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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
3
A scrambled column mixes society hints with commentary on Hobson, Comstock era censorship, Metropolitan Opera tensions, flash quotes on media amplification, and a medical note about powdered castor oil sold as Castor Lax. Names include Hobson and Comstock. places include New York.
The article profiles Hugh Chalmers, a 24 year old who rose from an office boy to VP and GM at National Cash Register before entering auto ventures. It details his rapid ascent, leadership style, and move to start in the automobile business to tackle selling rather than production, noting his energy and future potential.
New York society notes the coming social season highlights long dancing frocks with gold and silver trimmings, tinsel weaves, and delicate laces. Nehe colors and painted chiffons favored. white fading. Hair trends toward single Psyche puff. modest hats replace oversized flaps. Suede slashed boots emerge for showing hosiery. shadows remain in fabric patterns.
Atlanta reports a record week with 800 cars pledged to the Georgia Fruit Exchange. Key growers Samuel H. Rumph and Murph & Baldwin of Marshallville led pledges, with Marshallville contributing 168 cars and Montezuma and Fort Valley also adding sizable totals. Meetings planned in Molen and Lorraine to supervise pledges amid holiday timing.
The 1907 gold output totaled 4,374,827 fine ounces valued at 90,435,700 in the United States, down from 1906 by 190,506 ounces. Silver production reached 56,514,700 fine ounces, down 3,200 ounces from 1906 with value about 956,700. Tables show state by state production from domestic ores, with data checked by the Mint and Geological Survey. The cumulative 1792–1907 gold total is 143,725,839 fine ounces valued at 2,971,071,000, and silver totals 1,730,708,200 fine ounces worth 1,509,996,000. The Geological Survey notes possible early or late-year discrepancies between mine and refinery figures. Production for 1907 includes Philippines and Porto Rico, with Philippines noted as of interest. The report, by Waldemar Lindgren and H. D. McCaskey, is available free from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Londoners crowd West End stores with plentiful stock and strong sales as Christmas nears. The Queen visits Buckingham Palace to choose gifts for relatives, while King Edward also gives heirlooms and cards. State and territory gold output in 1907 shows declines in many regions, with Nevada leading gains. Senator Philander C. Knox named Secretary of State in Taft’s cabinet, praised for legal acumen.
New York December report by the Board of Conciliation covers three years of mediation between miners and operators in the anthracite region. It records 150 complaints, 136 disposed, 74 not sustained or withdrawn, 14 settled through board influence, and signs of improved relations since 1906 with 172 total cases to date.
County physician Dr Scammell doubts the electric chair death is complete and expects an autopsy test on John Mantasanna. Officials fear malfeasance charges and defer the procedure to prevent legal trouble. The body will be handed to the physician the morning after the deferral.
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