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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1905

Page

7

Augusta ministers clash over Genesis during monthly alliance meeting

In Augusta Ga on December 5 the ministerial alliance split after Rev George Be Giulie read a paper on biblical accuracy. Dr C W Byrd declared Genesis chapters one to three allegorical and creation six days of twenty four hours untenable provoking heated debate among Belk Cree Hill Weltner and others.

Augusta George BE. Giulie Second Presbyterian Church Ministerial Alliance Mr. Gulle C. W. Byrd St. John's Church 8. R. Belk Byrd Howard T. Cree First Christian Church Jonah Adam and Eve Edwin Hill Dr. Belk C. E. Weltner

Record Pace Divorce Trials in Savannah Court

Savannah Ga December 6 Thirty four divorce cases tried in Superior Court in one hour and twenty minutes a court record Verdicts returned Judge Cann charged the juries Haste to catch a steamer for New York aided speed

Savannah Cann New York

Honor Roll at the Institute November list

Lucy Cobb Institute honor roll for November shows top marks across grades. Senior Latin Miriam Pope 99 and Eleanor Young 99 lead. Senior English Willie Scott Sorrell 98.10 and Louise Lamar 97.72. Junior Latin Mildred Mell 98.41. Sophomore English Katie Dearing 99.20. Freshman Latin Daisy McDonald 98. Irregulars include Lucy Bryan 98.5 and Ida May Blount 98.2. Intermediates Miriam Philpot 97 and Annie B. Dorsey 96.61. primary and other classes list multiple students with high averages.

Lucy Cobb Institute Miriam Pope Eleanor Young Willie Scott Sorrell Louise Lamar Kate Rucker Ellice Woods Mildred Mell Lucy Leah West Katie Macarnold Roberta Slade Soph Katie Dearing Hilda Ausland Fresh Daisy McDonald Lucy Bryan Ida May Blount Hilda Meadow Edith Holliday

Sinner's Report to Show Decrease in Cotton Crop

Dallas Dec. 5 N T Blackwell secretary of the National Ginners Association said the association's cotton crop report will be issued to members tomorrow night and possibly to the public. He quoted President J A Taylor of Wynnewood Ind T as saying the next report will estimate 9623000 bales of 500 pounds each and that bale counts remaining ungned and percent picked will be issued, likely tomorrow night or ahead of the census bureau.

Dallas Texas N. T. Blackwell National Ginners’ Association J. A. Taylor Wynnewood Ind. T Washington, D Census Bureau

Monthly Meeting of Bessie Mell Industrial Home

The regular monthly meeting was held Monday afternoon December 4 at 4 o clock. The treasurer reported a balance of 66.93 after income from dues garment sales rent and loans and 163.68 in expenditures including wages groceries and relief. Sixty six garments were made and eight visits were recorded. one member was unavailable. The winter wood and coal outlook is gloomy. only one ton of coal and 26 dollars in cash were received from Harvest Home Festival. Rutherford presides.

Bessie Mell Louie Lane M. Rutherford Pres

Major Henry Fink on railroad rate regulation

Major Henry Fink, former president of the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia railroad, argues in a new book that calculating exact transportation costs is impossible and that unjust rate competition harms shippers. He urges strengthening laws and cooperation with the Interstate Commerce Commission to curb discriminations and avoid nationwide rate chaos. The piece notes fine printing in The Banner.

Major Henry Fink Old East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Major Fink Congress Interstate Commerce Commission

Monkeys Take Charge Aboard Neuenfels In Mediterranean Escape

On a calm Mediterranean night off Sicily three weeks ago a troop of 60 simians escaped their crate while the German steamship Neuenfels rocked with a tropical breeze. The attackers swarmed the deck, fought a kangaroo guarding two more crates, and caused chaos as the ship’s crew corralled the primates. The kangaroo leapt overboard into the sea, leaving sailors to haul the remaining monkeys back below. The vessel then continued to South Brooklyn.

