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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1900

Page

4

Athens Maddog Scare Denied by Ed Harris and Protests in News

Ed Harris of Gronce county visits Athens and rejects the Athens maddog scare for being nonsense. He argues dogs cannot talk or oppose laws, framing the barking as protest against tyranny. The New York Sun questions church creeds and eternal punishment amid debates stirred by Hillis and Parkhurst. Vanderbilt estate estimates vary, with the latest appraised at 60 million after tax. Cuban census results show population details and demographic breakdowns across provinces and cities.

Ed Harris Gronce County Athens New York United States Drs. Hillis Parkhurst Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt Depew

Blood Disease Cure Claims by Swift Specific Company

A patient details a severe blood disease with spots and Liato sores, claiming early treatment failed but a self care regimen and a patent medicine improved the condition. The ad urges sending for a Home Treatment Book and mentions physicians with lifelong study of blood diseases and confidential advice from the Swift Specific Company in Atlanta.

Watson S. S SS. S HL. Myers Mulberry St. Newark SSS N. J Nory SWIFT Atlanta J. Newton Hathaway Hathaway J. Newton Broadstreet

Boers and British Fate Lifted by War News and Industry Boom

The piece surveys Boer resistance and British command struggles, noting Kitchener's fading prestige after defeats at Paardeburg and Omderman, while praising Roberts and the war’s impact on British morale. It also highlights a Southern industrial boom, with cotton mills expanding across Alabama and the Carolinas, driven by high demand and profits. The political section questions Hanna’s senate role amid Quay and Clark criticisms, and discusses canal lease talks with Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

White Methuen Buller Gatacre Warren Kitchener Egypt Omderman Spain Central Africa Poot Ingalls Oronje Paardeburg Cape Colony Roberts South Iron Alabama Sayy ‘Dixie Tennenses South Carolina Florida Hay Nicaragua Costa Rica W.E. Curtis Chicago Record Corea Mr. Calvo Washington Admiral Walker Central America United States San Juan River Messrs. Cragin Eyre Cragin

Founder of Helena Dead in Acworth Georgia

John F. Cowan, founder of Helena, died at Acworth Georgia aged a ripe age. A native of Georgia, he located the town early and grew wealthy investing in farms mills and other southern enterprises. Cowan was renowned for bravery and cheerfulness amid failure, never losing hope until death from natural causes.

Georgia Hetena Mon Acworth John F. Cowan Cowan

Campaign issues and quotes from 23 Democratic committeemen

A summary from New York on April 24 lists Democratic committeemen responses to campaign questions. Key points include antiimperialism and anti-trust as leading issues, Chicago platform reaffirmation, and limited consensus on vice presidential choices. The document also notes medicinal patent products marketed locally.

Socrats New York Democratic National Dewey Brian Bean Bryan Admiral Schley Cummings Suther van Wyck Willams Pxttress Daniel

Lectures Recount Confederate Hero Tales in Frederick Visit

General Henry Kyrd Douglass on Stonewall Jackson staff debunks Whittier poem about Barbara Frietche. He narrates Jackson's ambulance entry into Frederick and denies any flag waving from Frietche's window. The account questions the poem as myth and notes Frietche’s relatives dispute it.

Hatory of Whittier Oficer Jackson New York Henry Kyrd Douglass Stonewall Jackson Cooper Union Douglass Frederick Barbara Friddhe General Jackson United States Barbara Frietche General Douglass Best's Grove Patrick Main Ross Illiam Banta Mill Alley Middletown ODAC Whittier Mra EK. D. N Southworth General Wheeler

Panaca Destruction Reported Near Panaca Mexico

Advices say Panaca Mexica n trading town on the east coast of the republic of Mexico near Nuñoa has been wiped out. The city with 11000 people burned. many houses destroyed and government distillery fire led to looting and riots.

Panaca San Antonio Tex Mex Republic of Mexico Nuanoe Deaca Tosa Sila Castillo & CIA Puapetrata William ‘Khan Richmond Virnia

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