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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1909

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2

Cannon Rules Are Overturned In Stormy House Session

Washington reports the House approves Fitzgeralds rule changes by 11 to 172 after a heated session. Clark and Dalzell clash at the rostrum while Corker discussions center on calendars of unanimous consent and minority preference for motions. Cannon notes the changes modestly realign party control and calls the result a triumph over Bryan forces.

Washington House of Representatives Fitzgerald New York Clark Missouri Dalzell Pennsylvania Committee On Rules Cannon House Bryan

Taft to Visit New York for Cleveland Memorial

President Taft will leave Washington to travel to New York for two days of engagements. He will deliver the principal address at Carnegie Hall in memory of Grover Cleveland, with Mayor McClellan, Chief Justice Fuller, and Governor Hughes among speakers. Taft also attends a Yale alumni dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. About a thousand Yale alumni expected.

Taft New York Washington, D. C Metropolis Carnegie Hall Grover Cleveland McClellan Fuller Hughes Yale Alumni Society of Yale Waldorf-Astoria

Lame Shoulder Pain Remedy Ad

For a lame shoulder whether from a sprain or rheumatic pain Chamberlains Liniment is urged as a quick cure. Apply freely and rub vigorously at each use. Sold by H. R. Palmer and Sons Orr Drug Co W. J. Smith and Brothers EB C McEvoy L P Canning.

Chamberlain H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co W. J. Smith & Hro Eb, C. McEvoy L. P. Canning

Laymen Missionary Convention Opens in Harrisburg

Harrisburg Pa March 16 The laymen's missionary convention of the Reformed Church in the United States convened at the Salem Reformed Church for a three day session. More than 600 delegates and visitors are present with arrivals still expected. The program features sermons addresses and discussions with speakers including Rev J Campbell White Rev Dr I A Vance of Orange N J Horace Ankeny of Genoa Ohio and Rev William Irvine president of Mercersburg Academy.

Laymen's Missionary Convention Harrisburg The Reformed Church United. States Salem J. Campbell White I. A. Vance Orange N. J

Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad Claim

Advertised remedy for cholera and diarrhoea proves effective. H E Howe of Highland Wisconsin reports three family members used it with good results in summer complaints. Sold by local druggists H R Palmer Sons Orr Drug Co W J Smith Bro EB C McEvoy L P Canning.

H. E. Howe the Press Highland Wis H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co W. J. Smith & Bro EB. C. McEvoy L. P. Canning

Women enter workforce across the United States

An analysis in The Washington Post notes married women join stores and factories as 60 percent of retail workers, 40 percent of factory workers, and 30 percent of clerical staff are now women. The piece argues economic forces push women into work, risking social roles and demanding systemic labor reforms. It discusses the need to prioritize trained men in employment and to reorganize industry, with broader implications for family breadwinning dynamics. It cites the shift as a test of societal norms and potential policy changes regarding labor priority.

Washington Post Hage United States Thia Imana

Official Route of Glidden Race Announcement

Detroit to Minneapolis then Denver and Kansas City will be the Glidden tour route. The pathfinder will begin April 13 to map towns and roads before a July 9 start. Officials expect a 2,500 mile circuit with Midwest and mountain segments and major cities along the way.

Magneto Chicago Esarubner Detroit Minneapolis Denver Kansas City A. AL AL PF. B. Hower American Automobile Association Battle Creek Milwaukee Maison la Cros Ise St. Paul Omaha Lincoln Neb D. H. Lewis Missouri Valley Northwest Twin Cities Sioux City Waterloo Grand Island Julesburg Colo

Union of Churches Held to be Vaud in Texas Ruling

The Texas Supreme Court ruled the union of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Presbyterian Church in the United States was valid and binding. Property deeded to Cumberland trustees remains with the united church, and the local Jefferson church persisted with no loss of organization, merely dropping its Cumberland name.

Dallas Texas Supreme Court of Texas Willinca Clark Ersis GW. Brown Cumberland Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church of the United Jefferson Usherland Church United Church United States Church Cumberland Church General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church Cumberland Durch Confession of Faith United States General Assembly of the Church Cumberland

Jay McCook Wedding in New York

Mis Susan Alexander McCook daughter of Colonel John J. McCook and Mrs McCook marries Peter Augustus Jay First Secretary to the American Embassy in Japan. The ceremony drew relatives and friends from Washington Boston Philadelphia and other cities with departure planned for Tokio after the wedding. Colonel McCook of the Fighting McCooks Civil War fame and Jay Harvard graduate class of 1900 both figure in this notable society event. Jay has served in diplomacy in Constantinople and elsewhere and has been First Secretary at Tokyo for two years.

