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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1900

Page

2

Assaults Negro Convict In Georgia Prison

William F. Carter a Georgia postmaster serving a sentence for defaulting from the government attacked George Redrick a convict from the Indian Territory with a heavy pair of shears. The blades penetrated the bone in Redrick s face and the wound was serious. the incident occurred in Prison Grove and may be murder.

Carter Conouics William F. Carter Georgia George Redrick Indian Territory Wiy ePearick Rodrick

Steamers for River Line to be Electrically Equipped

Captain W R Moore reports contracts placed in Jeffersonville Ind for two modern steamers to serve the Chettahoochees line. They will be electrically equipped inside and arrive in Columbus in September for fall business. Stockholders include leading river sailors. The Kans City street car strike is suspended with reinstatement possible on individual requests.

Corrubus W. R. Moore Jeffersonville Ind Chettahooches Columbus Kansas City Kansans City

Bride of Dr Morris Receives Fourteen Million Dollar Gift

New York reports the Clark Morris wedding at St Thomas Church. Mrs Morris gains a $14 million dowry from Senator Clark, plus jewelry and gifts. Flowers from the ceremony and home decorations are donated to hospitals. The couple begins their honeymoon amid public interest.

New York Clark-Morris St. Thomas‘ Church Lewis Rutherford Morris Katherine & Clark Senator Clark

Enthusiastic Welcome at Confederate Veterans Reunion

The tenth annual Confederate veterans reunion opens in Louisville amid pouring rain clearing to bright skies. General Gordon and other leaders are greeted with tumultuous cheers as portraits, flags, and state coats adorn the hall. Highlights include welcomes from Mayor Weaver and Col. Bennett Young, and a performance by the Confederate Glee Club.

Fenra General Gordon 8. D. Loe Alao S. B. Buckner Confederacy Ray Wade Hampton John Stonewall Jackson Robert E. Lee B. Buckner Joseph E. Johnston Leonidas Polk Stephen D. Lee Nathan B. Forrest John Morgan John Breckinridge Isham Harris John Marshall Louisville Longstreet Ting Paynta Kentucky The Confederate Veterans William Jones Weaver Thomas W. Ballite Board of Trade Carter Helm Jones Attila Cox Finance James H Ae Onco Association Simon B. Buckner Confederates of Kentucky Confederate Glee Club Bennett Young City Glee Club John B. Gordon United Confederate Veterans Young Rev. B New Orleans

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised in Letter

A woman from Mira, Edna Jackson, Pearl in Louisiana writes that severe female complaints caused hysterical fits, with as many as nine fits in a day. She says five bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her and a year has passed without an attack. She asks if any sufferer would not try the remedy.

Mira Edna Jackson Pearl

War Nears End with Pretoria Occupation Readied

Reports from Lonpos May 30 describe growing British momentum toward Pretoria with Johannesburg possibly seized by noon. Public focus shifts to President Kruger. capture or escape shapes war’s endgame as General French contemplates swift move. Dispatched notes cite Mafeking, Rodgrad, and Doornburg actions and a formal annexation of the Free State as Orange River colony.

Lonpos Roberta Johannesburg Pretoria French Transvaal Krneger Dom Paul Oria Lord Roberts Gold Reef Johanines Iter Mafeking Synman Farm Rodgrad Baden-Powell Foking Paul Hragar Cecil Rhodes Kruger Free State Broeminsteix George Prettyman Orange River Colony Gathe Lady Roberts Misses Roberts Countess of Airlie and Ladiea Henry Bentick Settrington

Hearst to Run With Bryan for Vice Presidency

Prominent Democratic leaders reportedly back William R Hearst for the vice presidency with Bryan. A unnamed source says managers seek a man from the east willing to finance the campaign. Dewey is not expected to accept a second spot, though he was approached.

Nocrata Wasittxaton National Committee Willian R. Hearst New York Journal Sid Hearst Mr. Hearst Admiral Dewey Dewey Earst

Catholics to Celebrate Golden Jubilee Observances Across Nation

Papal legation reports Nesqually Washington marks fiftieth anniversary as an Episcopal see with ceremonies. Seven similar events follow nationwide. July 19 observes half centuries for four archbishops in New York New Orleans Santa Fe and three suffragan bishoprics Wheeling Savannah Los Angeles.

Nesqually Washington New York City New Orleans Santa Fe Wheeling Savannah Los Angeles

Death of Mrs Laura Neilson sister of Zeb Vance

Laura Neilson widow of Dr M L Neilson died at about 74 in Asuvinle North Carolina She was native to the county and sister of late Senator Zeb Vance and General R B Vance Surviving are three sisters Hannah Herndon Sarah Hale and R N Price of Morristown Also partial content on Albanian customs and a testimonial for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy by G H Wilson from Washington Co Pa with local druggist H R Palmer & Sons willing to sell.

