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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1901
Page
4
The passage lists vagrants as persons with no property to support themselves who are able to work but do not, and upholds a standard that those with fixed abode but no visible property engaging in theft or questionable trading may be considered vagrants. It emphasizes lack of means and improvidence.
A commentary cites incidents from Berlin Silesia and Bremen where youths and an elderly woman were jailed for insulting the Emperor. The piece argues this intolerance mirrors trends in the United States and urges vigilance against supporting selfish interest driven movements.
A lurid report describes mobs beating Black residents after an assault and criticizes northern editors for not condemning lynching. It contrasts southern mob justice with northern indifference and discusses William Jennings Bryan’s Ohio supporters planning to bolt the Democratic ticket over the Kansas City platform.
The Athens Wheat and Oat Fair spurs local wheat interest and NE Georgia’s wheat gains praise. A proposed large roller mill would process regional wheat locally, offer profit to owners, create a market for farmers, and boost wheat culture with new manufactories and rail relief.
The New Orleans Picayune argues that mere denunciations or punitive laws fail to stop lynching. It calls for radical reform of legal machinery and cites English courts as a standard of prompt justice, asserting lynching will end only when official justice becomes reliably swift and certain nationwide.
The Amalgamated Association with 500000 workers battles giants of capital backed by over ten thousand million dollars in stock. Laws seem unable to curb the trusts as authorities permit the clash. Time will tell if the labor body can bring the great trusts to heel. The struggle pledges to set an epoch in the history of tribes.
South Carolina files suit in the court of claims seeking the return of internal taxes paid to the United States since 1893 under the state dispensary law. The petition argues federal tax on each dispenser infringes on state police powers, referencing a Supreme Court ruling upholding the law. Case set for October hearing.
A publication by Commissioner O B Stevens and Assistant Commissioner R F Wright will present a comprehensive view of Georgia resources. The work will cover each county with its resources and facilities and include many valuable facts and statistics. Thousands will be issued to benefit Georgia everywhere.
The Cuban republic plans to begin with a public debt of 122400 dollars, assuming bonds issued by the revolutionary government, signaling rapid development with honest management. A Night School building fund seeks two thousand dollars, deemed a wise investment to support education. The notice also notes light rains in Kansas and a looming western corn crop, and comments on notable figures like T. J. Shaffer and Charles M. Schwab.
A detective arrested a man in Kings river neighborhood Madison county who used a female disguise to evade law. The man named Sears was sought in Texas for a murder committed seven years ago. Local witness accounts say he taught at a private school in the area under the alias.
Ned Hodgson leads canvassing to raise about two thousand dollars for a new East Athens Night School building with four recitation rooms and two cloak rooms. Eight hundred dollars already subscribed and donors like George Foster Peabody of New York contribute. location yet to be decided near central East Athens. The project aims for modern facilities and seeks a generous citizen to donate a suitable lot.
Andrew Cole, colored, was charged with chicken theft after warrants sworn before Judge Foster. Police allege he planned the haul in a methodical fashion, stealing a dipper a pan of cucumbers a clothes line and a sack of salt before tying the chickens with the line. He then possibly intended to gather water clean and cook the chickens and eat cucumbers as a side dish.
D J D Myers was initiated and passed by Vernon Mason of Lodge 29 in Georgia. The ceremony was described as thorough and the lodge praised as one of the best in the state. Additional context notes Myers is about to depart for the Philippine Islands.
A description of a giant yard bean named Monster Bean by S K Summers and its size notes. Philippine Relics are highlighted with relics brought by Singleton Lilly and his father John Lilly. Bailiffs are limited due to Beasly’s knee and Gibson’s rheumatism while car line repairs affect opera house service.
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