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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
2
The Athens paper surveys ongoing hotel and railroad plans, electric transit hopes, and the upcoming state fair. It cites Hearst comments, Dowie controversy, New York mayoral outlook, and Methodist governors, while praising free kindergarten efforts and an opera fundraiser for the Athenaen club. The tone is local booster with national tidbits.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion priced at fifty cents a month, claiming a baby needs only a few drops per feeding for health and comfort. The copy promises quick response and nourishment, offering free samples upon request from Scott & Beown in New York.
A Georgia division of the Daughters of the Confederacy is praised for reviving Confederate heritage through monuments veterans support and education programs. The piece lauds their wartime nursing and peacetime memorial efforts and calls for pride in Southern traditions.
The Banner asserts ongoing outages in various city districts show the arc light service is substandard. It states the city is contractually bound to replace the system with modern equipment and urges the mayor and council to discuss and act at the first January meeting.
Inquiries about Athens rise as Greater Georgia promotion highlights state resources. Athens Chamber of Commerce distributes literature to attract new residents and manufacturers. Business leaders are urged to join and support the Chamber to maximize inducements and site visits in Athens.
Dispatches from Constantinople dated October 26 report that military commandant Ahmed Pasha and the governor of Aziz Province along the Red Sea were killed in a tribal revolt against a new cattle tax. About 16 battalions were sent, and the remainder of the Turkish force was routed. General Hardy Pasha is named commander in chief and governor of Azir.
Tokyo reports conflict flare over Yougampho incident involving Hagariwara Shuichi and party. Russian minister in Seoul recognizes Russian authorities' actions, sending instructions to Yonngampho. Haghiwara relays that press telegrams about Yalu River were greatly exaggerated as Russian troops patrol the Tumen river frontier.
In Constantinople Oct 26 a plan for Austro Russian joint control of Macedonia faces opposition from German and Italian diplomats delaying action. German Turkish service officers Auber Pasha and Ruedgashh Pasha head to Ceres to join inquiries into troop excesses. Magistrate imposes six month jail terms on six women and nine men in New York for Sunday saloon presence. saloon keeper released on bond. LeQuinn of Cavendish Vermont afflicted by chronic constipation but claims relief with Dr Kings New Life Pills.
Jasper Georgia October 26 A disastrous fire struck the town Saturday morning consuming the large storehouse of A W Davis, a fine stock of goods, a large warehouse, every stable, and an old dwelling. The loss is estimated at 10 000 with no insurance. The origin is unknown and nearby property, including the Rucker house, was saved with heroic effort.
A midnight blaze in Columbus Georgia destroyed several business buildings on Twelfth Street in the heart of the business district. Tenants included John H Brady Eyridge and Stockton Missen Contl Peacock Tailoring and A L Crawford and W W Mckenzie, insurance agents. Ownership of properties split among John H Bass estate Miss Emma Lipps and Mrs Alice Nuckolls. Estimated loss _16 000 with origins in Eyridge and Stockton store.
Clarence H. Leonard of East Orange New Jersey and his wife were detained in Vancouver at the request of New York police. Leonard, age 20, is alleged to have embezzled about $10,000 from the accounting firm Haskins & Billig, disappearing October 18 with $10,076 of firm funds and agreeing to return to the United States for trial.
Otto Dodd of Fender Missouri says a yearlong ugly sore healed after using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He notes it as the best salve for arthritic or tough sores and mentions purchasing from W J Smith & Bro or H R Paumer & Son’s drug stores for 95 cents.
Last night at the new wigwam in Dia pree Hall a large gathering attended the dedication of the new Wigwam. The elegant furnishing and home for the order impressed attendees with pride. W A Ospps presided. speakers included Lee Mortis and Hon J F Rhodes with Rev William Saye offering prayers and songs, essays, and musical interludes enhancing the ceremony.
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