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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1899
Page
5
Atlanta May 1 Recorder Broyles dismissed all fifty cases against merchants arrested for open Sunday trade but said they were guilty under the city ordinance. He noted Sunday commerce will continue unless the council amends rules, with only drug soda water cigar tobacco ice cream delivery and bakery/restaurant deliveries exempt.
Mr. W A England plans to travel to California next week to join two brothers already there. He has mined gold in the past, might depart soon, and expects to start life in the Pacific slope amid farming and mining work. Cascarets promise clean blood and beauty with a ten cent to fifty cent price.
Sloss Iron and Steel Company Birmingham May 2 announces a 24 cent per ton wage rise for coal miners the third increase since January 1 affecting about 10 000 men Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co will follow Reading Iron Co raises 16 percent for 2500 workers as furnace begins blasting. Constipation cure claim noted with Cascarets ad.
Cap Winn a burly man is jailed to answer assault and battery on George Robertson colored at the City Court term. He spent ten days on the city chain gang and will remain in county jail until trial.
Havana May 2 General Ludlow military governor of the Havana department summoned an English language editor over sensational anti police and soldier stories. He warned the editor to desist from stirring trouble or face either guardhouse detention under military regulations or trial under old Spanish law.
In London May 1 the Marquis of Salisbury and A Balfour announced the general drift of the Anglo Russian agreement on spheres of influence in China. Salisbury urged publication of the text and said the signing signals good will between Russia and Britain and should prevent future collisions in China.
Washington May 2 The United States paid M Cambon the $20,000,000 treaty price for the Philippines. Payment spread across four warrants of $5,000,000 each and deposited at Riggs National Bank. Spain to direct further transfer details.
Athens residents hear of David Jankower residing in this city achieving notable success in Colorado.
The firm Paine Murphy & Co a prominent cotton stocks and produce commission house will dissolve the partnership on May 1. Thomas B. Paine James E. Murphy S H Phelan and J F Gatins compose the firm with offices across the south and direct wires to New York Chicago and New Orleans. Some members may pursue other ventures.
Dr William J Scott a veteran Atlanta Methodist minister lies critically ill at his Carrier Street residence after six weeks of illness. The longtime church leader has faced grave prospects of recovery in recent days and is widely esteemed in Atlanta’s religious community.
New York May 2 A consolidation of the peanut industry to a single company with 5 million capitalization is planned The American Peanut Company would have main offices in Norfolk Virginia and ship from there to major Lane cities The present US peanut crop value is estimated between 6 and 9 million dollars
The Salt Mountain asbestos mine in White county, Georgia, has been sold for $200,000 to Bancroft and Kenrick, London mining engineers. An initial $15,000 cash was paid, with the balance due if the mine proves rich after initial work.
In Columbus Georgia Judge Newman freed receivers and kept the Muscogee Manufacturing Company injunction pending while moonshine defendants from nearby counties receive delayed sentences to July 1 allowing crops to be harvested. Some cases extended to December 1.
A cablegram from Admiral Dewey says ten Yorktown crew members including Gilmore are prisoners at insurgent headquarters in Manila and that a continuing investigation is underway. The message was dated April 30 and released by the Secretary Navy in Washington.
A handsome electric railway office for Supt Flanigen in New York has been completed on College Avenue and he has moved in. It is one of the handsomest in town and fitted for convenience. The city railway is expanding rapidly and Flanigen keeps operations in first class order. Mr Fred Oates also has an apartment in the new quarters and assists with office work.
A handwritten endorsement from Mrs. Colonel Hamilton of 259 Goodale Street Columbus Ohio lauds Pe-ru-na as beneficial for women. Other readers including Mrs. Margaretha Dauben of Racine Wisconsin also praise the remedy for female complaints and general health improvements. The text discusses mucous membranes and catarrh across organs, noting diverse symptom names.
Opera star Annie Wyandotte recounts severe catarrh that destroyed her voice and left her bedridden. Peruna restored her voice enabling a return to singing and public performances. Other letters praise Peruna and Manalin for catar rh and related ailments. Dr Hartman invites inquiries and offers free at home consultations.
Railway official Captain I Y Sage has put the Tallulah Falls line in good repair in anticipation of heavy tourist travel this year. Frequent schedules will run with Southern Railway from Cornelia to all points by May 25, with the usual tourist rate initiating June 1 and Athens fares 4.45 for return until October 1.
Iowa Representative Dolliver backs General Henderson and urges Western lawmakers to unite behind the Western speaker candidate with the highest first ballot vote. He plans to propose a Western bloc pact when he reaches Chicago to back a regional choice against Reed.
Santiago de Cubs reports General Wood’s order declaring marriage ceremonies of all faiths legal. The move could temporarily legitimize polygamy, though the full impact remains unclear.
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