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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1903
Page
5
Fragmented OCR text depicts a military setting at Fort with Colonel and officers, mentioning youth, a ceremony, and implied training or parade. Specific names and precise events are unclear due to garbled wording and broken phrases.
Pittsburg Oct reports the pursuit of extradition papers for Tryaree and Ko hear, arrestees in England near West Middletown suspected in the murder of M Ferguson. Police and detectives pursue warrants, tying the case to Ferguson Contraction Company.
From Ashbourne in Philadelphia dispatches it is reported that one of traction magnate William Lins legs was amputated at the knee to halt a gangrene due to blood poisoning. Elkins has not regained consciousness since the operation and remains in a critical state at his country home Ashbourne New York October 26.
London October 26 Secretary of War Root and Mrs. Root will be passengers on the steamer Celtic sailing from Liverpool October 30 to New York. The news notes the anticipated voyage and lists the high profile travelers aboard the liner.
Constantinople reports that military commandant Ahmed Pasha and Aziz province governor were killed in a revolt of two Arab tribes over a new cattle tax. About one thousand Turkish troops were killed or wounded and the remaining force routed. Some 15 battalions were dispatched. General Hardy Pasha named commander in chief and governor of Aziz.
Tokyo January 26 reports say the Russian minister at Seoul acknowledged the action of authorities in preventing Haghiwara Shuichi secretary of the Japanese delegation at Seoul from landing at Yougampho and has sent instructions to Yon gamsho. Haghiwara reports that press telegrams on the Yalu river situation have been greatly exaggerated as Russian patrols along the Tumen river near Corea are extensive.
Report notes discussion of a proposed Austro Russian joint control in Cen trol Macedonia does not meet German and Italian diplomatic proposals. The Porte aims to delay action while German generals Auser Pasha and Ruedenschi Pasha join Turkish officials in Ceres to participate in the inquiry into troop excesses amid the controversy.
New York October 26 Magistrate Formwalt sentences six women and nine men to six months in prison for being found in a saloon on Sunday. They were found in a back room with liquor in evidence. The saloon keeper was released on bond. The penalty surprised the prisoners as similar arrests are usually dismissed after a night in the police station.
A board of elections member estimates New York City’s upcoming election will cost about 6000. An additional 130000 was spent in the recent primary to allow voters to express candidate preference. 27 HaS800 ballots printed for canal questions and 807000 sample ballots to instruct voters.
New York police alert after a group reportedly stole diamonds and jewelry valued at $100,000 from Knight, Frank & Butley, London auctioneers, on October 16. Steamers arriving are being watched for the thieves, who are identified as a band of thieves.
Jasper Ga Oct 26 fire destroyed a large storehouse and warehouse in a business district. Firefighters battled the blaze, with several buildings burned including a Davis property, but officials report most insured. No other injuries recorded as origin remains unclear.
A blaze in Columbus Georgia tears through the central business district on Tw Street, damaging multiple stores including Brady Evridge Steektor and others. Estimated loss runs high with most properties burned, origin under investigation by authorities.
A 20 year old New York man, Leonard of Mast, was detained in Vancouver at New York firm’s request on embezzlement claims. He allegedly diverted funds from the firm’s accounts and will await trial after returning to the United States.
A French bark was wrecked off Brest with loss of the captain, his wife, and four crewmen. One other crew member survived. The vessel’s movements and ownership details are unclear in the damaged report. A separate note mentions Indiana gas industry developments and a lease issue resolved by a Chicago firm court action in the Indiana circuit court.
Workers at Vilinvis Stent plant resume operations across all departments following a partial shutdown. The Enterprise plant of American Steel and Wire in nearby To is also back in operation after a brief pause.
An Oct 26 accident near Baltimore on the Baltimore and Ohio line sent an empty freight train off an embankment near Sykesville Maryland. Twenty two cars derailed. Two brakemen were injured and the engine crew member Engineer Linth is missing.
Concord Georgia October 26 report says the R F Strickland company store was broken into Saturday night and the safe blown open. The firm, which previously faced a major loss from safe crackers, has avoided carrying large sums of money since.
The Cotopaxo volcano remains active over several days with no shift in the far eastern situation. War between Japan and Russia appears likely. Charles Kratz, the man accused of skipping a $20,000 bond in St. Louis, has been captured in Mexico.
Fragmented account recalls a train collision and a rescue effort, with references to Mrs Hin and Mrs W. K. Havlind of Armonk New York. It mentions Dr King’s New Discovery for throat and lung diseases and a call for caution amid a disturbing jailbreak report involving Nath Fortune and Sheriff Mays, plus a note on weather frost. It preserves intrigued fragments and local color from the era.
Fragmentary text suggests officials are preparing for a distribution period tied to the year. Mentions months and penalties, with unclear references to places and agencies. The legibility bottleneck prevents clear names or dates from being established.
Report notes progress in cotton harvest across Mississippi as farmers move to bring in crops during autumn days. Leading planters expect higher yields after early harvest in other states, with continued activity in fields and storage.
An old advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims the product enables the stomach to digest all wholesome food, ending dyspepsia and weakness from dieting, and notes it is sold by druggists.
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