24 Apr 1914
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1914
Page
1
An advertising snippet claims sleeplessness with no clear cause responds to Peruna a tonic. It asserts Peruna improves digestion and circulation and calms nerve centers without narcotics or sedatives. Readers are urged to take a teaspoon to a tablespoon before meals and sometimes at bedtime.
Reports from Trinidad dated April 22 describe a deadly scene at a Tent Colony where eleven children two women and one man perished, burned during a battle between striking miners and mine guards. Six mine employees died with others missing entombed in a burning shaft as strike leaders claim heavy casualties among security forces and the mobs destroy camps and mine property.
The Athens Trade Association will sponsor special trade days on May 8 and 9 offering to pay railroad fares for visitors who trade in Athens. The event features the largest stocks in all lines and two top baseball games Georgia Tech vs. Athens. Merchants back purchases with a guarantee, inviting all to shop and view the games.
A vintage ad from Devoe at Devor Talmage Hardware Co urges painters to consider paint cost as a day's work. It contrasts poor paint requiring more gallons with good paint needing fewer, claiming Devoe is among a dozen quality options and unique in town.
Special to the Banner from San Diego April 22 visitors to the January 1 1915 exposition year will receive fair hotel and lodging rates due to an agreement by the Hotelmen's Association of San Diego The pact fixes prices for 1915 and prohibits changes during the exposition year The exposition officials also enlist the aid of the San Diego Federation of State Societies to provide personal attention to travelers from each represented state at downtown headquarters
In Jacksonville on April 22 the large dancing pavilion for reunion balls was named Corinne Hampton Pavilion to honor the sponsor of the South of the United Confederate Veterans Association. The pavilion will seat large crowds and be within easy reach of the city’s business and residence areas.
From Chihuahua on April 22 AP reports General Carranza’s first statements about the rebel view of the Vera Cruz seizure by the United States and the U S program. He avoids naming rebel actions while saying U S actions were hostile to Mexico as a nation and to Huerta as an individual.
Galveston Texas April 22 Communication between Galveston and Mexico City was re established this afternoon. Charge d Affairs OShaughnessey, rumored assassinated, was reported safe relieving serious anxiety. City quiet with demoralized business. Refugee train guarded by Federals left for Vera Cruz bearing many foreigners.
White House released a Vera Cruz situation statement noting the city was entirely quiet at 2 pm and thoroughly policed by American forces. The San Sebastian hospital would be available to the U.S. sanitary officer, with native doctors and nurses to treat Mexican wounded. All Americans in the Diligencias hotel during the fighting are reported safe and boarding the Esperanza.
Conclusion draws on naval ratings with the United States ranked third overall, detailing counts of ships from battleships to submarines and total crew. Mexican navy described as weak, with Vera Cruz and Tampico stations and about 1,200 personnel. Gulf coast tonnage 232,407 with 433 guns. Pacific coast tonnage 98,504 with 258 guns and 5,109 sailors.
Washington reports that the treasury department formally announced on April 22 that banks within the new financial system are legally permitted to make loans on improved farm lands. The ruling clarifies lending authority amid the postwar reform.
The excerpt discusses loan value limits and terms of five years, noting restraint on war and suggesting Mexico's present action was unavoidable. It reflects cautious commentary on finance and international conflict with a call for patience amid unfolding events.
Washington April 22 The House Agriculture Committee began hearings on bills to regulate cotton futures trading. The Lever bill would tax nonconforming contracts and restrict markets to those designated by the Agriculture Secretary. A second bill by Candler would bar mail and telegraph delivery for futures contracts lacking actual delivery.
Business leaders gathered at the Chamber of Commerce meeting to push for Athens to host the national guard encampment. The camp would involve at least ten thousand soldiers and boost local commerce. Messages were sent to officials including Senator Hoke Smith and Col. Fred G. Hodgson, highlighting Athens’ past capacity to house troops.
The petition by Marvin B. Perry and others seeks incorporation as Beta Lambda Home Association to hold property for the Lambda Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at the University of Georgia. The charter asks authority to acquire realty, borrow, sue, and manage assets with seven directors, five alumni from Georgia and two active members, all elected by the chapter, for twenty years with renewal. Filed April 22 1914 in Clarke County Superior Court.
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