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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1905

Page

2

Emma Craw ford Long Honors Dr Crawford J Long in Interview

In a Sunday Constitution interview Miss Emma Crawford Long recalls her father Dr Crawford J Long. She portrays him as great because good a Christian who gave to charity and donated Sabbath income to the master. She recalls his humor family life whist games Bible readings and drives in the rockaway to a Jefferson plantation. She notes his decline under overwork and his death, and mentions his friend Alexander Stephens.

Emma Crawford Long Crawford J. Long Long Alexander Stephens Georgia Fireside Littell’s Appleton Starling Edwin Drood Sealskin Polladiver Shakespear Richard the Third Schior Rockaway Jefferson Nouth University of Georgia Alex’ Stéphens University of Pennsylvania Navy

Reaves Spokes Triumph in Chautauqua Circuit Visit

Mr William A Reaves a Savannah life insurance agent formerly of this city is visiting his sister Mrs J F Rhodes. He just returned from months in the west largely in Waterloo Iowa where he starred at the Northeastern Chautauqua encores awarded four on closing night. He is slated for prominence with leading chautauquas next summer and will spend about three months in this work before returning home.

William A. Reaves Life Savannah J. F. Rhodes Reaves West Waterloo Iowa

Peace Envoys Depart as Portsmouth Conference Winds Down

In Portsmouth New Hampshire on September 6 peace envoy Witte and the Russian mission depart for New York aboard a special train as Japanese delegates also leave. Takahira receives cheers, navy yard begins returning furniture from the Mayflower era, and a commemorative peace building earns its name. Captain Winslow bids farewell while the government winds up conference business.

Portsmouth N. H New England Witte New York Baron Komura Wittee Navy Yard Washington Department of State Peace Building Pierce Cameron McR Winslow Captain Winslow Peace

Japanese Held Mace Meeting in Tokyo Protest after Peace Terms

Tokio September 6 A mass meeting at Hibiya park to protest peace terms with Russia was blocked by police gates then opened after municipal protest. Crowds voted to denounce the treaty and humiliation. Dispersals followed at Shintomi theatre and Kukumin Shinbun office with some injuries and arrests. Similar meetings in Osaka and Nagoya denounced the government.

Tokio Russia Hibiya Park Shintomi Kukumin Shinbun Osaka Nagoya

Hull Incorporation Formally Authorized by General Assembly

The town of Hull, located in Clarke and Madison counties, has been regularized as a town by the general assembly. W. J. Thornton, formerly of Athens, serves as the first mayor with an able council. Ordinances have been enacted and municipal life is underway.

Hull Clarke Madison County General Assembly W. J. Thornton Athens

Heirloom Pin Recovered at Portland Fairgrounds

Mrs. McCaw, exhibitor at the fair in Portland Oregon, identified a sapphire pin on a stranger’s dress as a lost heirloom from a Georgia home twenty years prior. The owner traced the pin’s history to Indianapolis and confirmed its return after questions revealed its ownership. The jewel valued at $360.

Portland Oregon Georgia Fair ‘Grounds

Paving Agreement Clears North Side Of Prince Avenue

Athens and Clarke County authorities have reached a deal to macadamize the entire street section near the State Normal School. North side houses including a brick store will be raised to the new grade as convicts quarry rock and grading proceed, with macadamizing to start once grading is done this week.

Prince Avenue State Normal School Athens Clarke County Jefferson Road

Association to Hold Large Lot Cotton Inquiry in Kennilworth

Asheville Sept 6 The Southern Cotton Growers Association opens a four day session at Kennilworth Inn tomorrow to consider purchasing 1 000 000 bales of cotton and withholding for higher prices Secretary Cheatham said the plan will be discussed while noting recent agriculture department exposures have moved from resolutions to actions Less than 100 delegates have arrived for a preliminary meeting tonight with former Senator McLaurin of South Carolina R F Slater and Randolph Lyons of New York and R R Poole Alabama agricultural commissioner among early attendees An estimate of this year’s cotton trap based on district reports will be issued Thursday morning for publication

Asheville N.C Southern Cotton Growers’ Association Kennilworth Inn Cheatham Agricultural Department Cheathan Kennilworth Senator McLaurin South Carolina R. F. Slater Randolph Lyons New York R. R. Poole Alabama Association For Publication

Parker Named Chief Counsel for Brooklyn Rapid Transit

Former Judge Alton B. Parker will become chief counsel for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company at an annual salary of 100000 dollars. Professor Collins retires and the firm Collins & Sheehan will be renamed Sheehan & Parker. William F. Sheehan supported Parker in the recent presidential campaign.

