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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1915
Page
5
Colonial Theatre presents Damaged Goods with matinee and night showings. Prices vary by seating, with lower floors and balcony tiers. The piece draws praise from critics for its fresh, morally pointed treatment and portrayal of decent folk amid societal ills.
The cotton market opened steady then fell as storm-related nervousness and heavy selling hit spot houses. December, January, and March contracts slid to 11.76, 11.85, and 12.10, with further reports from Houston and Memphis stirring volatility before a late rally. Prices moved 20 to 27 points higher from intraday lows.
Spot cotton in multiple cities shows varied moves with steady or middling quotes, while Liverpool cables anticipate lower futures for January March and July. The day ends with spot demand strong in New York and New Orleans missing, and overall futures irregular and unsettled, 11 to 17 points down.
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth announces a Athens visit on Tuesday October 19. The spectacle features a brand new outfit built in England with 1500 cast crew 700 horses and 1200 animals part of a 85 car train traveling to performances in three rings on four stages under a 15000 seat main pavilion. The show showcases 32 nations in its global troupe.
Atlanta dispatch discusses a potential state dispensary alternative to prohibition, noting weak support and echoes of South Carolina's liquor system. lawmakers weigh January 1 1917 as the effective date while governors call for a limited extra session focused on revenue measures and local statutes.
Georgia news briefs from Atlanta recount Sumter County challenging state automobile tax sharing and a Savannah case on municipal tax authority. Other items note a winter schooling conference called by State Superintendent M. L. Brittain, Dixie Highway Commission arriving Oct 15, and concerns about boll weevil spread after recent storms.
Atlanta October 1 the condition of the state sanitarium account draws attention after reports of a total deficit of 215350 dollars and an overdraft for 1913 of 17905 dollars. Treasury notes overdraft was at the bank used by the sanitarium and covered by a 1914 special appropriation. Total due from 1913 regular and 1914 special appropriations to be paid by end of 1915 is 215350 dollars. Past due amount unpaid, requisitioned before July 1 1915, stands at 68750 dollars.
The weather forecast notes a subtropical storm moving northeast over Tennessee and Kentucky with diminished force. Rainfall was heavy east of the Mississippi with high totals in Birmingham Asheville Thomasville Nashville Louisville Knoxville while Texas west of the river stayed mostly fair. Temperatures drop tonight and Saturday brings clearing skies and a mild low around 55 degrees in Athens with a pleasant day ahead.
A Georgia based company plans to publish The Way about November 1 to push prohibition and moral reform. It will have an investigator in state legislatures, a statewide board, and later print its own plant. Initial focus is Georgia with early reform work before Alabama.
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