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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
3
A boiler blast at the Winyah Lumber Company sawmill in Georgetown destroyed the plant, killing three and injuring seven. The blast also damaged a schooner at the wharf as fragments flew into town. Firemen had allowed the boiler water to run low.
Gregovitts, July 20. Senator McLaurin and his family departed Bennettsville due to local typhoid cases. His sick daughter remains at a relative's home while he avoids public political discussion, declining to comment to newspaper reporters.
Peter Costellos a traveling Greek umbrella maker hanged himself from a tree limb a few miles west of Gareesspono North Carolina on Saturday. His body was found by a farmer who notified the coroner. The man carried sixty eight dollars and a hat. papers claim age twenty at an earlier period and place of origin New Orleans. He had recently appeared in Greensboro in the week prior and associated with two other umbrella makers.
Reports from Indianapolis describe the Socialist Unity convention at Music Hall, gathering delegates from various socialist groups to unite on core principles. The prospects include notable figures linked to New York and Massachusetts races, amid broader calls for reform.
Pittsburians express relief at potential end to the steel strike with brokers and officials signaling a forthcoming cessation of hostilities. Both sides anticipate a return to work as conditions in mills improve and costs from the stoppage are weighed against rising independent demand.
Sheet mill workers from Pittsburg Pennsylvania district are arriving in Birmingham Alabama to crew the Republic Iron and Steel rolling mills. Officials expect 48 sheet mill workers needed. plants in Birmingham and Gate City will soon run. Meanwhile in Onantestom July 26, suits filed by Farmers' Insurance on policies totaling 635000.
In El Reno on July 29 the federal government launched a historic lottery to allot 18 000 quarter section Kiowa Comanche reservations claims. About 167 000 people hold one in 18 chances each. Tens of thousands gathered as crowds, trains, and officials prepared for the draw with keen anticipation and lengthy waiting.
Twenty thousand hopeful residents gather at Ex Reno to witness the land lottery draw for homesteads across Kiowa and Lawton districts. Officials mix envelopes before James R Wood Weatherford O Te and H Beale Wichita Kan register for Law Districts, amid cheering crowds and public anticipation.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a reliable remedy for respiratory diseases including deep coughs bronchitis and bleeding lungs. It claims no alcohol or narcotics and asserts substitutes fail while the medicine often aids and cures. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are also endorsed for constipation.
Florida killer Simon Williams, condemned to die for Deputy Hawkins murder, escapes the death cell but is shot dead after a 100 yard chase. Deputy Kilpatrick wounded. Williams dies in street as a pursuit ends. Also notes a trolley line proposal connecting Onville Piedmont and Greenville with plans aided by Greenville Piedmont Traction Company.
Advertisement notes a single bottle of Texas Wonder by Hall’s Dis cocvery cures kidney and bladder troubles plus a range of ailments for men and women. It promises two months of treatment, mailed from St Louis, with testimonials including a Ripley Tennessee pastor praising its rapid relief.
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