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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1899
Page
2
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal cure for germs and disease. It claims to restore youth, digestion, and blood quality, preventing illness and constipation with testimonials and mentions of Pellets as mild laxatives.
The Northeastern railroad reports strong prosperity, higher business, and reduced expenses. It overhauls locomotives, repairs trestles, and upgrades depot offices adding a two story structure with waiting rooms on the first level and auditor offices on the second. A recent lecture by Dr. J H T McPherson on Natural Monopolies at Moore Building drew engineering society members.
State Normal School began its new year with 150 teachers present at nine AM with attendance rising to 200 by night. State School Commissioner G R Glenn spoke on funding and sewerage needs as President Bradwell announced the start of the year. Also noted were upcoming arrivals and local ads for fig syrup and new bicycles.
Milledgeville Water Company vs state prison commission ends in favor of prison erection. U S court judge Speer rules that prison commissioners may build the prison farm despite injunction bid by the water company. Attorneys for the prison commission include Attorney General Joe Terrell. water company advocates are Hall Wimberly Marion Erwin and others.
Nearly every prominent Atlanta lawyer signed a petition to United States Senator A. O. Bacon asking for confirmation of Judge Shelby as United States judge for the new district. Bacon replied he was pursuing investigations that must finish before action, while acknowledging the endorsement as a high testimonial of fitness.
The advertisement touts Mirae as the excellence of Syrup of Figs praising its originality and manufacturing care by the California Fig Syrup Co. It warns against imitations and notes the product’s health benefits for kidneys liver and bowels without irritation or nausea. The company locations include San Francisco Louisville and New York.
Madrid report says the cabinet expects defeat in the final vote on the Philippines cession bill as opposition gains steam and no new supporters appear. The item notes a ministerial crisis and impending political upheaval.
Senator Foraker gave notice he will offer as an amendment a proviso to the army appropriation bill. It would prohibit any franchise or concession by any US authority in Cuba during occupation and authorize withdrawal of forces once Cuba is pacified, leaving island government to its people.
Mr. W. P. Price stood on Milledge avenue with a horse and reins when a streetcar approached. The horse bolted, pulled the lines from Price, and dashed toward Prince avenue before being stopped. The buggy sustained some damage.
The Alabama delegation led by Captain Hume and Judge Wood met Senator Bacon in Montgomery and urged a favorable report on Judge Shelby. Bacon remained noncommittal, saying he favors Alabamians and would meet them individually after next Whoreday, while Shelby’s allies read his stance as leaning toward recommendation.
The Ladies Garden Club elected a full slate of new officers at a meeting at the Y M C A rooms. Mrs. Gerdine was chosen president, Mrs. Lumpkin vice president, Mrs. R. C. Orr secretary, and Mrs. Henderson treasurer. The club, with about 150 members, may stage a spring exhibit and plans to attend the State Horticultural Society session at Tallulah Falls.
Maryland pays tribute to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley for his Spain War service. He is cheered as thousands greet him in Baltimore while 400 state leaders witness a gold and diamond medal gift presented by Governor Loyd Lowndes. The piece also mentions Rambler Bicycles and Russell Bicycle Company in ad text.
Prominent young Charleston lawyer Thomas Pinckney Jr. died early today after a Saturday night shooting on Pitts Street. Coroner Rivers impaneled a jury for an inquest set for Thursday amid conflicting reports that the attack was by black assailants.
An advertisement extols a product claiming to support both mother and unborn child during pregnancy. It presents the regulator as a cure-all and promotes a book titled Born sent free on request, with a pricing note of $1. The Bradfield Regulator Co. of Atlanta, Georgia appears as the supplier.
Mr and Mrs A Costa of the Classic City left for New York and Italy to visit old homes and aging parents. They plan to travel through most major countries, aiming for two to four years abroad before returning home.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bualls Couch Syrup as a cure for pleurisy and pneumonia with small doses priced 25 cents at druggists. The notice also references insurgents firing on a U S gunboat near Manila with shells hitting a church and casualties among rebels.
The Athens Street Railway will repair the road bed and replace ties along the line after clear weather. Two carloads of ties from South Georgia have arrived and more will follow. Summer cars will be repainted and repaired to improve service while an extension to the Seaboard Air Line depot is planned for the future.
Washington March 1 The Senate committee on privileges and elections reports no direct proof Hanna was elected by bribery or that his agents used corrupt methods It finds no personal knowledge of bribery by Hanna and concludes the Senate need take no action A minority report by Turley Pettus and Caffery demands further investigation and openly disputes the Ohio senate case Campbell alleged to have attempted to buy votes for Hanna
President McKinley and Mrs McKinley will head to Thomasville Georgia with Senator Hanna and wife and Vice President Hobart and wife leaving Washington March 9. The Hanna mansion on Dawson street is being prepared for their visit with Relinton Hanna's family also traveling.
Public auction notices from Clarke County Georgia list multiple sheriff sales and public outcry. The items include undivided halves in parcels in Athens fronting Jackson Street and related properties with brick buildings and mortgages. Notices reference Geo M Booth John Booth M L Lee Fannie May Nowlin and John N Booth with dates February 1899 and prior.
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