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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1893
Page
8
Washington dispatch reports 22 dead after a theater collapse. The coroner's inquest and a war department inquiry will probe causes. A. M. Gerault of New Jersey died after hours of effort, his body to be returned for burial. President concerned and personally pursuing full investigation.
New York June 10 Judge Brown granted a divorce to Mrs. Frank Leslie from William C Kingsbury Wilde. The case followed service by publication and later witness testimony abroad. The divorced woman, of French descent who married in New Orleans, had earlier faced personal service issues before finalizing proceedings.
Daily market notes show turpentine steady at one cent, rosin firm at 8 to 10 cents, and related naval stores prices steady. In New York pork, lard, and bulk meats are quoted firm or quiet with small range shifts. Chicago and Ravenna also report minor price activity. Several lines reference overwork and a tonic but no decisive market change.
The jury in the Porter Stocks case returned a verdict of voluntary manslaughter in Atlanta on June 10 after deliberating until five in the afternoon. The defense may seek a new trial on grounds of former jeopardy due to a juror’s mother’s death causing the jury’s discharge.
A 19th century column ponders whether Edwin Booths posthumous threat to tear down Ford's Theater could explain yesterdays catastrophe. The piece notes Booths fear of Washington, the Lincoln era links, and cites reactions from spiritualists and contemporaries before shifting to news of J C Hutchins receiving a two thousand dollar inspector of public lands appointment.
A weekly column laments fashion as a tyrant that dictates dress and social status. It cites hoop skirts and balloon sleeves, contrasts fashionable elegance with virtue, and warns readers against counterfeit products and unsafe salvation oil. It also notes Athens’ fashion reputation and ends with consumer warnings.
The Louisianans Sugar Planters Association led by President John Deymond endorses the sugar planter convention held in New Iberia on July 3 under the Sugar and Rice Planters Protective Union. The association directs its executive committee to cooperate with convention members to advance the sugar industry.
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