Will It Rain For 40 Days In Athens
Athens readers are told a local legend links St Swithin's Day to 40 days of rain. The piece recounts the superstition tied to July 15, cites historical notes on St Swithin, and notes Greenwich Observatory tests finding no 49 day rain streak, while acknowledging many still believe.
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Athens
John E. Drewry
Tom Stokes
Athens Daily Herald
Stokes
St. Swithin's
Superstiti
England
St. Swithin
Winchester Cathedral
Wolstan
Greenwich Observatory
Baseball results from Southern and American leagues
Southern League games decided with Little Rock 11 to 2 over New Orleans 8 to 0 scorelines, Memphis 4 to Mobile 0, Atlanta 4 to Chattanooga 3, Birmingham 9 to Nashville 0. American League results show Chicago 3 to Washington 2, Detroit 2 to Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 3 to New York 7, Cleveland 2 to Boston 3.
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Chattanooga
Birmingham
Nashville
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Movies Today at the Palace and Elite Theaters
The Palace screens H B Warner in Uncharted Channels a fine Saturday feature with a Sunshine comedy The Night Before Elite presents Hobart Bosworth in The Brute Master Eileen Sedgwich appears in the second episode of The Queen of Diamonds Universal beauty in the program
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H. B. Warner
Hobart Bosworth
Eileen Sedgwich
Athens Visitors List Includes Noted Georgians and Guests
A roster of visitors from Augusta Lexington Winder Savannah Madison Columbia Montgomery Macon and Elberton gathers in Athens. The group includes G R Gleason Lovick Pierce J F Roberts and W B Murray among others with several couples noted.
Who Knew Burton F Watts Born Here In May 1852
James Barrow Athens city clerk received a letter from Burton F Watts Jr of Detroit seeking the nativity of his father Burton F Watts born in Athens Georgia in May 1852. Barrow notes Georgia never kept birth records and explains why he cannot supply the information. The Banner recently supported vital statistics registration as a progressive step.
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James Barrow
Athens
Burton F. Watts Jr
Detroit
Mich
Burton F. Watts
Georgia
Barrow
Watts
Horse In France Rides Train Bridge Escape
A farmer guiding a horse across a Lille bridge suspended over railway tracks saw the animal startle by an approaching train and leap into a passenger coach below. The horse rode to the next station before rescuers found it unharmed.
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Lille
France
The Iron That Women Designed
Westinghouse produced a six and one half pound iron after women helped decide key design points. They settled on weight handle shape cord attachment and other features. The result features graceful lines durable cord beveled edge broad base comfortable handle and a steel clad heating unit.
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Westinghouse
Jury in KaBer murder case sent to hotel for night
In Cleveland on July 15 the jury trying Mrs Eva Catherine Kaber for hiring the assassination of her husband had not reached a verdict by 10 PM and was taken to a hotel for the night. The defendant fainted as the trial went to the jury earlier this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, O
Eva Catherine Kaber
Senator Brown Charges Governor’s Office Over Agriculture Dept
Senator L C Brown of the Fiftieth district forwarded a letter to Governor Hardwick on Friday formally charging the state department of agriculture and urging an investigation under the 1918 act requiring exam before appropriation. Brown has pressed since the session's start for action on charges against Commissioner J J and his department, which citizens placed in his hands. No action indicated from the governor regarding the communication.
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L. C. Brown
Fiftieth
Hardwick
Department of Agriculture
General Assembly
Brown
Hap
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