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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
5
J W Butman a retired capitalist died suddenly of heart disease at age 80 in Decatur Illinois. He had returned from Cleveland where he announced his recent marriage to Mrs Florence Mitchell and was prominent in local business. He had no children.
Johnson Chase Hull aged about 84, longtime postal worker and elder brother of William Hull, died at William’s Brooklyn home during his brother’s funeral. Doctors attributed the death to a broken heart after he spoke softly at the coffin and collapsed.
Plans completed for a telegraphers tournament in Philadelphia on October 30 and 31 with entries from Dallas Winnipeg St Louis Atlanta Memphis New Orleans Boston Birmingham and Philadelphia. Cash prizes total 3000 and medals will be awarded in multiple classes led by the Andrew Carnegie gold medal offering 200 to the best vendor and receiver of Morse.
A New York Herald dispatch reports a large Buenos Ayres demonstration opposing a presidential ticket. Mobs attacked the government and Quintana. protests rise as the convention meets, with possible abandonment amid growing agitation and violent clashes.
In New York on Oct 18 J Gohwars a wealthy Brooklynite sustained injuries in a motor car accident when he tried a sharp turn on a hill. Mrs Gohwars reportedly was thrown from the vehicle and burned before help arrived. Nebraska Bankers Convention in Lincoln Oct 18 featured a debate on Asset Currency with B J Hill and A J Frame and talks by Ch Dawes and Theodore Gilman on banking law changes.
A Cincinnati resident at 655 Lina Street reports months of depression irritability and insomnia. He credits Paine's Celery Compound with an instant positive reaction and avoiding a serious illness, stating it saved him from a severe sick spell.
New York supreme court Justice Bischoff told the Phi Delta Phi in this city that the mob lash of lynching stems from law delays. He urged an elastic system to grant speedy justice and warned that postwar ignorance and bitterness fueled racial strife. He argued the north educated blacks and the south could be their best ally in solving the race question.
New York reports said England endures unprecedented rain and floods. Rivers rise, railways halt, and grain fields flood in Yorkshire as many towns suffer inundations. A separate item notes Poole chosen as judge for Alabama state fair and Brazilian magnate Baron Vasconcellos dies in Rio de Janeiro.
Paul Carver and 16 year old Will Bleden vanished after leaving the Binden home Saturday night in Waycross Georgia. Search parties scoured swamps and ponds north of the city with no sign of them. Locals suspect foul play while noting a restaurant change request involving a $20 bill as a possible clue. Carver carried two $20 notes and other cash when last seen.
Andrew Cheney, a Negro farmer, surrendered to Sheriff Bill Monday after admitting the shooting of John Suggs, a well known white farmer near Americus Georgia. Suggs lies mortally wounded with a bullet in the left lung. Cheney says a posse of white men attacked him at midnight and he fired in self defense.
Labor groups in Birmingham under the Birmingham Trades Council plan a protest meeting to oppose the new anti boycott law. A committee of two is authorized to defend the law's constitutionality as part of the labor action.
A stream of brief items notes accidents in Know Ville with an electric car, a Greensboro minister's closing address, political remarks on crime and race, royal and international strife, and a Wake Ark doctor praising Electric Bitters for jaundice. Multiple prominent figures and events are sketched in terse items with mentions of places and organizations.
Scott's Emulsion is advertised as reversing wasting in children and restoring rosy cheeks and vitality. The copy claims rapid improvement with small doses, urging samples on request from Scott & Bowne, Pearl Street, New York.
Rochelle Ga October 18 The father of Tom Caruthers, under sentence to hang for murder Henry Byrd, petitions the offered reward for capture of the youth. He was seized to hang October 16 but later arrested at Wilkinsville. The sheriff believes another is entitled as the old man provided information. The youth fled justice and faced possible trial rather than immediate execution.
Floods threaten Passtic New Jersey as water recedes slowly. Three people are dead and two men remain missing after a house collapse in a cellar and a man swept away by strong currents. Mill operations report losses up to 1 million dollars with some mills still in operation amid the disaster.
London dispatches report a calmer Far Eastern picture with no confirmation of Ma Gan Pho occupation. Viceroy Alexieff in St Petersburg contradicts troop movements to Korea, and Rome notes Japanese officials sailing to return to Japan. Admirals meet in Singapore to discuss a joint squadron plan.
Rail men from across the United States and Canada attend the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents convention in New Orleans. Vice President F I Whitney chairs. Warren J Lynch of the Big Four will deliver the annual oration. Kansas City and Cleveland are named as next hosts. An extended program of entertainment accompanies the two day session.
In Lexington D C Oct 13 E L As kin of counsel for the prosecution closed his remarks before the jury in the Tillman trial resuming today He argued Gonzales mind was clear during last statements P H Nelson for defense spoke on self defense and requested jury guidance on reasonable action in Jan 15 gun case Also reports From Omaha and Philadelphia on other items RSV
A shopper instructs a grocer to send a sack of Clifton patent flour rather than generic good flour, emphasizing selecting the Clifton brand in the best patent quality. This phrasing reflects emphasis on brand and quality in a historical shopper’s instruction.
Relief committee reports Paterson and nearby districts improved as flood waters fall. About 1,000 homeless cared for, mills damaged, bridges and culverts washed out, and repairs cost at least half a million dollars. Provision shortages persist due to isolation since Friday.
Reports from Berlin and London indicate shifts in attitude toward East Asia tensions. Russia, Japan, and Britain are cited as open to arrangements on Korea, with questions over Manchuria and troop movements still unsettled. A separate consumer notice touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with a dramatic 40 pound gain claim.
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