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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
7
In Rome Georgia on April 2 a lynching left Walter Allen shot to death. His body, tied to a telegraph pole with a lantern on a foot, was taken to an undertaker’s shop after a coroner’s inquest found death by shooting. The town remained quiet and orderly despite the mob’s actions.
The melders union called out about two thousand men in Chattanooga. A dispute at Southern Malleable Iron Works over a white supervisor for non union black workers led to the strike after the company refused to discharge him.
The State Federation of Labor will be asked to conduct a thorough probe into the Dayton Tenn mine explosion. Chattanooga union men press for action blaming possible state mine inspector Shiflett and company carelessness. Removal of Shiflett and mine closure are requested outcomes. Also reports Mrs J A Peterson of Eufaula Ala, wife of a Methodist pastor, died in Montgomery.
In Savannah on April 2, the Anvil Insurance Company, led by president D B Lester, was placed in receivership at the petition of Fat ie May Savery of Winchester Kentucky and Elizabeth A Robinson of Cumberland county North Carolina with John Morris named receiver. The merger with American Guild alarmed policyholders who say they were uninformed and that policy values and terms have changed significantly including reduced amounts and a shift to ten year terms while reinsurance options appear costly and restricted. Secretary Mallory of the Knights of Damon remarks that the Guild assumed none of the Anvil liabilities.
W P Jenne of Hion North Carolina and F K Gale of New York city confronted F H Smith at his Tallapoosa home demanding entry. They were taken to the county jail after threats. Mayor fined the New Yorkers 75 dollars and a state warrant issued. civil actions planned.
Fifty convicts and free labor will pave a 34 mile turnpike between Wilkesboro and Jefferson in Ashe county. The project aims to open Ashe and other rural pinegrass counties to state markets, diverting trade from Virginia. Also notes earnings of Insurance Commissioner Young and a North Carolina Music Teachers Association session ending with 150 members. A railway rumor suggests Southern Railway and Atlantic Coast Line may buy Plant system, splitting routes Charleston to Savannah and Savannah to Florida. A Duplin citizen Christopher Lawson was assassinated. Carter held. Governor Aycock to speak to North Carolina Negro Teachers’ Association in Enfield June 11 to 17. Berrien Superior Court in Nashville, Ga., held two days due to judge’s illness. little business disposed of.
In Quitman Georgia an eastbound Plant system train struck a man on a trestle. Carl Taylor, bridge watchman, fled with a rifle after being attacked in a struggle with Bass over a business matter. Taylor shot Bass twice. Bass died. Taylor reported to sheriff and later walked to town. No arrests have been made.
In Talbotton Georgia last night a major blaze consumed five north side store buildings. Insured losses listed include Wind 500 stock Phoenix Hartford. Elseman 500 stock Phoenix Hartford. Mrs C W His 1000 on store Hartford companies. J I Johnson 809 stock Phoenix Brooklyn. Mrs J J Bull 209 on house Rochester German. Many goods saved. cause unknown, origin in Mathews building.
Americus Georgia April 3 Special reports negotiations near completion for the establishment of a large cotton ginning plant in Americus. A substantial corporation plans a plant costing about $10,000 with capacity of eighty to one hundred bales daily and equipped with modern appliances.
In Austin on April 2 the Texas Court of Civil Appeals upheld strikes against anti-trust statutes. It affirmed Texas cases against Waters-Pierce Oil Co. and Shippers' Compress and Warehouse Co. ruling the 1889 act unconstitutional and paralleling Illinois precedent set by the U S Supreme Court.
In Austin Texas on April 2 Mrs C L Levy aged 74 a long time Travis County resident living west of town on Barton Creek was murdered and robbed. The house and two outbuildings were burned and parts of the remains were burned. The trunk and one arm were mutilated before the fire. Discovery of the crime was made today after the blaze.
Authentic returns indicate James P. Clarke leads for the United States senatorship in Arkansas with 4 General Assembly votes to James K. Jones's 47, doubtful. Clarke’s election appears assured as 14 members remain and 68 votes are needed. Minor Wallace defeats W. W. Tompkins for Congress in the seventh district by a 41 to 57 delegate vote. Third district unofficially shows Hugh A. Dinsmore leading over C. Floyd by about a thousand votes.
A local shoe store announces a commitment to improve customer service and offer a superior buying experience throughout the purchase journey. The brief promotes its focus on helpful staff, product knowledge, and reliable service.
A march 4 wage petition sought 19 percent, rejected by John P King mill. An April 11 demand for 10 percent was warned to trigger a district wide shutdown. Handon A Thomas said the 10 percent raise would cause losses. Six thousand workers affected as Augusta district mills poised to strike and lockout. MIA officers arrive to inspect a new breachery.
Y A Rider of Dothan drank garbolic acid in the Exchange hotel bar in Montgomery. He followed with beer, left a note on the counter, and was rushed to a drug store after collapsing in the street. He had failed to collect debts from work done on credit and remained in critical condition.
The home of Judge Logan E. Bleckley in Clarkesville Georgia burned this afternoon when sparks from a chimney ignited the house. Only a few household goods were saved. loss estimated between 25000 and 10000 dollars with no insurance. The fire department was absent, hindering efforts to save the building once tied to General Robert Toombs. The old residence housed a valuable library and stood as one of Clarkesville’s oldest structures.
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