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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1903
Page
5
R Reaves of Brooklyn was shot and killed by C B Wentisch during an attempted break into Wentisch's Woodhaven home early today. Reaves and two companions aimed to invade the residence. a severed artery led to his death before medical help could arrive.
London reports the Alaska boundary award affects Portland Canal and four islands Kannaghunal Sitklan Wales and Pearse. It grants two strategic islands to the United States, provokes Canadian withdrawal from the commission, and prompts bitter reaction across Canada. The ruling redefines the boundary along Portland channel and coast mountains, altering territorial control and strategic value. The report also notes a New York theater manager, William Crehan, has died aged 69, and brief regional notes on Alabama Albert Morton cotton crop prospects.
Charles F. Kolich of 1428 Eighth Street St. Louis Missouri dated August 26 1903 reports severe indigestion gas and loss of taste and appetite improving after using Paine's Celery Compound. He credits the remedy with restored digestion appetite energy and relief from nervous gloom. He mentions hearing of others with similar issues and a physician's advice guiding his use.
In St Charles Parish near Pecan Grove plantation a confrontation between a white led posse and armed black workers on the Mississippi Valley Railroad left three black men dead and seven or eight wounded. The white leader Pat McGee and survivors fled to the swamps. no posse members were injured. Fear of further trouble prompts continued search and tension in the area.
A Mazatlan report via Austin says a fierce gale wrecked the Danish schooner Clara. The captain and 14 crew members were drowned. The storm killed sixteen people in the city and damaged harbor ships.
News from New York dispatches reports Russian anger at the U S for concluding a treaty to open Moukden as a world trade port. Petersburg protests may arise, citing rights from Manchurian railway and Chinese concessions. The Port Arthur press denounces the policy as aggressive.
Chicago reports a new era as Justice Caverly held court inside a patrol wagon in front of city hall. He swore in two detectives on a warrant charging Lucy Mike with larceny, stemming from $700 in silverware stolen from the Colonial hotel at Coney Island. The 24 year old received medical care after an appendicitis operation and was discharged. jail intake failed due to need for a mittimus and medical attention.
Rev Junk Oon of Wake Ark reports nineteen years of yellow jaundice cured after using Electric Bitters. He endorses Eleviria Bitters from J A & Bro and Palmer & Bon as remedies for liver troubles, stomach disorders, and debility.
United States Consul Steinhart in New York expresses optimism that the Cuban reciprocity treaty will pass. He argues proximity and lower freight rates will boost U S competition versus European firms and anticipates Cuba's market will grow, especially in cotton goods and rice, after enactment.
A sensational shooting near Rere, North Carolina, involved Mrs. Richard Ward, divorced from Cook E. Stroud, and Stroud. Ward demanded custody of her children. Stroud refused. After an initial exchange, Stroud fired with a shotgun, wounding Ward and himself but not fatally. Ward fled. Stroud allegedly pursued and fired at her face and bosom. Both were not dangerously wounded. Separately, in Opelika, Alabama, the Copper Hotel burned, valued at 25000 dollars with 14000 insurance. The blaze started in the kitchen. three stories of pressed brick and granite, owned by Mrs. B. Y. Cooper and B. A. and L. M. Cooper, was largely destroyed. guests escaped with only their baggage. The Coopers plan to rebuild after forty years of operating the hotel.
New York, Oct 20. John McCloskey of Newark N J fired multiple shots at his wife in the head after she refused to live with him. He then shot at himself but was not injured. McCloskey was arrested. The woman will recover.
Fragmented lines report on the first session of the United States court of appeals in Montgomery Alabama, a rebuke of civil service reinstatement at Philadelphia mint, sermons in Newport Rhode Island, labor law enforcement, smuggling indictments, and a chaotic note about a murder and escape by convicts.
Rates on cotton gins formerly were so high that insurance was unaffordable. Now rates have dropped to more affordable levels for certain risks. John A. Darwin offers a pleasant solution. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are sold by H. R. Palmer & Co and W. J. Smith & Bro.
At Grady Hospital Atlanta two wards the negro male and female wards were burned at 1 am. The hospital laundry kitchen and janitor’s sleeping quarters were destroyed. No casualties occurred but two severely ill women Eliza Smith and Sarah Holliday died from exposure during patient removal. Firefighters nurses and police saved the rest.
Two men from Alexander City Alabama arrived in Atlanta to await hydrophobia symptoms after a bite from a mad dog. Henry Smith a 14 year old son of David Gordon and another young man were treated at the Pasteur Institute with Dr J A Goggins and a Newfoundlander dog owner. The party was shot by a man named Smith and headed to treatment under Paris inspired methods.
In Atlanta on October 17, Mrs W J Wood was found guilty of attempting to kill her husband. The jury recommended punishment for a misdemeanor. Judge L B Roan will sentence her on Monday after prolonged arguments in the case and the dramatic verdict ending the marital dispute.
London reports dismissive stance on Ping Yang landing and Hako date forces while czar plans council to ease eastern tensions. In West Point Ga a man killed in Weumpka Ala is captured after 60 mile chase with bloodhounds. reward totaled 400 dollars. In San Francisco a fog collision tops a pilot boat Pathfinder with wild ducks scathed on deck. provisions found in the larder. In New York a marriage redone after non registration prompts Ceasar Pinselli and wife to remarry. In Birmingham Ala, Robt J Lowe expected to run in the gubernatorial race alongside V Smith. few other candidates anticipated.
A mix of brief telegraphic items reports a verdict of death by accident in St Louis after a shooting, notes on Pearl discovery and price, and various global notes from New York to Canada. Also mentions a death of a theater master in New York and unrelated crime and international diplomacy snippets.
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