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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1900
Page
1
A chaotic report from Tix Tam dated July 4 notes disorganization among allied forces, lacking a single commander and cooperative efforts. It cites heavy Chinese attacks, shelling of a native city area, and high casualties as reinforcement delays persist and confidence in leadership wanes.
Citizens urge arbitration as the St Louis Transit strike continues with streetcars operating. Officials report strikers leaving the union for jobs while the union claims workers are quitting. A citizens committee proposes a board of arbitration to settle disputes, but neither side has replied.
A Lonsdale shops machinist in Knoxville says Southern railway machinists may strike if demands are denied. They seek a 5 percent wage increase a 40 hour day regulation of handy men work in shops and a limit of one apprentice for every five machinists A vote to strike would be held if concessions are not granted with two thirds of workers needed to order action.
Victoria B C July 19 Bushmen from Cape Oxford were killed and eaten by cannibals on the New Britain coast. Victims were captured alive and roasted at the feast. The tribe is famed as one of the islands most notorious man eaters. Six men named in the capital feast were selected with names withheld. Grancetows Ky July 12 In Powers trial defense asks to reveal six jurors sworn to try the case. Judge Cantrill allows, but refuses to disclose the jurors’ names. Venire of 100 men seated and jury formation resumed.
A raging forest fire east of Expronapo Colorado nears towns and mill timber. Wind shifts threaten Sewers. nearby residents brace for spreading flames. Andrew J Miller in Macon area under mental health concerns. a man named Dick Hart in Scotland Neck commits suicide after a note. Elevator controversy. Western Union Telegraph stockholders elect T Eckert as president. Palmer & Sons advertise One Minute Cough remedy.
Chinese forces shell the Foriiga settlement as reinforcements arrive from the northeast. British dispatches note Chinese lines extended along the Lu Tal An canal and attacks west of the city. Japan to send nearly 60 000 troops to China amid calls for rest due to Russia and Boxer activity. Germans withdraw to protect Tsin Tau as German command roles are updated in the region.
J M Green of State Normal School Trenton New Jersey was elected president of the National Education Association for the coming year at the national convention. L C Greenleaf of Colorado and other officers were elected with rotating treasurership to follow. President Carson presided and Miss Gertrude Edmond led a program advocating a department of dramatic art for teacher education.
The piece notes jewelry as a staple item worn by ten people and highlights varied pieces from watches to pins. It promotes O. W. Power, Comer, Ga, selling W. F. Main Co. goods with a guarantee and claims Providence R I Main Co Eastern factory, and mentions a large Western factory project in East Iowa City Ia plus health ads for the One Day Cold Cure and Kermott’s Chocolates Laxative Quinine.
Canton and Oyster Bay dispatches recount the Republican convention’s second McKinley notification and Roosevelt’s formal nominating reception. Lodge spoke for McKinley while Roosevelt was officially notified at Sagamore Hill. The events march in tandem with party leaders and committees coordinating the historic roll toward the nomination.
The Republican state convention at Onantestox West Virginia enters a second day with fierce battles over minor ticket positions after A P White was named as head of the ticket. Delegates have waged a long series of ballots and contests for the minor places, intensifying the dispute and bitterness at the gathering on July 18.
Pustonists in session all night in Lixvotx Nebraska July 12 report three fusion state conventions remaining in session with little progress beyond adopting their separate platforms. The deal hinges on whether the Democrats can unite.
Bryan plans no further public utterances for several days after addressing three fusion conventions in Lancery and expects crucial notices of nomination to reach Indianapolis by August 8.
A jumble of dispatches and letters from Peking describe a large Chinese assault on foreign legations near the capital, with claims of widespread destruction and foreign positions seen as hopeless since June 26. Telegrams from Taotai Sheng and Yuan Shih Ki reference still uncaptured legations, dispersed Boxers, and imminent danger. Reports reach London on the tense situation as mailed by various sources.
In Decatur Alabama on July 12 John Alexander killed Oscar Mann with a billiard push in G F Buchholt saloon after a dispute with painter Hightower. The struggle escalated when Mann taunted Alexander and a blow toppled Mann, with onlookers describing the fatal moment.
July 19 market overview notes iron and steel trading remains open with no improvement after recent officer conferences. Reports indicate severe reductions and limited business, while price moves show volatility for billets and other products. Farmers in Monroomeny ALS express cautious optimism about crop prospects as midsummer conditions persist.
In Atlanta on July 12 Judge Reagan signed an order appointing Mrs Ida Bowman permanent receiver for 8 EB Bowman & Co in the absence of Judge Lumpkin. Mrs Bowman takes charge of the business awaiting wind up in a satisfactory manner. She is the first woman receiver in the state and among the first in the country.
Records show 29 new corporations formed in Jefferson county in the first seven months of the year with capital stock totaling 1 513 760. Two older firms increased capital by 150 000 and 20 000, total 1 085 750, with diverse industries including gal mines and iron works. Also notes counterfeit currency found in Columbus Georgia and a new telephone company organized at Overetonp Georgia. An epidemic of diarrhoea in Cocoanut Grove Florida is reported, claiming Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as effective.
Twenty people injured when two Dayton Springfield and Urbana electric road cars collided late last night and telescoped. Motorman Armstrong severely hurt with internal injuries. several others in critical condition. Correlated text shifts to health ad copy about diarrhea and a Pain Killer product with dubious claim.
Fragmented OCR text describes a partition sale on Lasington road near a property frontage, listing a 23 yard sailing term and an auction by an agent. It is unclear and garbled, but indicates a sale action with some bidder and property identifiers and an executor’s involvement.
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