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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1899
Page
6
A Washington DC thunderstorm viewed from the top of the Washington Monument is described as a grand overpowering experience that makes human works seem tiny. The piece portrays the city, clouds, wind, dust, and the sense of insignificance facing nature’s vast forces in a vivid, period voice.
A first person account describes a sudden collapse of the city into a raging dust storm. A black cloud envelops everything as thunder booms and lightning snakes through the air. Rain and wind lash the streets while a telegraph pole explodes in the distance and the narrator confronts imminent danger.
A man recalls awe atop a monument during a fierce summer storm then descends to city streets as rain seems ordinary. An ad touts Electric Bitters for nerve and blood health, claiming cures for liver and kidney trouble and urging purchase from local merchants.
The county Democratic executive committee consolidated returns from Clarke County on September 18 1899 naming Maj H H Carlton as the party nominee for representative in the Georgia General Assembly. Carlton won by forty nine votes and both candidates toured Athens afterward amid good will. Election day set for the next day with polls open seven to six at the courthouse and eight to three in the county.
A London house agency received a curious inquiry from a man seeking a rent free haunted house with a promise to testify to any ghost if seen. The agency said it had no haunted houses on its list but would notify him if one becomes available.
An old clipping advertises Bucklen's salve claiming fast healing for sores and skin eruptions. It promotes a self serving warning about advice and money, noting local sellers KH R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro.
In Boone county Harvey Bailey struck his wife with an ax after dosing her, killing her as she lay dying. In Charleston a woman faced three pistols at her door during a liquor raid. Governor Tanner ordered two troops to Carterville after a mining crowd faced deadly gunfire. In Quincy Morgan attempted suicide by stepping before an electric car. General Castro seized Maracay as insurrection spread. Alger may retire from the senate race amid reports from Detroit. British buyers seek 1000 pack mules via New Orleans. Central railroad advances with a new passenger station in Americus. Pillsbury, famed miller, dies in Minneapolis.
London reports the Transvaal government response to Mr. Chamberlain is nine pages long and largely negative. It repudiates suzerainty, reverts to seven years’ franchise, and withholds language equality in the volksraad, prompting a fresh imperial review.
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