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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
2
Students staged a night in the woods near Lampkin Street leading to dozens of shots and panicked neighbors. The plan fell apart when the target drew a pistol and fired blank rounds at the others, prompting a police probe and a sharp lookout for the pranksters.
London dispatch reports Sir George White, commander at Ladysmith, saying he might have held out to April 9 but at grave cost to natives and ill from hunger. He defended relief delay, blamed home critics, and said he would do it all over again. Also notes a brief on the polite lie and a child’s misheard dialogue about Edith.
A long moral essay urges honesty and integrity, praising a good name over wealth and warning that deception ruins reputation. It contrasts wise, modest living with war and unrest, then promotes truthful conduct and cites One Minute Cough Cure and Palmer & Sons for medical relief.
Avants Ga March 8 Governor Candler saved Fred Perrys life in a case that sparked Wilkes county uproar over the murder of guard Denard by two negroes Perry and Will Taylor Commutation followed pardoning board recommendation and accomplices statement.
A refugee reports that on a Wednesday near Kenhardt the rebels fired, then retreated as Commandant De Koek arrived with a flag of truce. The Eenhardt magistrate was seized, rebels entered the town, raised the white flag, proclaimed Free State control, sang Volkaleid, and began commandeering. The magistrate faces trial at Bloemfontein and natives are said to be severely treated.
Acting Secretary Meikelson sent to the House of Representatives a War Department spending report for Philippine operations totaling 43 928 060 dollars. Major items include Quartermaster 25 715 001 dollars Subistence 5 950 000 Medical 1 206 137 Pay 10 883 104 Ordinance 1 900 980. Army transportation cost 17 126 864 dollars.
In Oaxaca near Aguads a clash between about 800 Maya Indians and 1000 government troops ended with the Maya driven from a strong position. Thirty seven Indians and three soldiers were killed and many wounded. The government forces recovered over 800 rifles discarded by retreating Indians.
San Francisco reports a suspected bubonic plague case in Chinatown with quarantine measures and police cordon. Officials caution the disease may not be plague, noting the patient is a long-time resident and alarm would rise if the suspect were a recent Orient arrival.
A compact overview of vinegar types from wine and malt to apple cider notes its uses as a topical stimulant. The text also contains Clarke County administrative notices about estates, administrators, and public sales, including references to Georgia law and property descriptions.
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