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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1904

Page

6

Knights of Pythias and allied orders meet in Athens lodges

Directory of local fraternal lodge meetings lists Knights of Pythias Keyston Chapter Royal Arch Masons Odd Fellows and Red Men in Athens. Entries give meeting nights times and building locations at Max Joseph building Masonic hall Carlton building and other venues with officers named for contact.

St. Euato Longe K. Or St. Elmo Knights of Pythine Takto'clack Witt Castle Hall Max Joseph Ton Fating Kaigit Hetsuki Canin Co T. A Nickerses K. of Rands R.A. 1 Keystone Royal Arch Maar Max Joseph Hotlding HH. Limes James Barstow Mr. VekNvon Lovox Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22 Masonic Hall Clayton Street W. F. Dousey Gro T. Menken See'y Urny Lonak O. FL Carlton Building Jackson Street J.K. Hemruney Noble E. Stone Williams Lopae Athens Masonic Ax Joseph Haunt K. Kexney Oconee Trine Jeones Tribe R. M Red Men‘s Hall Carlitos Dallding Pall Atte Dean Sachem C. A Lampert Booords

Warship clashes and refugee crisis headline sweep

A chaotic page notes Russian warships attacking Japanese forces near the Yalu, reports of villages destroyed, and Chinese refugees seeking safety. It also mentions a Japanese torpedo threat, a port incident, and ongoing war news with scattered references to battles and casualties.

Expectorant in Trunk Proves Favorite for Boarding Boy

A Kentucky mother recalls sending her son with a bottle of Cheney's Expectorant beside his Bible. She reports he wrote back asking for more, saying his roommate and he cannot do without it.

Cheney J. E. Rich Frankfort, Ky

Local Market Buzz From Williamson and Mores Stores

Grocery aisles feature Florida celery strawberries oranges and assorted produce at Williamson's and Arnold's. Housekeeping help sought for Dr W A Carlton. A typewriter for sale or rent and a lost pin reported. Florals and plant stock arriving from Miss Rosa A Von der Lieth.

Peonage charge shocks Mississippi arrest in Kemper county

Jackson Mississippi March 11 Shep Griffin a Negro is jailed at Meridian after being taken from Kemper county by Deputy Marshals W O Ligon and Edgar B Wilson Jr. on a peonage allegation. Griffin was transported to Meridian where officials report the case as the first substantial peonage charge seen by U S authorities in Mississippi. The arrest follows threats to kill deputies witnesses and burn property amid local ferment.

Jackson Miss Shep Griffin Meridian Kemper County W. O. Ligon Edgar Wilson, Jr United States Mississippi

Gann Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years for Killing Woman

Raleigh March 11 John Wo Gann 22 white was sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary for murder in the second degree. He killed Dottie Killet at a dance after intending to murder her. the victim was the sister of his intended victim. The girl’s father preferred a life sentence and did not want him hanged.

Raleigh

Four Men Burned To Death In Gas Car Fire

Four unidentified men died in a box car carrying gasoline that ignited at Branch intersection near Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Two others escaped with injuries while the blast followed a man striking a match near a gasoline barrel.

Harrisburg

Butch Morgan Arrested for Murder After Four Years

Charlotte reports Butch Morgan was captured in Monroe near the city after four years eluding lawmen for the murder of Mr. Rogers in Troy four years ago. He used the alias Bud Davis and admitted his real name upon arrest. A $250 reward was issued for his capture.

Charlotte N. C Butch Morgan Monroe Mr. Rogers Troy Morgan Bud Davis

Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Athens Citizen

Scores of Athens residents testify to Dean's Kidney Pills easing back pain and sleepless nights. Mrs. S H Hemphill of 311 Prince Avenue cites quick relief after years of discomfort and multiple remedies. Sold by ill dealers with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents, price 59 cents.

Athens S H Hemphill Prince Avenue Dean H. R. Palmer & Sons Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y United States

Murderer Dunn Hanged After Escape From Jail

Martin Dunn, 28, married, was hanged at 10 40 am in Saint Joseph for the July 1902 murder of Alfred Fenton, a Rushville farmer. He escaped March 7 by forcing a guard with two revolvers and a coal oil can, fled into the woods for two days before being recaptured at his brother in law's home in Andrew county.

