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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
2
Senate remains stalemated in a struggle for the presidency as 28 ballots have been cast without a decision. No candidate has secured a decisive majority, prolonging the impasse and delaying leadership for the chamber.
Atlanta reports the Georgia General Assembly in session with the senate yet to elect a president after 28 ballots. West and Candler lead, with Miller and Blalock also voting as caucuses form a plan to break the stalemate tomorrow morning. The house elected interim officers though protest over constitutional timing persists.
The coroner s jury in the Hib Curtis Shram rack shooting in Waynesboro returns a verdict exonerating the Hills from blame. It finds D C Curtis killed by L C Hil in self defense and Lee Shamrock killed by unknown parties. J J Hil dies today. the Hills surrendered to the sheriff.
Dudley J Chandler died this morning at his son Neal Chandler home aged 160. He fathered sixteen children, nine living. Grandchildren and great grandchildren total nearly 200, with most residing in the area.
The session of the Arcana Yanton Association drew a large attendance and lively debates on agricultural contests and school improvements. Prof Adams and colleagues discussed school agricultural education, library plans, and rural high schools, with Dr. Brittain and Prof. Stephenson contributing papers. Officers chosen at closing included M. Brittain as president and B. Chapman as first vice president.
Yesterday afternoon twelve year old Be Davis, daughter of Mr Purgears, was seriously hurt when a rock struck her head while her brother aimed at a chicken in the yard. Dr Goss arrived, found brain concussion, and hopes for recovery remain doubtful.
Athens residents urged to unite behind the city committees as a rallying call. Community leaders emphasized civic involvement and coordinated actions to support local governance and public projects. The message framed unity across neighborhoods to advance shared goals.
The Athens alumni club and Chamber of Commerce press a quick fundraising drive to secure fourteen thousand dollars for a campus extension and the new agricultural college. They outline benefits like increased population, higher university attendance, rising real estate values, and local job growth, urging swift subscriptions.
The Farmers' Club of Clarke county will meet at the home of Messrs. William Hf Morton and James W Morton on July 7. A large barbecue is to be prepared for members, with the club hoping to secure several good speakers for the occasion.
In Cass Arkansas on June 28 Reverend J L Gray a Methodist minister from Pottsville faced a mob at a schoolhouse sermon. Several girls clung to his coat and shielded him allowing his escape with his daughter as the crowd dispersed and he left town.
Montgomery Alabama June 28 The first case of a white man holding a white man in state peonage was conducted in the United States court today John B Bowdoin a farmer of Coffee receiving a year in jail for holding Ramon Rhodes a young white boy and forcing him to work without pay This was a hard fought case to refute the charge that it was only those holding negroes who were vigorously prosecuted
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as effective for catarrh linked deafness, offering a hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mr J W Turner of Truhart Virginia says Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets have done him more good than anything from a physician. The ad notes benefits for stomach trouble biliousness or constipation and mentions local sellers I R Palmer Sons and W J Smith Bro. Also a note urging a subscription to support campus enlargement in Athens.
In Hordeaux Wyoming on June 28 a schoolteacher Miss Katherine Rippin threatens to sue rancher Simon Brandt for breach of promise claiming he proposed while asleep. Brandt plans to defend, arguing he never consciously proposed and that sleep talk is involuntary and unrecallable. Local witnesses describe his sleep behaviors and memory lapse after waking.
In Georgia on June 28 the vote to move the courthouse from Clinton to Bays selected a new county seat carried by Grays with 60 votes. Grays of Athens led the movement, which the article calls the greatest change yet in the county. The public will allocate fourteen thousand dollars for the transition.
Buford Ga, 28 year old Thomas Davenport of Toccoa recounts a brutal assault on his way from New Holland to a farmer Zebediah Hannah’s three miles from Buford. He was bound, hoodwinked, deprived of water and food for 30 hours, tortured to reveal Masonry secrets, then hung from a tree before freeing himself and reaching home. Authorities and neighbors search nearby woods amid high alarm.
Pekin, June 28. The Chinese question of exclusion from the United States remains the main topic among Chinese. Sentiment grows, shocking to foreigners and seen as a sign of rising public spirit. The boycott on American goods intensifies as letters and telegrams urge action. China proposed a Washington mission, but the American minister declined.
Advertised ointment Claim Sprained Ankle Stiff Neck And Lame Ohler benefit from Chamberlains Pain Balm when promptly applied. Sold by H. K Palmer Sons and W. J. Smith Bro. Also notes police seeking clues in a case with no leads yet from here and New Holland.
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