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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1893
Page
6
A crowded train car overhears a hostile exchange between New Yorkers and others with claims of birthplace and class. Accusations of arrogance, money, and hospitality lens into a broader social clash amid travel troubles and a temperamental traveler.
In Carrollton Georgia April 18 the White Caps riot cases concluded with Jesse Brooks Sr. found guilty after intense testimony from Lam Britt and witnesses. Wiley Dukes Fred Duke and Willie Chambers were acquitted or nolle pressed, others await sentencing with ten more true bills pending.
Carter H Harrison was inaugurated mayor of Chicago with great enthusiasm as friends decorated the council chamber. The room overflowed with floral tributes for Harrison and the new aldermen, and many spectators crowded the chamber and nearby streets. Mary Anderson Navarro in Kentucky writes of stage reminiscences as she plans a memoir drawing on old theater programs and notes from her career.
In a Boston scene a teacher questions students about a fading charity group, the Shut In Society, prompting talk of memory and life’s larger world. A child named Sammy hints at Jonah, while other dialogue parodies social life and heirloom ownership in a clipped classroom moment.
The extraordinary Senate session lasting six weeks closed on Saturday evening. Debate centered on charges against Senator Roach with three speeches supporting investigation and one denying it. A clash over authority to lower and raise the flag in Honolulu prompted unresolved resolutions. Executive session confirmed most presidentials but blocked Hewson Lannon. The Russia treaty and the French treaty text remained secret.
London ship owners unite to oppose union dictation and potential general strikes as 2000 seamen and firemen rally on Tower Hill in support of Hull strikers. A national strike may be urged to resist penny rates and opposing labor unions amid home rule chatter and political debates.
Stanton Abbott, the English lightweight boxer, landed in New York seeking a bout with any lightweight. Though not famed for major knockouts, he is seen as a strong championship candidate and aims to fight Gibbons, Myers, Daly, McAuliffe, or any local lightweight. Abbott touts modesty and prefers ring action to press battles.
In North Memphis a long running feud erupts into a bloody street duel after Willian Wilson eloped with Ella Benson, sister of Forest Benson. Deputized relatives John Lewis Edward Lawrence and J A Miller confront Wilson over an arrest warrant for attempted murder. Wilson is found severely wounded as gunfire subsides.
A large Waukesha delegation of 800 citizens traveled to Madison to urge Governor Peck to veto the five line bill. Banks closed at 10 and the crowd cheered as the group left the depot. Peck promised careful consideration of the measure.
Market items list naval stores and produce prices with blends of currency figures and dates, mentioning Savannah and Chicago markets and multiple grain and pork notes. An unrelated promotional blurb touts Electric Bitters as a tonic for liver stomach and kidney health with local drugstore references.
Fortiss Monnoz Virginia April 18 The second day of the naval rendezvous sees cool clear weather as thousands of excursionists arrive from Baltimore Richmond and Norfolk aboard steamers. Small craft decked with bunting wave to American British Russian and French ships while the French flagship Arethuse and Argentine cruiser may visit. Admiral Gherhardi hosts a dinner aboard the Dolphin for visiting admirals and commanders as junior officers entertain lunches aboard the ships.
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Brewer, sided with Hoke Smith in the Powers vs Richmond and Danville Railroad case. Heirs of W D Powers sued after Powers was killed by a train at Lulu Georgia on April 11 1886. Trial had ruled $9800 against the railroad, with contributory negligence argued by defense. The high court reversed, holding contributory negligence was a jury question.
Reports from Brussels and Antwerp describe continuing dock labor strikes and unrest led by anarchist agitators, with clashes between police and rioters including swords and revolvers. Separate items note a shooting at Shady Dale Georgia, a large fatal fire in Plymouth Michigan, an explosion at a sawmill in Greenville Ohio, and ongoing earthquake tremors in Zante.
A garbled OCR style passage describes a dubious sign inside a store promising boots cleaned and polished during tempest days. It attributes lines to a wandering Boston art in advertising and notes a fifth item allowed to stand. The fragment hints at political or social critique but lacks clear context or attribution.
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