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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1915
Page
4
General catalog note listing services and items for electrical work. Includes chandeliers lamps supplies wood and tile mantels grates tile. Indicates available repair and installation options for home or business lighting and decor.
The first Seeing Georgia Tour advance party, led by J. Haden of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, arrived in Athens from Macon with two scout cars. They visited Milledgeville, Eatonton, Madison, Farmington, and Watkinsville taking photos and noting sites for the October tour from south Georgia into the northern counties. A second scout party will follow next week to prepare the official log and schedule, with plans to end in Atlanta before returning to Macon.
A two year old, left at home with an aunt, asks a caller if he has a mamma after his mother leaves with friends. The remark shocks the visitor as the child queries why the visitor does not take his own mamma out, illustrating a candid moment from a Chicago Tribune note.
Atlanta notes a flood of recall petitions demanding an election to decide recall of Mayor James G. Woodward and several police and city officials. The drive, linked to Chief Beavers’s demotion, centers on polling 25 percent of registered voters and faces surveillance by administration allies in Atlanta.
Three Black defendants repudiated alleged confessions in the Mohr murder case, denying they ever signed or confessed to killing Dr. C Franklin Mohr. Police say the repudiation came in statements to newspapermen as of Sept. 4.
The Indianapolis Star notes that average men fret less about heaven than avoiding damnation, framing a wry religious reflection on salvation and moral effort.
Brownsville reports a large U. S. force under Gen. Funston in arms at Fort Brown as border raids escalate into guerrilla warfare. A daylong engagement across the Rio Grande near Hidalgo left at least ten Mexican dead with many more in brush. one American trooper injured. Americans held the Rio Grande crossings as Mexicans withdrew. Officials in Washington flag the raids as a threat overshadowing Mexican politics and consider stronger measures.
The West Indian hurricane crossed the Gulf of Mexico and struck inland along Florida during the night, wintering southwest of Atlanta. Officials expect it to break up in northern Georgia and eastern Tennessee, with damage likely between Tampa and Pensacola. Heavy rain and winds hit Georgia and Alabama, while wire troubles delayed telegraph and telephone service in Atlanta as linemen were mobilized for repair.
Ironton Ohio case letter praises health gains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Woman reports improved strength and ability to work, with daughter also benefiting from the remedy. Letter invites other women to seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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