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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1904
Page
5
Carlton Jester son of Mr and Mrs W A Jeator has been employed by Athens Savings Bank as an assistant to bookkeeper Yancey Harria. Jester recently completed a business course at Poughkeepsie New York and is ready for the new position.
New York dispatches from St. Petersburg report irritation over Japan's diplomacy after the latest Russian note. Russia hoped for more time via negotiation but Japan gave a final answer and may not wait for Russia's decision. Russia fears U S influence more than Britain as China American treaty affects prestige amid France's indifference.
St. Petersburg Jan. 18 The czar pledged at the winter palace on Jan. 14 to do all in his power to preserve peace in the Far East. Diplomats view this as a peace guarantee while Russia would recognize open ports and Manchuria concessions, potentially placing blame on Japan for any rupture. Moscow Gazette notes editors and staff donate salaries toward a swift privateer, already raising 25000 dollars.
Port Arthur January 18 The Japanese banks in Manchuria rapidly close accounts and halt business as Japan seeks agents in Manchuria and Korea to report Russian movements. The Russian occupation of Sin Min Tun, 30 miles west of Mukden, is reported as an accomplished fact.
Cologne dispatch says the Japanese minister to Russia will be received in a special audience by the czar at Tsarkoe-Selo today. The meeting is described as highly significant, signaling a potential early settlement of the Far Eastern dispute. The report notes the broader implications for international diplomacy.
A Burlington Iowa locomotive fireman C W Bellamy describes a near collapse from illness and fatigue and credits 18 doses of Electric Bitters with restoring health. The advertisement promises renewed strength and vigor and guarantees satisfaction by local dealers W J Smith and Bro and H R Palmer and Sons.
A Victorian advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the sole remedy for female weakness prolapse and leucorrhea with a $500 payoff promise if it fails after a fair trial. It urges use of Lotion Tablets in leucorrheal cases and promotes Worh's Dispensary Buffalo NY mail order.
The Pittsburg Oil and Gas company asks Knoxville for a franchise to supply natural gas from a 12 inch main running 62 miles from Lumade Ky to Knoxville at an estimated $1.2 million. The plan includes serving towns along the route with gas and cutting local prices by 60 percent. T A Frazier will outline plans to the chamber of commerce. The firm also envisions a line to Chattanooga and a Nashville extension, contingent on franchise support and rights of way. The company would begin work promptly if granted.
James A Anderson prominent Atlanta citizen died Saturday night at Robertson's sanitarium on Capitol avenue after a decline from arsenic poisoning. His wife and children were at his bedside during the final days. In Pensacola, Roberta attempted to wreck passenger train No 3 on the L and N line with obstructions, spotted by a section hand before impact. Also, Asa Bushnell funeral held in Springfield with attendees from state officials and former governors.
Telegraphic notices describe ice forming on the Ohio river points with gorges between Evansville and Louisville and Madison and Cincinnati firm. Icebergs thirty to forty feet high are reported in places above Cincinnati. Senate to resume post office inquiry. United Mine Workers of America hold convention in Indianapolis with nearly 1,000 delegates. National Board of Trade meets in Washington with about two hundred delegates attending. King Cotton sets export records for the year with average daily value over a million dollars and total exports reaching 78 million. Dominican government troops win at Porto Plata.
German southwest Africa faces settler killings and widespread arson as Herero uprisings threaten stations at Okahandja Otjimbingwe and Windhoek. Chancellor von Bülow asks Reichstag to authorize immediate reinforcements, including 600 marines, artillery and railway pioneers, amid insufficient colonial troops.
Chicago officials and the Chicago Medical Society discuss creating a municipal laboratory to manufacture diphtheria antitoxin under public chemists. If approved an alderman may be asked to introduce an ordinance with a $20,000 foundation and $5,000 annual operating budget to ensure supply and curb high prices blamed on the death trust.
Jack Norwood, a Flint area farmer, is charged with murdering his wife and has fled. Authorities scour the countryside with a posse amid talk of lynching if caught. The woman died after a period of illness. she refused burial preparations, and knife wounds sparked the murder accusation.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a great kidney remedy that cures distressing cases by cleansing kidneys and preventing later heart trouble. It offers sample bottles by mail from Binghamton New York and urges mentioning the local paper when writing for information.
New York January 18 Suspected thief in New York University Gould Hall accused of stealing books instruments and money totaling sixty dollars from locked rooms of fellow students. A suspended promising young man with clean previous record awaits a chancellor and faculty investigation while the university aims to redeem him.
Bartow Florida January 18 news reports a negro wanted in Citrus County for offenses was killed by a fellow negro deputy or spotter named Dave White. The suspect, under arrest, grabbed an Atlantic Coast Line agent’s gun while awaiting a train and fatally shot the arresting man after the assailant fired a shot that grazed him in the thigh.
Senate foreign relations committee orders report on the Panama treaty with three amendments covering sanitation harbor control and national limits of Panama and Colon. Republicans back the treaty while only two Democrats Morgan and Money attend and comment on timing and consideration.
The Democratic National Committee in Washington announces July 6, 1904 as the date and St. Louis, Missouri as the site for the Democratic National Convention. Representation is based on double the number of senators and representatives, with six delegates allotted to each territory. James K. Jones chairs, A. Walsh serves as secretary, inviting Democratic citizens to participate.
The Fifteenth annual convention of the United States Mine Workers of America opened in Tomlinson hall Indianapolis with about 1,000 delegates from across the country and Canada. The event runs 10 days followed by a joint conference with coal operators to fix the wage scale for 150,000 miners and 1,500 operators.
County executive committee meet to change the primary from March to April 11 to align with the state committee’s March order. Robert J. Lowe, former state chairman, is endorsed for president of the railroad commission. State convention delegates will be sent uninstructed, meeting May 26 in Montgomery. Eighty names will be on the ticket in this county.
R J Rhodes aged 21 an Atlantic Coast Line employee was crushed when he tripped and fell while coupling cars in Wilmington yards He died at a hospital shortly after The native of Wilmington was well known in the city Raleigh NC Jan 18 Farmers alliance begins statewide drive Forty counties organized with plans to add 20 more Sanderson Fla Jan 18 Sheriff Henderson and a posse search for train robbers without bloodhounds. wrong car dynamited. no professional signs
One Minute Cough Care claims rapid relief by killing the microbe that tickles the mucous membranes and triggers coughing. It purportedly clears phlegm, reduces inflammation, and soothes affected parts while strengthening lungs to ward off pneumonia. The product is described as harmless and suitable for all ages and sold by dealers.
A reader describes a neck swelling feared malignant. Avoiding surgery, he used Caticura Resolvent and Ointment with warm baths and Cuticura Soap. Over three to four weeks swelling resolved, soreness subsided, and neck returned to normal. experience shared as testimonial from Chicago.
At Lincoln Hospital, a 23 year old man named William McGrath died of acute nephritis. Autopsy revealed organs of an octogenarian, including an aged heart and hardened arteries, suggesting a startling age discrepancy with the patient. The investigation compared to the Jeanne Udl case and noted no alcohol or ozone-related factors.
A water spout in Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, destroyed three hotels and many houses yesterday. The disaster left hundreds homeless and destitute while the death toll remained unconfirmed. Meanwhile in Atlanta, January 18, memorial events honor General Robert E Lee with Daughters of the Confederacy and veterans. The state capitol exercises will feature confederate cross of honor presentations and a Virginia society banquet at Capital City Club with about seventy five guests.
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