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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
7
A heavy rain yesterday caused the je carriage and wagon factory of Klein and Martin to flood. Water breached the Central railroad embankment washing mud into the second wing and flooding the jet floor. Stock on hand was damaged and the building soaked.
The weekly index from Columbus Georgia and Alabama notes rapid growth in construction and industry across Georgia and Alabama. Numerous contracts and new enterprises are listed including a $600,000 mining company at Dalton, a $200,000 cocoanut oil plant at Mobile, and various gas, warehouse, and water projects. The report highlights 17 new corporations, multiple banks expanding, and public works such as schools and bridges in progress or planned.
Washington DC August 1 Manufacturers must display a tax certificate costing zero dollars annually and the proprietor’s full name business and factory number above the door. Every package of renovated butter must bear a one cent per pound tax stamp and the wrapping must read renovated butter.
Reports from Washington discuss southern candidates and the Bryan prospect, with Florida and Georgia figures weighing in. Also noted are preparations for next summer’s International Tuberculosis Congress at George Washington University and Florida canal plans from Jacksonville to Key West under Broward.
A Holiness group active at the Georgia Factory area has drawn religious attention as services attract many locals. A district visitor reported gatherings where leaders speak in unknown tongues, with sermons becoming unintelligible during peak excitement.
A monument to General Thomas Sumter was unveiled at his grave in Stateburg on August 14 with an elaborate military display and distinguished speakers including former Virginia Governor Montague and H. A. M. Smith of Charleston. The event recalled Sumter as a key Southern patriot and leader in the Revolutionary era.
Washington August 14 Timber owners and manufacturers may benefit from detailed Forest Service studies of commercial trees. Methods trace a tree from forest to market, measuring growth rings bark width sapwood and heartwood and stump height to project diameter growth and future yield on stands.
Governor Smith today sent to the senate four appointments for county courts and solicitors. Rufus R. Burger named judge of the Oconee county court for a four year term from November 15, 1907. Robert Ashford to be solicitor of the Oconee county court for four years from November 14, 1907. Walter A. Milton named judge of the Pierce county court for four years from December 11, 1907. H. J. Dame to be solicitor of the Clinch county court for two years from October 29, 1907.
Leavenworth Kansas August 14 opening tomorrow marks the new term of the Infantry and Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth being renamed the Army School of the Line It becomes the principal of three military schools there joining the Army Staff College and the Signal School The name change reflects attendance by officers from all branches and an increase in officer rank among students since the schools founding in 1881 with later shifts after the Spanish American War to include captains and majors.
A historical ad and technical passage promote Mozley s Lemon Elixir as a laxative, priced 60c and 1 00 per bottle at duty stores, followed by a discussion of commercial timber studies detailing growth, yield tables, management methods, and timber testing. It notes measurements of logs, future stand estimates, and practical timber uses. Kennedy s Lacative Cough Syrup is also advertised as a gentle bowel aid and cough remedy.
Jackson Mississippi August 14 Governor Vardaman remains with the Mississippi national guard encamped at Columbus and unlikely to return to the capital until Thursday the final day of the encampment. Most staff present the encampment seen as a success despite low quotas and no reply yet to Williams speech accusing populists of voting for Vardaman.
Yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock in Atlanta, Misa Junia McKinley, a prominent educator and literary woman, died at her home. She was a cousin of Col. Stephen Upson and of Mrs. Howell Cobb and Mrs. A. J. Lyndon, with many relatives here who mourn her loss. Miss McKinley was also a cousin of the late President McKinley and founded the first chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution."
The International Law Association conference will convene in Portland, Maine, in two weeks with three days of sessions led by Lord Justice Kennedy. Papers will cover arbitration, divorce jurisdiction, diplomatic protection, foreign judgments, and limits of state intervention, featuring scholars and judges from Copenhagen to Rome.
Yesterday at ten sharp Warren Derricotte, a colored man, was severely shocked while working on the second story of the Southern Mutual Insurance Co building. An iron cart lifted by electricity touched a live wire, delivering a fatal jolt that left him insensible. He recovered after medical treatment.
President Roosevelt hosted national chiefs at Sagamore Hill this afternoon. Taft and Paymaster General Meyer arrived by train and were whisked to the president’s home. Root and Mr Root expected later. Taft said politics not discussed as he plans to depart for the Philippines, aiming to finish administration matters first. Meyer and the president may discuss New York’s next postmaster after Meyer’s Sagamore Hill visit.
A hardware firm letter shows F W Devoe describing paint costs and quality. He argues Devoe paint saves money and lasts longer, urging the owner to let him decide the job scope. The note stresses straightforward business approach and references the Talmage Hardware Co. and location.
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