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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1908

Page

7

Welcome of Atlantic Fleet at San Francisco Begins

San Francisco prepared for a grand naval celebration as the Atlantic fleet arrives after its voyage from Hampton Roads. The waterfront and surrounding towns decked in blue and white, admiral portraits, and national colors. A grand naval review is set for Friday with Admiral Evans to resume command aboard Connecticut.

San Francisco Cal May Atlantic Hampton Roads Gollen Gate Ty Rollor San Francisco Bay Eterul California Tiith San Jose Berkeley Admiral Evans Hunt Mortal X Byfeavi Connecticut Thomas American Minnesota Santa Cruz Evansa Golden Gate West Virginia Angel Island Goat Island Market Street Mission Rock Potrero Point Point Bonita Elt Evans Funston

Textile mill output rivals food and iron sectors in value

Washington May 5 government figures place the annual value of U S textile mill output at about 1.2 billion dollars including cotton wool silk and other fibers with linen imports adding roughly 22 million. Textile profits exceed 50 million yearly with Oxford linen mills poised to expand linen manufacture and surgical uses.

Washington, D.C United States Oxford Linen Mills Massachusetts Russia Belgium Ireland Oxford Wille

Labor letter defends Western and Atlantic workers in Georgia

A lengthy reply to The Atlanta Journal from George L. Ehlers and Edward D. Saye, workers at the Western and Atlantic shops, blames the paper and Hoke Smith for factory idleness and wage fears. They charge the railroad commission with failing to save jobs, accuse editors of deception, and endorse Brown in a push for prosperity and stability against reform rhetoric.

Atlanta Atlanta Journal Georgia The Western and Atlantic Railroad Western and Atlantic Joe Brown Hoke Smith EWD D. Sayer Luckie Street Gro Brown Tailroad Commission Commission Panto New York Ipast Stump Truset Hale Smith Atlanta Journey Chattahooche Savannah George L. Ehlers Edward D. Saye Atlanta ,Ga

Glore's Young Wife Leaves Home in Atlanta Mystery

Thomas A. Glore, 59, says his wife Minnie Nichola left their room at 91 Central avenue after a week of marriage. He claims she fled after learning of his asylum stay in Milledgeville connected to a secret order. Minnie Jordan, from Tennessee, was his bride.

Atlanta Thomas A. Glore Lindsey Glore Athinta Minnie Nichola Magnolia Street Hudgens Nichols W. W. Landrum Central Avenue Milledgeville Hajry

Manning Names Rector of Trinity Parish in New York

The Rev. Dr. William T. Manning was unanimously elected rector of Trinity parish to succeed the late Dr. Morgan Dix. Manning, born in 1866 in Northampton England, has served as assistant rector since five years ago after graduation and prior posts in Lansdowne Pennsylvania and Nashville Tennessee. He studied at Sewanee and was ordained in 1891.

New York William ‘T. Mansaing St. Agnes’ Chapel Trinity Parish

Prohibition Leaders Warn on Georgia Vote and Local Option

Dr W W Landrum of Atlanta urges friends to pause amid partisan politics and warns that a three year horizon brings risk to Georgia’s anti saloon law. He cites Governor Smith’s voting reform and local option politics, noting rural counties’ leverage and the impact on prohibition’s permanence.

Atlanta Georgia Anti-Saloon League Smith W. W. Landrum First Baptist Church Friends of the Georgia Prohibition Law Pnt Avanta Journal Reuben Arnold Hoke Smith Robert Griffin Fulton County Club Thomas Felder Senate Prohibition Bibb County Georgia Jaane Joseph M. Brown Prohibition Teaders

Beware Ointments Containing Mercury for Catarrh

An alert against mercury based catarrh remedies warns such products can ruin smell and injure health. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo claims no mercury and is taken internally. Buy only genuine Hall's Catarrh Cure. testimonials and 75 cent price per bottle offered by Druggists. Joe Bailey to lead Texas delegation to the next national Democratic convention in Denver after a tough fight.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Joe Bailey Texas Denver

Accredited high schools move toward University of Georgia status

The University of Georgia accredits Georgia high schools rapidly under Prof. J B Stewart. One hundred four schools are on the list with twenty three added this year. New accreditations include Auburn High School Perry-Rainey Bowden Gibson Mercer Samuel Benedict Memorial School Tatnall Institute Columbus Industrial School Comer Greensboro Hawkinsville Martin Institute Louisville Monticello Montezuma Norman Ochlocknee Nacoochee Seno Social Circle Swainsboro Talbotton. Graduates from accredited schools may enter University classes without needing extra studies beyond the accredited curriculum.

University of Georgia J. 8. Stewart Auburn Perry-Rainey High School Bowden Gibson-Mercer Academy Bowman Buena Vista High School Samuel Benedict Memorial School Talbotton High School

Two Railroads Show Large Tax Declines in 1908 Returns

Atlanta May 6 The annual tax returns of the Central of Georgia Railway and the Seaboard Air Line Railway show steep declines from 1907. Central drops 2 137 018 and Seaboard 2 350 522, mainly in property valuations and cash on hand with little franchise change. Other systems are expected to report similar reductions.

Atlanta Central of Georgia Railway Company Seaboard Air Line Railway Company Central Seaboard

Optimist in flood scene in Western Pennsylvania

An old man stranded on a rooftop during a Western Pennsylvania flood chats with a passing boat. They joke about washed away crops and fruit trees, noting the floodwaters rising above the window and the ducks that can swim.

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Ledger John Dave

War Declared Enlist in Popular Movement for Miona Tablets

An aggressive promotion declares war on stomach troubles with Miona Tablets. The ad promises a full refund if not satisfied and claims Miona strengthens digestion and guards against headaches and nervous symptoms. H. R. Palmer & Son markets Miona with an absolute money–back guarantee.

H. R. Palmer & Son

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Paul Heyman Chattanooga Tenn Gallagher & O’gara Hartman Nashville Wake Smith Mr. Arnold Walla W. 7. Manning Dr. Morgan Dix DeWitt DR. Landrum Central and Seaboard
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