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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1900

Page

5

Would Not Have Catarrh for a Million Dollars Says Mrs Carter

Prominent actress Mrs Leane Carter praises Pe-ru-na and Manalin as cures for catarrh and related ailments. Letters from readers recount dramatic recoveries, urging others to write Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for guidance and a free book for women.

Carter Pe-ru-na Leane Carter America Perana Leslie Carter Ben M. Dooley Mount Airy Habersham County Hartman Ls Grippe Peru-ns Man-alin

Bank cashier kills colleague then commits suicide in Columbus

Captain J W Murphey cashier of the Third National Bank of Columbus shoots assistant cashier and alderman P T Shutze in a private bank room. He then shoots himself, dying as clerks enter after hearing three rapid shots. Coroner's jury finds likely insanity as motive.

Columbus, Ga J. W. Murphey Third National Bank of Columbus P. T. Shutze City of Columbus Murphey Mr. Bhutae Cashier Shatze

Want of Patriotism Riot at London Stock Exchange

Maurice Hersfelder of Kahn Hersfelder, a major stock broker tied to New York business, was mobbed at the London stock exchange after allegedly refusing to keep open a clerk who volunteered for service in South Africa. He was knocked down and kicked, severely beaten, fainted, and later rescued from his assailant.

London Maurice Hersfelder Kahn & Hersfelder New York The Stock Exchange South Africa Hoersfelder

Dennard's Condition After Accidental Shooting in Covington

Covington Ga Jan 15 Mr Charles Dennard operator at the Southern Bell exchange was accidentally shot in the left leg last Wednesday when a pistol on the desk discharged as it fell. The bone was shattered and amputation became necessary. Physicians report serious illness with little hope of recovery. the community laments the turn of events. Prickly Ash Bitters advertised by H R Palmer & Sons as a cure for digestive troubles.

Covington Charles Dennard Dennard Southern Bell Telephone Exchange

Well-known Railroad Agent Joe W White Dies in Augusta

Augusta Ga Jan 16 Colonel Joe W White traveling passenger agent of the Georgia railroad died tonight after ten days illness with meningitis He was born in 1846 at Alexandria Virginia and served in the Seventeenth Virginia under W H F Lee He entered railroads after the war and came to Augusta in 1876 with the Port Royal railroad later joining the Georgia railroad He was a prominent advert road man He is survived by a wife and three grown children two sons and a married daughter living in Washington D C

Augusta Joe W. White Georgia Railroad Virginia Alexandria Seventeenth W. H F. Lee Port Royal Washington City

Georgia Circuit Judges and Solicitors Up for Election

Under new law judges and solicitors of the superior courts are to be elected by the people. The list covers Atlanta, Augusta, Albany, Brunswick, Blue Ridge, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Coweta, Eastern, Flint, Macon, Middle, Northern, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Pattena, Southern, Southwestern, Rome, Stone Mountain and Western circuits with specific judges or solicitors and terms expiring January 1, 1901. The next state ticket will choose successors.

Atlanta J. H. Lampkin Charles D. Hill Augusta W. H . Davis Albany W. M. Spencer

Lord Methuen to be relieved in Boer War clash

London report says General Methuen's Magersfontein blunder eroded confidence of his troops and may trigger a change in command. Wauchope’s letter the night before the battle suggested surrender or obedience to an impossible task. Possible successor named as Lieutenant General Tucker. Also unrelated ad claims Electric Bitters revive strength and appetite from a Mr J W Gardner of Ida ville Indiana.

London Methuen Magersfontein War Office Wauchope Tucker J. W. Gardner Idaville Ind Smith Revs H. R Palmer & Sona

Roberta Warns South Africa A Grave Of Reputations

London January 16 Field Marshal Lord Roberts left England for the Cape to take command in South Africa. He is quoted by the Sanday Observer warning that South Africa is the graveyard of reputations and might have sealed his own fate forty-eight hours after he was detained there in 1881 before.

Roberts South Africa London Lord Roberta England Cape Sanday

Swamp Root and Patent Medicine Claims Boosts

An ad filled with claims for Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root touts its cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles and offers free samples by mail. It cites hospital use, a trial bottle offer, and lists various products and providers while mentioning other remedies and ailments.

Kilmer Bright Dr. Kilmer & Go Binghamton N. Y Swamp Root

Vaccinating the Mules for South African Service

New Orleans reports that American mules bound for British army service in South Africa must be vaccinated. The admiralty and decree confirm the requirement to inoculate these animals. Many mules died of glanders after landing, prompting use of a virus test to detect infection before loading transports like the Corinthia.

New Orleans South Africa Admiralty

Refuse to Go to Work at Mill No 4

In Pawtucket January 16, twenty two weavers imported from Greenville by agents of the Lonsdale company to replace strikers did not report to work. The new arrivals attended a striker meeting and were told not to work under current conditions. The strikers committee will assist Greenville workers until new jobs are found. Six had secured work at Natick and left today. An attorney was secured to press the company to honor an agreement to provide transportation for the Greenville workers to Lonsdale if they would not accept work on arrival.