New York Alton B. Parker Professor Collins Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Collins Collins & Sheehan Sheehan & Parker William F. Sheehan Parker

Remedy Claim by Edina Man for Stomach Tablets

J P Klote of Edina Missouri proclaims Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets superior for stomach disorders biliousness and constipation. The remedies are sold by H R Palmer Sons and W J Byarth & Bro in the area.

Chamberlain J. P. Klote Edina H.R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Byaith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith & Bro

Harvard Astronomer Links Moon Birth to Hawaii Visit

Prof. W H Pickering of Harvard, traveling from Hawaii, compares lunar features to volcanoes on Mauna Loa and Kilauea. He suggests the moon was once part of the earth and that the Pacific Ocean filled the space left by its detachment, noting Hawaiian cratered landscapes resemble lunar scenes seen through a telescope.

San Francisco W. H. Lickering Harvard Hawaiian Islands Honolulu Pickering Pacific Ocean Mauna Loa Kilapua Hawaiian Haleakala Maui

Flames Claim Life of Child in Dunwoody Fire

In Dunwoody Georgia a three year old child of Starling Manning a prominent planter died in a house fire discovered shortly after 1 pm. The mother saved the baby who was badly burned but will recover. the father and other child escaped unharmed. The origin of the blaze remains unknown.

Dunwoody Starling Manning Hls

List of unclaimed letters in Athens post office

Unclaimed male letters include Adams John H Forest Burley Connally Harry J. H. Gassett B. A. Guill Howell W. J. Jackson C. D. Johns L. F. McKenzie W. G. McNeill Arthur Peeples Arch Ross R. M. Smith Robin White Marvin Woods Co W. Females include Allen Mra Frank Atkinson Miss Hannah Barnard Miss Hasse Brown Mrs Durain Brown Miss E M Brown Mrs Marilda Champion Miss Sarah Corley Mrs Deannie Dennard Mrs Mary Flowers Miss Estelle Fullerton Mrs Wille Jones Mrs Marla Jeeks Mrs Jays Myers Mrs J M Peeples Mrs Chas Ramey Alice Sanford Miss Mamie Silvey Mrs F D Speed Georgia Smith Mrs Louisa Smith Mrs Rosa Thomas Misa Annie Wages Mrs Victoria Misc Victor Manufacturing Co Foreign A Constantine W Fleming P M

Athens Post Ofice Adams Ollar John H Burley Forest Connally Harry Gassett J. H Guill B. A Howell J. JW Jackson W.J Jones C. D. Johns L. F McKenzie W. G McNeill Arthur Peeples Arch Ross R. M Allen Mra. Frank Atkinson Hannah Barnard Hasse Brown Durain E. M Marilda Champion Sarah Corley Deannie Dennard Mary Flowers Estelle Fullerton Wille Marla Jeeks Aies Myers J. M Chas Ramey

Servant Question Solved by New Dish System Idea

A Washington Post excerpt presents Prof Goldwin Smith on the servant problem and a proposed city dish supply and central washing system with delivery by autos, towels from offices, and a trust blending into one large enterprise. It argues such a plan could relieve housewives and align with modern urban life.

Goldwin Smith Lne Behalt America Washington Post

Graft Uncovered in Philadelphia Voter List Corrections

In Philadelphia on September 6 the city undertook a corrected voter list revision at 11,104 precincts. Under directives from Director Potter the mayor and police guarded polling places while Democratic and reform city party volunteers assisted. Police estimate about fifty thousand names were struck and over sixty thousand illegal registrations found. no arrests were made.

Philadelphia Direetir Potter Department of Patic Safety Weaver Lst Yoturs Democratic Party City Party Potter

China boycott movement against United States gains steam

The agitation targets U.S. trade and American institutions across China from Singapore to Ichang, with Canton and Shanghai most active. Merchants and the Empress Dowager back the protest, student groups press the treaty issue, and a Shanghai mission school closed as a result. Public notices and postings accompany the campaign.

China United States Sinapore Tien-Tsin Shanghai Enat Ichang Yaungtse Canton Golden Gate Leslie

Remarkable operation at Wills Eye heals split eye

William Heritage, 29, suffered a glass cut eye split in two with cornea severed and iris damage. At Wills Eye Hospital doctors sewed the cornea together with five silk threads to restore vision, a rare procedure from the Philadelphia North American account.

Wills Eye Hospital William Heritage Heritage Glassboro Works Philadelphia

Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Aids Nature’s Plan

A vintage advertisement touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as helping nature fight colds. It claims to ease coughing, soothe the lungs, aid expectoration, open secretions, and restore health, noting many testimonials and alleging it counters pneumonia risk. Price is listed.

Chamberlain

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