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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1904
Page
7
An advertisement explains Scott's Emulsion coats the body by building firm flesh and supplying fat to fit nature's needs. It argues the emulsion creates bodily warmth for those with thin, poor flesh and fat, delivering the right amount without excess.
A series of notices announces individuals seeking various Clarke county offices including Sheriff Clerk Superior Court Tax Collector Tax Receiver County Treasurer Representative State Senator and Justice of the Peace. Names include GC Cooper E J Crawford H B Linton J H Dorsey W T Carter J A Pitner J H Rucker J Y Carithers W H Morton C T Young G T Murrell Jas F Foster.
In New York on March 1 Daniel Sully declared his suspension temporary as creditors convened to appraise Sully & Co. The Cotton Exchange debated holdings and the market opened lower then rallied, while New Orleans and other hubs reported mixed moves amid Sully’s troubled position and calls for asset reviews.
Tom Cox was sentenced to death for the murder of Policeman Ben Dowell on December 6. The case drew a large jury and long deliberations, with Cox the first white man in the county to face the death penalty in about 60 years.
Federal Judge Jacob Trieste sentenced three Poinsett county whitecaps for conspiring to intimidate black workers at the Davis and Hodges saw mill in Whitehall. Reuben Hodges and William Clampitt received a grand a day in the Atlanta penitentiary and $100 fines. Wash McKinney was jailed 60 days in Lee county with a $100 fine. Appeal to the U S Supreme Court was granted, challenging federal protection under the 14th amendment for black citizens.
A Henderson county accusation leads Judge Hodges to detain Ward E Loomis as Governor Terrell issues a warrant. Loomis claims misaccounting and vows no debt to the prosecution. He was not released when the warrant arrived at 7 20.
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