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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
5
In Montgomery a man named Graff shot and killed Dr. Robinson after Robinson challenged Graff with jealousy. Graff fired back, wounding Robinson fatally, as another man wounded Graff. both men were well known locally and rushed to Fowler's drug store and then to the infirmary.
Professor Andrew Sledd resigns from Emory College amid criticism tied to his Atlantic Monthly article on the negro question. He cites misrepresentation and fears for the college’s image. He suggests September 15 as the effective date due to summer school duties and fall term prep.
A Milledgeville store, Joseph Dry Goode Co. at Wayne and Hancock, burned yesterday causing about 49000 in stock loss and water damage. Officials suspect an electric fire starting behind the counter. insurance coverage around 820000 will be distributed among several companies. nearby shops faced imminent risk as flames and smoke endangered the block until alarms sounded.
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The International Typographical Union opened its forty eighth annual convention in Cincinnati with 365 delegates and over a thousand visitors. Highlights include Ladies Auxiliary presence, welcomes by city officials, sympathy resolutions for a miner strike, and officers announced for the ensuing sessions. The union traces its origin to 1852 and now has 65 locals with more than 40 000 members.
The first convention of the International Stereotypers and Electrotypers union opened in Cincinnati with about 60 delegates from the U S and Canada. James J. Fred of New York and Acting Mayor Christie spoke as the union, recently independent from the International Typographical union, met to chart its course. Delegates toured local foundries after the session.
Madison New Jersey August 11 a cloudburst ripped through Hillside cemetery uncovering about 75 caskets and washing many from graves. Water surged 400 feet across the lower section dragging caskets and bodies as far as a mile from the site with forty bodies recovered and others feared washed into the nearby river.
Washington reports from Caracas that Barcelona has fallen to revolutionists, with sacking underway. The U S consul urges immediate protection for a vessel and船 dispatch plans. Cincinnati and Topeka are sent from Porto Cabello, with orders to land mine jackets if needed as rebels cut the cable at Barcelona.
Reports from Louisville and other cities detail Cuban pro and con views on annexation. Havana resident G Castellanos urges immediate U S annexation while noting economic strains and potential European sugar markets.
An old advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy for constipation and skin eruptions. It claims the pills stimulate the liver and bowels without violence, aiding natural function and avoiding griping. Orr Drag Co.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Mother’s Friend as a remedy to ease pregnancy pain, shorten labor, and reduce postdelivery discomfort. It claims to prepare the system, soften the skin, and improve recovery, with reference to a $100 price and the regulator company in Atlanta.
Captain Richard Nye recounts visits to the Galapagos aboard the W S Phelps. He notes a minerals rich Albermarle crater with 40 100 tons of sulfur, a wild dog population left by whalers, and a lake on Chatham Island that rises with the tide. Ancient relics were found on the islands.
Mrs. John Golden of Jeffersonville Indiana receives a license to pilot steamers on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and begins her first voyage aboard the Shawnee with a tow of the Mount Vernon. Also mentions a blind Eaton Ohio man finding relief with Krotric Bitters and local druggists offering the remedy.
Prince Obglepaki, governor of Kharkov, was fired at four times in the Tivoli Garden avenue. A bullet grazed his neck. another wounded police chief Bessonoff in the foot. The assailant was arrested.
New York reports the death of Charlea F. Pratt a once widely known musician. He died of apoplexy while under treatment for Brights disease at a local hospital. Born in 1841 Hartford Conn he served as accompanist and orchestra leader with Emma Abbott Mme Anna Bishop Robert Heller Alice Dunning Lingard and Clara Loaulae Kellogg.
Judge Jones of the United States Married Court in Montgomery has ordered the fall term moved from the first Monday in November to the first Monday in December. Huntsville term remains October. Birgulpikam term moves from September to the first Monday in November.
In Chicago on August 12, Patrolmen Timothy Devine and Charley Pennell were killed in a dawn gunfight near Jackson Boulevard and Ashland Avenue. Six suspects were detained as crowds gathered while surgeons probed for more bullets. Pennell named robbers before dying, aiding the manhunt.
Manila reports a police inquiry into the killing of four Cebu school teachers. The party was ambushed twelve miles from Cebu. two were killed at first fire, a third shot in the back, and a fourth captured then shot. Bodies found July 4, teachers missing since June 10. Police killed the gang leader, captured eight others, one escaped.
Commander McCrea of the gunboat Maching wires from Cape Hatien dated Aug 12 report a spasmodic blockade by revolutionists and its ineffectiveness. He notes consuls notified and protection of neutral commerce, then that the blockade is abandoned as American schooners report no blockade present.
A Negro strikes Mina Suate Clark in her father's Vanduno county home, renders her insensible, then slashes her throat. A large local posse hunts the assailant. Clark is in critical condition and lynching fears surge as a suspect is surrounded.
Fire at Clinton and McCall streets in Memphis wiped out the Armour Packing Company plant. Loss about 119000 dollars, with insured amount noted. Origin of the blaze is undetermined. Mayor Grace hosted the President’s guest at Oyster Bay luncheon on August 18.
An aging advertisement-style piece likens disease to a duel in the dark and urges use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestion ailments. It quotes a patient who improved after taking Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription and mentions Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser with mail-order details from Buffalo, New York.
The Southern Iron Committee reports Southern territory output through June 30 1902 including 1 580 956 tons pig iron and steel billets 162 380 tons cast iron pipe and 66 330 tons steel billets Westbound shipments total 1 172 179 tons Eastbound 604 831 tons Pipe shipments 190 848 tons west 28 478 tons east Exports small at 3 946 tons pig iron and 3 061 tons pipe Sloss-Sheffield No 2 furnace North Birmingham to be lit within two weeks.
Florida reports a strong financial year with state cash balances rising from $523,000 at June 1 to over $1,101,000 by August 1. Counties receive quarterly sums from convict hires, enabling tax reductions and some to propose eliminating county taxes this year.
Cordova Alabama residents were duped by a young man soliciting subscriptions to major magazines and newspapers at low prices. He claimed to forgo his commission to recruit 1 900 subscribers for a scholarship in Atlanta. He fled with money and was later arrested at Horse Creek, awaiting transport to Jasper.
London Aug 9 Conservative papers say Premier Balfour's cabinet reshuffle amounts to a change in names rather than strengthened leadership. Resignations include Bil J. Corst and Lord Ragland with others rumoured for promotions. George Wyndham joins the cabinet while London derry moves to education, Andrew Law to trade. Further changes expected in autumn.
A 13 year old, Robert Scott, fell 200 feet down a cliff at Englewood and reached the bottom with only bruises. He lay unconscious for two days before being found by boys and carried home for medical care. Doctors say no bones are broken and recovery is expected.
Children enjoy outdoor play as vacation begins with healthful days outdoors. Guards against accidents while active in open air sports. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised as quick pain relief.
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