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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
6
Local notices report Sarah Finley receiving praise following a Wine af Cardais event. Community members note her leadership and contributions to the event's success.
Fire swept the top floor of the M. L. Ross & Co. wholesale grocers building in Engaville, causing an estimated 75 000 to 100 000 dollars in losses. The firm, rebuilt after a 1897 blaze, reports the new site as one of the city’s finest business houses. Fire originated on the top floor and spread downward, with firefighters keeping it to the single structure despite nearby firms.
Practically the entire business portion of Normal near here was wiped out by fire that started in Executive lumber yards yesterday. Loss estimated at half a million dollars with about one third insured. Principal sufferers include local lumber companies and saw mills in Rat Portage Ontario.
Chillicothe O November 29 celebration marks the centennial of the convention that drafted Ohio's first constitution. A tablet honoring Edward Tiffin's governorate lineage was presented by Robert W Manley and accepted by Mayor Wallace Yaple. Local figures Revived memories in Memorial Hall with talks by Daniel Ryan John Albert Tintin Hull and William T McClintick.
The Bannockburn wreck on rocks above Michipicoten is confirmed as the vessel in trouble near Sault Ste Marie. The Majestic did not get close enough to learn more. Captain reports no immediate danger if winds do not shift. Tug Poynton sails from the Great Lakes Tow ing company to assist.
In Charlotte North Carolina on November 20 a man named Carter shot at his wife Maggie Cain, wounded her slightly, then turned a public safety item on himself and fired missing fatal harm. He was bound over to the court after the incident.
Greenville S C November 29 A carpenter James Bain fell from the fourth story at the American Spinning company mill addition. He backed into a well hole used to convey lumber from the first floor and struck the ground floor head first. He leaves a widow and one child.
A mob forming to lynch William Glasseo, accused of assaulting Miss Mary Maloney, was thwarted by sheriffs and militia. Glasseo was spirited away to Portsmouth jail amid bloodhound-led chase. mob later planned further action but dispersed. Nearby, the transport Sherman will sail Monday for Guam and Manila carrying passengers, supplies, and Army wagons.
An explosion at a Lizella Georgia saw mill station near Rogers brothers mill destroys the engine boiler. Paul Rogers and Walton Taylor are dead. Janice Witham and another colored man are injured. Fire and shock damage scattered debris for miles as investigators probe low boiler water as the cause.
New York Nov 25 dispersions of dividends by industrial corporations next month promise heavy payments. The Journal of Commerce reports total dividends announced so far at 23 522 311 dollars. Total payments by industrial corporations will reach 268 525 00 dollars.
Robert McCormick ambassador to Russia was hosted by Ambassador Choate at luncheon in London. He may visit Paris over Sunday and will depart London mid next week for Vienna before proceeding to St Petersburg.
A passenger list from the steamer Deutschland arriving in America includes Charles T Verkea and Mrs T Verkea among travelers from Europe. The voyage sailed via Southampton and Cherhart with December 1 as the date referenced.
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