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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1899
Page
4
A collage reflects the Athens Banner contents with business notes, political commentary, and social issues. It includes tax and advertising details, remarks on Baroness Hirsch charity, a New York Bible oath bill, lynching debates, Tennessee marriage license openness, and a Southern Baptist convention profile.
The piece lauds Sam Jones as Toledo's mayor, noting his charitable giving far exceeds his official salary of 2500 dollars annually. It claims he assists widows and the poor through discreet means, with rents and provisions delivered anonymously and widely praised.
A sensational ad claims S. S. S. cures cancer despite medical doubt, with testimonials from Mrs. S. M. Idol of Winston NC. The piece shifts to commentary on Sam Hose’s lynching, noting state press responses and calls to curb mob justice. It ends with a note warning about mercury in ointments and advertising Hall's Catarrh Cure.
The Ministers Association of Cleveland debated the Georgia lynching of Sam Hose. Rev John Mitchell urged condemnation of the crime and urged law and order while some ministers objected. He warned that if such crime occurred locally people might take the law into their own hands.
Ed Franklin, injured at Moss Manu plant by a broken belt, had a three inch iron belt hook removed from near his spine after Dr Benedict opened his back. The hook tore through his lung but spared the stomach and heart. He is recovering well.
Gov Jones received a letter from Van Buren County Sheriff Maddox stating Harden was assassinated by one of the two jail guards rather than lynched by a mob. The governor ordered prosecution of those believed responsible, after noting only the jailor and guard were inside the Clinton jail the night of the incident.
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