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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1891

Page

5

Robbed and shooting near center town mystery unfolds

Warrant issued for Morehead and John Stone on attempted murder and highway robbery after a gunfight left Fred Eldridge wounded. Morehead caught later in Athens. Stone at large. Gambling dispute cited as motive with sparse details. Medical cure-alls advertised amid chaotic report. Also notes an upcoming Y M C A convention and railway rate pitch from Kansas City line.

Fred Eldridge Edridge Theo Wade Jolie Morehead John Stone Morehead Ath Athens Calaboose Weirstone

Assaulted Wife and Throat Threat in DanieLsvit LK Case

News from DanieLsvit LK dated April 1 reports a severe assault by James Hampton on his wife. A knife thrust to the throat was blocked by the wife’s arms. she was wounded but survived. Dr. Hampton treated her. the husband’s motive and further details were unclear. Also noted is a rattlesnake bite incident near Bitten by a Rattler in Bilaxity, Ga.

DanieLsvit James Hampton Hampton Usband Biaxity John Meek Cufla Alto

Inland Waters for Torpedo Craft Routes Pro proposed defense plan

A proposed interior coastal network could move torpedo craft from the Hudson to Florida via a sequence of bays sounds and canals. Discussions include Cape Cod to New York Harbor routes and potential upland canals to Delaware Chesapeake and Florida, with current trials by the revenue cutter Lot M Morrill showing inland passage viability.

Navy Hudson River St. John’s Florida Boston Brownaville Cape Cod Bay Sandwich Buzzard’s Bay Long Island Sound New Yor Harbor New Jersey Delaware Chesapeake Chesapeake Bay Norfolk Harbor Albemarle Hatteras North Carolina Sounds Luce New York Norfolk Atlantic Seaboard Lot M. Morrill Baldwin Ith Carolina North Edisto River Charleston North Edisto Wadmalaw River Stono River Ashley Morrill Cushing Merrill North South Carolina Peake Bay Cape Cod Secuaene

Financial Crisis in South America and European Involvement

A London telegraphic report says South America faces severe financial distress with England shoring up via large gold shipments. Paris and London banks show capital tied in unsalable securities and real estate loans tied to South America. Rumors reflect possible Haitian Dominican tensions over a border dispute affecting diplomacy and recall of the San Dominican representative.

New York Wall Street London South America England Paris South Anaricke Hayti San Domingo Port Au Prince

The Third Party Prospects at May Conference

Cincinnati dispatch reports Capt Power national organizer of the Citizens Industrial Alliances planning a May 19 national convention in Cincinnati to form a new party based on the Farmers Alliance. He expects about a thousand delegates from many states. no formal endorsement from major Alliance bodies, but some individuals show interest. Nearby items note Goorkha casualties in Assam and a Birmingham train wreck with one fatality and several injuries.

Cincisnati Capt. Power Citizens’ Industrial Alliances Farmers’ Alliance Del Great Alliance

Poor Joe Johnston and the Union General Talks

In Athens an old veteran recalls Poor Joe Johnston with reverence and notes the长期 trend of war writing to anoint Sherman. A Union general interview recounts Johnston'sStrategy, endurance, and patience, contrasting Johnston's tactics with Sherman’s march and the contested credit within wartime memory.

Joe Johnston Athens Appomattox Sherman Suerman Grant Orden Thomas Thomas Republican Party Johnston General Johnston Nashville Tennessee Georgia Bentonville North Carolina Union Ane Hood Atlanta J. L. McCurry McCurry Sanpete Pean Meer McLaws Tesuienk

Trial of Joseph Remington Shaped by Hypnosis Defense

Farce from Farce, N. D. March 31 reports the Joseph Remington murder trial may rise to national fame. The defense is expected to argue hypnosis by Indianapolis woman as the cause, recalling Marie Lampard in Paris who was linked to an accomplice’s hanging. If adopted, it could be a first in the United States. Strong unrelated notes mention Rheumatism and a mob stopping a lynching in Kentucky with jail guards and gunfire but no fatalities.

E Young Men’s Christain Association United States Kans Ciy Mo North Amer Georgia Joseph Remington News Telegram Association Farce N. D J.T. Flett Marie Lampard Paris Remington Indianapolis Frett

Local merchants advertise McElree's Wine and Black-Draught

Merchants in Athens Georgia list McElree's Wine of Cardus and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT for sale. Providers include J B Fower near Athens J W Hawpy near Athens RT Burner Co Athens LD Bisvax &C Athens and others in E 5 Lyspon area.

McElree Cardus Thedford Lyspon Athens

Irish Election Turmoil in Sligo as Polls Loom

April 1 report from Loxson says both sides mobilize for the canvass. Military and reinforced police stand by, with clashes feared in the final hours. Surgeons recruited to tend injuries, as a peddler hawks blackthorn sticks. Parnellites show strongest physical presence in districts where Davitt would avoid.

Loxson Sligo Davitt

Dream Dreamed Treasure Found in Old Table Mystery

Ten thousand dollars in gold and greenbacks were found secreted inside an antique table at John Sprague's residence in Wilmington. The discovery followed a neighbor's dream and after a long search the bag of gold and sacks totaling $10,000 was retrieved. Mrs Sprague had died earlier, and Sprague inherits £7,000 in England. Also noted: March deaths from spotted fever in Pittsburgh and an inquest planned for Monroe Georgia.

Witamertor Del John Sprague Second Street Mary Willmington England

Alliance and Jute Bagging Peace Reached On Pricing Pact

Alliance and the jute trust announced a peace and a price basis for bagging. Cordage Bagging Company proposed maximum prices per yard for different jute weights, pledging supply to meet Alliance needs promptly. Georgia and North Carolina largely absent from Birmingham meeting and directors yet to act.

Atlaxta Alliance Jute Trust The Exchange Alliance State Birmingham Georgia North Carolina Oswald Wilson National Cotton Committee National Cotton Committee,submitted A Proposition of the Cordage Bagging Company Cordage

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