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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1904
Page
4
A local catalog lists shirt waist pins sash pins belt pins belt buckles hat pins stock pins crushed leather belts patent leather belts undressed kid belts chain girdles and related items for purchase with brief descriptions and categories.
A compact mix of classifieds and notices lists items for sale and service offers. Entries include prunes photography brooms brick work housekeeper needed an address for a cash sale and a lost casque and gauntlet pin with a reward. Also notes on up to date dates for M M Arnold's and a typewriter for sale or rent.
Providence March 10 Democratic state convention met to nominate delegates for the national Democratic convention at St Louis. A split developed over instructing delegates on whom to support for the presidential nomination with William R Heart favored by Greene Fitzgerald and supporters clashing with the regular organization led by Patrick Henry Quinn and Samuel R Honey.
In Murphysboro Illinois seventy five Carbondale citizens tried to take a negro from jail to lynch him. The sheriff and deputies thwarted the plan and four prominent citizens were arrested. Deputy Jack Woodward was wounded in the attack.
In Bangor Maine on Bear Island near Jonesport a woman in a 00-member sect tried to kill her children after claiming God ordered the sacrifice. Insane and hospitalized, she earlier had ordered killing a cat. authorities and deputies went to calm the crowd as islanders destroy watches and ornaments.
Mrs. Sophie Mattern of Brooklyn uncovered a 1819 land deed behind a picture frame for land once part of Cartelston Missouri. Lawyers say title is sound and worth about 500000 dollars. suit may be filed. Also a report from Montgomery notes Mrs Bush’s Books Correct and examines the Boys Industrial School treasurer’s accounts.
Short items note no Balkan war this spring, polygamy evidence in Utah, a Rome Georgia safe theft, Memphis steamer delay, a disputed Atlanta corpse, Strickland’s murder sentence , Roanoke mayor street fight, Athens federal court plans, Pierce county transfer, Macon railroad merger rumors, and a Georgia protest over Frederick the Great statue.
Mob disturbances ended with 18 militia companies patrolling Springfield Ohio as authorities kept streets and public buildings secured. After a fatal shooting of Officer Collis by Richard Dixon last Sunday, funeral services were held at St. Raphael's for Sergeant Collis while white and black residents faced a tense calm and saloons remained closed.
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