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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
2
Severe heat and almost no rain devastate crops in Tennessee and surrounding regions. Reports say late corn is completely killed in some districts, with hundreds of acres of strawberries dried up, causing substantial damage estimates to date.
Tokyo reports an August dispatch that Japanese forces occupied the imperial palace at Peking after the emperor and dowager empress left, with districts under Japanese control and foreign officers appointed to maintain order. Allied troops entered the city and freed missionaries. casualties include about 200 Japanese killed or wounded and several Americans wounded.
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions received a cable from Che Foo listing Peking and Tong Chow missionaries and Chapins Smitha Wickoff and others as having taken refuge. Names include Rev W S Amend C E Ewing and families, Mary Andrews, Jane Evans, Abbie Chapin, Chauncey Goodrich D D and many others.
General Chaffee reports Aug 14 casualties in action with multiple units in Peking where several officers and soldiers are listed as wounded or killed. Also notes a partial British casualty list from the siege and a German dispatch on rains delaying advances near Ta Ku.
Ward, a white convict in Exuertex on R. H. Clark's plantation, died after being chained to a tree following a reported illness claim. The carp boss beat him for “playing sick” and Ward died en route from dinner, with the camp physician citing heart trouble as the cause. An investigation is planned.
Promotional ad claims Allen's Foot-Kas cools feet and relieves burning, swelling, and aching feet. It promises fast comfort and rest, with testimonials and availability at stores. Free samples advertised with a mailing address in Le Roy.
A Maryland Telephone Construction plant in Bautimone was destroyed by fire. cause under investigation with losses estimated at a sizeable sum. The incident joins a string of regional notices as August 22 brings official reports from New York and other cities on various events including marriages and accidents.
William J. Bryan opened a series of talks in Avsurs addressing the first district. He urged votes for Democrat C. W. Berger and blasted the Republican administration for deception in finance, trusts, and foreign policy. He argued the nation bears a national debt and criticized imperial aims in the Philippines.
New York report notes Arbuckle brothers will pay customers an extra half cent per pound rebate on all roasted package coffee bought in excess of 10 percent over the year ending July 1, 1900. American Sugar Refining had offered a 1 percent discount to boost larger purchases, amid trade tensions with Arbuckles. Arbuckle Bros. and Woolen Spice Co. cut their coffee quotes by half a cent per pound as part of the dispute.
Omicado Aug 22 Unions in the Building Trades council to be called out before Labor Day if leaders plan miscarry. Plumbers already ordered out. others to follow where workers remain. Bosses warned of continued fight by labor organizations. Poisoned by Ice Cream in Greenspone Ga Aug 32 Hapitat Ladies Aid meeting residents poisoned. doctors say germ in milk. Chinese and European dispatches describe Italian detectives to U.S. with $50,000 budget. Waldersee heads to China. Korea rebel attack near Song Ching.
Dispatches from China indicate heavy combat around Peking as General Chaffee reports casualties. Navy and war department briefings confirm intense action with allied forces, reflecting costly progress and ongoing hostilities along the coast and near the capital.
Aug 22 report from Washington states General Chaffee will lead operations in China, replacing Minister Conger who will rest after his difficult dispatches. The war department seeks to report on operations and situation, with Conger gratitude but rest deemed prudent. Also noted: Cuba island exports for seven months total $1,100,000 with $10,695,005 as gain. July exports show a decrease.
Alfred Akins a British subject and parlor car porter was beaten by whites during a race riot in New York August 22 he appealed to the British consul for redress after being rescued by police and narrowly escaping worse treatment Akins is from Kingston Jamaica and was among riot victims expected to cause international complications.
Easthampton Library Company shareholders vote to disband and transfer books and records to East Hampton Free Library to continue the organization’s mission. The group was formed in 1805 by Rev. Lyman Beecher and others with bylaws still on file.
Reports from Machadodorp and Pretoria detail Boer movements near Machadodorp and a failed kidnap plot against General Lord Roberts. Lieutenant Cordua of the Transvaal artillery is found guilty on all counts, with sentencing deferred pending confirmation by Lord Roberts.
Jerry Thomas, a wounded one-armed white man, used a shotgun to threaten Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad workers at Pratt City No. 5 for hours. He fired at foreman George Lambert, wounded several miners including William Yeager, John Jaymes, and engineer Henry Jordan, before Jordan fatally shot him.
Passengers on a Southern train from Charleston faced a holdup at Ridgeville as the fireman, described as drunk, drove the engineer from the cab with an engine wrench and threatened to kill. After 44 minutes of struggle, the fireman was overpowered and jailed. Other notes include plans to clear cotton contracts for future delivery and local incidents in Alabama and Spartanburg.
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