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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1891
Page
8
From Washington report bursts of chatter surround Bar on Fava Italian minister and a dramatic recall letter. The piece notes the spectacle may spark war scare, questions national resolve, and mocks the affair as an April foolish bluff in the capital.
At Pleasantville on April 2 a kerosene lamp toppled from a chandelier striking a pew igniting cushions. The pastor Rev Mr lothenen and parishioners extinguished the blaze as people rushed for exits and some climbed windows to safety. Fire was subdued with difficulty.
Pittsburg reports deny Italians attacking the town and say no surge in Italian presence. Funeral crowds in Scorrpa bury seven Morewood victims with militia stationed as strikers attend. Police enforce saloon closures as order is preserved amid funeral tensions.
Special by News Telegram Association New York Apr 4. The Mafia murdered Luigi Belgieri and his young wife Josefina after Belgieri offended the group. Found daybreak February 23, the couple lay dead on a partly buried floor with brutal head injuries, bullet and stab wounds. A house fire was set to hide the crime. Four laborers who vanished that night are being pursued as suspects.
The gunboat Bennington began trials from City Island at 7 50 AM reaching Matinicock point by 9 AM where a steel piston rod covered in brass failed. Similar bronze rod failures occurred on Concords prelims in the Delaware. The ship returned to City Island at 1 PM and a spare rod will be installed for a fresh start tomorrow as officers stay confident in reaching required horsepower.
John Birdsall won the girl and Charles Birdsall beat him unconscious on Bank Street in Newark. John lies senseless. Dr Waite guards him. Charles is under arrest awaiting outcome of the case.
A satirical piece by Edgar W. Nye recounts the Whitechapel club in Chicago with ghastly exhibits, relics of crime, and a plan to suppress vice. It blends mock horror with burlesque anecdotes about the author’s visits, a Parisian donor, and a chaotic church outing amid Springlike nostalgia for Sherman and the ongoing World’s Fair preparations.
Hannah A. Mosher of Queensbury New York, born November 11 1793 in New Qua ker Springs, is reported as 101. An autograph letter she sent to W C Hoag of Cattendon Virginia reveals a long life, memory sharp, with five brothers and four sisters all dead, and her note that she has been a tailor and teacher and remains a maiden lady.
A devotional poem from The Silver Cross echoes the guiding watchword What would Jesus do It portrays a young pilgrim seeking Christlike paths through daily lessons and temptations urging steadfast imitation of Jesus in conduct and purpose.
A student seeks spiritual wisdom from a pious elder. He struggles to retain God word, failing to keep water in a basket. The father explains the water washing the basket symbolizes how diligent hearing and prayer purify the mind, cleansing it for heaven.
A sermon on the nature of God warns that no two humans fully share the same concept of the Supreme Being and urges reverence in speech. The piece then pivots to promote Dr King’s New Discovery for La Grippe, claiming rapid relief and no aftereffects, with trial bottles offered free at Jno Crawford & Co’s store and larger bottles priced at 50 cents.
The text contains commodity market phrases for cotton and grains with prices and futures notes, followed by a probate notice from Georgia Cranks County. It mentions administrator William Mason and a court petition seeking discharge and letters of administration, with a firstMonday in July deadline.
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