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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1900

Page

5

Anglo Americans Prepare for Advance on Peking

London dispatch reports British and American forces in China planning an immediate move toward Peking with General Chaffee expected to lead a coordinated forward push. The London article says Chaffee may command the allied troops if other powers resist join.

Wasmxotox London Tien Tsin Chaffee Taka Tien Tain General Chaffee China Remey Chaffoos Toople Chaffes Chace Caaiiieo Ittca

Mob Led by Preacher Destroys North Carolina Church

In Shoal Creek Cherokee county North Carolina about 100 residents demolished a sect church preaching sanctification. The mob burned the building as a Methodist minister preached and resolutions were issued banning any new church by the sect in the county amid growing rumors of unrest.

Laliness North Carolina Ducxtown Tenn Shoal Creek Cherokee County N. C Here Couny

Alabama Reports Ready for Distribution in Two Weeks

Montgomery July 31 The one hundred twenty second volume of Alabama reports will be ready for distribution in two weeks under the publication law authorizing 750 copies. Lawyers in the state welcome the impending availability as recent years’ reports have been scarce and hard to obtain. Radical reforms in the Klondike Victoria B C July 31 E O Sonkler gold commissioner Yukon reports the Canadian mint may abolish the royalty system and establish a government body with a compulsory 3 percent fee for assaying gold and exchange.

Alabama Montgomery Ala Klondike Victoria Bgo Sonkler Yuakon Dawson

Plot to kill King Humbert draws European police links

French police hold key facts on Brossi and Italian anarchists tied to the Humbert murder. Paris hosts refugees from Milan troubles, a revolutionary network, and Caprini praise of the act as politically significant. Police note support links to Europe and the United States.

Pars Brossi Humbert Paris Inter Milan France Bressi Grent America

Anarchists Draw Lots in Plot to Kill King Humbert

Reports from Rome and Monza describe a suspected assassination plot against King Humbert with a Paris meeting where names were drawn. King Victor Emmanuel II travels to Monza after reaching Brindisi as authorities detain several suspects from prominent Roman families.

Humbert Rome Paris Victor Emmanuel II Brindisi Monaan Monan

European press reacts to Italian king's assassination

Reports describe indignation and horror across European newspapers over the Monza crime that claimed King Humbert and the reaction of Italy. Observers discuss anarchist motives, police responses, and suspicions toward suspects as Vienna and Ischl note related movements.

Humbert Lexpos Monza Italy Marghuocrita Dally Carnot Bressi America McKinley Vienna Broestata Barlapest Austria Ischl

Secretary of Italian Confederation Denies Humbert Plot

Nicoli Gigliotti secretary of the Italian Republican Confederation in the United States states there was no plot in the U.S. to kill King Humbert. He condemns the murder yet criticizes Humbert’s record on labor clashes and notes the federation in the United States numbers about 15,000. He predicts the monarchy’s end in Italy.

Humbert Cnly Iuman Italy Milla Italian Republican Confederation New York Nicoli Gigliotti R. de Rosalia P. Pascale United States Gigliotti Italian Republican Confederation of the Humibert Ro‘garda Lovera Berty I Pst Tralian Darien Dante Arthur Ham- Hilton Hoe Hamilton Halton Howe

Are Not Quoting Rates Chinese Shipping Affects Gulf Ports

In Galveston and Gulf ports rates rise faster than New York says George F. Spencer Galveston general manager North German Lloyd. Brokers see no current rates though grain and cotton shipments rise. Also notes on a pneumonia cure promotion and labor lockout at cigar firms in New York. A Bristol road extension proposal to connect Stuart and Bristol is reported.

Galveston Gulf Ports Houston George FP. Spencer Jlloyd Steamship Company New York China Texas Tae Barnham Machins H.R. Palmer & Sons Warren J. Smith & Bro’s

Powers Resume on Stand in Goebel Case at LaGrange

Caleb Powers returned to the witness stand in Kentucky court at LaGrange to recount his actions surrounding the Goebel assassination. He described locking his office door, denying involvement in any alleged details, and noting that Goebel's killing altered campaign plans. He discussed plans to travel to Louisville, the later investigation, and his reasons for fleeing Frankfort prior to trial.

LaGrange Dentes Golden Frankfort Grarartons Caleb Powers Louisville Golden Goebel Abot 1Golden Santos Matthore Burton Commissioner of Culture Breckinridge Clme Wharton Golden Elen Gocbol

Cuba elections ordered for delegates to constitutional convention

War department orders a general election in Cuba for the third Saturday in September to elect delegates for a Havana convention on the first Monday in November to draft a Cuban constitution. A Savannah harbor survey aims to deepen water from 6 feet to 24 feet, with channels realigned. Lieutenant Spurgia of the Twenty-first is reported dead in Manila after a surgical shock. Ambassador White and John D. Rockefeller travel aboard the Deutscheland from Cherbourg to New York. A Wisconsin case reports Eletric Bitters curing stomach and liver troubles, with local drugstores carrying the remedy.

Wasimnaron War Department Cuba Havana Cubs Savannash Harbor Savannah Washington Herman Meyers Spurgia Wasnmmorton MacArthur Manila David G Lemnox United States Germany Andrew D. White John D. Rockefeller New York Cherbourg New New York

Dillon Faces Fraud Charge in Savannah Case

Savannah July 31 George R Dillon alias E J Watts alias W M Mills alias R 8 Hunter a Sandersville attorney jailed on 500 bond to answer charges of using the mail to further a defrauding scheme. He tells a pathetic tale of family sickness and poverty claiming his actions were to feed his wife and four children.

Savannah George R. Dillon E. J. Watts W. M. Mills Hunter Sandersville United States Lewis Dillon Mie

Hard slap for Roosevelt stirs political rows in New York

Washington dispatch cites Senator Hanna chastising Governor Roosevelt over a sensational speech. Roosevelt denies broad attacks, cites misquotation, edits to be circulated as campaign doc. Senator Wellington opposes McKinley, hints at not backing Bryan, questions Maryland’s support for McKinley.

Mark Hance Washington, D. C New York Hanna Roosevelt Teddy Hanns McKinley Wellington Maryland

Cotton Crop Will Soon Move in Athens Market

The Athens cotton trade prepares for the fall season as the crop outlook improves and compress facilities in Athens are noted for handling increased tonnage. Last year’s receipts were large despite a short season, and this year is expected to bring higher volumes and strong cash prices for farmers.

Athens

Army of Frogs Report Puzzles Denver Readers

Denver observers report a well authenticated tale of a vast army of toads migrating from Castlewood dam toward Denver, fifty miles away. The advancing column over twenty feet wide and nearly a mile long, fed by reservoir overflow, promises arrival in about five days as hundreds die along reed beds while survivors press on toward the city. Citizens plan to observe the unusual phenomenon.

Denver Castlewood Citixens Morae

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