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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
5
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A mob gathered outside Glouster jail after Charles Stoops alias Charles Johnston was jailed for attempted assault on Mrs Garrison West. A hundred plus negroes threatened to lynch him. Urbana’s lynching fears revived as authorities moved Stoops to Athens for safety. The incident follows a pattern of white women attacked by Black men. Stoops appeared unsettled by Saturday night events.
Ohio day at the Nashville exposition drew thousands of Buckeyes. Prominent Ohioans President McKinley Governor Bushnell and General Grosvenor spoke with characteristic excellence as delegates debated seating and loyalty questions, including views on tariff and currency policy and support for McLain Thurman.
Local article reports Cal L. P. Harper of Athens County received the Suffolk Virginia postmaster appointment from the Republican administration. Harper, a former Ohio militia colonel and Union Army veteran, has long been active in politics and was endorsed by notable leaders including Hanna. The Winn Will case also closed with a verdict for the defendant after extensive testimony.
John Cundill narrowly survives a shaft accident at Chauncey while working on a new shaft. a heavy stone left on a board toppled and struck him on the head but his skull remained intact. he recovered enough to return to work later in the week. also notes Mount Lebanon Shakers promoting their Digestive Cordial and storm damage near alvany in alexander township with barn collapse and minor injuries but no lives lost.
An old advertising snippet touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cleansing aid for kidneys liver and bowels claiming to dispel colds cure headaches fever constipation and biliousness. It urges trying a box at 10 25 cents and notes guaranteed cure by aruggists Dr F W Plat and mentions local game dates June 4th and June 6th and an eye exam tree.
Local notes from Ulantville and Bartlett discuss weather and crops with reports of livestock losses due to lightning. Names include H E Jordan A Lambert Jessie Taylor Edith Dewees and John Huffman. Several community events are noted such as a Children days program at Bethel M E church, road supervisor improvements, and a temperance union convention in Jackson.
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