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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1905

Page

8

Citation Notice for Permanent Letters of Administration

In Clarke County Georgia Evie Osborn applies for permanent letters of administration on Sallie Osborn’s estate and will be passed upon on the first Monday in September 1905. S. B. Wingfield, Sr. signs Aug 7, 1905. Also W H Harris applies for permanent letters of administration on Milk Fields estate and will be passed upon on the first Monday in September 1905.

Georgia Clarke County Evie Osborn Sallie Osborn S. B. Wingfield Clarke Co W. H. Harris F. W. Colle de Bols J.N. Colle B. Wingfield Clarke Co. Ga H. R. Fitzpatrick Catherine Buchhannan I. Wingfield Holliman B. L. Holliman A. H. Hodgson Robt. P. Hodson Told County Derenied Will Pang

Sale of Clarke County land tied to Glynn County court order

By order of the Court of Ordinary Glynn County will sell at public outcry on the first Tuesday in September 1905 at Clarke County Court House. The tract lies in Clarke County 216th District G M containing about half an acre with boundaries West by Gaines property East by Adeline Gresham South by Fifth Street North by River Street. The sale is for the deceased Margaret Carey estate and includes the annulling Im arising interest.

Court of Ordinary Glynn County Georgia Court House Clarke County Margaret Carey Clarke G. M Gains Adeline Gresham Fifth Street River Street

Gainesville Midland Railway Extends Line From Jefferson to Athens

Board of Directors meeting in Savannah adopts resolution to extend the Gainesville Midland Railway from Jefferson, Jackson County to Athens, Clarke County as a standard broad gauge line. President and Vice President authorized to advertise the resolution in newspapers, file copies with the Secretary of State, and obtain legal authority to construct under Georgia law. E. H. Douglas, Secretary, authenticates the extract dated August 9 1905.

Savannah Gainesville Midland Railway Savannah Trust Company Jefferson Jackson Athens Clarke Jackson and Georgia

Digpengary Leaks Cause Sensation Across Districts

A Columbia session of the legislative committee investigating the South Carolina dispensary reveals a $500,000 debt, $200,000 in supplies, and only $1,200 cash on hand with last remittance in January. Witnesses say profits have not been turned in since last November and a state check later aided handling a $5,000 draft for dispensary supplies. State official Tatum questions quality based purchase practices, while a separate report notes mosquitoes’ selective ability to transmit yellow fever or malaria.

Columbia D. C Legislative Committee South Carolina Spartanburg Treasrer State Board Tatum

Sweethearts Rescue After Lake Michigan Ordeal

John Charters and Miss Zelda Stewart of Evanston were rescued from a small rowboat off Lake Michigan after a day afloat in a squall. They were in a precarious state from exposure and hunger, Charters saying one oar broke and he fought to keep the craft afloat until life-saving crews located them ten miles offshore.

Chicago Lake Michigan John Charters Zelda Stewart Evanston Stewart Charters

Rockefeller Gives More Than Income Across Year

The New York World reports Sir John D Rockefeller has given away substantial sums in 1905, far exceeding his Standard Oil earnings. Gifts include 1 million to Yale, 10 million to the General Education Board, and numerous smaller sums totaling over 11.5 million in three months. If a 50 million Chicago University endowment occurs, the year’s gifts could reach 64 million, surpassing income.

Standard Ol Rockefeller Standard Oil Company Yale University General ' S Education Board Ole Standard Oil Chicago University Mr. Rockefeller New York World

Murder on public highway shocks Chicago crowd

Chicago notes the murder of Mrs. H. B. Mize, a New York resident, shot by a robber during an evening walk in a South Side district. She and Mrs. E. F. Wilson, a Las Cruces guest at the Del Prado, were accosted near Fifty-ninth Street and Washington Avenue. Mrs. Mize cried for help as she was shot through the heart. the assailant fled while Wilson fainted.

