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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1891
Page
2
A concise report notes that five individuals aboard a train journey have passed safely through the station area amid routine commemoration events. No injuries or incidents reported. authorities confirm all travelers are accounted for and proceeding.
The piece reflects on a joyous week as students depart the University of Athens, with many seniors and lawyers leaving for home or new vocations. It notes faculty, visitors, and local residents parting, the lingering campus atmosphere, and expectations of a busy summer ahead as graduates move toward future careers.
A damaged county club appeal describes the Clarke Fares Club exhibit and debt burden. Citizens are urged to contribute subscriptions and funds to relieve the club and enable a four subscription push to cover expenses and support agricultural interests.
Athens sails into a building boom as 181 new houses rise across the city in the year ending April 1 1891. New stores and hotels go up on Clayton and Hancock avenues while banks and residences, from East Athens to Milledge, add to a bustling landscape with ambitious construction and rising prosperity.
Miss Rutherford announces arrival of her European party at Queenstown Ireland on the Emerald. The message says all members are safe well and happy after their voyage. Friends in Athens express wishes for a joyful trip as the party plans to tour Europe and view grand scenery.
Residents around the Carlson cottage report seeing the doctor’s white robed figure at night. They describe a ghastly scar on the forehead and a moaning presence wandering room to room. Many fear the site and refuse to approach after dark. A local spiritualist offers to enter the rooms, while the cottage stands largely unrented and treated as a museum. Minor correction noted in university honors listing for Prof Slaton.
Citizens plan a large gathering in Athens to welcome Alliance leaders from Polk to Livingstone. Mayor Brown backs a parade route, park venue, speakers stand, street car service, and a grand barbecue to showcase vendors, trades, and a bumper crowd drawn by a railroad completion celebration.
Col and Mrs Charles M Snelling left yesterday for Virginia for a bridal tour and will spend time there before returning to Athens. The wedding Thursday afternoon was quiet with only close relatives present. Dr Lane performed the ceremony in impressive manner. The groom is regarded as an efficient university professor and the bride enjoys many well wishers.
Railroad magnates toured Atlanta and Savannah facilities as part of a broader push to improve the Savannah harbor and terminal services. They discussed a new Union Passenger depot in Atlanta and rapid progress on bridges and grading for the line to Athens. Pat Calhoun said railroads will back deep water access, uniting Georgia interests to secure port expansion.
Prof H C White and Proa SP W Meldrim depart for Washington to meet Secretary Noble over state college appropriations. Officials aim to resolve a 40 percent land allocation to the negro college and secure a satisfactory settlement acceptable to all. The annex pactortes note factory reports and steady power for textile mills around Athens.
Capt Owens leads the Clarke Rifles as they drill nightly to reach proper trim before leaving Athens on the 29th for a week at camp. Many regulars cannot attend due to business, so new volunteers join to accompany the company. Georgia lads including Eugene Black and John Boston enlist from outside Athens, boosting the unit’s readiness.
A Welsh crusade against the Prince of Wales grows bitter after a lecture in Carnarvon. Crowds boo the air also denouncing the royal baccarat scandal links and Tranby Croft affair. Letters in Pall Mall Gazette and Standard question royal prerogatives and enforcement of the law.
Editor of the Georgia Alliance Farmer discusses third party prospects in Georgia. He says alliance members increasingly favor a new party unless Democrats concede, cites Ocala platform, and predicts a 50000 vote swing if the People’s Party is endorsed. He defends alliance independence and pledges to back farmers.
Avtaxia June 710 Special Mayor Bemphill creates a big sensation by vetoing beer license. Atlanta issues two kinds of licenses on to saloonists handling whiskey wines and beer. One thousand dollars for license the other two hundred fifty for forbear saloons. Mayor's reasons for refusing approval to beer saloons in the area cite influence of gin shops and resident portions. Announcement sparks discussion and opposition claims the mayor favors higher priced licenses.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a Louisiana State Lottery drawing where a young man from Madison Pate at R. and D shops wins fifteen thousand dollars. The text is garbled but confirms a lottery win and a substantial prize.
Ohio Republicans nominated William McKinley for governor amid enthusiastic cheers at the state convention in Columbus. Gen. Asa S. Bushnell chaired the session and E. J. Ressinga presided as secretary. The platform urged high tariffs, praised McKinley, and backed reform, free ballot, and preservation of public lands.
H Victor Newcomb long viewed as a leading Wall Street speculator has been confined to a private insane asylum. Doctors say he is not violently insane but suffering from brain softening, with his family securing the retreat. The case is tied to a hereditary malady reportedly traced to his mother, who once attacked and killed, and to a nurse who saved a child years ago.
A condensed collection reports the Geo editor's Chicago arrival, rumors of a former U S figure to be untied in Atlanta, and criticism of a Prince by a German official. It notes a sunstrike near Salina Ohio, a Kalamazoo probate petition, a Kane Rugter hanging sentence in New York, Guatemala annexation rumors, and crimes in New Orleans and Milwaukee.
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