24 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1905
Page
1
The Royal Baking Powder makers advertise forty years of scientific study of bread and cake raising both in the United States and abroad. They claim purity and efficiency praised by world authorities, promising healthful, wholesome food and good taste for housewives.
American naval contractors paid the steel trust 240 per pound for forgings sold abroad for 1.20, a protective tariff that robs the government and enriches manufacturers. Some advocates own no manufacturing stock yet back the tariff.
Advertises reliable job printing with a satisfaction guarantee. Encourages orders for printed materials and suggests prompt, quality results for customers seeking dependable printing services.
Southern Bell plans a complete remodel in Athens creating a top tier southern exchange on the third floor of the Talmadge Building. Six hundred subscribers by now, with a ground floor long distance access and a ladies rest area. The common battery system will replace the old setup, simplifying operator central calls and improving reliability. The project follows ongoing company investments to boost service after recent freeze losses.
University of Georgia student Clifford Holliday was shot in the leg by an unknown Black shooter on Jefferson road near the jetty while walking with a friend. He is not seriously wounded. The assailant fled. identity unknown. A separate report notes Athens telephone operators increasing to ten, with remodeling and a move to new quarters planned by July 1 as the system expands.
Tomorrow night at the State Normal School auditorium J P Leotsakos of the University of Athens will lecture on Ancient and Modern Greece for the building fund. Admission 25 cents. tickets at Palmer's Drug Store. The lecture features 100 sterooticon views and covers Homer, Parthenon, Perikles, Sokrates, Olympian games, War of Independence, and Greek life, politics, and culture. Nearby incidents include a local fine for Mayor Rhodes court, and a note about a 1897 Greek topic.
The Radium entertainment will travel to Athens under Supt. G. G. Bond with proceeds aiding the Branson Library. Prof. W. B. Patty will lecture March 1 at the new opera house, featuring liquid air and wireless telegraphy experiments along with demonstrations of the famed substance’s energy and potential uses.
Paris Feb 23 Captain Clado who was a witness before the North Sea commission will leave Paris to rejoin Vice Admiral Rojestvensky after the committee announces its decision He says Admiral Togo s ships are superior in numbers and armor creating implied Japanese advantage He predicts Rojestvensky will avoid a clash though a great naval battle seems inevitable Col B K Lumpkin departs for Atlanta for several days of legal work
Berlin reports the Russian emperor remains firm to press the war with utmost energy. Army chiefs judge Oyama cannot beat Kurpatkin, favoring continued conflict. Critics of the government for fighting rather than yielding are expected to rally, while peace terms would fuel revolutionary sentiment.
The Gwinnett Journal reports that Mr. C. D. Burnett, jailed on a charge related to the killing of Young Daniel at Winder, suffered paralysis Sunday morning. Doctors treated him, and his health is fragile though not immediately fatal, with trial timing uncertain as legal teams line up for the upcoming proceedings.
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