A Family Remedy Promoted Keeps Thousands Healthy
An advertisement-like notice extols Peruna as an excellent tonic for catarrh and general coughs and colds. It quotes endorsements from KAAC Bitarp and James Currie of Montreal and cites Dr. Hartman of Columbus, Ohio inviting readers to write for free medical advice with confidentiality guaranteed.
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Kaac Bitarp
Kan- Asis
I St. N. E
Wahington
D. C
Isaac Sharp
James Currie
Montreal
Can
Javi Notre Dame
Athenian Responds to Georgia Industrial Home Appeal
A letter from Athens dated August 8 195 notes a reader sent six dollars to the Georgia Industrial Home in Macon for orphan care. Rev J R Gunn forwarded the missive to The Banner, urging others to imitate the act of charity.
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Georgia
Macon
J. R. Gunn
Athens
Ma. Fm Coker Passes Away
Atlanta financier and prominent businessman Ma. FM Coker died at his residence 46 Washington street at 10 38 PM following a stroke of paralysis. He was 78 and survived by wife P.M. Coker Sr a son F. M. Coker Jr and two daughters Mrs W W Turner of LaGrange and Mrs George T. Hodgson of Athens. Funeral plans pending.
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Atlanta
Coker
Washington Street
County Tax Rate Raised Slightly for Year
County authorities set this year’s tax rate at 4.10 per 1000 for county property and 4.90 per 1000 for the state, totaling 9.00 per 1000. The increase, though small, makes the county one of the lowest rates in the state, with only a few counties lower. The rise follows a 50 cent per 1000 jump from last year’s combined rate.
University Illustrated to spotlight Georgia offerings and aims
Next month the University will issue ten thousand copies of the University Illustrated a bulletin devoted to the Universitys offerings to Georgia youths and what the institution has achieved for the state The pamphlet will be mailed to young men across Georgia and to people in several states.
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University of Georgia
University Illustrated
Georgia
Disorderly Driving Fined by Mayor on Bax ter Street
Yesterday morning Mayor Rhodes imposed a fine of seven dollars and ninety cents on Bill Brown a Black man charged with disorderly driving on Baxter street and tearing down the warning lights at the bridge on that street.
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Rhodes
Bill Brown
Brown
Baxter Street
E G Whitehead Seeks Athens Alderman Seat in Democratic Primary
E G Whitehead announces candidacy for alderman from the second ward in Athens subject to the democratic primary. Described as a popular progressive local businessman with broad support. Campaign to run with travel allowances and salary details noted in the notice.
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E. G. Whitehead
Whitehead
Athens
Athens Electric Railway Plans Park at Mitchells Bridge
The Athens Electric Railway Company may open a new park at Mitchells Bridge next year. The site is praised for scenery and suitability, and the project has been discussed favorably after earlier talks of a park near Wollenalt. Locals expect a delightful ride to the park once announced.
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Athens Electric Railway Company
Mitchell's Bridge
Athens Park
Wollenalt
Electric
Athens
Elks Lodge Adds New Members in Athens Area
The Athens Lodge of Elks reports rapid membership growth with new members from Winder High Shoals and nearby areas. With over 150 on the roll and plans to reach 200, the lodge prepares charity work for the winter season to aid the poor and needy.
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Athens
Winder, High, Shoals
Elks
Progress on Athens Electric Railway steam plant advancing
The Athens Electric Railway Company reports rapid progress on its new steam plant. Boilers are being installed and the 165 foot smokestack is nearly complete. Officials hope to ready the plant within about a month for operation should conditions merit use.
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Athens Electric Railway Company
Lucy Cobb Institute Opens Fall Session With Record Attendance
Lucy Cobb Institute opened its fall session with record attendance as more than two hundred enroll. boarding space is full and no new boarders can be admitted. The annex will ease crowding. Three new teachers join the faculty: Miss Stearns in English, Miss Nash in mathematics, and Miss Carolyn Cobb in oratory. Local and out of state attendees reflect broad support for the school.
