24 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1893
Page
1
A compact summary of fragmented reports from Sept 22 23 detailing unrest in Argentina Cordoba provinces and rebel activity, plus political shifts in Europe and imperial concerns. Mentions bombardment, railway disruptions, and public notices amid turbulent conditions.
The Brunswick epidemic grows with three new yellow fever cases reported. A local tailor Milu at 145 Grant Street and others are urged to visit health officials. The notice also warns against selling to minors and recalls enforcement actions in Putnam County.
A long, fragmentary notice reports that Joseph Hover arrived in Shamokin Pennsylvania after nine years apart from his widowed mother. It identifies Edward and Frame Hover as abductors, with other scattered items about thefts, weathered scandals, and unrelated notices from Kansas and New York.
A shooting occurred in Evergree Alabama on September 21 involving Dr Ray Fountain and Julian Dunklin of Bell. Fountain was shot in the left arm and chest. Dunklin was wounded. A baby died later. further medical updates were hopeful, and a trade notice for second hand wagons appeared in the same report.
W P Vonderau & Co offer a vast stock bought in New York with new fall and winter lines. Dears Goods diagonals cloaks wraps table linens and apparel priced to beat competition. Jeans wool flannel and staple goods fill a full Athens shop with low prices and courteous service.
An odd wedding tale from the World’s Fair shows Mimi aged 23 marrying an 11 year old ap.20er in a Javanese village ceremony. Six men carried a gaudily adorned seat for the bridegroom to the house of the father where the couple were joined in a brief rite.
The Watkinsville Baptist revival led by Rev H R Bernard grows in interest with 15 joining the Espist church by Friday. A baptismal service Sunday afternoon saw many convert and churches revived while Bernard bears daily burdens of the meeting. Kum & Martin offer 8 to 10 second-hand buggies at special bargains trade for rundown units.
The new waterworks main near Mr George Meirs residence broke Saturday causing a temporary shutdown. Testing has continued for days with only two breaks reported. Commissioners overseeing testing say the works show promise and will quicken standpipe erection to gain pressure and save coal costs. Atlanta correspondent Harry Hodgson plans a today feature on Atlanta history tracing the original name Marthasville named for Mrs T M Compton.
The 13 barrels of alleged pepper sauce opened by Internal Revenue Collector Webster reveal contents of 20 dozen pint totes saying state whisky Fautabion. The issue ties to federal sales restrictions under dispensary law and Sparks talk of action revived by Governor Tillman as Seale meeting nears.
The report lists prices for various meats and fats including short ribs and lard with loose and boxed options, plus New York Cotton Futures steady with sales around 700. Middlings quoted at 65 18. The text shows garbled figures and inconsistent OCR but indicates a mid 20th century commodity market brief from MARTIN.
Sept 23 Philadelphia world’s fair party concludes with a quarrel over an absent fiancé. A young woman and her cousin, both present, argue over whether the fiancé should join the trip home, sparking a minor clash as the group leaves the exposition.
Brunswick Ga Sept 23 The board of health ordered Mr M Eagan to leave town after reporting that he bought virtue with a commissary ticket amid heated tension. Police protected the scene as three new yellow fever cases emerged including Henry Seig Versa Vernes and a mid case McD Brown. Sir Alexander T Galt dies in Montreal.
A claim asserts new wagons will carry heavier loads than all prior models. Manufacturer promotes stronger frames and axles to meet growing freight demands across sectors.
Cablegram warns Baltimore shipowners that vessels and cargoes are in danger due to Brazilian hostilities. Morton Stewart & Co and Thornton Rolling have ships at Rio. State secretary Adee questions if Brazil conflict will escalate. US Navy vessels expected to reach Rio. Passengers report a mass escape from a Port-au-Prince voyage. Mrs. U. S. Grant arrives at Saratoga hotel with attendants. An officer faces acquittal for drunkenness charges. Northwestern Nebraska guards deployed to protect nine prominent citizens.
The writer surveys Hampshire and Hampden counties exhibits at the World’s Fair site, noting cattle displays, a large herd of oxen, breeching steer teams, and a fine ball hall exhibit with vegetables and a six hundred egg collection. Totals of fruit, quilts, and needlework please the Northampton grange, while crops and harvests appear bountiful and farming spirits high despite the silver question. The letter hints at a mayoral campaign and travel delays between New York and Athens, announcing two horse wagons for sale by Kiem & Marr.
Fire swept an upper room at Dr Wade’s home on Prince Avenue yesterday around 5 pm. The blaze caused about fifteen hundred dollars in damage with insurance and a rare three hundred year old chair among losses. The cause remains unknown though kitchen fire may be linked.
Brief items report yellow fever cases in Brunswick Macon defamation case against John T Dunn Mills in Fall River resume operation Memphis Appeal-Avalanche assigns to preferred creditors World’s Fair storm injuries at the event Macon charter bars immediate re-election Dr Robert Battey donates medical library M obit of a man hit by a train Virginia legislative race hot Dispensary law evasion in South Carolina Two jailed for murder near Macon Whippings at school rumor in Acworth Beer sold as pepper sauce in Charleston Dawsonville wedding in a buggy Train wreck near Birmingham Wabash line wreck near Kingsbury Dow Jones upturn in production and distribution Bradstreet notes mixed signals Cotton prices rise Atlanta demanded taxes due by Macon and Northern rail line Kingsbury wreck noted Cusaville killing over stolen rooster Local shop ad for Klein & salt ak Py Yous, XepAtaNg Buggies
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