Joseph Martin Dunn Dunn Alfred Fenton Rushville Andrew County

Mystery surrounds double death found in Delaware Bayside

Bridgeton New Jersey March 11 police search for identity in the bodies of a man and a headless woman found in Delaware Bayside. Officials believe the victims may have floated from Philadelphia or Sole Point and not Miss Anta Newkirk. The coroner said no identifying marks were found on either body.

Bridgeton N. J Delaware Bayside Anta Newkirk Hancock Litige Salem County Miss Newkirk Delaware River Philadelphia Solo Point

Glass windows fool workers at new factory in Elgin

A Chicago dispatch reports peculiar glass in the Elgin factory of a local company causes glare and eye problems among 690 employees after six weeks. A mass meeting drafted a resolution for company officials as workers consider strike over the dangerous windows and health issues. The ad at end promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for nervous disorders and other ailments.

Chicago Tribune Elgin Gaya Evans Tol

Telegraphic Brevities From The South

Thirteen war vessels at Pensacola to take part in naval maneuvers. British forces defeat Mad Mullahs’ adherents with 150 killed. Accident near Summerville kills Dotserne aged 4. Taft visits New York for talks with railroad and financial leaders. Seaboard Air Line files mortgages totaling 5 million across states. Miss Dismuke of Webster County loses mind after assault by Thornton and is sent to asylum. Judge Turner resigns Georgia supreme court post. Evans appointed to fill vacancy. Brunswick syndicate buys Briesenick Hensel machine shops and marine railway in the south. John T. Fitzgerald leads Democrats in Pawtucket at state convention to select delegates for the St. Louis convention.

Dotserne Summérville Taft New York Seaboard Air Line Dismuke Webster County Thornton Henry F. Turner Supreme Court of Georgia Beverly Dpd Evans Terrell Brunswick Ga Briesenick-Hensel Engineering Company South John T. Fitzgerald Pawtucket House of Representatives

Working Overtime with Dr. King's New Life Pills

Advertising copy touts dr king s new life pills promising to cure indigestion biliousness constipation sick headache and all stomach liver and bowel troubles. Claims millions are always at work night and day and notes availability at Palmer & Sons and W s Smith & Bros drug stores.

Dr. King New Life Palmer & Sons Smith & Bro

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Ignon Underalla Mr. D. Ragi Neva Epsia W. W. Layr Hillard Dheuses J. RB. Grane & CO Real Estate and Fire Insurance Agts Athens Mutual Insurance Company B.P.O.K Moss Building M.G. Miettaka Clayton Sb Xalted Roler FW. Cox Noble Grand J. M. Drake Russia Yalu River Sui Suing Erie Viesarks Ag Uae Blood Balm Co Atlanta Berne Mier Cote Benette Giseline Conneaut Rowden Conde Chamberlain W. J. Smith & Bro Graham Syren Pentel Gistineuneman Php NC. Sewburgh N.Y. H.R Psim SONS Jbl Gorgia Bea Lenn Improv Gestert Machin Etentaerty Apjiy Fulton 640 & Cotton Mill Isorgla T. L. Abney Florida Willamson's Mores Aga Fair W. Mores Williamson's M.M Arnold's T.L. Abney J. D. Garrison W. A. Carlton Willonson's M. M. Arnold F. M. Hailey Rosa A. von der Lieth Gann Bristol Tenn Rebecca Maso Newborn Mayo Stephen Mayo Esther 8. Damon Plymouth Union Maryland Annapolis House of Delegates Senate Warfield H R. Palmer &Sons Drnogwists Pensacola Fla Hamlins Opera House Amelia Bingham Olympe Decourcelle Knickerbocker Theatre Barry Woodruff, Creston Clarke J. H. Gilmour Ivy Troutman Adelyn Wesley Palmer's J. A. Saye
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