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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1893
Page
5
A severe storm isolates Tempe as coastal winds and heavy snow cut roads and rail lines, leaving residents cut off. Services curb access while authorities assess structural damage and restore power. Emergency crews coordinate supplies and seek travel advisories for the affected area.
A fierce lake storm floods Ashtabula harbor with docks six feet under water and many ships driven into the lake. Five bodies recovered from ten drowned at the harbor. Tug Continental and scow also wrecked. seven men and two women drown. Bridges destroyed cut eastern communication. no trains running.
The National Editorial Association held its first session at the Hotel Mecca in Chicago on May 17 with President T W Palmer of the World’s Columbian Exposition delivering an address. Moses P Handy welcomed the editors while Gov Peck of Wisconsin and other officials voiced greetings and thanks.
Two prominent citizens clash over money leading to a knife assault. C. F. Warriner is stabbed on the cheek and neck by W. A. Bisbee after an argument about a loan. Warriner is confined to bed with fever, no arrests yet, public unrest grows.
Detectives and the prison keeper identify a decomposed body in Hudson River as Pallister who escaped with Roehle from Sing Sing. A key bundle matches guards' keys taken during the escape. Found by fishermen near Sing Sing dock, coroner notes a bullet wound under the left eye and the theory that Roehle killed Pallister then died by suicide.
A man recounts returning home late to find his wife hosting a lively anniversary party in March. He misreads the scene, thinking it a surprise, as guests mingle and music fills the dining area while his wife proclaims the celebration.
A New York resident, Bente Henry C Nelson, reports severe kidney pain on February 27 1883. After applying two ALLock s Patent Plasters one over each kidney the pain subsides within an hour and relief lasts. the family has used the plasters for years as a remedy for colds and ailments.
In Harper's Bazar style, a family argues over attending the World’s Fair slated trip. The daughter urges a private car invite from Mrs. Trotter whose husband leads the A B Co and O. The father initially resists but finally agrees, praising the opportunity as grand. The mother quietly questions his inclusion.
A rural New England school scene shows a pupil naming Cape Prince of Wales and a teacher linking it to England and a queen. A shop episode exposes a kleptomaniac warning and silent ironies. A Jersey City bystander pities a brakeman over a banker in bad weather.
A collage of short excerpts from various 19th or early 20th century papers. Items touch on moving plans between neighbors, a novel patent idea for a daisy cutter baby carriage, a memory quip about debt, and a medical testimonial claiming cure by Taylor's Cherokee Remedy.
A reflective poem presented as a asking line for why questions. The speaker urges the beloved to seek joy and refrain from questioning, praising inner certainty and the wonder of the beloveds eyes as the source of true meaning.
A Norwegian singer Marguerite Helm visits Lac sur Mer after widowhood. Jacques Lespar, a young ward under guardianship, adores her quietly. He trails her daily, confesses a first tender infatuation, while the beach crowd witnesses their restrained exchange and the town’s gossip.
Jacques and Marguerite flee a haystack after the field guard pursues them. They hide on a beach in a hut used by customs officers and share a tender moment before Marguerite coldly rebukes him with you little fool.
A man who was knocked from his horse and stunned shows slow recovery. By the third day friends note improving signs but expect only restoration to his normal condition rather than full recovery. Nearby chatter hints at concern over personal relationships amid the incident.
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