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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1903

Page

12

Mystery over Guardian Angel painting blamed on blunder

Chicago dispatch reports the Guardian Angel on display in the salon of American artists is misattributed to Thayer due to a later photograph. Isaac H. Caliga of Boston painted the original three years ago and later altered the work by changing wing color and extending the canvas.

Chicago Guardian Angel Salon of Isaac H. Callga Loston Abbott Thayer Caliga Thayer New York

No bail offered for Bechtel and Eckstein in Mabel Bechtel murder

In Nor town Pa Oct 20 no bail has yet been offered for Thom as Bechtel and Alfred Eckstein brother and sweetheart of murdered Mabel Bechtel. They are held in default of $1 000 bonds charged with the murder. Mayor says evidence is circumstantial but strong. Coroner’s Inquest will be held and the funeral is set for this afternoon.

Mabel Bechtel Lewis Teddy

Wealthy Contractor P. J. Bexton Dies at 87

P J Bexton president of Chicago Brick Company a wealthy general contractor died last night at age 87 after illness in London six weeks earlier He was a prominent builder of major Chicago structures including Cook County Courthouse City Hall and Plymouth Congregational Church He served in a Kentucky cavalry company during the Civil War He had ties to Nashville and Chicago and his death was reported with incidents surrounding his career and age.

P. J. Bexton Chicago Brick Company Cick Sexton London Nashville Cook City Plymount Congregational Church Kentucky

Clover Gang Victims Target East Side Business Men

A New York rollout reports a Clover check scam targeting about a thousand businessmen in the upper east side. Victims sustained losses around $25,000 as counterfeit checks were cashed at numerous small shops, with the culprits using forged stamps to fraudulently clear accounts.

Clover New York Wehlyn Saludthin

Construction Work Stopped in Chicago as Projects Halt

Fourteen hundred workers in Cook county were laid off with more to come as nearby construction projects halted. About two thousand will be discharged within months and the industry is set to close. strikes and rising costs of building in Chicago have stopped all new work.

Chiea Cook County Ithis T Chicago

Steamboats Tied Up by Negro Labor Dispute at Memphis

In Memphis on October 29 a labor dispute leaves five United States mail boats tied up as roustabouts demand 125 dollars per day with one day off. Old river men call the conditions unprecedented and the port is disrupted.

Memphis Tenn United States Mail Perth

Lipton Withdraws Offer for 1904 Trans-Atlantic Cup

London October 29 Sir Thomas Lipton definitively withdraws his offer ent a cup for a trans Atlantic race in 1904 and has made for Emperor William who will present a cup through the New York Yacht club or the Atlantic Yacht club.

Lipton London Sir Thomas Lip Emperor William New York Yacht Club Atlantic Yacht Club

Inspector General Reviews Guards in Columbus

Inspector General Columnus Obear of the Georgia state troops tonight inspected the Columbus Guards and will inspect the City Light Guards tomorrow night.

Columnus Obear Georgia State Troops Columbus City Light

Burglars Blow Safe at Forest City Mills

In Charlotte a Florence cotton mills safe in Forest City North Carolina was blown open by burglars last night and cash totaling between one thousand and two thousand dollars was taken.

Charlotte N. C Florence Forest City

Ten Years For Embezzlement Conviction Reported

Manila Oct. 29 Lieutenant James a constabulary supply officer at Masbate Viscayas Luzon was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for embezzling 14000 in government funds. Faustino Millerio Ladrones leader in Rizal raids received death. two officers jailed for life and two for 20 years. Columbus Cotton Arrival Brings 500 Bales by River Steamers.

Manila James Constabulary Masbate Viscayas Military Department of Faustino Millerio Band of Ladrones Rizal Columbus Three States Bradley

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