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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1893
Page
4
The piece rails against gossip attacking women's names, urging reverence for female reputation. It condemns sensationalism, defends innocent until proven guilty, and calls for restraint, privacy, and accountability in public discourse. It also touches on Mormon statehood claims and polygamy debates in Utah.
Congress will convene in extra session to tackle financial questions with the silver issue at the forefront. The piece argues the Sherman Act is wrong and should be repealed, while insisting silver remain in use alongside gold as money metals on parity.
The platform denounces the Sherman act of 1890 as dangerous and calls for repeal. It supports bimetalism with gold and silver at equal value and currency redeemable in coin. It argues for farmers and laborers protection and cites Comptroller Eckles on current financial conditions as a time for study and solvent institutions.
A compiled editorial note critiques diverse papers and figures including Bun Hazingay, Tom Watson, Toombs, Stephen, and Northen. It laments sensationalism, praises Savannah Telegram's distinct voice, mentions a Memphis lynching report, and comments on silver policy and Georgia politics while questioning Board of Trade ideas.
A cloud of denunciation surrounds South Carolina politics and Senator Irby as Georgia discussions praise self sufficiency and farm growth. Rev. Szompas Rusu at eighty five displays vigor while Prof. Hunnicutt’s land and small farm ideas are urged for Athens area. Tom Watson speech lacks force as Watson is blamed for demagogic rhetoric and Governor Northen’s military order is criticized as political theater.
Savannah Telegram notes special silver quarters bearing Queen Isabella with odd headgear as a unique minted coin. Greensboro Herald Journal warns against Achan and Judas figures in Congress while flagging silver demonetization. Columbus Enquirer-Sun praises Southern farmers amid financial strain and criticizes Tom Watson. Savannah News reports infant mortality rates in New York and Philadelphia. Evening News mentions Fred Kneady's Populist agitation and Speaker Crisp. Augusta News cites a humorously phrased comment about a “nice potice” and misread words.
The Columbus Ecquirer Sun reports a water melon tournament in Wilmington NC under Williams colored citizens. Two loads of prize melons will be awarded after trials of strength and skill. Also referenced is loitering jokes from Kentucky and a canal description of a universal cure for catarrh. International news notes Canadian agents seeking settlers to emigrate to the northwest.
Three farmers David Brown Joseph Fisher and A G Ogden from near Huntsdale were arrested by Detective Evans of Columbia on burglary charges for breaking into two Huntsdale stores several nights earlier. A portion of the stolen goods was recovered.
A Banser reporter recalls an eccentric applicant who failed a church examination for preaching. After being refused for grammar and discipline, he joined the Baptist church, where a quip about the sentence John come into the net provoked him to different plans.
The remains of Judge James M. Nicholson were laid to rest at his residence in a short simple service conducted by Rev W P Lovejoy. The ceremony, marked by Scripture reading and prayer, drew a large turnout of city businessmen symbolizing high esteem for the judge. Nicholson, a church member in recent years, spoke of salvation and faced death with faith, finding peace in his final days.
From Tallulah Falls lines report visits by Athens residents and magnates, with Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railway offering excursion carriage to Tallulah. Mrs. W. D. Young ill but convalescing at Grange View Hotel. R. L. Moss and JL Moss Jr. stay in town. Also notices of deaths, a funeral in Princeton Factory, and a clarification regarding a controversial remark about local delegates.
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