders offered.
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Hot Springs
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Ark
Grain Dealers Meet At Norfolk Convention Opens
Norfolk, Va October 1 The National Grain Dealers Association began its annual three day session in the city. The Chief Grain Inspectors National Association also held its separate annual meeting in conjunction with the event.
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Norfolk
National Grain Dealers’ Association
National Association
North Dakota Industrial Show Opens With Governor Burke Address
North Dakota hosts the second annual Industrial Exposition in Bismarck with Governor Burke delivering the opening address. Each county showcases products and resources as the two week event begins. Steel hearings resume in Pittsburgh as the government seeks dissolution of United States Steel Corporation before special examiner Henry P. Brown.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Blanner
Pittsburg
Governme
United States Steel Corporation
Henry P. Brown
Philadelphia
Military Surgeons Meet Opens in Baltimore
The annual gathering of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States began in Baltimore with physicians and surgeons from the U.S. army and navy and marine hospital service, and members of national guard units from many states attending.
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Baltimore
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
U.S. Army and Navy and
Marine Hospital Service
National Guard
Danderine Promises Hair Growth and Dandruff Cure
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline 25 cent bottle as stopping dandruff and hair loss. It claims immediate scalp relief and eventual new hair growth, promising lighter, fluffier, glossier hair with luxurious health after weeks of use.
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Knowlton
Trial of Fifty-One Union Officials Opens in Indiana
Indianapolis opening of the trial against fifty-one present or former union officials on charges tied to the dynamiting conspiracy. Key figures include John W. Kern and District Attorney Miller. evidence includes Ortie McManigal’s confession and letters from the Iron-workers Association.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albert B. Anderson
United States District Court
Th Court
Federal Building
United States
John W. Kern
Charles W. Miller
Clarence Nichols
Los Angeles Times
John J
James B. McNamara
San Quinten
California
J. J. McCray
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron-workers
Iron-Workers’ Association
National Electors’ Association
Employers’ Association
John J. McNamara
Ironworkers’ Association
Ortie McManigal
Detroit
Federal Grand Jury
McNamara Brothers
Herbert S. Hockin
McManigal
Frank M. Ryan
John T. Butler
Buffalo
Michael J. Young
Boston
Philip A. Cooley
New Orleans
Claf A. Treitmoe
Building Trades Council of California
William K. Benson
Detroit Federation of Labor
Clarence F. Dowd
International Association of Mechnists
First Man Kicked Out Of Police Station For Food
Atlanta observers report a startling scene as a white man became the first to be turned away from the police station for food during the closing of the city’s restricted district. Cadets in Paris fashion who had preyed on fallen women are described as living off earnings in the area.
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Atlanta
Paris
International romance culminates in New York wedding
Miss Antoinette Hecksher daughter of Mr and Mrs August Hecksher of New York marries Hon Oliver Sylvain Balrol Brett eldest son and heir of Viscount Escher England. The ceremony occurs at Wincoma Huntington with Mrs Drelincourt Martin as matron of honor and Cyril Stephenson as best man.
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New York
Antoinette Hecksher
August Hecksher
Oliver Sylvain Balrol Brett
Viscount Escher
England
Win Coma
Huntington
S. 1
Drelincourt Martin
Ment
Mr. Brett
Miss Hecksher
Europe
Man Shoots Self During Family Land Division
In Gainesville on October 1, Joe Chapman, about 21, shot his left side amid a dispute over dividing inherited land with his brothers. He was not fatally wounded. doctors said the bullet entered the left arm and was deflected, leaving the cause unclear and Chapman refusing to explain.
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Gainesville
Joe Chapman
Joe
Drs. Palmour
Robertson
Theiil
Young Chapman
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William O'Brien
Philip Burne-Jones
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District Court of the United States
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