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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1900
Page
2
The death of Mrs Ernest Brown at her College ayennus home after a weeks illness from grip is announced. She leaves a husband and a son, was a Leila Cook graduate, active in the First Methodist church, known as a cultured matron.
Washington reports a Danish government agent has arrived in New York to discuss the sale or lease of the Danish West Indian islands. Officials caution against public discussion, fearing it could hinder moves to obtain congressional approval. The agent’s presence is deemed potentially significant amid deliberations on possible cession.
The passage notes that many children dislike cold weather yet endure sharp winds and keen air, leading to repeated illnesses and thin figures. It suggests a product by SCOTT S BOWE to improve nourishment, strengthen the body, enrich the blood, and provide warmth and protection against cold.
Alexander Savage of Bloomsburg Pennsylvania reappears after 25 years, writing relatives that he is an officer of high rank in the Spanish army and lives in Madrid with a large fortune. He previously claimed to have gone to the Orient seeking prosperity. A separate ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with endorsements from Toledo pharmacists and local firms.
In Union Point Georgia Judge Hart ruled the state emigration act constitutional after a habeas corpus hearing for R. A Williams alias Pegleg Williams. State attorneys described the act as constitutional with full argument from Morgan and Ocmulgee circuits. Defense counsel cited as experts but Williams was denied relief.
The body arrived from Columbus by Southern Railway at 10 40 A M escorted by Judge William Butt John D Little Captain Price Gilbert David Andrews J T Dis Benjamin Murphey and the deceased’s son The cortege proceeded to Oakland Cemetery for interment The coroner’s jury ruled Captain Murphey not mentally responsible for the double killing and suicide yesterday in Columbus
A Berlin telegraph to Oh Herald states the Kripps have halted work on grain products. The report claims Italy has ordered fifty million marks of guns, allegedly for shipment to South Africa, amid anti-Semitic tensions.
Jan 17 Senate ratified the Samoan treaty in executive session after two hours of debate. Support came mainly from Davis Foraker and Spooner, while Bacon Movey and Tillman opposed. Bacon led the opposition arguing annexation departs from constitutional aims and replaces the protectorate of the 1890 tripartite agreement.
In Frankfort at 1 o clock three prominent men were killed and a fourth badly wounded when ex Congress member David G Colson shot Lieutenant Ethelbert Scott and others in the Capitol hotel lobby. By nightfall Colson was jailed on murder charges claiming self defense.
Brunswick Ga January 17 Republicans of the eleventh district prepare to publish a paper as indications point to a lively campaign Hon W C Brantley will be nominated unanimously to succeed himself as congressman Democrats are alert to Republican moves. Memphis Tenn January 17 A negro Anderson Gavse found hanging from a tree near Henning supposed lynching for aiding Gingerly brothers who murdered two officers near Ripley Tenn. Atlanta Ga January 17 Braddy missing collector for Rhodes Haverty Furniture Company indicted for larceny after trust two indictments brought by Annie Howard and Louise Houston both colored.
New Orleans January 17 British warships within easy reach of the Mississippi are assigned to escort mule transports bound for South Africa. Reports say two old hulks prepared by American sympathizers with the Boers aim to capture and sink the mule fleet after leaving the river mouth.
The House Special Committee on Brigham H. Roberts of Utah reached a final conclusion on his polygamous status. The committee split on procedure, with the majority favoring exclusion at the outset and Mosers Littlefield and DeArmond preparing a minority report to argue Roberta on prima facie rights before expulsion.
A Health letter praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanc tive Wash for restoring Mrs Hayes health after years of illness including bleeding, back and hip pain, and near miscarriage. The writer credits the remedies with significant relief and urges others to follow the advice.
Berlin Jan 17 The Feichstag introduced an interpellation signed by Herr Moelle and nearly all Reichstag members asking what steps the federal government has taken regarding the seizure of German ships by British agents. Press opinion grows louder advocating reprisals against Great Britain. The emperor believes Britain will not concede mediation and may join a coalition if delays persist to enforce neutral maritime rights.
General Joseph Wheeler, U S representative from Alabama's Eighth District, resigns from the army. In a private December letter from Paniqui Luzon to William J Wood Florence Alabama Wheeler states his intent to return to the United States and press a bill while urging delay on mineral land sales.
Call issued for a January 28 meeting in Birmingham to discuss organizing a Southern League for the coming season. Eight cities may join with promising reports from New Orleans Montgomery and Nashville. Birmingham Baseball Association organized and poised to begin signing players.
The State Pension Commissioner at the capitol is sending out checks for pensions. About five thousand dollars in total is allocated for local pensioners, with payments soon to arrive.
An aged farmer Edward Elliott died at 81 leaving nearly seven thousand dollars in a rusty old safe at a rural house near Atlanta. His widow, sole heir, opened the safe in the presence of a bank official and attorney. The money will be moved to Neal Loan and Banking vaults for safekeeping.
British war office confirms that January 15 Boer forces attacked Frenchs advance post held by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles and a detachment of the First Yorkshire. The Boers were repulsed with about twenty killed and at least fifty wounded. A long range gunfire preceded the attack. otherwise the situation remains unchanged.
Surgeon General Sternberg says Honolulu’s plague situation is well in hand with precautions by health authorities and the Marine Hospital Service. No cases among U S troops. strict reservation discipline maintained. no action deemed necessary.
The fragment outlines a Northbound schedule effective November 5 1890. It mentions train connections between Wilmington Weldon Richmond and other lines, with Pullman accommodations and intermediate stops. The text references daily and Sunday services and an assortment of station names and routes, indicating complex connections.
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