Jay—Mccook New York Susan Alexander McCook John J. McCook McCook McCooks Jay Harvard Constantinople Amerspear Legation Toklo

Indoor meet at Madison Square Garden aims to break records

New York March 16 The annual New York Athletic Club indoor meet at Madison Square Garden draws top metropolitan athletes and out of town stars across eighteen events. The five mile and relay races feature invitations, with Noted runners including Sheppard Gissing and Pilgrim. The big draw is the inter club one mile relay between the Boston Athletic Association and the New York Athletic Club.

New York New York Athletic Club Madison Square Garden Athettes Sheppard Harry Gissing Paul Pilgrim Boston Athletic Association

Georgians Denounced for Bolting Caucus

Washington reports six Georgia lawmakers Edwards Griggs Livingston Lee Howard Brantley joined regular Republicans to back Cannonist methods in the House. The Fitzgerald rule passed amid rancor, with critics and bolters clashing in a stormy caucus.

Washington Georgia Messrs. Edwards Griggs Livingston Lee Howard Brantley House

Way Put White Convicts On The Public Roads

Atlanta officials report Governor Smith rejected the prison commission's pick for a white convict farm. The commission may press for the Wimberly place in Twiggs County or drop the matter until fall. With no clear instruction, convicts could be sent to road work on April 1, as Captain Goodloe Yancey plans immediate action.

Atlanta Smith Commission Wimberly Twiggs County Prison Commission Will Feither Georgia Goodloe Yancey

Incurable Soper Finds Relief With King’s New Discovery

Mrs. Ida Soper of Big Pond Pennsylvania writes of severe lung trouble lasting years. After doctors deemed her incurable, Dr King’s New Discovery relieved her coughs and bronchial issues for twelve years. The remedy, priced at 503 and $1.00, is guaranteed by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons with trial bottles free.

Mia Ida Soper Dr. King Mra. Soper Big Pord W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Sons

Dr Frank V Schley Dies in Columbus Ga

Obituary notes the death of Dr Frank V Schley at his home 2319 Florida street Rose Hill Columbus Ga after a brief illness. He was 51, born October 3 1858 in Chattahoochee county. He served as Columbus city physician from September 1898 to January 1 1909 and was survived by his wife and seven children including Mrs D L Earnest of Athens and sisters and brother in Chattahoochee county.

D. L. Earnest Frank V. Schley Columbus Dr. Schley Columbus Ledger Florida Street Rose Hill Chattahoochee County Thomas Schley Elza Green Athens Johnni Martha Constance Grace Leila Frances Brookin Schley City W. K. Schley

Taft nominates Durant to succeed Crum as Charleston collector

Washington March 16 President Taft names Edward W Durant to be collector of the port of Charleston succeeding W D Crum the Negro who held the office under Roosevelt Durant is a leading Charleston citizen and has the endorsement of the best people.

Washington Taft Senate Edward W. Durant Charleston W. D. Crum Roosevelt Durant

Tiny Wake County Savings Bank Opens In Raleigh

The Wake County Savings Bank in Raleigh is described as the smallest bank in North Carolina and the world, opened January 1 1905. It occupies a front of 7 12 feet and depth of 25 feet with a glass facade and narrow door, and sits beside a much larger national bank. It reports over 600 depositors, assets around 150000 dollars, and has paid more than 10000 dollars in interest and regular dividends. President William W Vass, son of a long‑time railway treasurer, leads the tiny institution. its cashier is William J Grimes, whose father was a noted Confederate major general. The bank is noted as an object of curiosity to bankers and contains a small safe and narrow counter.

TOY Bank OF the World Philadelphia Record Raleigh N. C Wake County Savings Bank National Bank Ittle Bank William W. Vass Seaboard Air Line William 3. Grimes Appomattox Little Bank

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Sloan Sweeney Price Earl S. Sloan Boston Mass Uncle Joe Hardeman Phinizy Cotton Commission Merchants Foley A. Wolkush Casimer American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Auditorium Hotel National Conservation Committee Glidden Eveerything Marshall Indiana Chicago Automobile Club Crown Point Frank H. Trego Henry Paulmann Chicago Automobile Trade Association Supreme Court of the United States Union OF Churches Vaud Cumberland Presbyterians Sulzer Edwards Booker Way Big Pond Parker Ienee DR. Crum
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