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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1893

Page

3

Vigilant Wins Harbor Race Over Valkyrie in New York

The Vigilant wins the New York Harbor race with the Valkyrie outsailed on all three points. Wind shifts from eight to 18 miles per hour as the Vigilant gains the lead and passes the Valkyrie by mid race. The lightship remains visible as the cup contestants sail toward the first turn.

New York Harbor peineTix New York Vigilant Valkyrie Saxpy Hook Theae Te Oe

Poor Preacher in Matrimonial Mail-Order Mockery

Frank P. Wilkins, a Merrimuse divinity student from Haverhill, answered a Denver widow scam via mail, forged vows and certificates, and traveled west to wed a stranger. The widow was fictitious. Wilkins now wanders far from home, penniless and deserted, believing the affair a cruel joke.

Haverhill Mass Frank P. Wilkins Merriluse Denver Col Ellen Dunellen Wilkins Frank P. Wilson Massachusetts Divinity

New Orleans Relief Efforts Grow Amidst Storm Toll

New Orleans reports about 75 000 to relief funds while ships trains and boats ferry aid to Bayou St Andreas Grand Isle area death toll tops 2000 and more residents evacuate. Officials expect continued reconstruction and loan repayment as recovery lags.

New Orteans Bayou St. Andreas Grand Isle Bayou Cook Mary Bulls Mississi

Fractured Ad Copy Promises Refund Guarantees

Fragmentary OCR text shows an advertisement style claim praising remedies and promises refunds. It mentions "King's" products, electric bitters, and guarantees but the passage is garbled with misspellings and unclear context. The readable portions imply a sales pitch offering refunds if not satisfied.

Penalty Paid By Lacey Aims To Curb Local Outrage

Will Lacey confessed on the scaffold and was executed for aggravated assault on a 60 year old woman in Jastre County. The circuit court conviction rested on conclusive testimony and the county hails the due form of law. Officials say the execution will discourage similar outrages across the state.

Jaster Ala Will Lacey

FOR WIFE MURDER CHARGES IN CANADA

J R Hooper arrested at Port Hope for wife murder on Sept 18 on a train. Body exhumed but poison not found though cyanide traces may have vanished. Detective details claim possibilities and links to events at Terrebonne and a store incident.

MontreEat J.R. Hooper Port Hope Besphere Montreal Cameron B. Ww Webb Terrebonne Hooper

Scandal at San Francisco asylum death toll shocks city

A coroner’s inquiry reveals 88 infant deaths in six weeks at a San Francisco asylum. Bodies stored in damp rooms, some kept four days, with 20 babies placed in a Catholic shelter. Nurses blamed for neglect, and disturbing trash-like treatment described by an official undertaker.

San Francisco Daughters of the Good Shepherd Attedant

The Soldiers' Trial in Knoxville Opens for Briceville Lynching Case

The trial of 16 soldiers charged with the Briceville lynching of Richard Drummond began in Knoxville with witnesses called for both sides. The proceedings continue through Thursday as the defense and prosecution present testimony.

Knoxvill Richard Drummond Richard Drumwondlas Knooxville Venn

Many items from across the United States on politics, crime and weather

The roundup reports Cochran's $1,700 treasury surplus and artesian bore. Augusta mayor declination for re election. three convicts captured in Rome. New Orleans raises 75 000 for storm sufferers. Brunswick appeals for help as supplies run short. Nashville Safe Deposit and Trust Company assigns. Yellow fever cases 32 in Brunswick. deaths of Dr W A Hall and Dr J P Wall. Francis Frickliung drowns in Columbus. Bismarck improving. New York Republicans hold Syracuse convention. several other local and national incidents including fires, lynchings, and social events.

New Orleans Brunswick Nashville Safe Peprsit and Trust Company Robert Bush Atlanta W. A. Hall Milledgeville J. P. Wall Tampa Fla Francis Frickliung Columbus D. C New York Chicago Herald House of Lords Green B. Raum Peary New Berne N.dc Cliff Vas Rockmart Prince Bismarck Saratoga Cork Parnell James W. Lie St. Louis Sam Small Austin Texas

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