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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1903
Page
3
London detectives report partial relief in the two month long mystery of Miss Hickman a doctor from Royal Free Hospital found dead in Richmond Park with the head severed by rats Identification by a medal won in swimming competition remains the sole link to the victim who carried only a few pounds in cash before her disappearance.
Washington Oct 14 Minister Beaupre at Hogeta says Colombia is still considering the canal issue. The commission has submitted a report to the Panama Canal Company. The department cannot tell if the concession will be invalidated or if it will be affirmed. The report will be printed and debated in Colombian Congress next week. Bogotá has signaled interest in renewing talks on canal construction. The U S will not act until Bogota has time to propose terms.
Holly Bros. report their younger brother suffered indigestion for months until taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. In about 80 days he gained 40 pounds in flesh and fully recovered. The ad notes wholesale trade from Holly Bros. and local ease of purchase through H. R. Palmer & Son and W. J. Smith & Bro.
Oct 14 in Ferrol Spain reports Prince George towed in after colliding with HMS Hannibal during Cape Finisterre maneuvers. Hannibal beached for temporary repairs as Prince George takes on water and is pumped, slated for dry dock in England.
Wingfield Cash Grocery promotes Clifton patent flour as the best, urging customers to request Clifton by name rather than a generic sack of patent flour. The ad promises refunds if the product does not meet the representation and touts Clifton as versatile for cake pastry rolls and biscuits.
Atlanta reports John Harris, accused of killing Policeman Hans Dragbach, was arrested Sunday afternoon at Abbeville, South Carolina. Sheriff Lyon and officers Johnson, McClane, and W. P Ferguson captured him on the Ferguson place near Abbeville. Harris admitted the crime. officers headed to Abbeville to bring him back. Harris resisted, nearly cutting Sheriff Lyon with a knife, before being subdued with a pistol butt. Chief Ball and Officer Rosser identified Harris and confirmed the arrest.
Jesup man J HL Wheeler, known locally, was found dead on a Bay Street side track in Brunswick, Georgia, early Sunday. The coroner’s jury could not identify witnesses or establish a cause. death remains a mystery with suspects undetermined.
A Vermont man, E LeQuinn of Cavendish, was plagued by chronic constipation until Dr. King's New Life Pills relieved his distress. The ad promises a full cure and urges purchase at local drug stores for 25 cents.
A. E. Bell, a confessed mail pouch robber and featherweight forger, escaped from a Pullman car in Denver and leapt from the train as it neared Philadelphia. He was recaptured by two U S deputy marshals and taken to the United States marshal's office hours later after the escape.
In Middlesboro Kentucky on October 19 the Republican district convention to select a successor to the late Congressman Boreing of the eleventh district split near midnight as the Edwards faction adjourned to meet in London today. The Hunter faction stayed in session and after midnight nominated Dr W Godfrey Hunter by 246 votes to 64 for Ramsey. Ramsey addressed the convention accepting the choice.
Barry Clayton, 28, who says he is from San Francisco, was arrested in New York for annoying women patrons at the Holland house. He called to them through open dining room windows and refused to explain. Hotel detectives say he has been acting similarly along Fifth Avenue for days.
J. G. Banks, a veteran of the First North Carolina Volunteers and later artillery, was found dead in a bathroom at the Confederate Soldiers' Home in Raleigh on Sunday. He fought at Bethel and was among the first Confederate casualties in battle.
The Alfred Mos ley commission from Great Britain completed its inquiry into U S educational methods in New York and the members dispersed to meet in Washington on Tuesday. President Roosevelt will receive the commission at a special function Wednesday. Hood's Sarsaparilla builds up a broken down system. It begins to work tight, that is, on the blood.
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