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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1903
Page
5
A historic notice announces the Walthour event featuring 16 horses over a 15 mile course on October 7. It advertises livestock poultry and horse shows alongside Wild West, Indians and cowboys acts. Daily races are planned with the Georgia Derby scheduled for October 10. "Meet Me on the Pike" headlines the entertainment.
Nineteen laborers died when a traveling crane on the Wabash bridge over the Monongahela collapsed at Pittsburgh end. Two bodies unidentified, one thought to be William Hampton, with several others injured or missing.
A vintage advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive treatment for a constitutional disease. It promises a $100 reward for any failure to cure and urges readers to send for testimonials, listing Toledo company Cheney & Co. as the maker. Also promotes Clifton flour and Chamberlains tablets with local grocers noted.
A race against disaster occurred on the Southern Railway between Atlanta and Chattanooga when a freight train passed a trestle after fish plates were removed. A Negro flagged the passenger car just before it reached the trestle, killing Fireman Roy Fagala and prompting an investigation into an attempted wreck aboard the train carrying the When Johnny Comes Marching Home company.
Great Northern letters threaten pay up to 15000 with blackmail demand and warning of 80000 if not met, sent from Cascade. Authorities investigate while secret service men search Helena for the writer. Also notes bank forgeries by J A Liemer at Princeton and Dartford, with bank closures and speculation cited. DeWitt's Little Early Risers promoted as a remedy.
A telegram from Washington reports a passenger and a mixed train collision at Keys villa Virginia at 6 15 this morning. Conductor Atwell Flagman Ditloo Fireman Daniel Pinchan and a railway mail clerk were killed. A negro passenger had a broken arm and facial injuries. Other crew suffered wounds as lines describe. A separate Mississippi report cites a dangerous freight wreck near Wheslers station on the Mobile and Ohio with three Jackson men killed: Engineer W T Perry Fireman G A Smith and Fireman Frank Blackman. The source also notes medical remedies and other local details.
A fragment notes a check enclosed with six dozen bottles of Eriey’s Expectorant. Custars inquire about ordering more if demand continues, signaling possible bulk purchases. Roy E. Simpson of San Francisco, California signs the missive.
Reports from New York and Washington discuss Colombia’s treaty terms and U S plans for the Panama Canal, including payments and territorial status. The piece also notes public opinion in Colombia and U S strategic leverage, alongside brief local notices and travel fare details.
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