Sepal Vance North Carolina Asuvinle N.C Laura Neilson M. L. Neilson Sarah Hale This City Mrs. R.N. Price Morristown Naw Mille & McCardy Chamberlain G. H. Wilson Liveryman Bargettatown Washington Co H. R. Palmer & Sons Droggista

Plague Suspected After Chinatown Death in San Francisco

Dr Kel logg concludes the Chinatown death is plague related after examining a Chinese undertaker case. Authorities reinforce the quarantine with 159 policemen cordoning the area bounded by California Kearney Monterey Broadway and Stockton streets.

Melogg San Francisco Kellogg Tam Chinatown California Kear Ney Monterey Avenue Broadway Stockton

Demand for Iron Rises as Prices Drift Downward

New York May 30 The iron market shows a hopeful tone with slightly stronger demand in some trade branches. Buyers place orders more readily while prices continue to hover downward with no clear signs of firming. Quoted prices for various products vary by several dollars per ton amid gradual adjustments.

New York Eee Os Oispceet Mts Fearon Carnegie Andrew Carnegie

National Tube Works to Close Branches June

National Tube company will close all branch houses in the country on June 1 except those in New York Chicago San Francisco and Pittsburgh affecting about 800 workers. Production will shift to other works nationwide with jobs promised at or above one thousand dollars per car. A yearbook advertisement urges readers to try Prickly Ash Bitters for heat regulation and health.

National Tube Works Pittscoro National Tube Company New York Chicago San Francisco Pittsburg H.R. Palmer & Sons

Mud volcanos erupt near Lartonville California

Mud volcanos near Lartonville California burst into alarming activity on May 30. Residents report distant thunder, strong heat, and vapor rising from cratered mounds about six feet high, with bluish boiling mud flowing toward the Eel River tributaries.

Lartonville Cal

Large fire wipes out sections of Pioche Nevada

A major blaze in Pioche Nevada on May 30 destroyed a large part of town including the Schoofer Opera House the Episcopal church and schoolhouse along with about twenty other buildings. The Messenger office and nearby structures burned as flames spread east and north from the Batseter House area. Giant powder aided efforts to fight the fire with insurance listed at 10 000.

Loupow War Office Buller Newcastle Doornburg Hildyard Sethaon Utrecht Anche UN Ttleton Chan Cleary Laing Johannesburg Prerouta Pat Johannes Piocne Nev Schoofer Opera Batseter

Hanna to retire from GOP national chairmanship

Senator Hanna will not seek another term as chairman of the Republican National Committee. He plans to retire after the Philadelphia convention to rest from political and business strain. He leaves the selection of his successor to the convention majority and declines to name a candidate.

Wasnixdton Hanna Republican National Committee Philadelphia

New Trial Refused in Manning Duncan Case at Bransonax

Manning and Duncan, convicted saf ecrackers in the murder of Police Officers Adams and Kirkley after the Standard Oil safe robbery, had their motion for a new trial denied. Manning faces hanging July 6 while Duncan drew a life sentence. Duncan again denied being present at the shooting. Manning asserted he is not the shooter known as New York Harry. The sentences were suspended pending appeal to the Supreme Court. Other short news items include Vargas in Mexico City, a man in Cantora shot by his stepson, and a thank you note for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Mrs. Doty of Dea Mains Iowa.

Manning Duncan Supreme Court Bransonax Ala Criminal John Manning Frank Duncan J. W. Adams Kirkley Standard Oil Company Greene New York Harry

Panama Directors Order Cuellera and Emucation Work Extension

Panama May 30. The Panama directors have secured instructions from Paria ordering an extension of the Cuellera and Emucations work and direct that all laborers be engaged for that purpose. Also a short ad touts Prickly Ash Bitters for digestive issues sold by H. R. Pelmer & Sons.

Katension Panama Paria Cuellera H. R. Pelmer & Sons

Militia Arrives at Andersonville to Restore Order

At Andersonville Georgia four companies of militia from the Americus Light Infantry Albany and Fitzgerald arrive to protect peace among thousands of Negro residents amid fears of bloodshed. Authorities deem a military presence necessary to insure order.

Proops Andersonville Americus Light Infantry Albany Fitageral

Gentlemen I Recommend Pe r u na for Catarrh Relief

An advertisement from Pe-ru-na Drug M'f'g Co in Columbus Ohio praises Pe r u na for catarrh relief. A testimonial from James Lewis urges sufferers to learn its value and requests readers to send for a free catarrh book.

Columbus James Lewis Perons Drug Manufacturing Co

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