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Athens Weekly Banner

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Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1901

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Summons of the Master and Mrs Griffiths Death Notice

Mrs. Arthur E. Griffith died after a lengthy illness at her Milledge avenue home. A devoted wife and mother, she leaves husband and three sons, was active in Athens Woman's Club and Emmanuel Episcopal church. Funeral at Emmanuel church tomorrow at eleven. Her sister Miss Alice Jenkins of Brooklyn attended. Also brief Alabama cremation notice for Mrs. John Swindle after a Christmas eve fire.

Arthur E. Griffith Milledge Avenue Griffith Earth Arabella Jenkins W. BR. Jenkins Brooklyn N. Y Arthur Griffith Southern Mutual Insurance Company Mra Griffith Athens Woman's Club Gate of Pearl Emmanuel Eyis- Copal Church Woman's Guild Grifffith Emmanuel Church Alice Jenkins Alabama Levert Ala John Swindle

Tragic Jones & Laughlin Blast Kills Ten at Pittsburg Mill

An explosion in a Soho furnace at Jones and Laughlin near Bradys Street in Pittsburg today at 7 am killed ten workers and injured about twenty others. Bodies and charred remains were removed to the morgue as flames, molten metal, and slag showered the yard. Managers Frank Jones and Arthur Young reported nine dead and five injured, noting most workers on the top of the furnace were Blava and Poles.

Pittsburg Soho Jones & Laughlin Bradys Street Joseph Frankoviten Joseph Sisul Michael Gasdovicz Hungary Andrew 8Ues Michael Mezo Calla Frank Jones Arthur Young Mercy Hospital Eyewitne Deda Second Avenue

Exoduting Members as Congress Breaks for Holidays

Senate presided by Perkins with executive session and a January 6 adjournment. House briefly passes a deficiency bill for land records transcripts and reviews a president’s message on an Apalachian forest reserve amid a busy holiday exodus. DeArmond demands testimony to counter rumors about rural free delivery in his district.

Eax Frye Perkins Senate Philippine Islands Committee On Philippines United States Alaska Hale House Cannon Illinois General Land Office DeArmond Missouri Mr. DeArmond

Nicaragua Canal Bill Moves Forward In House Report

Representative Hepburn of Iowa, chair of the House commerce committee, announced the committee’s favorable report on the Nicaragua canal bill. The document states authority should rest with the president to oversee construction, citing the isthmian commission led by Admiral Walker and affirming consensus on feasibility, cost limits, and timely completion with broad party support.

House Committee On Commerce Washington Hepburn Iowa Isthmian Commission Walker

Bill of Exceptions Filed Over Court Findings

Admiral Schley files with the secretary of the navy a bill of exceptions to the court of inquiry majority findings and seeks to be heard on objections to Admiral Dewey's opinion. Sampson's condition remains unchanged. no alarm. President nominates Dr. J R A Crossland as minister to Liberia and J C Dancy as records of deeds for DC. Chipley votes seal in mayoral race. Stranger found frozen to death on a straw stack near New Decatur Alabama. card shows John P. Richmond Cincinnati Ohio.

Admiral Schley Washington Secretary of the Navy Court of Inquiry Admiral Sampson Admiral Dewey United States Associated Press Liberia J. R. A. Crossland St. Joseph J. C. Dancy Wilmington N. C District of Columbia Henry P. Cheatham Chattanooga New Decatur Ala John P. Richmond Cincinnati

Deep snows halt traffic and wreck trains across Wyoming

Storm paralyzes Union Pacific and Colorado and Southern lines in Wyoming and Nebraska. A rotary plow crashed into a deadhead sleeper near Sherman, destroying nine cars and triggering fires. Blockades at Ramsey and Sherman halt westward and eastward passages. another derailment on the Colorado and Southern near Cheyenne worsens the slowdown. Burlington and other lines also snowbound.

Cheyenne, Wy Union Pacific Colorado and Southern Burlington Wyoming Nebraska Sherman Ramsey Rawlins Laramie Cheyenne Holdredge

Birmingham Enjoined Over Valley Creek Sewerage Nuisance

Alabama Supreme Court upholds Chancery injunction restraining Birmingham from polluting Valley Creek near its mouth. Ruling rejects prescriptive rights and public necessity as defense, holds nuisance cannot be licensed without compensation. Decision could force city to acquire land along the creek for clean water use.

Montgomery Ala Supreme Court City of Birmingham James L. Sandefur Court of Chancery

Old Brick Men in Court Sensational Swindling Case

Raleigh dispatch reports a dramatic federal habeas corpus bid by Chicago firm Bynum and Mou and lawyers L A Gilmore in the Howard Hawley and Daley case. Judges weighing constitutional claims may issue a writ returnable Dec 26 while questions linger over applicable state statutes and common law.

Raleigh United States Parnell State Supreme Court Comison

Y M C A Railroad Men Meet in St Louis Conference

One hundred forty railroad men from 25 branches of Y M C A in the southwest attend a special conference in St Louis Missouri to discuss departmental work sparked by Miss Helen Miller Gould who could not attend. Letters of sympathy from her and from George J Gould acknowledge the movement while five new buildings costing 160000 are underway in Sapulpa Paresons Peru Big Springs and Stamps funded chiefly by the railroad company and members. total membership is about 10000.

St. Louis Helen Miller Gould George J. Gould Missouri Pacific Railway Sapulpa I. T Pareons Kan Peru Ind Big Springs Tex Stamps Ark Louisiana and Arkansas

Baseball Manager Dies in Columbus Dec 19

James Gifford, manager of the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and business manager of the Cincinnati Reds and other clubs, died this morning in Columbus. He helped promote the first left handed pitcher in the game.

Columbus James Gifford Washington Senators St. Louis Browns Cincinnati Reds

Georgia Clarke County Legal Notices Collection

A garbled OCR legal advertisement set from Clarke County Georgia appears, listing public sales and executors, with references to property in Clarke and Oglethorpe counties. It mentions administrators, heirs, and court orders, including land tracts, distribution, and sale hours. Names such as J. A. Phinizy, Ferdinand, Henry Covington, and Duke Hamilton appear amid the scattered notices.

Georgia Cours Court House Uglethorpe Drs. Boe K Poster Oh Lozler Adm State of Georgia Clarke Eac Wilbe Said Clarke County G. M Queens K'Uke Hamilton Woanty Meeroy Duke Daniel H. Beet Bution Hamil Jeorgia Ferdinand Consiata Tiana Sara Toni Ie Sarah N. Wages X. Rea Super of Clarke F A. Renae Ooi Jacob Phinizy

Mrs Tom Conaway Dies in Atlanta

Mrs Thomas Conaway dies in Atlanta after a brief illness shocking friends. She was born Bertha Webb of this city and funeral services will be held at the grave in Oconee Cemetery after her remains arrive by Seaboard Air Line.

Thomas Conaway Athens Seaboard Air Line Oconee Oemetry

Negro boy suspected in Leila Lambert death fire

Police pursue the arson case after Leila Lambert dies from clothing fire. Henry Shepard, known to sell white mud in Athens, was briefly detained but released as the search continues for the actual culprit.

Leila Lambert Henry Shepard Athens Polics

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