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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1911

Page

7

Industrial boom hits Georgia towns with large ventures

The Industrial Index notes major projects across Georgia and neighboring states including a $250,000 plant at Brunswick and a $400,000 Savannah facility as part of a regional building surge. Birmingham, Mobile and Waycross also see new hotels, plants, and public works amid rising bond activity and land sales.

Columbus Industrial Index Prunswick Savannah Birmingham Ala Georgia Corporation Georgia Mobile Fice Florence Waycross Augusta LaGrange Headland Montezuma Cherokee County Marie

Royal Sam to Play at Colonial Theatre by Jolly John Larkins T

Jolly John Larkins and his company of forty performers render the new three act musical comedy Royal Sam with 25 musical numbers. Jennie Pearl Irene Tasker Carlotta Freeman Anita Wilkins Boots Allen and others star in the cast. Reserved seats are on sale at Palmer's drug store.

Jolly John Larkins Jennie Pearl Athens Black Patti Colonial Theater Irene Tasker Carlotta Freeman Anita Wilkins Boots” Allen J. Frances Mores Jas. A. Lillard George McClain Royal Sam Palmer's Drug Store

No National Holiday In All This Nation Says Munsey

James Lane Allen writes that after a century and more of another year the United States has never instituted a national holiday. The piece notes public reaction and argues the nation has no official day set aside for celebration.

Congress James Lane Allen

Final hearing set for Rawlins brothers pardon request

Georgia Prison Commission schedules November 7 to hear the pardon application of Jesse Milton and Leon Rawlins who are serving life terms for the 1905 Carter children murder near Valdosta. Attorneys argue the boys were influenced by their father and have shown model prison conduct.

Georgia Prison Commission Rawlins Jesse Milton Leonard Carter Valdosta John R. Cooper J. G. Rawlins Alf Moore Milton Rawlins Macon Cherokee Brick Company Smith Cribe

May Stewart Stars in As You Like It at Colonial Theater

May Stewart headlines a Tuesday night production of As You Like It at the Colonial Theater. The show is expected to draw a large fashionable audience and excite interest in the costumes worn by Stewart and her company.

May Stewart You Like Colonial Theater Miss Stewart and Company Shakespeare Paris New York City Southern Marlowe Miss Stewart Miss Marlow N. K. Fairbank Company

Pasmore Trio Impresses at Greek Theater in San Francisco

Welcome extended to the Pasmore Trio as Dorothy Pasmore performed Saint-Saens A minor concerto with scholarly accuracy and moving tone. Mary Pasmore offered Lalo Spanish Symphony noted for delicacy and purity, broad tone, and compelling musicianship. The program unified emotion with technical skill amid a holiday mood, despite a stray federal note on government business.

San Francisco Cal Pasmore Dorothy Pasmore Mary Pasmore Lalo

Carlisle Indians Lead Eastern Elevens in Midseason Scoring

The Carlisle Indians top the eastern elevens with 161 points through recent games as Georgia hosts Sewanee in a tense clashes. Coach Heisman observes from the sidelines while Georgia’s Coach Cunningham voices disappointment at missed scoring chances. Fans from Atlanta and a large Athens crowd witness a fierce South battle noted by the Constitution.

Carlisle Indians Heismann Georgia Sewanee Harris Cope Harry Harmon Georgir Woodru Athens South Atlanta

Chauffeur Faces Slaying Charge in Millette Killing

Special to The Banner reports Herman K. Wagner a chauffeur was arraigned in Providence Rhode Island court on a manslaughter charge for the death of Gilbert Millette. Police say Wagner was intoxicated when his car struck Millette several weeks earlier.

Providence R. I Herman K. Wagner Gilbert Millette Millette Wagner

Macon to Get Central Georgia Gas Company

Macon Georgia city officials and residents react to the announcement that Jordan Massee and associates will build a modern gas plant. The Central Georgia Gas Company is capitalized at 750000 dollars and backed by financiers who control Central Georgia Power Company and the Macon street railway.

Jordan Massee

National meeting of Norwegian Baptists in South Dakota

Leaders from across the country attend the annual national conference in Berton South Dakota. The gathering will last several days and focus on many church matters. The sole Norwegian Baptist church in the state hosts the event.

National Meeting OF Norwegian Baptists Howard S. D Norwegian Baptist Church Berton South Dakota

Dairy Show Opens in Chicago With Record Displays

The sixth annual National Dairy Show Association exhibition opened at the International Live Stock Amphitheater in Chicago and runs through November 4. Organizers tout it as the greatest of its kind with a large display of dairy animals products and machinery.

Chicago National Dairy Show Association International Live Stock

Confederate Monument Unveiled in Bamberg South Carolina

A grand Confederate memorial was unveiled in Bamberg with impressive ceremonies attended by a large crowd. United States Senator Ellison D. Smith delivered the day’s oration.

Bamburg Bamberg S. C United States Ellison D. Smith

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