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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
5
Raleigh dispatch reports Charlee Gratton, a Black man, jailed in Wilmington on charges of murdering Tom King. King, despite buckshot to the heart, walked to a police station and died two hours later. The era’s headlines mix crime, illness, and wartime politics in terse, sensational prose.
Alabama miners with Tennessee Coal Iron and Sloss-Sheffield see an advance of 2% cents per ton to 55 cents for January after an audit of sales books. About 10 000 workers are affected as pig iron prices hold steady and market signals grow stronger.
In Birmingham Alabama police raided two card rooms including one in a downtown hotel arresting twenty men. Chief of Police Austin suspended Day Captain John B Donelson for alleged on duty drinking as a sensational scene erupted in the chief's office with a weapon drawn but no injuries. The police commission will act promptly.
Colliding freight trains south of Birmingham destroyed both engines and injured three men. Conductor Adolph G. Nelson was severely hurt. two lugged bruises were reported. Alabama Great Southern blamed Southern’s extra for not waiting at Grassells switch.
In Columbus on January 4 the Ohio legislature caucuses split between Hanna and Fo raker factions. McKinnon leads for speaker with McCoy likely for clerk as Hanna strength grows. Senate lines form future battles as Dick proposes Cox name senate president pro tem and Uhl for clerk, aiming to disrupt Archer and Scovey alignments.
A January 4 blaze at the corner of Fifteenth and Howard in Omaha wiped out three major structures housing Western Electrical Supply, Douglas Printing, and Frontier Steam Laundry with losses around 100000 dollars. The Karbach hotel nearby triggered panic as guests fled in night attire. one man, W H Hawkins of Sac City Iowa, was carried out fainting and may die.
Chicago dispatchers urge replacing handwritten orders and visible signals with automatic movable lights in engine cabs. A.C. Miller of Aurora leads the push, citing recent wrecks and speed dangers, while Chicago and Eastern Illinois already tests the system nationwide railmen watch closely.
Jackson Miss Jan 4 The Mississippi commission lists total spending to January 1902 at 30949852 on the new capitol with a 1 000 000 appropriation. Original bid 832178 later 872131.09 after extras contractors still owed 59269252. Construction to be ready for occupancy by January 1903.
Old North State Corporation Committee reports last year values with increases across real estate 173 788 984 personal property 107 824 440 bank stock 6 232 243 railway and telegraph 45 148 786 building and loan associations 604 131 total valuation 337 426 593 up 30 328 234 from 1900 plus notes on new items and increases. President to visit Charleston for exposition in February with cabinet presence. Southeastern Mutual Life and Savings Insurance Co chartered in Greenville with capital 50 000. Collision on Southern line near Hobsburg causes derailment. two engines derailed and Fireman R Harrison seriously injured.
A telegram reports the Roanoke flood again breached the state farm dyke flooding much of the facility. Last May the dyke failed and was rebuilt in November at a cost around 15000 dollars. Governess Minnie Evans, 27, in Kingston, hanged herself by carbolic acid after a note of unrequited love. Snow starts in Pine Bluff and covers much of Arkansas with continuing snowfall through the day.
A damaged listing shows multiple lots of embroideries silks velvets fur scarves collarettes silk baby caps boys and children's stockings ladies underwear knit shawls gloves undergarments and garments for men women and children. The sale includes boys overcoats offered to close out at 4650 dollars with original values up to 10 dollars.
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