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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
4
A muddled report mentions a minority beating leading to ten deaths tied to a Bible reference. The piece hints at urgent calls for action including purchasing a superior car brand, suggesting broad social reactions and questions of accountability.
Mr. R Frank Froas has the highest mark among April candidates in the Naval Academy competitive exam and is ordered to report June 10 for physical examination. The item also notes several local social updates and brief health notices, including Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial ads and various residents traveling or visiting.
From Tifton Georgia yesterday the first shipment of the present season arrived. The peaches were Sneads, well ripe and of fine flavor, sent to an Atlanta commission house.
Savannah May 11 The Georgia Episcopal Diocese convention in this city debated changing the church name. The final vote opposed change with 23 clergy and 163 lay votes against and 12 clergy and 31 lay votes in favor. A Little Early Risers advertisement follows.
The page blends cotton market reports with scattered notes on the New York market and a medical advertisement. It cites Middling futures, receipts and prices, plus a lengthy claim about stomach catarrh cured by a dyspepsia remedy sold by The Orr Drug Co.
Millard Lee was judged sane by a jury in Atlanta's alien criminal court this morning. The finding means he faces execution by hanging on June 1 if no further delay occurs. An appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court is anticipated.
At Austell Georgia a well drilling struck hard rock revealing a bottomless crevasse like cavity. Thousands of gallons of lithia water burst forth amid a loud roar promising a premier lithia source in the area. A House remedy column shares tips on preventing whooping cough complications. A Springfield Alabama reader cites Chamberlain s Cough Remedy helping three children during last summer s bout and notes the product is sold by all druggists.
President Roosevelt has appointed a negro as postmaster at Jaidocni Maryland and Congressman Jackson a Republican has urged that the post office at that place be discontinued.
Cleveland reports that Mr Harmon of Ohio may be favored as an alternative nominee. The item suggests Harmon’s candidacy could appeal to party leaders after discussion of Cleve land’s own desirability.
At a stockholders meeting in Augusta, President Jacob Phinizy presided as all officers and directors were re-elected.
General James Longstreet is described as very ill with rheumatism at his Washington D C residence.
A garbled OCR page piece references Chamberlain's stomach and liver tablets, a riddle about a widower, fortune telling, and a joke about a woman concealing stockings. It mentions a tiger story from China, a missionary tale, and a cow tied in a yard leading to a dramatic chain of events with a tiger sequence.
A fragmented letter critiques a candidate’s broken pledges and perceived indifference to public needs. The writer condemns empty assurances and accuses officials of failing to act, arguing citizens deserve substantive deeds rather than rhetoric.
The item notes Gritty George and The Lady in a lively exchange about a cuckoo clock. George declares he wants to work and criticizes idle waiting for board and lodging, while the Lady questions the clock’s status in a colorful Philadelphia Record style.
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