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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
8
The jury found J. H. Tillman not guilty after about twenty hours of deliberation. Defense moved for discharge from custody. judge granted with no objection. Court had warned against demonstrations as verdict was read amid a tense courtroom.
A London dispatch to The Times says the Russia Japan negotiations are progressing with no expected peaceful outcome yet. The Times notes military preparations in Russia with 100000 troops mobilized through Siberia and a 25 million rouble budget request. Witte's departure from finance and passport refusals for reserve officers illustrate tensions. A czar visit to Italy is postponed due to the eastern crisis. Notable nuptials are reported in Paris Florence with Marquis Careto Radini and Dora Labouchere.
An advertising piece touts Ramon's Nerve and Bone Oil for flesh wounds and rheumatic pain while a separate Herald report in New York exposes a district attorney investigative twist. It alleges a city examiner, tied to a gambling hall network run by a congressman’s East Side ally, avoided desk work except payday. The ad claims the oil offers customer satisfaction, priced at 25 cents.
London reports from the Macedonian frontier describe refugees arriving at Rita Monastery after days without shelter in 84 degree heat. Monks share black bread and salt as they aid the hungry outcasts, aided by generous donations from Mme Bakhmetief of Washington and Chicago benefactors.
A Brunswick Georgia wreck on the Brunswick and Birmingham line near Offerman killed Chief Dispatcher J. F. Lehew and Fireman Jobo Sheppard. Several other train hands were slightly injured as a doublehead freight from Irwinville and a passenger train bound for Brunswick collided after the freight broke loose on a hill. The passenger crew escaped with timing. Lehew had recently arrived from Alexandria Virginia and died at the Oglethorpe hotel room.
Columbia D C Oct 16 A white boy Moses DeWitt near Society Hill Chesterfield county fell into a spring while trying to retrieve a dropped stick of candy and drowned before help arrived His mother and stepfather Henry Tucker were nearby cutting shag when the lad disappeared and was found head foremost in the spring too late for resuscitation Part of a report also notes indictments in New York over faith healer cases and a diphtheria death linked to a healer.
A Vermont man claims Chrono Constipation invaded his home and was arrested by Dr Kings New Life Pills. The ad asserts guaranteed cure and references W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Son as distributors.
An old advertisement extols Cuticura remedies for eczema and scalp conditions. It claims purity, climate stability, and success where other treatments failed, advising warm baths with Cuticura Soap, use of Cuticura Ointment, and Resolvent pills or liquid to soften scales and crusts on multiple body parts.
Chicago dispatch reports in Lawrence Circuit Court a jury could not agree after 86 hours deliberation in the Pie state v George Ryan case charging assault to commit murder. A second trial resulted in acquittal amid misrecorded deliberations and juror behavior. The state will seek another trial and jurors may face indictment.
An OCR damaged clipping reports Bly Capital subscribing over seven million dollars amid upheaval. It mentions officers of C. L coy and references a Pittsburg connection with Het Wile and Justice Bet Witt. Details are unclear due to garbled text and missing context.
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