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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1905
Page
5
A Paris report describes M. Quinton and M. Simon applying isotonic sea water injections to tuberculosis patients. Seventeen of eighteen cases improved, with weight gain and better appetite and sleep noted, while bacilli counts fell and lung lesions showed signs of improvement. Cautious optimism remains about wider use.
A New York dealer reports rapid sale of Panama Republic two real silver "balloon" coins minted by Philadelphia but an official recall order has been issued to withdraw them from circulation. Panama has issued hundreds of stamps for collectors, raising substantial revenue, while coin collectors fear a similar turn. Contemporaneous local debates mix with campus and hotel development plans.
The Augusta Chronicle lauds Col. Jim Smith of Oglethorpe as a true and honest man and contrasts him with Hoke Smith of Atlanta. It praises Georgia farming, railroads, and industry while criticizing the Atlanta lawyer’s record and politics, urging support for Governor hopeful Jim Smith.
Capt J H Rucker named on key committees including University of Georgia branches and chairs the committee on that topic. Sen Carithers, popular across houses, serves on finance and other major panels. Chronicle weighs gubernatorial race as hot air versus practical results and notes a Georgia farmer versus an Atlanta partisan. Chamberlains Cholera Remedy praised for travel use with Athens and Eldon endorsements.
Sixteen year old Marvin Waddell of Coolidge Ga sneaked into Mr Griffeths store after closing, helped himself to clothing, and was arrested by Dr Yearwood. He confessed the theft and said his parents were dead. Waddell was tried in Watkinsville and sentenced to six months.
Covington Ga July 10 Judge R B Russell of Jackson county an early gubernatorial entrant spent hours in the city greeting supporters. He returned from Salem where he spoke on Human Culture stressing Sabbath school work and religious training. He declared he is a candidate and will begin an active canvass in three to four months inviting rivals to meet voters and debate.
John Cason, a locally wanted Black man, was captured in the city last Saturday night and jailed on a serious rape charge. He reportedly assaulted a young girl in the city last March and fled, later fleeing authorities for over a year. Prosecution plans to prove the crime at Clarke Superior Court during the October session.
Funeral held Sunday morning at nine thirty for ten week old Caroline Allen Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Cobb Davis at J M Allens on Barber street. Dr W H Young led services with a select choir and a concluding poem. Burial followed at Oconee cemetery as friends mourn the loss of the infant and extend sympathy to her parents. The Macon Telegraph notes no new county legislation likely this session due to time constraints.
Layfatte Indiana July 10 Edwand Hammel a traveling salesman for a patent medicine firm serving 29 days for a $25 fine after a conviction for smoking cigarettes may be required to complete the full term. Habeas corpus relief was rejected as improper while an appeal would likely come too late. In Birmingham two men charged with highway robbery tried to escape with a pistol seized by a warden's young daughter who, aided by a Black attendant, forced them back into custody.
Admiral Kruger and the Roumanian squadron completed the transfer of the Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkine at Kustenji. The ship showed disorder after a mutiny and mutineer leader Matuschenko reportedly killed ten officers. Twenty sailors requested transfer to Russia as the mutiny’s aftermath unfolded.
The Washington Star notes that Suez Canal tolls have repeatedly fallen as profits soar. It recalls British government decisions to buy Khedive shares and argues toll cuts aim to keep payouts near a 25 percent cap, with potential further reductions while maintaining dividend levels.
A Rat Portage Ontario resident C Towns reports Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets relieve stomach trouble and constipation with mild after effects. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons Athens and W J Smith & Bro Athens. The note ends with a stray line.
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