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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1892
Page
11
The Athens column offers local tidbits on travel, visits, and people. Zeke Rage remains in Texas until November. seguidores note melon harvests and post office box quirks. Reports cover civic events, political talk, and university sports as the town discusses Third Party and Northen for governor.
Rosa Gardiner solicits subscriptions for the Jefferson Davis monument gathering funds from residents. She plans to finish here then tour other Kansas towns, building support as locals express admiration for Jefferson Davis and contribute modestly to the project. A separate note mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla advertising. An official letter from Kansas denies voting rights to anyone who aided the rebellion. A mule team offers for lumber and shingles exchange, and a late night street robbery on Prince Avenue ends without arrests.
Cholera news from various ports shows no new New York cases and declines in Havre with four new cases and two deaths. Reports from Vienna claim the epidemic danger in Galicia is over while Nicaragua closes ports due to cholera fears. Steady counts and investigations continue in Governors Island and St Petersburg notes.
A Brooklyn cyclone like storm on Tuesday afternoon killed two people and injured several others. Arthur Maloney and others were swept by debris as five frame houses fell on Cornelia Street and Wickoff Avenue. John Dermanian was struck by falling lumber. Frederick Larkin was fatally injured by a collapsing tree. Other reports include storm damage in Xenia Ohio, shipwrecks on Lake Ontario, and local political tensions in Cincinnati.
The west bound Vandalia express near St. Louis struck a hand car on the track causing a fatal derailment. Details indicate a severe collision with the small maintenance vehicle as the train approached Lake street station, leaving no survivors among the crew aboard the hand car. Investigation to determine fault and casualty count is underway.
Seed for sale at Banner Office price seven dollars per bushel cash on delivery. Reports on land revival from deep-rooted clover and rotation practices. Also notes political nominations in Montgomery and Decatur with congress incumbents renominated.
Avesta reports official figures for Maine dated September 30. The brief mentions Tait's Pills and references long-standing old data, though details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
In Macon on September 30 Judge Miller sustained the bondholders trustees demurrer blocking receiver Sparks from issuing certificates to pay interest overdue on the Georgia Southern and Florida. Sparks sought 102000 to cover interest and 400000 to fund a Tifton to Thomasville branch. A master will determine later claims including 61771.91 to pay floating debt and improvements. Judge Kibbee named master. holder of the road bears those claims.
On September 30 in Bennettsville South Carolina Judge C P Townsend a Republican solicitor candidate was horse whipped by A J Rowe a railroad witness after a courtroom remark Rowe said Townsend questioned his veracity Townsend retreated to his office where he prevented Rowe from firing a pistol Both men are noted Methodist church members and further trouble is feared
Dayton Ohio sept 30 William Edwards of Greensburg S C arrives to consult the New York Edwards heirs attorney He says he found the original lease in an old Bible in South Carolina and, after a European trip last summer, obtained a certified copy of Queen Elizabeths court to support his claim He expects the matter to be settled soon
Spokane reports the Coeur d Alene miners conspiracy trial ended with four defendants convicted and ten acquitted. Convicted: George A. Petibone John Murphey William L. Devine and G. Sinclair. Sentences: Petibone two years in the penitentiary Devine and Sinclair eighteen months each Murphy released on four thousand dollar bonds.
Republicans in Ohio tighten rules to bar any presidential elector with federal office or banking director ties. Chairman Carter directs state leaders to remove ineligible candidates, with questions sent to each elector and action taken on doubtful cases. A. H. McDowell of via com is noted as a candidate linked to the reformist Ohio Republican league.
Nancy Hanks, driven by Budd Doble with Abe Lice In as runner, trotted a mile in 2 04 at Havre Ind. The track was fair with light breeze and modest crowd as the mare finished without a break.
Governor Northen sends a firm reply to W L Peek declining involvement in appointing election managers. He cites state election laws ensuring a free ballot and emphasizes local control by committees, not candidates, expressing faith in honest elections and rejecting any interference. The letter, dated September 28 in Atlanta, stands as a stance against dictation by political figures.
A British cruiser has been dispatched to Siberian waters to relieve sailors seized by Russian warships. Lord Rose confirms full information and awaits Russia's version. The report notes concerns over the sailors' destitution after release.
Rome dispatch reports the pope has ordered the propagation of the Catholic Church to establish the diocese of Dallas Texas as an archbishopric. Dallas was created as a diocese in 1890 and the move signals elevated status for its church leadership.
Floyd county commissioners report building over fifty miles of macadam roads with convict labor, averaging $1,000 per mile. Roads are 24 feet wide with 16 feet of macadam, well graded and drained. Also noted: Savannah aldermen election plan, rising city experience in governance, chicken washing tip from Crawfordville Democrat, A Martain to head Kincaid Cotton mills, Columbus anniversary of Columbus, Quitman court house roof danger, Josephine Brown’s large families, Albany police gambling raid, water works tower foundations, Pittman murder case near Sandersville, Maconi troops eye New York parade, Ham and eggs cited in Milledgeville campaign.
A three week delay by a northeaster delayed work at the Brunswick bar but operations have resumed. A pecan tree on the Spriding and Henry county line yields about ten bushes annually. Capt John H Reece of Rome reports his son Hervey was killed. body shipped to Rome. A tobacco sample from Douglasville shows North Carolina white stem variety leaf twenty six inches wide, planted June first with forty years of cultivation and no guano used. Mrs M E Tyson of Randolph county seeks pension information for her late husband Moses BE Tyson from the India war of 1836. she is the mother in law of A J Britt of Dawon.
An eclectic clipping blends a cheeky domestic gag about an American beauty and a Russia leather joke with a travel of ads for Brown's Iron Bitters and light social anecdotes. It samples a White House diplomatic reception remark and a humorous theater date exchange.
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