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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
3
The East Athens night school rewards monthly prize essays by Mr. M. G. Michael with four prizes. Last month’s subject Sand produced Alonzo Dudley’s winning piece praising grit, Christian virtue, and resistance to temptations, interwoven with references to local industry and everyday life.
A black man named Charles McCoy was shot and killed near the Central Railroad bridge by Dock Harper, a white veteran. The coroner’s jury returned a murder verdict. Harper surrendered claiming self defense. Witnesses described tension and disputed motives amid a crowd’s agitation.
A quarrel led to a fatal shooting at Bailey's foundry where Harper worked. Jory Harper faces murder charges at committal trial after the coroner's verdict. The dead man was carried home for burial. death was instantaneous from a bullet to the head. A second fragment notes a testimonial about Kedol Dyspepsia Cure from HB. O. Chrestenson of Hayfield, Minnesota, praising relief from stomach troubles after use.
Mrs J C Kirk dies after a long illness at her home in this city leaving a husband and several children. She worshipped at the Methodist church and the funeral was held at Five Forks with Rev Ellison D Stone officiating. Also notes: Dasher Morris killed by a frozen water wheel in Stanley county while clearing ice. Miss Nancy Warren dies in Mountainboro from burns while doing laundry. An ad promotes Pine-Dalsam remedies for coughs.
Jerry Camery a Black man living near Harmony Grove was killed yesterday when a Seaboard Air Line local freight struck him as he attempted to board after being told not to. He was crushed beneath the train wheels after being knocked under the iron bridge, with a coroner's jury returning a verdict that confirmed the facts.
Wayne Demon, 18, in Davy Kentucky, opened fire on Black patrons after a dozen white men entered a saloon to disrupt holiday celebrations. He killed three men Lem Boolen Frick Watts and Harry Gool before escaping. Demon, an assistant bookkeeper from Burg Ky, had not been captured by nightfall.
The Southern Advance issue test reports praise for the new magazine edited by Dr H R Bernard. Leading articles by J B Gambrell and others are noted, with Rev James Kirkman endorsing One Minute Cough Care as effective for bronchial and lung troubles. The piece highlights Baptist endorsement and anticipated success.
London reports widespread calls for underground telegraph lines after severe storms disrupted England’s system. London to Birmingham already connected underground, with extension northward. Post office cites high costs. critics argue losses from outages could help offset the expense. London alone faced costs of about 1,000 pounds from wire failures. railways estimate 40,000 pounds. Government notes underground wires are slower and harder to repair. Despite a week since the damage, many London province links remain incomplete or unrepaired.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bull's Pills for liver troubles biliousness and constipation. It claims to purify blood aid digestion and relieve female complaints and stomach disorders. The copy is terse and promotional in tone.
A record cold front extends into southern Florida with Tampa at 24 degrees and Atlanta dipping to 6 degrees. Authorities report severe suffering among the poor as the Bureau of Charities exhausted their funds after eight days of frigid weather, with relief efforts strained.
Knoxville reports 5 below zero with December record warmers and frigid readings from Mobile to Louisville to Nashville. Government and private forecasts note warming chances soon while other places endure long freeze. A Canton ship crewman dies from exposure near Mobile. ice blocks river traffic and canal freezes at Ogeechee.
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