Pawtucket R. L Greenville D. C Lonsdale Company Mill No. 4 Natick Lonsdale

New Trustees Named for State University at Athens

Governor Candler appointed Zyantley A. Denmark of Chatham and Byron B. Bower of Decatur to the State University of Athens board, succeeding John Screven and A. T. McIntyre. Both replacements are alumni with strong support from districts and state citizens, Denmark a Savannah lawyer, Bower the youngest member and a 1894 graduate.

Atlanta Candler Zyantley A. Denmark Chatham Byron B. Bower Decatur State University At Athens John Screven A. T. McIntyre McIntyre Brantley A. Denmark Savannah Byron Bower

Stevens New Year Talk Promotes Georgia Farm Progress

C Baravans, of Agriculture and Communal... urges farmers to hold advantages from 1899 in 1900. He notes rising costs for mules fertilizer and labor, and says Georgia's agriculture should focus on home production, expanding oats corn and forage, with a goal of high bale crops and local improvements.

Georgia C. Baravans

Alimony suit and overseas news from January 16 editions

Mrs. Chapin of Atlanta sues Elizabeth Moss executrix for 5000 in unpaid alimony from G A Moss divorce decree. Moss died leaving estate in St Joseph. Also reports emigration talk in Lexington Georgia, coffins on transport from Santiago, a Santos mayor’s death, and Franklin County grand jury indictments for bribery. Dr King’s New Life Pills praised for health boost.

St. Joseph Santiago United States Manila Senor Ha‘ Fael Saleado Frankfort Franklin County Grand Jury John H. Whallen Charles H. Ryan 8. B. Harrel Whallen Ryan

Way and Means Panel Debates Meaning of United States

Washington January 16 The Ways and Means subcommittee studying the legal meaning of the United States in relation to newly acquired islands discussed the pivotal question. They noted Chief Justice Marshall's ruling that United States covers all territory under government control but view it as dictum rather than a fixed legal principle.

Washington Ways and Means United States Marshall

Four Kinds of Money Butler Plans Substitute for Financial Bill

Washington January 16 Senator Butler announced a substitute for the Financial bill proposing money manufacture from gold silver paper and copper. The bill limits denominations to twenty and makes gold silver or paper money legal tender for any sum with provision for free coinage of both gold and silver.

Butler Washington Seoator Butler

New Pastor Assigned to East Athens Church

The East Athens Methodist church will get a new pastor. The North Georgia conference assigned Rev. H. L. Embry of Oconee Street church, but presiding elder Dr. John B. Robina notes Oconee Street needs him full time and assigns Rev. George E Stone to East Athens. Stone, a noted local preacher, may preach there two Sundays monthly.

North Georgia Conference H. L. Embry Oconee Street Church John B. Robina Athens East Athens George E Stone East Ashens Stone

Attorney General Denies Prize Money For Dewey Captures

Washington Jan 16 Attorney General Griggs contests Dewey prize claims in Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. He argues only some ships were sunk and questions if captures justify prize money for Dewey and crew. He calls for testimony and a commissioner to hear the case.

Washington Griggs Supreme Court of the District of Columbis Manila Bay Admiral Dewey United States Dewey Hoe

Kitchener Seeks Carte Blanche to Punish

A London cable to The World recalls General Lord Kitchener demanding carte blanche to hang any man he chose when ordered from Soudan to South Africa. The piece notes Kitchener, McDonnell, Tucker and French as the remaining hope of the British army amid weariness from the war. It also mentions General Symons and General Yule, with Symons alleged to have died in a frenzy of despair and Yule aging and secluded.

New York London Lord Kitchener South Africa Kitchener Hector McDonald Tucker Lord Methuen Symons Bila Clencoe Yule Cntral

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Columbus Margareth Fiots Wilcox C. T Dr. Hartman Ohio Ae Eear New York City Neb 2 H. R. Palmer & Sons Chattahoochee W. B. Butt P. Gilbert Cherokee A. W. Fite P. Maddox Coweta W. Harris T. A Atkinson Eastern Robert Falligant W. W. Osborne Flint O.H. B. Bloodworth Macon Circuit — Solicitor Robert Oconee O. OC. Smith J. F. Delacy Patania J. R. Irwin Southern Circuit W. E.,thomas Southwestern Circuit Z. A. Littlejohn F. A. Hooper Rome Moses Wright Stone Mountain Circuit John S. Candler W. T. Kimsey Western Circuit Charles H Brand R. John W. Bull Bull Sir George Colley Majuba Gladstone Transvaal Dr. King Smith Bros H. R Palmer & Sons Weavers South Carolina Rhode Island Jets A. Denmark B. B. Bower Quicura Bertsons Stevens Trelegraphio Lexington Mississippi Bottoms Greene County Ways End Means Committee Ely Orne George E. Stens East Athens Methodist Church G. B. Steadman Newark Mich Baucklen H. BR. Palmer & Sons H. B., Palmer & Bona
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