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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1899
Page
2
Athens residents condemn Seaboard Air Line for mixing races in cars. A lady was forced to the smoking car while a black man occupied a white coach seat amid crowded Sunday rates. The Banner urges strict enforcement of racial separate coach laws and warns of legal action if not corrected.
The Lucy Cobb Institute announces fall term 1899 opening next week after vacation. Renovations, grounds improvements, and a planned annex will boost capacity by forty to fifty pupils. Principal Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb says the coming year will be the most prosperous.
Juan Isidoro Jiminez, aspiring Dominican president, landed under guard in Santiago de Cuba. He arrives with two sons and is detained by General Leonard Wood awaiting Havana guidance before continuing toward Santo Domingo. He remains defiant about his presidential plan. Artists In Mother of Pearl. Intricate inlay work in Hanort Tonquin blends shells with wood to create cabinets and ornate pieces without nails.
Deputy U S Marshal J S Wadley of Winder captured John Patterson in Jackson County after a dark pursuit and dog tracked chase. Patterson faced a $200 bond and was brought to Athens for trial on moonshine charges.
V. W. Skiff announces his bid to represent Clarke County in the Georgia legislature as the Prohibition party candidate. The terse notice states his intent to seek public office and aligns with a single party candidacy.
Squire Reuben T. McGinnis, longtime justice of the peace for 35 years in Madison county, died suddenly at home. The interment was held at the family burying ground with Rev. Henry Hardeman officiating. Local dignitaries Rob L Hardeman and Cap Jessie H Bousse were noted visitors as Harmony Grove reports rising cotton prices and growing activity.
Court in Darien Georgia convened an extra session of McIntosh superior court to prosecute the Del. egata and rioters. Judge Seabrook urged careful, fact based presentments from a jury led by foreman J Legate as Savannah attorneys Charlton and Hartridge assist in assembling evidence.
A man describes a bold scheme to abduct a homeowner after knocking at the front door with a pistol and declaring him prisoner. He then destroys the still, transports the man to Athens, and asserts strong evidence will convict.
In The Banner Mr W W Skiff displays his card declaring candidacy of the Prohibition party for the Georgia legislature. He is described as an old political hand who enters late but remains steady and persistent.
The death of P. W. Jonas, a 42 year old resident of Bradberry’s District six miles from the city, was reported yesterday. He leaves a wife and two children. Funeral services were held at his family home with interment at Mars Hill Cemetery.
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