Chicago 8. B. Mize New York City South Side Fifty-ninth Street Washington Avenue

Martin wins Senate seat and Swanson ahead for Virginia governorship

In Virginia Democratic primary Richmond reports Thomas S. Martin nominated to succeed himself in the U S Senate and Claude A. Swanson named to succeed Montague as governor by large majorities. J Taylor Ellison named lieutenant governor, William A. Anderson reelected attorney general, J D Eggleston Jr chosen superintendent. Unopposed nominees include D J Eggleston secretary of the commonwealth Asher Harman state treasurer and George W Kerner agriculture commissioner. Majority projections place Martin/Montague race 15 000 to 20 000 and Swanson's win near a similar margin with Richmond city giving Martin a strong majority.

Richmond Thomas S. Martin United States Senate Claude A. Swanson Ffth Andrew J. Montague J. Taylor Ellygon Democratic State Committee William A. Anderson J. D. Eggleston, Jr Prince Edward County D. J. Eggleston Charlotte The Commonwealth Asher W. Harman Rockbridge George W. Kerner All-gusia

Prism lesson sits beside a scrambled ad style scam

In a Tenderloin classroom a youthful teacher explains a prism while students listen. Johnnie O Neill bravely uses it in a sentence but his improvised phrase echoes a contrived recruitment ad with errors and odd phrases about travel with rigor by rail and a yearly salary, hinting at a fraudulent notice amid the lesson.

Notorious slum in St Petersburg described as Crystal Palace

Public Opinion cites Dom Viazemsky as a five-building slum near the Anitskoff Palace housing over 14,000 people in dire conditions. It portrays a mix of ages and trades, chronic disease, and a culture of plunder amid calls for reform and policing. Also notes the fiddler crab behavior in St Nicholas observations.

St. Petersburg Dom Viazemsky Anitsikoff ‘Palace Neffsky Ilere Crystal Palace Russia Tal Palace

Demand for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy

Local merchants report a Great demand for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with widespread trust. A Pikeville Indiana resident testifies that it cured dysentery when other remedies failed. The ad entry is a damaged OCR fragment with stray letters and punctuation.

Chamberlain Jones Pikeville Ind

Magnetic Field Draws Storms Over Lake County Area

A mysterious magnetic field in southwestern Lake County draws scientific interest as lightning haunts a small West Creek Township zone. Reports describe frequent, violent storms, with barns struck and fires started causing $1,200 in losses. Insurance shuns risk, and utilities struggle as lives and livestock are affected by the electrical phenomena. Two competing theories blame a near-surface magnetic ore or meteorite deposits attracting clouds, while observers note widespread damage to lines and poles.

Lake County West Creek Kankakee Henry Brant Volney Foster Wiliam Hatton James Hayden Vishtaing Thia Indianapolis News

Blessing of Animals At Sant'Antonio In Rome

The annual January 17 blessing at the Sant' Antonio church in Rome gathers horses mules and donkeys for benediction. Gaetano Prince Piombino drives a fourteen-horse team to win the crowd's praise, while cardinals with heavy trappings arrive for the rite. The piece extols Saint Anthony's charity toward all laboring animals.

Rome Sant’ Antonio Sant' Antoniio Gaetano Prince Piombino Sta Maria Maggiore W. W. Story

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B. Wingfield, Sr Ordinary Clarke Co Eliza Thompson Admx Edwin W. Dart Atty Georgia, Clarke County John T. Pittard Wm. G. Pichard Gainesville Chicago Lake Emory Puch Biorrai Jobber Mrs. Mize Residence Street Martin Montague Senate Swanson Richmond City Willard Ahd Johnnie O'Neill Johnnie Me Bradder Chimmie Priso Joe A Alexander Pabane Joer Sodler St. Nicholas Indiana Alice Barber Stephens New York Tribune East Side Tommy Far East Malay Peninsula Perak Madras Chicago News Boston Child Henne Boston Transcript Rev. M. ©. Stockland M. B Little Palls Minn
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