25 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1896
Page
1
The report of Tunio Moro alive and the Cuban farmers denying his death are contrasted with Spanish threats and unrest. Passengers on a boat, including four Cuban farmers from Pinar del Rio, confirm stories amid tensions in Madrid and Mexican sympathy for Cuban insurgents.
Washington reports Brillscam experts expect Great Britain to back stronger protection for fur seals. The United States would push for reopening talks on Behring Sea regulations, with discussions likely to include Russia Japan and U S representatives. The goal remains closing the Behring Sea to fishing.
A broad report from San Francisco dated December 23 notes Germany plans a vast scheme in Japan involving about 25 firms, including absentees and markets, with potential to disrupt global commerce. Also, reports from Kingston Jamaica claim Hayti remains tranquil though a returning Paris minister could spark trouble.
A December storm in the Gulf of Campeche wrecked the bark Jamaica with twelve passengers and all crew lost. The vessel, bound from Campeche to Vera Cruz, sank after passengers and crew abandoned ship in overloaded boats off Dos Boss, Tabasco.
Mackay and Flood plan to reopen the Allison Ranch mine near Grasne Valley. Once a top Nevada producer, the mine yielded over 3 million in dividends by 1866. Current owners are John W. Mackay and James L. Flood, aiming to restore full capacity and profitability.
Sofia Bulgaria December 22 the trial of men accused in the July 15 1895 murder of ex Premier Stambuloff opened in court. Accused Boni Georgieff A Zoff and Naul band employe Petcof are named with a letter dated March 6 1895 describing the plot to kill the tyrant Stambuloff.
At Littleton Wetzel county a wire suspension bridge collapsed crowded with mourners returning from a church event. Wilber Hammond was killed. Cora Murphy Simmons Fox William Mays and Newt Carman among the injured seriously. The low creek prevented more deaths.
New York reports semiofficial word that Brazil holds crucial documents relating to the Guinea dispute among England, Brazil, and Venezuela. Simesians to Be Released and clemency measures noted in Constantinople. harbor issues discussed in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Christmas holiday closings affect grain and provisions exchanges, with the harbor board’s first session in the chamber of commerce hall.
Vasarseros December 22 The final correspondence on the arbitration treaty between Great Britain and the United States is being exchanged and should be ready for the president to lay before the Senate after the holiday recess. Experts expect prompt confirmation and foresee renewed investor confidence. the treaty could pave the way for a permanent peace and promote British investment in American securities.
An attempt to wreck the Southerns vestibule limited train near Weems Station Alabama. Angle bars removed from rails and sections displaced to derail the engine as it neared Red Mountain. Authorities vow full effort to catch the criminals bent on murder for gain.
A sheriff and six physicians viewed X rays showing a bullet fragment lodged in the ankle bone of a former convict turned soldier. The case, tied to Alabama news, notes difficulties in bone knitting and reports a Peculiar injury affecting recovery. Also reported are local notes on a cotton chopper invention by John Cocke in Moyrcouzey and a warehouse fire in Waycross area with substantial losses.
Report items show scattered data on naval stores markets including sales, prices, and buyer activity. Names and figures are partially legible with several word fragments, indicating trading at brokers or warehouses. Language suggests a summary of prices and supply movements without a clear single event or outcome.
December dispatches report Captain General Weyler leaving Havana at 3 am aboard the Legazpi bound for Mariel to command operations against insurgents in Pinar del Rio province. Reports from Santa Clara note engagements near Yaraguaimas with substantial insurgent casualties and serious injuries to a train crew.
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