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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
5
Apache leader Geronimo travels with his eighth wife and daughter from Tulsa to Collinsville for a final Indian war dance and pow wow. He calls the Collinsville event a religious rite, says he will address issues affecting full bloods and spiritual welfare, and reflects on peace with his Master and a life of sorrow.
Tom Smith, a colored man, loudly cursed passersby on Broad Street and drew a razor on Mr. J. D. Bridges. He was arrested and tried before Mayor Dorsey, who fined him 100 dollars or six months in jail. An ad touts Dr Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy as free trial offers.
Captain Zach Martin, longtime Atlanta and West Point railroad conductor, dropped dead from heart failure during a fire scare aboard a train near Moreland after a mall car caught fire. The 35 year veteran resided at 37 Poplar Street and left a widow. The train was delayed two hours to bring his body into Atlanta.
Laura Rutherford Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy held a regular meeting at Mrs. W. V. Welch’s Milledge avenue home. Delegates chosen to represent the chapter at the United Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Norfolk, Virginia include Miss Celestia Parrish, Mrs. W. S. Rasinger, Mrs. Lamar Cobb, and Miss Fannie Michell. Miss Rutherford serves as historian. The Georgia Division will present a report detailing the year’s work.
The piece argues Washington and the United States lack a national university identity while Latin American capitals such as Lima, Caracas, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, and Santiago maintain prominent educational institutions. It notes how capital cities house libraries, museums, schools, and universities, and compares regional systems, urging a Washington-style national university backed by state cooperation and bequests, to raise educational prestige. It cites scholars like John Barrett and discusses regional examples to illustrate the potential and challenges of creating a central university system in the United States to rival Latin American capitals.
Reported October 11 details a fatal shooting after a dance near a road. Witnesses say Sutton seized a revolver, shot himself, and left Adams and Poeller wounded while Luton and others assisted at the marine depot. Sutton was 22, son of N Sutton of city.
Attorney General Hart requested an injunction against Commissioner T. G. Hudson over Georgia Pure Food Law compliance for International Stock Food Co. The Minneapolis firm seeks to force disclosure of its feed formula on sacks. Judge Wart delayed action. case hinges on whether the product is a feed or medicine. The suit could boost cotton seed meal use, as its formula remains public.
The best people in Athens endorse Hyomel for catarrh claiming it cures even long standing cases. Palmer and Sons, local agents, market a money back guarantee if satisfaction is not achieved. Physicians and business leaders share praise for Hyomel’s healing air and rapid sales growth.
Miss Belle Bennett delivered an engaging address on Home Missionary Society work. A quick collection raised 225 dollars for the Vashti Home for Friendless Girls in Thomasville. Evening services featured settlement workers from Atlanta and Augusta discussing city relief efforts.
Twenty years ago Mr. G. W. Brock discovered that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was a quick and safe cure for bowel complaints. He has used It and recommended It many times with never disappointing results. For sale by local druggists.
Memorial Sunday service at Hoyt Chapel honored late W. W. Turner longtime beloved Sunday school superintendent. The crowd included children and residents who recalled his devotion to the class. The program featured songs, scriptures, a Turner portrait, and remarks by Rev. E. L. Hill, with notes on his love for children and service.
The fifteenth annual session of the National Spiritualists' Association opens at the Masonic Temple in Washington with delegates from many states. President Barrett outlines the year's work and proposes an international congress in Paris or Berlin next April. Debates on terminology, fraud eradication, endowment funds, and wills contests are anticipated, with aims to unite with liberal religious bodies and the American Psychical Research Society.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a universal remedy for pains in bones back and joints itching scabby skin mucous patches and skin eruptions. It claims to purify blood strengthen kidneys and stomachs cure dyspepsia and provide a safe pleasant treatment with samples free and bottles sold for one dollar.
The Young Women's Christian Association in Athens will establish a home for employed young women at the Bessie Mell Industrial Home. The facility will offer rooms and board at 15.50 with recreation grounds, reading rooms, a library, and tennis and basketball facilities. The project seeks business and civic support, with a hoped completion by November 1 and ongoing fundraising for furnishings.
Sunday morning the funeral of Misa Lessie Brightwell was held at nine o clock in this city. She died after a long illness of typhoid fever at her father J W Brightwell s home. Rev W A Chastain conducted the service and many friends attended. Interment was in Oonee county. North Georgia Fair opens in two weeks and those in charge say it will be the best ever held.
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