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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1902
Page
6
A sweeping one hour sale list outlines dozens of textile and domestic items offered at steep cuts. Ladies linen hemstitch, boys waists, percales, tapestry table covers, lawn shirt waists, embroideries, table spoons, embroidered edges, diaper cloth, and infants caps appear with specific prices and hourly windows.
A court martial is ordered for General Jacob H Smith who commanded U S troops on Samar. The court includes Generals Lyod Wheaton Sumner Tell Bisbee and Colonels Chimbers McKibbin Rafferty Dougherty Markley Tee. Major Harvey C Carbaugh is judge advocate. The charge is conduct prejudicial to good order. The trial begins Thursday. General Grant reports insurgents acting in good faith but unable to field full forces. Guerrilla leader Tokin signed surrender terms April 27.
Seven people died as a southwestern Oklahoma tornado struck on April 21. Near Leger Mrs James Johnson was killed when a house toppled onto a tent she occupied. contractor Reed and his wife died under a falling tent. Three more perished at Mountain Park and Lone Peak lightning claimed Adolph Fout. Frisco camp near Leger demolished. Hedrick leveled. Folkston stores blown down.
Anthony Broughton of Pineville testified that in January while with the mountain army Caleb Powers discussed who would shoot Goebel. He and his brother Sheriff Henry Broughton aided by corroboration described suggesting Frank Cecil or Zack Steele as possible shooters during the arrest era.
The Hague reports her condition unchanged with no forecast for crisis date. An extraordinary cabinet council sparked rumors on regency but officials deny discussion. A maid in the queen's household contracted typhoid fever as the queen's mother wept upon news. London dispatch urges caution, noting grief and political fear of a fatal outcome.
Columbus Ga April 21 Special An nouncement that the Eagle and Phenix mills will build twenty neat cottages on Rose Hill east of Third avenue between Twentieth and Twenty first streets for their operatives. Stables to be built on First avenue north of the opera house for safe use by W E Cody. Corner stone for new Masonic temple postponed to May 1. Central railway 950000 passenger station nearing completion. Three cotton seed oil mills to be built including one by Home Mature Guano Co. New brewery west of Front street to open late summer under Emil Keeraten. Half of North Highlands coal souhaits dam constructed. departments resuming at North Highlands mills by May 1. Seligman building on Broad street under contract, plans for Columbus Hardware Co home on Broad street near complete. Bush Hardware Co to move into new quarters this fall spanning Broad to Front. Young Men’s Christian Association lot cleared. building contract forthcoming costing 350000 to 250000. St Paul Methodist church lot cleared for new church to cost 30000. Three Mississippians Perish in Steamer Fire. Rochester Pa April 1 A telegram states Captain Phillips of City of Pittsburg reports that C B L Blackwell, W O Blackwell and Miss Fannie Blackwell perished in the flames. They were from Boyte Miss, visiting JI E Blackwell in Newcastle, then came to Cincinnati and then to home.
San Francisco April 21 street car strike remains effective with railroad officials not attempting to run passenger cars. Mail cars are functioning and strikers do not interfere. Over 3,000 men are out.
An American Fidelity Company posted a 100000 bond to secure Estes G Rathbone’s release on bail pending appeal. The former Director of Posts was freed after a corrected power of attorney for Senor Martinez to act as Fidelity’s agent was reviewed by the Havana court. The case relates to postal frauds and a sentence of imprisonment and a fine.
A Brussels dispatch reports two months of unrest as strikers in Liege districts attempted to derail trains with dynamite and gunpowder. Despite the disruption, Brussels and nearby areas saw a broad return to work with 40 percent back in factories and Charleroi metals and glass operations restarting. Tomorrow Charleroi miners plan to resume. In Paris, Jay Castellane, third son of Count and Countess Boni de Castellane, was baptized on April 14.
A group of Atlanta's wealthiest and most prominent citizens organize a second gun club to be called East Lake Gun Club. The site eyed is East Lake with exclusive, invitation-only membership and aims to elevate southern shooting standards. An organizing meeting is set for today afternoon to discuss formation and future tournaments.
Snow from Nevada to Montana blankets the intermountain region with blizzard like intensity. Utah and Colorado see widespread snow as Lima Montana reports six inches. Winds rise and temperatures fall across many points. In Cotton Belt news, Tyler Texas court halts the move of the Cotton Belt offices to Texarkana over contractual obligations. In Georgia a clash at Sharp’s tie camp results in one man shot and killed with another said to have killed to defend himself.
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A pair of anecdotes from Scotland recount a four canny Scotsman who alternates hard work with heavy drinking then seeks reform, a minister’s visit, and a grim cartoonish exchange. A widow and porridge bowl evoke a solemn, dryly humorous moment on loss and endurance.
Conversation snippets reveal Clara questioning affection while Maud comments on the fragile state of the affair. One quarter of the time he hopes for love, half the time he is unsure, and most of the rest he feels misery, with Maud noting the fragile success of the relationship.
In Parliament Sir Michael Hicks Beach the chancellor of the exchequer defended the budget proposals and dismissed press rumors about South Africa peace talks as premature. The income tax resolution passed 290 to 61.
British investors took up stock in the new shipping syndicate by noon. J P Morgan in Paris said the U S and British interests will run the venture with separate branches under a central directing body. German lines gain board weight and pro rata profits, while Americans push to keep shipbuilding and rail tie ins.
New York Sun reports Russia lags in steel despite abundant iron ore. Commission cites antiquated methods and reliance on wood fuel in the Urals. Need for railroads, charcoal fuel development, and process improvements to boost pig iron output from 645,000 tons to five times that, lowering prices and cutting imports. Also a comic aside from Between Friends about reforming a husband.
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