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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
5
A cautionary piece on nature’s signs warning of stomach disease and the progressive danger of ignoring symptoms such as fullness after meals and sour eructations. It extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure, with testimonials and an offer for the medical adviser book.
Washington February 24 1903 the Tillman McLaurin feud climaxed in a violent Senate clash when Tillman struck McLaurin amid chairs and melee. Both senators faced contempt rulings and possible long removal from voting while apologies failed to ease tensions. The incident followed Tillman’s Philippine critique and accusations of patronage influence in McLaurin’s political stance.
Knoxville reports the Tennessee river steamboat T H Bacon was wrecked seven miles below Loudon after a boiler exploded. Assistant engineer Esti Hudgins was killed, passenger Robert Bird, returning from the Philippines, was injured. engineer Albert Claiborne and deck cook Smith were seriously hurt. The vessel operated between London and Kingston, Tennessee.
Honolulu reports Kilaua crater visitors found newly risen lava and intense heat signaling renewed volcanic activity. Steamships Bierra from San Francisco and Moana from Victoria endured a severe storm on voyage, with Hawaii feeling its effects. The city logged the coldest day on record, 52 degrees, followed by a 24 degree daytime rise.
The US transport Hancock arrived from the Philippines with 61 cabin passengers 1022 soldiers and 51 military prisoners after a stormy voyage in which three died and two men were drowned overboard. The Rosecrans arrived with 691 returning soldiers. most troops were from the Twenty second infantry. Night Western Territory. I would cough nearly all night long writes Mrs Obas from Alexandria Ind of relief after using Dr Kings New Discovery curing consumption and other lung troubles. Trial week six of Albert T Patrick for murder of William Marsh Rice continues as Charles Jones testifies and reveals papers found among Rice s effects. Jones had shown all papers to Patrick prior to Rice s death. General Louis Botha reportedly offered to surrender conditions to Lord Milner without banishment in a lobby rumor from London.
Six explosions wrecked as many assay offices across the district from Victor to Cripple Creek and Goldfield. In Cripple Creek and Goldfield targets included Davenport and Vanderwalker Morgar Williams offices with heavy losses and worker injuries. The blasts disrupted sleep, damaged adjoining homes, and prompted authorities to accuse a broad movement against high grade ore purchasers.
A 50 ton coal car jumped the Beaboard Air Line near the Roanoke river bridge sending nine cars into the water. Petroleum tanks exploded setting a two mile blaze on the Roanoke. No lives lost. Martin slightly injured.
Calais France February 25 maritime authorities have given up as lost the sailing vessel Jules Jean Baptist bound for St. Malo with 80 aboard including 60 passengers mostly working people.
Rochester man leads a lengthy list of casualties after a westbound passenger train collides with a steam derrick near Aurelia seven trainmen dead, two seriously injured, two missing. Several Syracuse and Rochester crew members named among the dead and injured. No passengers hurt.
In a drizzling rain a brilliant crowd witnessed the German emperor's schooner yacht Meteor slid into the sea from Shotters Island New York on February 25. Miss Roosevelt broke a champagne bottle, cut the rope and sent the vessel afloat as American and German airs played and cheers rose from excursion boats.
New York February 25. At a Georgia Society banquet at Marlborough hotel James B Gray second vice president denounced the welcome and ovation given a German admiral at the British coronation. He called it flunkeyism and condemned sending funnies by the United States to such events.
Pittsburg residents along the Allegheny River brace for possible collapse of the ice gorge as warm rain risks a break within 24 hours. Concerns focus on the dam near Barking station and the Youghiogheny mouth forge as high water threats rise for McKeesport and riverboat homes.
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