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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
6
Heavy May shipments show 124000 tons pig iron with 70483 from Birmingham, 7000 tons pipe with 1350 from Birmingham, and 18260 tons export iron excluding pi and pig iron. Domestic and export demand deplete reserves. May 1900 figures fall short of 1899 but year end promises heavy iron trade ahead.
Anville Georgia June 14 A small town woke to a wholesale burglary Tuesday night at the Globo hotel. A sleeping suspect was found by a posse near Copeland station and arrested. Loot included clothes and watches, most recovered. Suspect believed linked to a murder case in New Orleans.
Mrs William J Behan president of the newly chartered Confederate Southern Memorial Association invites memorial groups not at the first meeting to join and help mark Confederate graves. Communications may be sent to Mrs Behan in New Orleans or Mrs Buck Walker in Fayetteville Ark. Dawes issues statement shows 262 bank applications under new law in four months. A brutal murder in Georgia details a baby killed by a woman in a temporary insanity episode. In Oklahoma two men argue leading to a fatal shooting by Govan. Wheat futures rise nearly two cents per bushel triggering market reaction in New York.
Alumni from across Georgia and beyond gathered yesterday for the 1870 class reunion at Asbury H. Hodgson's Cobb Street home. Nat E. Harris delivered a keynote oration praising the university, with Chancellor Hill recounting class members' achievements and life paths during a convivial repast.
The item blends class reunion reports from the 1890s with a long medical advertisement for Dr. J. Newton Hathaway. It notes reunions for the classes of 1897 1885 1898 and 1850 with named attendees and toasts, then shifts to Hathaway’s claim of leading chronic disease treatment, outlining his methods and offering consultations. A closing quip from the Berlin Md Herald cites punctuality as a proverb about trains.
Col Clifford M. Walker of Monroe delivered medals to top debaters and prize papers after the Junior Orations. Rev O P Gilbert and J W Connor received freshman and sophomore medals. Chas M Young and J P Mott earned senior and Clyde Shropshire honors. Joel Hart of Atlanta funded two cash prizes for scientific papers won by W D Hoyt of Rome and Keiffer Lyndon of Crystal Springs. Edgar Oliver received the Sophomore Speakers cap. Also promoted was a Cold Cure ad for Kermidts Chocolates.
Frank Smith asserts two Black men Al bert Thomas and Antony Dixon robbed him of 16.75 dollars and a ring as he entered a Stone street house. Dixon and Thomas, jailed, deny talk beyond claiming they earned the money honestly. Authorities doubt their account amid poor reputations. Serena te Jarrett’s gift and quick cure Gold in bead and sore.
Skiff the jeweler remains in the living world as the author recalls childhood joys and memory. The piece muses on past pleasures and asks whether heaven holds such happiness again while praising Skiff for honest pricing and faithful service. It invites readers to patronize him when jewelry is needed.
Jewelry shop repair, watch repairs, and diamond spectacles are mentioned amid a robbery involving Skiff the Jeweler. Policeman Sam Taylor loses a Colt revolver to a Negro prisoner during transfer, trading it for a worn coat as the incident unfolds in Jackson Florida on June 18.
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