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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1891
Page
10
A report notes individuals who escaped unharmed after a com ment incident aboard a train. No injuries reported, with authorities assessing the event and noting procedures used to evacuate passengers efficiently.
The University of Georgia closes its session with a bright, festive mood as nineteen institute ladies and numerous visitors depart Athens. Seniors, law students, and visiting guests bid farewell at the station, with many planning returns for next year or immediate employment. The city winds into a quiet summer season yet anticipates a lively autumn commencement and broader plans for the upcoming academic year.
Help the Club Their Work was for the County and Should be Appreciated The Farmers Club of Clarke county still in debt and the citizens of Clarke county have been asked to help them raise about three hundred and fifty dollars to clear the debt and entertain delegates in August Subscriptions listed by the Banner include Eb Newton and Crawford with some donors giving ten dollars to the effort
Athens sees a building boom with 181 new or under construction houses reported for the year ending April 1 1891. Homes and stores rise across the city from Foundry Street to Milledge Avenue as banks and merchants prepare new buildings and elegant residences. The growth shows Athens expanding rapidly, drawing citizens who invest in real estate and the city’s future.
Miss Rutherford's European party reached Queenstown Ireland safely after a pleasant Atlantic voyage. No sickness reported among members. Athens received a cablegram confirming the safe arrival and good health of the travelers.
Cuicáeo June 18 reports say people near the Carlson cottage, where Dr P H Cronin was murdered, claim to have seen a white clad ghost with a scarred forehead wandering the rooms at night. Some residents fear the specter and refuse to pass by after dark while others offer to sleep there if allowed, turning the house into a makeshift museum due to its notoriety.
A large farmers alliance rally and a trades display are set for July 16 in Athens to celebrate the completion of the G C O N road. Mayor Brown endorses city support, including streetcar charter and a grand barbecue to welcome attendees from ten counties.
Railroad magnates inspect terminal facilities in Atlanta and Savannah as Georgia lines push to improve the harbor. Athens bridge and a new Union Passenger depot are planned with a direct Atlanta link. Executives assure steady leadership, while Calhoun promotes deep-water access via a Missouri Pacific connection through Savannah. Georgia hinges on unified effort to secure port improvements.
Prof. H. C. White and Pres. P. W. Meldrim left for Washington to confer with Secretary Noble on state college funding. They seek a settlement that satisfies white and colored institutions after 40 percent of funds were directed to the negro college. Athens factories run at high power, aiding year round business.
The Clarke rifles, led by Capt. Owens, drill nightly to prepare for a week in camp after leaving Athens on the 29th. Regulars unable to go due to business enlist substitutes, including Eugene Black and John Boston from outside Athens, with Georgia boys joining. The unit anticipates great benefit and return in good trim.
A Welsh antiroyalist wave grows after a Carnarvon lecture by Henry M. Stanley. Folk hiss the band playing God Bless the Prince of Wales while denouncing his role in the baccarat scandal. Reports cite Methodist Conference views on Tranby Croft and Royal prerogative debates.
Atlanta editor of the Georgia Alliance Farmer predicts a new party unless Democrats concede to Alliance demands. He cites Ocala platform support, farmer unity, and potential 50,000 Georgia voter backing for a People’s Party if Democrats don’t reform. He warns of a party switch and asserts Alliance Farmer stance on Ocala platform.
Atlanta on June 10 reports Mayor Hemphill vetoed beer saloon licenses citing unfair competition with higher priced licenses. The veto affects saloons located outside commercial districts, provoking mixed reaction and debate over prohibition considerations and licensing fairness.
Madison Pate, a young car greaser at the R. D. shops in Avriasta Ga, won fifteen thousand dollars in the Louisiana State Lottery at the last drawing. The report asserts the win is genuine and certain.
Ohio Republicans opened the state convention with McKinley named governor candidate by acclamation after Governor Foraker presented his bid. Gen. Alan S. Bushnell chaired. E. J. Kessinger named secretary. platform endorsed high tariff and reforms. Andrew L. Harris and other officials nominated by acclamation. Also notes Nashville bishop Gailor.
H Victor Newcomb, noted Wall Street speculator, has been placed in a private insane asylum. He is not violently insane but suffers softening of the brain. His mother, once a patient herself, may become violent as years pass. Kentucky law did not allow divorce but after his confinement in asylum twenty five years. Navaville, Tenn. June 19. Attorneys for John B Stetson filed a bill in the United States circuit court against Handley Bros Co wholesale merchants. The bill alleges that Salernate were stamped with Stetson s name and trademark but the defendants deny any such practice.
Coroner Manker received chemist Lotz report on Nancy Wrights stomach contents from two weeks prior. Wright, third death in a group, appears poisoned by medicine dose and copper in stomach. News dispatch notes sensational arrests anticipated and mentions other brief items about legal guardianship, bribe case, and recovered bodies.
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