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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1915
Page
8
The page lists several notices and ads including mileage coupons for cash ads, a savings bank with 4 percent interest, a piano class starting September 5th, and requests for scrap iron and other items. Rentals and rooms are offered on Dougherty Street and Milledge Avenue, with contact numbers provided.
The city will not implement eight hour patrol beats for business district officers at this time. The proposed schedule change for the police department’s patrolmen was postponed and not adopted in the present.
Yesterday morning Miss Fannie Stephens, a day operator at the telephone exchange, fainted on the stair landing and fell down a flight of stairs. She was taken home on Nantahala avenue and found to have no broken bones and is expected to return to the line today.
Mr Owen Perry son of Mr M B Perry of this city is serving in the English army as Athens is represented in the forces. The notice confirms his military service and family connection.
Special to The Banner from Atlanta reports Georgia mule 15 gaining recognition in World War I for steadiness under fire and endurance. The piece credits Southern mules and African American drivers for mule training, noting differences with horses and European adoption of mule handling practices.
Buffalo Aug 31 Russell Ford star of the Federal league in 1914 Eq Lafitte pitcher Tex McDonald outfielder and Arthur Watson catcher were given unconditional releases from the Buffalo Federal club. Ford had jumped from the New York Americans and used the emery ball to top the league and his record was considered unsatisfactory after the ball was barred.
Investigations from Atlanta show the South is saving timber by products rather than discarding them. The industry now uses upper tree portions once deemed worthless, converting them into creosoted fence posts and other materials. Creosoted southern yellow pine serves in England for paving and heavy construction, with earlier use in foreign building projects.
Atlanta residents who visited the North Georgia mountains report a record snake season with more rattlesnakes and copperheads. Farmers confirm the surge as Amos Ogle warns mountain travelers to beware in rocky areas where snakes hide.
Federal authorities set August 1 as the deadline to shut down narcotics sales in Atlanta and the city plans a joint city county hospital camp to treat addicts. A 72 year old man and his granddaughter are cited as the first admissions, seeking help to overcome a 12 year habit.
The article extols Cuba as a land where nature is most generous, noting abundant tropical fruits and the region’s bounty. It highlights the generous gifts of nature and the rich fruit variety found there.
Mary Ellen Lease, former Kansas reformer, announces from New York she will come to Georgia to scold the state for the lynching of Frank, claiming she will explain how Georgia’s motto Justice Wisdom and Moderation has been violated. She says she will visit in person and not fear lynching.
A Moscow merchant reports from Siberia a vivid picture of POW life with 14 000 prisoners in one locality and plans for 10 000 more. Germans are segregated and guarded. daily routine includes gymnastics, games, singing, gardening, and meals equal to Russian soldiers. Most prisoners work outside. Germans need special permission to touch outside areas. Prisoners may see a Russian officer to file complaints, with swift punishment for guilty parties.
The French army now feeds Mohammedan soldiers in accord with their fast as the annual observance lengthens night hours. Ratsiya traditions dictate abstinence from dawn to sunset, so meals are shifted to sunset lunch and a midnight dinner to respect religious practice.
Rev Sam W Small former Georgian evangelist will tour Georgia delivering addresses under prohibition leaders' guidance. He speaks in Gainesville on Sept 2 Rome on Sept 3 Atlanta on Sept 5 Savannah on Sept 6 and then in Tifton and Columbus the following days.
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