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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1891

Page

7

Man Arrested for Lunacy After Clayton Street Disturbance

Dr Lowry reportedly threatened his daughter with a knife during a nervous episode on Clayton Street. Police wrestled the weapon away as he resisted, was jailed for his own safety, and faces lunacy charges. The article also notes a Clarke County circuit solicitor transition from Morris to Mell.

Clayton Rapa Aris Palmer Kinnebrew Rog Ilwry Lowry Palmer and Kinnebrew Ture McKie Prather Communidad Stor Brown Tex Lowery

The Students Lamp proposes college paper project

MD W McGregor plans a monthly student paper named The Students Soup funded by two hundred subscriptions at 60 per year. He would run the literary side while students handle the rest and solicit support from the University community. Mrs Wilson obituary notes a longtime local furniture dealer.

W McGregor DW. McGregor Poaler Lucy Goth Lucy Goth Lestiture and the Home School, In W “Hich cGregor

Cotton Coming In From Athens Region Boosts Local Market

The article tracks rising cotton receipts near Athens with samples described as white and soft. It notes Oglethorpe and Jackson counties as strong sources, predicts higher Athens receipts via the G C and N rail line, and cites Gina Griffeth on price stability if quality remains high. It also mentions Athens as a leading cotton market with local factories and machinery. Additionally, a brief item announces Hugh Rowse, formerly of Athens, now Tampa Opera House manager, praised by Tampa Tribune for elevating performances.

Oglethorpe Madiison Ola Covington & Macon Jackson County Oconee County Hugh Rowse Tampa Opera House Hugh Rowe Athens Tampa Florida Rowe Opera House Tampa Tribune Tamera Cele

A Noble Boy's Death Across the Gile River

Sadness fills Athens as a bereaved family mourns. A tired clerk at the city drug store, recently sick with typhoid fever, died yesterday at ten o'clock. The narrative references Confederate soldiers acts and a public appeal connected to veterans, tying into local sorrow and civic sympathy.

Arthur Coleman Gile Ors Athens Gty

Ingersoll Quips on Sundays at the Fair

The colonel denounces a Sunday fair closing as a gum chewing plan and mocks opponents. He argues the day should make people happy through work, noting Patton as president in a clipped, era voice.

Patton

SLOAT FASSETT NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR BY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

A cryptic report from Rocussraz notes Sloat Fassett is nominated for New York governor by the Republican Convention. The Sept. 10 item places the event at the state committee meeting chaired by General Knapp. The brief dispatch mixes other city and court items with scattered names.

Ute New York Rocussraz Knapp State Committee W. W. Goodrich New Yor Connor Eugene Eogotheth Hungary Againt Cone Lee Sian Olz

Railroads and Georgia Politics Stir at Alliance Convention

An Alliance member from Columbia County sends a long letter to The Journal criticizing railroad managers and citing Jay Gould’s West Point Terminal. He warns of corporate influence, a Livingston compromise measure, and calls for public clarity on state charters and laws.

Trasta Allianceman Brakca Columbia County Stamport Columbia Co Gaber Journal Railroad Commission Calisen Adams Lecees State Act State of Georgia Jay Gould West Point Georgia Spieees Et Gosreene Scine Anouie PLC Nfo Soneouies Tamate Atlanta Ogiethorpe Livingston

Favorable Berner Bill Reported By Committee

Berner Bill reported favorably by the general judiciary committee in Atlanta with a substitute replacing the charter forfeiture penalty. The vote stood 8 to 7 amid discussion. Goodwin offered a compromise substitute that failed.

Atlanta General Judiciary Committee Goodwin Fulton County Berner

Death of Mr W S Chandler in Athens

Mr Walter 8 Chandler died suddenly at his mother's home in Athens after arriving from Memphis to visit Mrs J J Chandler on Cobb Street. He had been ill since arriving on Wednesday and died Thursday night after a brief illness. his funeral plans are unclear.

Atlanxton Dept McCrary Murphy Walter Chandler J. J. Chandler Cobb Street Memphis Tennessee Dlarash Yubducee Tate 7

Pre historic Relics Found Near LaHarre Ill

An discontinuous fragment notes an discovery in Hancock county adding pre historic relics to the record. Daniel Levitt and Wayman Huston investigated a stump hole in a LaSalle area, uncovering artifacts tied to ancient times. The report includes stray garbled text about a tonic for women and a squirrel’s hole, but the core item remains the relics discovery.

LaHarre Ill Hancock County Daniel Levitt Wayman Huston Odes LaSalle

Harmony Grove Happenings and Local Developments

Harmony Grove Georgia notes include a revival by Tilman and Col W W Stark and R L Smith returning from Athens on R D R company business. The bank building project advances rapidly with ongoing hammering and construction in progress.

Haknoxy Grove Tilman W. W. Stark R. L- J. Smith Sylos Moris Rea Athens Bvanus R & D.R. R Company Palpatine

Marriage License Dispute Hints at Court Proceedings

Fragmentary report from Lincoln county area describes a dispute over a marriage license. A man questioned the paperwork while a judge in a criminal court in Pahinesetad West Virginia set matters in motion as the parties debated eligibility and proper process.

Lincolnion News Lincoln Cotaneiteo

Queen of Roumania Near Death in Venice

Sept 11 reports Queen Carmen Sylva of Roumania and her husband Charles staying in a Venice hotel as doctors treat her illness. The dispatch notes a medical condition requiring care and a possible royal audience in the Italian city.

Venice Queen Roumania Carmen Sylva Charles of

Body of a Man Found in Bevipgrg New Jersey

The body of a man, evidently in the water for days, was recovered at Bevipgrg New Jersey on September 11. The article notes the man’s condition and location as a drowning incident reported from the same date.

Bevipgrg N.J Libenant

Also Mentioned on This Page

W. Sylvanus Morris Ings H Clarke Coun Ts. W Morris John D. Mell Yiu Mell 8Er Wilson J. Fletcher Wilson Eng Cbu MR. Griffeth Gate G. C Clement Evans Robert .G. Ingersoll Sloat Fassett Gaeexville Ills Henry Redding Kansas Boucc Navapa, Mo H. B. Leonard Dexves Mme. Astle W.A. Anthony Bekis Debmvier Géorgis Arianna Crisp Young Men’s Democcratic League Young Men’s League Alliance Wektree Cardus MR. W.S. Chandler Harmony Grove Aes Pahiensetad W.va Judge Jackson The Criminal Court Patrick Flaherty Hoboken the Jackson & Burkeco Brnad Street Washington Harrison Neelus Political and St. Gine Band, McNally Dingres Nts Ak Gon Seerae Ee & Foxx Fae U.sr Express Danas Pan Sidan Athens, Ga
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