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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
1
Reports from Foo indicate Christians butchered wholesale. ten thousand troops march on Peking as Admiral Seymour's expedition suffers losses. German squadron commander notes foreign ministers with landing force. fear for legation era and foreigners in Beijing grows.
The article notes heavy workouts completed for all crews except Pennsylvania. Wisconsin and Columbia showings are discussed, with Penn and Wisconsin seen as favorites in certain classes amid evolving practice plans and coaching adjustments.
In Roanoke Rapids near here Wexvey North Carolina Jane Bransbury died after a sparring punch from Robert Council during a friendly contest. The two were longtime friends and were joking before the blow that sent Bransbury reeling and died about eighty minutes later. The incident will be investigated by a magistrate.
No agreement reached as miners and coal operators in Alabama remain deadlocked over a wage scale. A conference vote split with miners approving the proposed 40 percent wage increase while operators opposed it, signaling no progress and a hopeful but unsettled outlook.
Officials in Washington and London express growing anxiety over the fate of Chinese ministers and the reliability of cables from Admiral Kempff. Dispatches lack details on ministers welfare and Seymour's column, raising fears of communication gaps as Boxers threaten routes to Tien Tain and Foo.
Steamer reports Japan furious over private executions of General An Kyong and Kwon Young Chin. Former Korean ministers and proG government loyalists were strangled in prison as traitors tied to a four year plot. Japanese minister sought to prevent the act but failed to obtain audience with the king.
A meeting in Atlanta of Southeastern Freight Association members aimed to set standard cotton freight rates from Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the Unrolie mills. While a definitive basis was not reached, most questions were settled, with minor items to revisit. The rise of new mills in the Carolinas, especially South Carolina, is reshaping southern cotton supply dynamics.
The leading spirits of the Montgomery Negro convention plan to hold a Macon gathering in September. Booker T. Washington is among the listed delegates, aiming to address the future of the race and its growth challenges.
An advertisement extols jewelry as a staple article of dress. It urges careful buying from C. W. Power of Comer Georgia and M. F. Main Co. Providence Rhode Island, highlighting a printed guarantee and a large Eastern factory in Iowa City.
Dispatches report Boxer movement spreading through southern China with hostility rising in Russia and Japan complicating matters. Russia’s war minister orders mobilization preparations dated June 18 19. German observer cautions a long bloody conflict ahead.
Prohibition national convention attendance rose with 730 present voting 40 states. Georgia delegation to the Democratic convention will not back any vice presidential candidate amid divisions. A stormy scene and crowded hall marked the event as delegates debated the ticket.
In New York on June 8 a Bryan running mate dispute stirs Tam many circles. Croker lines up against Hill and leans toward Colonel George B. McClellan while Hill retains some influence in the state delegation.
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