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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
5
A wary warning describes malignant ulcers arising from minor skin issues like boils and pimples. It notes that external treatments fail, as cancer germs travel via blood, and urges early purification of tainted blood, recounting a patient’s February 1899 case and subsequent recovery after internal remedies.
A patient in Owensboro, Kentucky describes a three year ulcer healing with a patent remedy claimed to cleanse blood and heal sores. The ad promotes S. S. S. as a universal cure for cancerous ulcers and other blood diseases and offers a free book on cancer and related illnesses.
Advices from St Vincent B W I report 700 deaths from the Soufriere eruption. Refugees total in Martinique with 600 aboard the Valkyrie and 2,000 rescued by the Suchet. Fort de France hosts evacuees as relief funds move forward.
In Colima Mexico residents flee from the volcano base as smoke and flames belch for days. The Colima threat halts work on the Mexican Central railroad extension to Manzanillo, with route changes likely to avoid disaster. John Chesley Daniel of Hutchins visited the city yesterday.
Miss Katie Henderson warned 80 quarry workers at West Conshohocken as the powder magazine roof caught fire. A blast followed, showering debris while all evacuated. The magazine housed 30 kegs of powder and 800 pounds of dynamite, leaving only a ground hole where it stood.
New York May 13 For 20 years a bookkeeping mistake led Passaic New Jersey City Treasurer William Malcolm to surrender deeds and securities valued at 95000 dollars to the county clerk in Paterson The loss from the error totaled 61000 dollars and the action aims to shield thousands of small investors in the Mutual Loan and Building Association from further risk including his own and his wife’s property holdings.
e. MeS Barns, cats and other wounds often fail to heal properly if neglected and become troublesome sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve prevents such consequences. Even where delay has aggravated the injury it effects a cure. H. O. Hardy of Yankeetown Ind. reports a thirty year running sore healed after using the salve. Cures all skin diseases and piles. Beware of counterfeits. H.R. Palmer & Sons and Warren J. Smith & Bro.
London May 18 report from Lord Kitchener lists 19Boers killed six wounded 802 prisoners nine surrendered and captures including 600 rifles 157 wagons 400 horses and 4200 cattle taken by the British.
The Asheville Baptist convention closed after a successful multi-day gathering, the largest in Southern Baptist history. Delegates depart by special trains. Drs Hatcher and Carroll spoke on the federation of Baptist schools. a topics committee was formed and benediction given by Rev Warden.
Pittsburg May 13. Twenty one dead and not less than two hundred injured in the naphtha explosion at Sheraden last evening. The blaze started when a naphtha car telescoped another during switching in Panhandle railroad yards. Bodies reported at Pittsburg and Carnegie morgues as physicians warn fatalities may exceed sixty among the injured. The list of dead includes James Keenan 72 Carnegie clerk, Charles Hertig 13 Chestnut Mines Pa, W W Taylor 27 Millers Station O, and several others. Injured include Carl Eddins 19 Western Union Tenn, Albert Berry 15 Sheradon, David Lackey 33 Sony, and many more. The accident caused by leaking naphtha lighting from a switch lamp.
In consumption and other diseases the results come from many small gains. A little strength and weight each day, continued for weeks, add up. Scott's Emulsion can be taken for weeks or months without disturbance, giving time to improve. It builds new flesh and strengthens the lungs. Bend for Free Sample. Scott and Bowne, chemists.
Dr A J Diaz former Havana Gethsemane pastor heads to Cuba after dispute with church authorities over property management. He notes mortgage terms in Spanish money and titles once in his name then transferred to the home board, citing Cuban law changes after the war and a cemetery debt of 12000 dollars as a gesture rather than compensation.
Chas O Ellis of Lison Island reports a waning flood washout that stood waist deep in ice water and gave him a severe cold. He notes that doctors in Oakland prescribed Fria bottles, offered for free by BE Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro to treat the illness.
James Taylor, an officer aboard the Ro raima, a Quebec line steamship wrecked in St Pierre harbor, recounts a blazing eruption. Passengers perished instantly while heat and ash choked the vessel. he survived by leaping overboard and forming a small raft with others before being rescued.
Hugh and Neal O'Donnell, noted Catholic donors to institutions worldwide, have died in New York within two weeks. Both men were octogenarians. In China, rebels in Chi Li province were routed after two days of fighting, with leaders captured. Rudolph Keppler was elected president of the New York Stock Exchange for the fifth consecutive term.
Severe fighting renewed in Port au Prince Haiti as revolution leaders retreat to the United States legation. Citizens armed demand the former president leave the country. Clashes between rival factions intensify, Gen De Ply and Gen Gavnt Feix Colin clash while DeFily barricades the hotel. Casualties reported as firing eases after midnight.
Several hundred bankers from western states attend the joint convention of Missouri Kansas and Territory and Oklahoma Territory in Kansas City. Reports are presented including B A Kelley on New York bank money orders. Missouri association President General Jones delivers annual address. Thomas B Patton of New York speaks on the Evolution of Banking Law. A joint session on Branch Banking features Horace White and Hens Tas of Omaha on the program.
United States Revenue Officers capture Shug Huffman after a miles long pursuit near Yellow Dirt and Chattahoochee swamps. Huffman is charged with the murder of Deputy U S Marshal Holsenback on January 11 during a raid on a still. Holsenback and his two sons were assaulted. Huffman fled and two sons were wounded. Rewards total 400 dollars offered for Huffman’s capture.
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