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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
6
Manila residents enjoy free political meetings as former insurgent officers speak on liberty under the U S Constitution. A rebel prison at Olongapo is slated to begin construction soon while Benguet province holds its first municipal election in Baguio with Igorrotes participating.
Obituary notices report the death of Philip Danforth Armour at his Prairie avenue home after a heart ailment complicated by pneumonia. Additional items note legal actions, resignations, business leadership changes, and several other deaths including Carl Morton and Alvin Southworth, plus local tax and political developments and a kidnapping confession offer.
The Caracas dispute with New York and Bermudez asphalt company officials worsens as U S minister Loomis fails to gain justice. Three American warships Buffalo Hartford and Scorpion unit at Laguayra or en route to protect interests amid local protests and alleged plant invasions.
The United States transport Ingalls from San Juan to Havana endured a 40 hour tempest with enormous seas and shifting winds. Hand-steering gear failed, saloons flooded, pumps jammed, and a bucket brigade baled water as oil barrels broke loose, nearly wrecking the vessel. The Latonia near Manila wreck report and Latonia misnaming confusion are noted.
In Marietta Ohio a 9 year old boy, Thomas Chidester, killed his 14 year old sister Florence by firing both barrels of a double barreled shotgun into her while she faced away. The act occurred during a parental absence and the boy later resisted attempts to take the gun. Neighbors and authorities arrived as the family faced the aftermath.
The battleship Alabama is due January 14 at Pensacola to join the North Atlantic squadron. A Santa Rosa Island camp will host shore drills before coal and provisions for a gulf cruise, planned to start around January 20. Rear Admiral Norman H. Farquhar says the fleet will return February 16 and may stay through Mardi Gras, possibly until March 6. F. M. Player, dispenser, was arrested January 7 on malfeasance charges after admitting he lent dispensary funds to friends following a Christmas robbery aided by masked men. investigators note he had been drinking that night.
A. O. McComb of Wisconsin purchased 50 000 acres south of Tallahassee along the Carrabelle Tallahassee and Georgia line and sawmill properties at McIntyre to form a Wisconsin colony. He already has families preparing to move to the new settlement, with Jacksonville reports noting the undertaking.
The House debated the reapportionment bill as Speaker Henderson was ill and Mr. Dalzell presided. North Carolina’s Mr. Kitchen backed the Hopkins plan but opposed the contiguity requirement for districts. He criticized Linney’s attack on southern Democrats over disfranchisement of Black voters.
In Wash inton, January 7, the Senate heard credentials for Hon. J. T. Morgan of Alabama, elected to a sixth year term starting March 4, 1901, while Army reform bills and related resolutions faced over. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve ad notes counterfeit risks. genuine products from H. R. Palmer & Sons promoted.
The Nashville party led by Colonel Jere Baxter arrives in Knoxville aboard the first through train from Nashville on the Tennessee Central. A sightseeing day, a luncheon, and a Baxter address are planned with a return trip the next day as the line aims to connect Monterey to Emory Gap and extend to Nashville and Knoxville.
Reports from Hong Kong say the American consul in Canton urged the viceroy of Kwong Tung to suppress several seditious native papers urging natives to rise against foreigners. The Monterey was cited as proof of U S concern and arrests were ordered for sellers. The Canton situation is seen as driven by these papers.
The North Carolina penitentiary reports it spent 49 332 on permanent improvements over two years while receiving 103 000 in special appropriations. After debts of 17 191 and other receipts, it ends with 52 000 in credit and claims to have been self sustaining for the period. Local dates indicate Jan 7 filings and statements.
Congressional inquiry into hazing of Oscar L Booz of Bristol Pa and John Breth of Altoona Pa resumes. Barnam testified Booz was taunted by upperclassmen and ordered to fight by a fighting committee. Booz allegedly drank tabasco sauce at a table and later collapsed in his tent after a stomach injury claim.
Port Royal board presses Charleston to overhaul the city quarantine system to win approval for a naval station. Mayor Simythe says changes are essential as current rules hinder naval officers entering Charleston harbor. Port Royal awaits the Charleston board of health’s response.
The United States Supreme Court decided Mississippi can tax railroads within the state, including Yazoo and Mississippi Valley, reversing lower rulings. In Illinois v Central, the court held a federal question. Mississippi federal circuit court decisions were reversed on this point. Funeral services for Bishop W X Ninde were held in Detroit with remains later placed in Elmwood Cemetery vault.
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