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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1889
Page
2
In Jackson Mississippi Governor Lowry aims to arrest Sullivan and Kilrain or force them to leave the United States. Charles Rich faces action for property where the Kilrain incident occurred as new measures begin.
A tornado nearly wiped out Princeton Ohio yesterday afternoon and destroyed every house. No fatalities were reported and the village of 200 residents was left in ruins with some homes blown entirely away.
A dated compilation reports Sullivan versus Jem Smith talks, major floods at Junction City with loss of life feared, a Kentucky homicide where John Steam was killed, Egyptian troop movements, a campus arm injury to Oscar O Farrell, debate over cotton bagging versus jute in South Carolina and Georgia Alliance plans, plus a new passenger coach on the Northeastern Railroad with double daily service and stock yards planned.
Kate Ryan, a lodger on Oak Street, is accused in a fatal stabbing of Louis Bartholomay after a quarrel sparked by her presence in his building. Bartholomay, dying, said the stab was accidental amid ongoing disputes. Kate was arrested and held at Oak Street station.
July 13 Atlanta reports Dr Arnold plans to resign as northern district collector of Georgia because doctors say he cannot work for several months. Walter Johnson of Columbus, already a former collector under the previous administration, is likely to succeed him.
Mrs Jake Kilrain received in Maryland a gold headed cane from Col Andrews of California and a large family Bible with Raeesy written inside. A clergyman may have donated the Bible and Kilrain is urged to follow its advice. The items are said to aim at guiding him to a better life.
Spectators in East Athens watched a cow calmly traverse the high and low trestle over Tail Creek near the river bridge. The animal kept a steady foothold on the cross ties, surprisingly crossing without mishap despite the perilous path.
Mrs. Cavanagh sues for her drunken husband, is granted release from prison to seek help for five starving children. She returns home to find her six month old dead from starvation, while four other children beg for food. Children’s Society Officer Becker provides aid and food. husband released to reform.
A well dug for Augustus Rhodes suddenly erupted with a strong stream of water at the northwest corner drawing spectators. The water boiled toward one corner and ran to the opposite, audible fifty steps away before the hole reached seven feet of depth. Locals say the scene drew hundreds of visitors in a day or two and Gus refuses to sell the area for less than $1,000. A Cotton Crop note reports late Georgia and South Carolina planting and favorable June weather with the crop generally good.
An advertisement claims a radical cure for malaria and miasmatic poisons without quinine or arsenic. It offers free full treatment from a physician and a sample remedy by ASAHEL MEDICAL BUREAU at 291 Broadway New York, date May 3. The page also notes hot capitol summer days and a reflection on newspaper borrowing.
A claimant offers remedies for uterine troubles and related symptoms claiming a woman can cure herself without a physician. Receipts and full directions are promised, with a mailed address for Miz M. Jo Brante in Philadelphia to obtain the cure. The text includes a stray comic exchange about a hat and umbrella from the Chicago Ledger.
An Athens observer recalls John Sullivan's Boston days. He notes his lean build, 205 pound fighting weight, barroom prominence, and crowd-drawing power. The piece also condemns Sullivan's treatment of his wife and contrasts him with a young Athens merchant mirror. It ends with a Dutch dog profile and a Pittsburgh incident description.
A News and Courier communication from T W Woodward argues new uses for cotton seed and lint fiber could raise cotton value. Bleaching raw cotton and removing lint from seed may add two and a half cents a pound to much of the crop, potentially letting farmers fetch the cotton price rather than seed value.
Two hundred members met in this city for a secret session to discuss regaining power lost in the Burlington strike. A general strike of engineers on western roads was proposed as a possible response. Also reports a Newfoundland boy drowning near Tr.
Athens man J H Dorsey is promoted to General Soliciting Agent for the Macon & Florida Railroad with Palatka Florida headquarters and a twelve hundred dollar yearly salary. He is credited with boosting southern Georgia fruit crop solicitation for his line.
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