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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1892
Page
2
Avevasta Georgia July 1 Special report says prohibition supporters lose strongly as Richmond backs whiskey by a wide margin. Total ballots 3520 with wet 12426 and dry 109? indicating a decisive wet majority of about 1330. City erupts in excitement though losers vow to campaign again.
Jesse Musser, believed lynched after a bank robbery in Carder, Missouri, reappeared in Houstonia. A suspect was hanged after the raid. Musser’s identity was confirmed by his parents, though the lynched man’s identity remains a mystery. Musser had been working nearby and says he knew of the sensation.
Southern League games in Memphis and Montgomery included Memphis 6 Atlanta 4 and Montgomery 6 Macon 4 while Mobile beat Chattanooga 8 8 Cincinnati led after 20 innings in the National League and Philadelphia defeated Washington in road play Two men’s games in Pittsburg saw Philadelphia 2 Washington 3 and Philadelphia 3 Washington 2 Killed By the Bailiff Macon Ga July 1 Thomas W Roaser of Lee County was shot dead by Bailiff W D Morris after a jail transport stop Roaser fled the buggy Morris ordered him to stop fired twice and killed him A coroner's jury was convened and Morris was held on a 5000 bond
In Savannah Americus tracks near McDade's tank claim engineer L R Ogletree badly injured and Charzlea Langford dies. Langford was Vanderbilt educated. Fireman F M Whitehurst escaped. another man jumped clear. A separate gas blast at Robert Dents candy shop injures none seriously and damages the store. In Lowspoy Mrs Marion Humphries is jailed three months for an offense connected to a clergyman.
Catalog notes 500 yards of printed lawns in blue black brown pink and white ground. Includes dressel t n yards at 15 cents and brown ground white figured 36 inches wide at 5 cents a yard. Six pieces French Satteer priced 15 cents, grade down to 7 cents a yard.
Readable text shows a sale of various fabrics including muslin and satin plaids with prices ranging from 30 to 5 cents per yard. It mentions yardage amounts such as 1450 yards and 480 yards as part of discount offerings and asks if purchases have ever been as low as 15 cents.
The Prohibition convention in Cincinnati nominates John Bidwell of California for president after a lively session amid attacks over slavery liquor links. The platform opposes liquor, supports woman suffrage and labor equality, favors coinage of silver and gold, and government control of railroads and public utilities. Two conventions follow in Georgia with teacher gatherings planned in Atlanta next week.
Major house fabrics sale cuts prices across all items. Remnants and yardage include checks, lawns, muslin, dashed Swiss, dimity, Zephyr ginghams, chambrays, and armadale fabrics with deep discounts and a limited selection of embroidered lawn robes offered at a fixed bundle price.
The notice lists two lots of fabrics at low prices and a large clearance of footwear including Ladies Oxford Ties, hand-made and common sense styles, at steep cuts from normal values. Additional savings apply to scrims, lace curtains, and coats including seersucker, mohair, and brilliantine lines with reduced prices.
Clarke county politics grow lively as County Treasurer contenders J. O'Farrell and W. W. Turner campaign actively. Tax Receiver candidates David E. Sims and W. T. Carter vie, Sims a one‑leg Confederate veteran and Carter an armless veteran. Other races loom with potential opposition to Col. Morton and Judge Lawson. An off‑the‑record Third Party governor/Congress bid is denied by Thomas M. J. Norwood of Savannah.
Reports from Cosur d Alene Idaho warn of a rising crisis as miners allegedly seek to dissolve their union and unite with the Knights of Labor to evade court injunctions. If true, supreme court action may end the injunction and trigger troops to the scene.
Bargain food sale listing coffee 6 lb Rio 100, Thurber’s 34 Roasted Coffee 20c lb, sugar 21 lb for 10s 5 lb, soda 25c, sardines 5c box, rice 16 lb 100, tea 25c lb, matches 12 for 5c, canned fruits and veg 12c can, pickles at cost.
High Shoals Georgia savors cool Appalachee breezes as Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Jones and guests from Atlanta Griffin Americus Columbia New York join Miss Matt Harris for a lavish summer sojourn. A grand reception hosted by Miss Sallie Maude Jones featured stylish outfits and admired guests including Miss Ree Herring and Miss Hyecum of New York.
The steamship Miranda left Brooklyn with Professor Angello Hellprin and a relief party to search for Lieutenant R. E. Peary in the Arctic. They will transfer at St John’s to the Kite, aiming for McCormick Bay in July, with provisions and mail for the Peary team.
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