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Lucy Cobb Institute
Lipscomb
Lucy Cobb
Miss Stearns
Chicago
Wellesley
Maud Merriman
Nash
Tarboro
N. C
Greensboro Normal School
May Hall
Carolyn Cobb
Howell Cobb
Bradford
South
President Roosevelt denounces fabricated interview report
Oyster Bay Sept 13 1905 President Roosevelt denounces as fabric ation the Petit Parisienne interview claiming no discussion on Russia Japan peace terms occurred He criticizes Gaston Richard for seeking the meeting under false pretenses and calls the account wholly untrue and dishonorable.
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Oster Bay
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Petit Parisienne
Paris
America
Loeb
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Gaston Richard
Hotel Lafayette
New York
Marshal Augereau
Mukden
Napoleon
Georgia Baptist convention postpones Macon session dates
At the Georgia Baptist convention executive committee meeting in Macon the state session moved from November 16 to November 23 due to conflicts with other southern state conventions. The changes also shift inauguration date of President Charles Lee Smith of Mercer to November 24 and appoint new Mercer faculty members including Dr E J Forrester and Rev W H Sledge. Broadus EB Willingham becomes executive committee chairman and Forrester becomes treasurer of the Mercer students' fund.
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Macon
Georgia Baptist Convention
Virginia
Georgia
Louisiana
Arkansas
Charles Lee Smith
Mercer
E. J. Forrester
W. H. Sledge
Pollock
Harrison
Broadus EB. Willingham
Dr. Forrester
Students’ Fund of
Ragsdale
Bond Not Kept By Ford Smith In Madison County Case
Ford Smith, a white man arrested yesterday on a Madison county charge, failed to post the required three hundred dollar bond and was turned over to Madison county authorities. A Petit Parisienne correspondent sailed for Europe yesterday. The Russian army welcomed the peace arrangements after growing weary of Fanning and the burden of life.
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Ford Smith
Madison County
Petit Parisienne
Europe
Jana
Northeast Georgia Fair invites Harvie Jordan to opening
The Northeast Georgia Fair directors invite Hon Harvie Jordan to attend the October 3 opening and deliver an address to the farmers. As president of the Southern Cotton Growers Association he has aided southern farmers and is expected to accept. The fair aims to announce Jordan will speak to more than five thousand attendees.
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Northeast Georgia
Harvie Jordan
Jordan
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
South
Mourns for Mr Duff Johnson Pagoes After Illness
After a brief illness Mr Duff Johnson Pagoes died leaving many warm friends to mourn him. He was a member of Oconee Street Methodist Church. The funeral was held yesterday at four o'clock, with Rev W G Crawley and Rev Geo H Stone officiating, and he was laid to rest in Oconee Cemetery.
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Duffa
Johi
Oconee Street
Justifiable death ruling in Crawford shooting case
Coroner's jury finds Ed White's death at Crawford by Officer George Edwards justifiable after a thorough investigation. White allegedly grabbed the officer's pistol and it discharged. The jury states the policeman was blameless in the matter.
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Ed White
Crawford
George Edwards
White
Ball Glanced in the Water in Waycross
John Boyd was accidentally shot while bathing with friends in the Satilla river. A 32 caliber ball struck his left breast after glancing from a shot fired by Tereitt Barnhill. He was moved to a nearby home and a physician was summoned. His condition remained critical yesterday.
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Waycross
John Boyd
Satilla
Boyd
Memorial church planned in honor of Rev Ellison D Stone
A five thousand dollar granite memorial church will be built in memory of the late Rev Ellison D Stone with seating for at least four hundred. Location not fixed but likely on Jackson Street near the old cemetery. A temporary organization formed with Thomas Bailey as chairman and Cobb Lampkin as secretary to raise funds and establish the church as part of the North Georgia Conference.
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Ellison D, Stone
Jackson Street
Cobb Lampkin
Thomas Bailey
Scannels Ds
Dead Ma an at the Wheel on Woodbury Shipwreck
A Japanese crew member died at the helm of the schooner Charles Levi Woodbury during a hurricane voyage from Laisan Island. The vessel, damaged but reaching port safely, had run four days and nights without celestial navigation. The helmsman clutched the wheel as water flooded the deck and oil slicked the sea. Captain Harris recounts a 9 knot hour gale and a desperate search by the US boat Iroquoia.
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Honolulu
Charles Levi Woodbury
Lalsan Island
Lana
Woodbury
United States
Iroquoia
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