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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1892
Page
2
Strikers at Homestead clash with Pinkerton guards leading to a forced retreat. Tensions rise as workers maintain control of the plant area amid ongoing labor dispute actions and confrontations with security forces.
Pinkerton agents attempted a landing at Carnegie Works in Homestead Pa. After guards opened fire, a brutal clash erupted as strikers launched an oil assault and fired on the barges. Casualties included several Pinkertons and a wounded governor’s ally, with ongoing river battles reported as both sides endured heavy losses.
Reports say thousands of workers march toward Homestead to reinforce defenders after renewed fighting beginning about 7 pm. Four locked out men killed, six wounded. steel fortifications rise along the river bank as casualties mount. Sheriff McLeary questions authority behind armed men sent to Homestead. rumors link to a Murphey Detective agency. A prehistoric animal skeleton is found near Shel Mons, Ontario, with a thigh bone over a foot wide.
A fire at 57 East One Hundred Eighteenth Street in a frame structure killed four residents found suffocated in the attic. Mia Broderick, 26, and her children Mamie 5, Richard 18 months, and John 9 months perished. Firemen discovered the bodies early this morning after responding to the blaze.
The greatest inducements ever offered to the buying public will be this week every day at Max Josephs.
A sale ad lists fabrics including printed lawns at 15 to 35 cents per yard and various challies, linens, muslins, and silks cut down prices. It promotes Robes in black and white embroidery with dramatic discounts and low prices on children’s embroidered robes.
The July 8 London election day brought liberal gains in five metropolitan districts and the defeat of Cabinet Minister Ritchie, with Conservative Alderman Hammond triumphing in New Castle. The Liberals claim new heart from these results, though provincial boroughs remained with secure liberal majorities.
About fifteen ladies in each city ward met to organize accommodations for veterans during the Third Georgia regiment and Troop Artillery reunion. They will canvass the city to learn who will entertain and how many can be housed, reporting to their chairmen and the central committee by week’s end.
An Athens widow found a five dollar gold piece in a chicken's craw after she killed a hen chased by a dog and planned to bake a pie. She hopes the owner will claim the money and wonders if she killed the hen that laid the golden egg.
On July 8 at Little Tower Dry Creek near the mill, Rev J L Dyer and Joe Wise argued while fishing. Wise was struck in the breast by Dyer in self defense after Wise abused him. Wise lies seriously wounded. Dyer’s friends report the minister acted in self defense.
From Pittsburg, sixty car loads of Pinkerton men reported to be en route to Homestead amid tensions. The town is under arms with rumors of armed guards and possible entry blocking at the works. Sheriff McCleary faces criticism for the Pinkerton deployment as 23 deputies signed for duty. the sheriff will go alone to address the unrest.
Miss Mina Langford, daughter of Gus Langford of Watkinsville, was thrown from a frightened horse drawn buggy on a trip to Athens. She suffered a broken collar bone and shock but her injuries are not considered serious, and she received medical care in Athens. Her friends wish her a speedy recovery.
A vintage ad touts Shilohs Catarrh Remedy as a cure for catarrh diphtheria canker mouth and headaches with each bottle including an injector device. Sold by City Drug Store. R Orr.
A catalog of lace curtains scrims and fabrics with multiple items and prices. Cream lace scrim 10c quality at 5 cents a yard. colored scrim at 8 cents a yard. imported satteen scrim from 20 to 25 cents a yard. oil painted garnet and blue worsted cloths for curtains at 10 cents a yard. 36 pieces lace curtains valued 2.00 to 2.50 per pair. 44 pieces Irish point lace curtains, Pend 4 dollars value, offered at 75 cents each.
You are offered 83 Seerzucker Coat and Vests at 650 total, 49 gray Alpaca Coat and Vests valued 300 and 350 at 200, 46 Mohair Coat and Vests valued 300 and 400 at 200, 32 striped Mohair Coat and Vests valued 500 and 600 at 250.
Catalog of straw hats and men’s headwear with bulk pricing. Hats priced at 20 cents for 35 and 50 count straw hats, 25 cents for 60 and 75 counts, 50 cents for 100 and 125 counts, boys straw hats at 15 cents, and men’s rush hats at 5 cents each. Discounted lines imply bulk sales and stock reduction.
The notice lists pricing for ladies slippers and oxfords in multiple lots. Items include Tan Ladies Slippers at 75 cents, choice pairs at 35 cents, Oxford styles at 50 to 100 cents across several lots, and gray undressed kid Oxfords at 1.25. Cincinnati hand made Dongola shoes described as opera toe or flexible, offered for sale to finest trade.
Men’s hand-sewed Oxfords valued at 250 braiding to 100 per pair in a closing out sale. Strong emphasis on quality and bargain pricing for footwear. Local department store advertises a limited-time clearance on men’s dress shoes.
A local ad lists discounts on fans, crepe fans, spools of thread, pins and needles, buttons, handkerchiefs, hairpins, toilet soap, hose for ladies and men, ribbed hose for children, Downing cotton, and Turkey red floss. Prices range from 1 to 75 cents, with bundles and lots noted as “closest out” and “smallest price imaginable.”
A syndicated patriotic critique cites editorials from Buffalo Buffalo Courier Albany Argus Boston Globe New York Tins Birmingham Age-Herald and St Louis Republic arguing that tariff protection harms labor by suppressing wages. It highlights Carnegie Frick as emblematic of industrial power pressuring workers amid a looming political clash in November with calls for restraint and labor solidarity.
Adjutant General Long arrived after a negro was shot and Private Stout wounded. He ordered three infantry companies to report, forming a cordon around the jail as armed blacks were expected to congregate again. Forty arrests were made for weapons, riot, and related charges.
Freestanding medical ad notes F Frederick F Moore specializes in diseases of the Rectum and Genito Urinary organs and rupture. Offers non surgical treatment and free consultation. Address 18 Mulberry street opposite Ga, Athens text hints at merchants leaving for New York.
A 26 foot stone retaining wall collapsed at 5 am in Mimpuis Tennessee wrecking six passenger cars of the Newport News and Mississippi Valley line. The Pullman Swannanoa was buried with Conductor Hogan of New Orleans and Conductor J K Hunter of Chicago among the sleepers. A bloody shirt marked a victim in a berth as rescue work and death toll awaited over the next days.
Marion Douglass, a well connected rail clerk from Barleton, was sentenced by Judge Simonton in the United States court to three years hard labor in the Columbus penitentiary and a $500 fine for robbing the mails. He pleaded guilty and operated between Barleton and Ashley Junction. Berg Short's Flight Brings Deaths and Pursuit in Bristol. Henderson Deakins and Lee Simmons died from Berg Short's shooting, as officers close in. Short fled into Tennessee armed with a Winchester and vows to fight.
A mob gathered after midnight in Jasper to lynch two Black murderers named Williams. Sheriff and posse defended the jail with heavy guards. bloodshed avoided as mob withdrew, though a renewal attack is feared. Captain Abbott, a prominent citizen, was murdered by blunt force last Sunday.
A patriotic testimonial promotes Dr. Kinz’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. It claims swift cure for throat chest and lung ailments with a money back guarantee. Trial bottles are free at John Crawford & Co and Palmer & Kinnebrew’s Drugstore. large bottles sell for 50c and 100.
An odd newspaper notice invites ministers to a rumor store to receive a free extract of Mote Bean Cactus said to cure cataract fever throat and nasal troubles. The ad cites Palner and Binpebrew as supposed suppliers.
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