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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1891
Page
5
Atlanta reports the finance committee raises the deficiency appropriation to 340 000 dollars for this year and next to cover widows of Confederate veterans. Total funding rises to 400 000 dollars after prior 60 000 dollars. About 1 700 widows have applied and expect access to the fund despite debate.
George Bowles 24 of Norfolk Virginia died after a freight train collided with beams under Broad Street Bridge in Atlanta. He was crushed between cars and died within minutes. Bowles reportedly left no immediate survivors besides a sister and brothers who remain at an orphanage in Virginia.
A brief notice reports that no additional judges will be placed on the Supreme Bench. The statement clarifies appointments policy and ongoing staffing plans.
Atlanta September report notes Hon William Clifton of Chatham facing press scrutiny amid a House discussion on marital prospects. The session also covers a garnishment bill delay, a widows and orphans support measure, and a failed dog tax proposal.
A large group of about four hundred from Abbeville and Elberton visited Athens, toured the Water Tower park campus Milledge Avenue Lucy Cobb Institute and the university, enjoyed music and refreshments, and expressed a wish for another excursion to Abbeville. Citizens urge organizing a thousand-person trip across the Savannah to Abbeyille, S. C., while reflecting on money’s impact on health and endorsements of Botanic Blood Balm.
A fragmentary poem excerpt from the New York Recorder praising youth and vigor. The lines paint a world where all is young and green, urging action, bold roads, and a steadfast heart in love and life.
Jenny leaves the stormbound fisherman's cabin to check on a widow and discovers a lifeless woman in a dilapidated house. She contemplates the hardship of seafaring families, praying for men lost at sea while caring for children on a harsh night.
In a storm ridden scene Jenny and her husband comfort each other in a weathered cabin. He laments the sea’s harshness while she reveals their neighbor’s death and two orphaned children. They resolve to raise Wilhelm and Madeline alongside their five children, sharing scant meals and labor.
A Valle di Pompei correspondent notes the Vesuvius guide issue amid a Brazilian journalist death. Responsibility for accidents is murky, with guides blamed less than visitors who ignore cautions. A Washington Star excerpt on rock crystal highlights uses in mirrors and beauty care. Dyspepsia cure claims and local funeral for Master Jesse Jackson close the items.
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