Neuenfels Calcutta Mediterranean Sicily Sam Jones A.B Werefels Bis Brooklyn

Glean Lodge names officers for ensuing term

At the Glenn Lodge meeting the Noble Grand is F. H. Bowden and Vice Grand H. L. Garebold. Recording Secretary N. G. Slaughter, Financial Secretary C. W. Parr, Treasurer W. P. Vonderall, Lodge Commissioner W. P. Vonderau. The lodge is described as flourishing among Odd Fellows in the state.

Glenn Lodge F. H. Bowden H. L. Garebold N. G. Slaugh C. W. Parr W. P. Vonderall W. P. Vonderau Odd Fellows State

New Citizen James Medlin Joins O Farrell Bureau

Mr James Medlin of High Shoals Georgia becomes a salesman with the O Farrell Purchase Company. He is a well known local figure with many friends across counties and is welcomed to Athens as a citizen. The Jacksonville Times Union notes Kubelik insures his fingers for five thousand dollars each and jokes about insuring hair and nerves.

James Medlin High Shoals O'Farrell Purchure Company Medlin Athens Jacksonville Times-Union Kubelik

Change urged to remove Athens dispensary from politics

The Banner calls for a rearrangement of Athens dispensary governance at the next general assembly session. It argues the current system places the dispensary in politics and advocates returning to the original method where mayor and council had limited involvement and the commission operated with monthly council oversight to ensure nonpolitical management.

Athens General Assembly Board of County Commissioners Poliica

Liverpools weakness cited in New Orleans cotton market

New Orleans reports liquidations and selling against spot buys as the main cause of Liverpools weaker response to the prior advance. Despite a generally good market sentiment, land manufacturers are thought short of cotton. Options rose ten points, spots 13 up with 7000 bales sold, while buyers in the local spot market struggled to meet higher prices.

New Orleans Liverpools New York Liverpool

New Mosquito Variety Found, Hinted Novel Threat

Scientists report a newly discovered mosquito variety raising concerns about disease spread. The find prompts public health officials to monitor its behavior and potential impact on local ecosystems while noting uncertainty about its relation to known strains such as Miss Tregomyta.

Tregomyta

Pete the Wolf Hunter quits wolf hunts for cattle ranch

Maryland born Pete Watson of Dawes County recalls a life chasing wolves for bounties earning as much as five thousand dollars. He tells how his pack of twenty hounds and his hand scar from a Wounded Knee fight shaped his career and led to his current Alliance ranching.

Peter Watson Maryland Dawes County Mr. Watson Wounded Knee Watson United States Alliance Pete Nebraska Dakotas Missouri Wyoming

Wolf Capture Narrative Details a Lone Rescuer's Skill

A St Louis Dispatch cor respondent recounts trapping wolves with a horse reciting a tale of strength and ingenuity. The writer notes an injury to a tooth and describes gripping the wolf by the lower jaw then securing its mouth with a wire before mounting and riding home. He claims repeated success in capturing wolves since.

The Stomach and Liver Tablets Aid Middle Aged Men

An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for middle aged men who overindulge. It claims the tablets cleanse and invigorate the stomach and regulate liver and bowels, enabling men to live longer and healthier. The ad lists Athens sellers H. A mer & Long and W. J. Smith & Bro. plus Harvie Jordan as a Southern farming leader influencing cotton prices.

Chamberlain H. Amer & Long Athens W. J. Smith & Bro

King of All Cough Medicines Advocated and Remus Birthday Note

Canton Center mail carrier endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as king of all for croup and colds with reliable results. Children of Atlanta to celebrate Uncle Remus birthday at Carnegie Library. Promote Dr King’s New Life Pills for liver and stomach relief. Congress in session as taxes paid, but spendthrift machine looms.

King of BE. G. Case Canton Center Conn U. S Croup Chamberlain H. R. Palmer & Sons Athens W. J. Smith & Bro Athena Atlanta Uncle Remus Carnegie Library Dr. King United States Congress

Fearful Fate Warns of Piles Heal with Arnica Salve

Hetty Colson of Masonville Indiana testifies that Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures bleeding itching and protruding piles. The salve also aids cuts and injuries and is sold for 26 cents by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Amyath & Co in Sang.

Hetty Colson Masonville H. R. Paluer & Bons W. J. Amyith & Bio

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