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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1914

Page

5

Short Notes of Interest Insurance Real Estate Lipscomb

Insurance and real estate notes mention dividing fire insurance with J C Jester and savings deposits at Clarke County Bank. Also rental ad for two connecting rooms near Hancock, milled age area, and third city tax installment due. Employment ad seeks district manager with auto. no capital required at Standard Auto-Trailer Truck Co. Utilities and a cough remedy advertisement conclude the clipping.

Henley Atlanta, Ga

Athens Savings Bank Promises 4 Percent on Deposits

Multiple small notices appear, including a savings bank ad offering 4 percent interest compounded semiannually with deposits from $1, a furniture sale by the county commission, barber college recruitment, a rental listing for a four room cottage at Baxter and Pope, and a Daily Birthday note listing notable births including William G. McAdoo and Bert Elmer Daniels with ages.

Athens Athens Savings Bank

Washington News Exports Foodstuffs To Europe Doubled

Washington reports show September export surges from American granaries mills and packing houses with breadstuffs meats and other food abroad valued near sixty eight and a half million dollars up from under forty million the previous September. The month also saw U S troops protest detaining the steamship Korrowland carrying twelve hundred passengers and copper cargo from New York to Italian and Greek ports. President Wilson denies plans to close Colorado mines amid strike tensions. Health service urges beans and peas to curb pellagra while diversifying crops. George B Roberts to join National City Bank after resigning as Mint director.

Europe Washington Department of Commerce U. S S. S. Washington State Department Great Britain Korrowland Gibraltar New York George B. Roberts United States Mint National City Bank of New York Roberts McAdoo

Pickpocket Mistakenly Returns Purse at Show Grounds

Yesterday afternoon at the show grounds complaints arose from attendees touched by a nimble pickpocket. Eddie Williams was arrested after police followed suspicions. only 2.22 dollars was found on him. A purse slipped from one man’s pocket and later returned to another, signaling a nonlethal, puzzling theft pattern as the crowd enjoyed unusually orderly events.

Eddie Williams

Rocky Mountain Hank meets Miller Bros wild west show

The Miller Bros arrive with Rocky Mountain Hank, a famed old western character known across the country. The 63 year old, actually 28 in vigor, sits beside the driver, recalling decades in show business and film work. Hank Walker hails from Virginia and Tennessee roots with Missouri moves and Oklahoma ties.

Miller Bros Far West Hank Tennessee Virginia Tennesee Missouri Oklahoms Moving Picture Old Hawk Willin Rocy Mountain Walker

Arnold and Abney Advertise Domestic Cheese and Macaroni

November notice shows Arnold and Abney offering fresh cheese at 20 cents per pound and macaroni and spaghetti at 10 cents each on credit. The fragmentary ad hints at a local grocer promotion with creditors and customers urged to purchase today.

Ant Fou Arnold Abney Mackroni Spaghett Arnold & Abney

Huggins China House New Goods Arriving Daily

NEW GOODS Arriving Daily at the HUGGINS CHINA HOUSE China Dinni Ware 2Inie stock Gold Era Cooking Ware guaranteed chips off Beaten Biscuit Machinery Bread Mixers Ocedar Mops Cotton Mops Ocedar Polish MopsWeingers Alarm Clocks Day Clocks Coal Scuttles Coal Vasen Coal Tongs Pokers Shovels IMPORT TOYS Boys Wagons Velocipedes Hand Cars Tricycles Next to Nature Baby Dolls War in Europe may limit future doll availability Some buyers store for the holidays Remember we carry everything for the Housekeeper

Europe

Rohilla Hospital Ship Sinks After Run Aground Near Whitby

The British hospital ship Rohilla ran aground near Whitby England early today and broke in two. Lifesavers on shore tried to reach those aboard but the number of deaths is unknown. about two hundred people were aboard. The vessel’s fate remains unresolved as night falls.

Associated Press Writley Eng Nes

French Fort L Ayvelles Not Sturdy Says German Reports

The Hague dispatch reports German July observations critiquing French fortifications along the Belgian border. Fort Lee Ayvelles, south of Mezieres Charleville, is cited as a typical case of neglect and outdated armament, built 1878 with 9 centimeter guns and 4 kilometer range.

The Hague Associated Press Lee Ayvelles Mezieres-Charleville Meugre Henry Binder Berliner Tageblatt

Fort besieged commander dies after futile defense

The account describes a northward siege of a fort held by about 900 troops. Artillery battered the stronghold, destroying guns and mortars while the garrison fled as fire opened. A commandant perished, and a wooden cross by German soldiers honors his claimed duty and courage amid defeat.

Landwehr-Pioneer Company Vitt. AK

German loan of 1 050 000 000 shocks observers

Berlin reports that Germany raised 1 050 000 000 in a single loan, the largest financial act in history. Karl Helfferich says full payment will come by year’s end, noting German organizational strength and a high rate of small subscriptions. Tax deadline looms as fish species are listed in the same dispatch.

Berlin Associated Press Germany Karl Helfferich Deutsche Bank Bankers France Helfferich Ith Orga Joan Itzent

Youngest German Soldier Aged Fourteen in World War I

War dispatches list the youngest German recruit Helmut Biller aged fourteen years and nine months, with other youths aged fifteen and younger conscripted or serving in various theaters. Reports note Austrian enlistment by physician Emil Eckstein and his daughter, dog helpers for Red Cross operations, and surprising cross national harmony as Germans and Czechs sing each other’s anthems amid the conflict.

Helmut’ Biller Lichterfelde Berlin Johannes Marcusgen Borkum Realschule Frankfort on-the-Main France Emil Eckstein Teplitz Austria Miss Gertrud

Police Busy With Drunks After Wild West Show

Yesterday the city saw a sizable crowd attend the wild West Shows and the police made fourteen arrests for drunkenness. One pickpocket was taken into custody and another man, described as a Negro, was arrested to be held for the sheriff of a neighboring county.

Twenty six Gases In All Made Yesterday

Police report twenty six cases in one day including fourteen simple drank offenses and several more by nightfall. One alleged suspect was apprehended among other disorderly acts. Court docket lists four disorderlies and scraps, with minor charges.

Tigar

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Erwin and Company the McGregor Company Insurance & Real Estate Lipscomb J. C. Jester Clarke County Bank Hancock Yalmer & Sona Clayton Street Gardner & Price, Stationers and Printers Lumpkin Court House County Commission ERS Moler Barber College Atlanta Baxter and Pope Streets Clayton St William G. McAdoo Treasury United States Wilson Marietta Ierbert I. Satterlee J. Pierpont Morgen New York City Charles John Burnett Bert Elmer Daniels Cincinnati National League Danville Ill Alamo Teestays Georgia National Bank Athens, GA J. Wilkins W. P. Brooks Gashler Chas. H. Phinizy Cahier Eston Epps Cashler Georgia Ave Normal Satnish Ave Normal School Nacoochee Ave Boulevard Pedberly Street Milledge Bloomfield Springdale Clayton Formtaine Geraltaer Horlick Father Z Washington News Colorado White House U. S. Agricultural Department Public Health Service Health‘ Service Rocky Mountain Miller Tokay Varnold Huggins China House Broad' Street China Huggins & Son Phone Broad Street Lipscomb & Company Asvan Straaten Red Cross Belgium Austria-Hungary Bohemia Dedomoy Gabor’ Weisz Lublin Zofingen Switzerland Rowland Hi
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