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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
3
A 1915 appeal by Fairfax Harrison, president of Southern Railway, urges public cooperation to reduce railroad automobile accidents at grade crossings. He cites driver error, racing trains, and the burden on locomotive engineers, urging safer crossings and prioritizing permanent improvements over dividends.
A regional leader calls for gradual retirement of grade crossings as transportation systems evolve. He urges motorists to accept slower travel for safety and cites the growing costs of modernizing roads and rail lines. He appeals to South region residents to share cautionary, life preserving advice at home and in public. Individuals and authorities are urged to balance convenience with railway safety.
Southern Railway and affiliated lines will showcase South region grain and crops at thirty fairs in the North and Middle West this fall. Wheat fields yield up to 40 bushels per acre. exhibits will include grasses, forage crops, and a variety of fruits and vegetables in jars. Agents will accompany displays across Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, with first exhibits in Indiana and a large tent for Middle West fairs.
Atlanta Ga More than sixteen and a half million passengers were transported by Southern Railway during the year ended June 30 with only one passenger fatality on a train. The casualty occurred while a person stood on a car platform in direct violation of company rules. In contrast, Fairfax Harrison reported that twelve highway- crossing fatalities occurred in the same period, all preventable by drivers stopping looking and listening.
Southern Railway reports progress on its 102.4 mile double track project in Virginia and North Carolina, eliminating 64 of 73 grade crossings through underpasses bridges and highway realignments. Remaining crossings are unsafe or costly to remove, with ongoing safety-focused relocation policy endorsed by President Fairfax Harrison.
The mayor and council of Athens unanimously adopt an ordinance requiring a ten day written notice before actions on appropriations or other measures at regular meetings. Emergencies and suspensions allowed. clerk to prepare a seven day calendar from filed notices for each meeting. If a calendar item is delayed, it may stay for next meeting. Repeals conflicting ordinances.
Yesterday Cox won a close game over Woods as Thornton walked Bradberry and Fleming doubled to score the decisive run in the fifth. Mears held Woods, with Milstead and Rubenstein contributing walks and bases usage. New players appended to teams included Hodgson Haazard Hoke King Thompson and others.
Do not view sickness as sin and neglect relief. PoDodax promises instant help for liver ills headaches indigestion and constipation by stimulating bile flow and bowel cleansing. PoMo-Lar Podophyllin claims to soothe the liver act as an antiseptic and remove constipation overnight with PoDeLax aiding nature. Obtain a bottle from your Druggist today.
Atlanta dispatch reports heavy lobbying to push Governor Harris to call an earlier extra session and include prohibition bills. Senator Stovall presses for a September convening, arguing December is busy for citizens, while Harris hints at a December 1 start. Treasury money and pay issues influence timing.
A lengthy ad touts a cough remedy claiming 45 years of use with guaranteed money back if unsatisfied. It urges avoiding tense exposure and sudden changes and mentions a drug-diet style regimen and a dotte from a drug store as the path to relief.
Mrs A Marlowe of New Kensington Pennsylvania credits Chamberlain's Calic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her mother's life about twelve years ago during bloody dysentery. She says it has remained in the home and was used for summer complaints and other troubles. The product is sold for a quarter by dealers.
National league games ended with St Louis 3 Chicago 6 and Pittsburg 4 New York 0. American league saw New York 4 Cleveland 6 Boston 4 St Louis 0 and others postponed due to rain. Federal league results included Brooklyn 3 Kansas City 2 and Newark 1 Chicago 2 with more rain postponements. Southern league noted Little Rock 44 Memphis 9 5 in a seven inning game Birmingham 0 New Orleans 3 Chattanooga 6 Nashville 1 Atlanta 0 Mobile 6.
Special to the Banner reports the eightieth Methodist camp meeting opening in Lawrenceville Georgia with Rev. Fred Ffashburn in charge and presiding elder Samuel R. Belk of Gainesville and Dr J A Sharp of Young Harris College present. Rev Felton Williams of Buford also attends. Tents are nearly full and organizers anticipate a record turnout Saturday and Sunday.
Olive of Little Fall New York writes that rheumatism came on suddenly about three years ago sometimes mistaken for a sprain and now is being sold by all dealers.
A dense compiled list of lodge and fraternal society meeting details. Glesnn Lodge No 75 meets Tuesdays at 644 Building in Athens. Athens B P O E No 790 meets Wednesdays at 8:46 at Broad and Lumpkin. Classic City Council No 375 U C T meets first and third Saturdays at K P Hall. Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday at Max Joseph Building. George B. Davis Camp 292 W C meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in Woodmen Hall. Williams Lodge No 15 I O O O meets Mondays at Odd Fellows Hall. Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F A M meets Thursdays. St Elmo Lodge No 40 K P meets Mondays at 8 p.m. at Castle Ball in Jester Building Clayton Street.
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