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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
3
The article touts the arrival of the first baby as a joyous event and promotes Mother's Friend, a liniment claimed to lessen childbirth pain. It urges expectant mothers to read the book Before Baby is Born and requests addresses to send it free from The Bradfield Regular Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
London report states over thirty French nationals reached Lourenco Marques by the Gironde. Portuguese authorities admit the passports held bind the French case to the Transvaal consul, allowing passage amid international-law disputes. Eighty more foreigners expected by a German steamer next week.
London opened with a broad decline of about two points in rands and fourteen in other surges, with later slight recovery but overall inactivity. Consols slipped a point, Paris showed weakness especially Kaffirs, and an American called Russia wary of India, arguing troops aim to harass England, not seize British land.
Berlin dispatch reports Dr. Leyds as saying the war will last a long time. The Transvaal will not initiate actions and will reject status quo terms. A German newspaper interview is cited, with no clear progress toward peace and notes on persistent conflict.
A London report cites military clubs claiming General White in Ladysmith seeks surrender to spare General Buller’s forces. The tale speaks of siege strain, disease, and possible evacuation to Waterfall, amid a harsh siege economy and dwindling supplies.
London reports a crushing Boer victory as General Sir Redvers Buller’s force is driven back across the Tagela river after three days of fierce fighting. Casualties run high with hundreds killed or wounded, Laden Colapse and panic grip Britain while Ladysmith is said to be near surrender and White instructed to make no further resistance.
The piece praises both sides for gallantry in a Boer British trench attack, noting a decisive Boer victory after stout assaults. It includes a Senoia Georgia date of July 19, 1898 and a physician testimonial by Jas. T. Edwards M.D. praising Dr Tichenor’s Ant septic for wound treatment.
Cape Town reports John Churchill, second son of Lady Randolph Churchill, has been commissioned in the South African Light Horse by Lord Roberts. Lord Roberts praised hospital ship Maine’s arrangements after a visit, noting Maine will sail for Durban tomorrow.
David Weatherford, a young man living with his father near Winterville, was trapped when a large felled tree toppled onto him after he helped overthrow another. He suffered severe internal injuries and a dislocated spine with abdominal hemorrhage, and doctors fear he may die.
London reports panic and national paralysis as Baller's plans fail to relieve Ladysmith. Confidence in the army and government sinks while fear grows of broader European entanglements. The piece notes rapid collapse of British prestige and a demand to carry the war through despite despair.
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