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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
7
W. W. Turner submits the Athens Georgia city treasury report for 1899 detailing total receipts and expenditures, debt payments, and outstanding executions from 1896 to 1898. The document presents figures such as total receipts and expenditures of 173,715 78, principal debt payments, and year-end balances, concluding with January 1, 1900.
Congressman Lewis of Georgia introduces a bill in the House to repeal the war tax stamp act. It proposes canceling all stamp taxes levied for war expenses, authorizing redemption of sold stamps without discount, and enacting the repeal effective June 30, 1900.
Yesterday morning a novel transport move occurred on the frozen Oconee river as an Athens factory carted goods between buildings. Crew aided by pushing through ice with oars cleared the path, and the trip took about two hours.
London datelined dispatch reports mixed signals from Modder river as Soapy side prisoners are treated as British subjects rather than POWs. Colesburg occupation delays and Boer gunfire continues. General French presses from Colenberg with small reinforcements to dislodge Boer forces on the frontier.
Chief McDorman presented the 1809 fire department data to the city council noting 41 alarms with 80 box and telephone alarms and false alerts. Total losses reached 15754.27 dollars with two thirds from the Myers fire and an average loss of 17.8 percent. Hose totaled 9400 feet with 1400 in good, 600 in fair, and 400 in bad condition. A combination truck and chemical machine was urged for purchase.
A largely signed petition headed by Chancellor W. B. Hill was presented to the city council requesting the construction of a sewer along South Lumpkin Street from Broad Street to the Tanyard branch. The document lists numerous residents urging city action.
In Thomasville Georgia the university participates in honoring Col A S McIntyre longtime University of Georgia trustee. During funeral hours university activities are suspended as a mark of respect to the late Col McIntyre and his legacy with the institution.
In Lowndes county near Drain post office D M Patterson prepared shells with a powder keg between his knees. A spark from a coal ignited the keg causing a huge blast that killed his young daughter instantly and fatally burned his wife and infant. Patterson and others suffered severe injuries. The blast set the house on fire and endangered four other children.
A fragment from a 19th century column discusses Beeche's German Syrup as a universal remedy for coughs and long-troubles, promotes its efficacy, and notes a sample bottle at H. R. Palmer & Sons. It also includes a humorous anecdote about Billy Gaylor and a bishop, and ends with reflections on how occupations shape facial appearance.
From a Buffalo Express reprint this piece advises housekeepers on humane methods for killing crabs lobsters terrapin and eels. It prescribes swift thrusts to kill crabs and lobsters and argues against boiling alive noting eels are hard to kill and may be left alive to suffer.
The 1899 city council paused at midnight to wind the clock back ten minutes, disposing of many small matters. Aldermen Center and Lowe spoke briefly on retirement, Mayor Smith responded warmly. J A Hennicutt and Charles Stern were re-elected to the board of education. Also in news, Dr J W Jones insists General Joubert was not Confederate. An ad promotes Green's August Flower for indigestion and related ailments with sample bottles.
A mischief maker tied a kerosene soaked paper sack to a dog’s tail and set it ablaze near the Central railroad depot. The dog fled, yelping, and ran beneath a warehouse, narrowly avoiding a larger fire. Police are urged to identify the culprit.
Brick sidewalks will be laid on Wall Street from Clayton to Broad this year. The old stairway to the second story at the Wall and Broad street corner will be removed as part of a broader improvement plan.
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