25 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1903
Page
1
Fragmentary readable text points to a local public sale or auction notice in Turda addressing official action and a deadline. The legible elements reference a proposed sale and local authorities, with limited dates or participant names available.
A fragmentary notice mentions the Falons and the Falons brothers in a Thursday music feature. Names and specifics are unclear in the OCR. The item hints at a local music club event with possible performers. Further text needed for precise details.
Fragmented text discusses federal court power to restrain rail rate discrimination in shipping. Mentions Grossing and Phathos judges and a standard for when government action is required. Notes Elkins law aligns with preexisting rights and permits injunctions in interstate commerce cases to protect numerous injured citizens.
Nine Alabama workers arriving in the city allege misrepresentation by the agent who hired them for work on a southern plantation in Mexico. They report being driven to fields for coffee and rubber, forced to stay with hands tied, and guarded while attempting escape. They filed complaints with the United Pies Consul General Barlow and await further action.
Reports detail a Pensacola death after breakfast food poisoned with strychnine. Elgin, an ex-employee of a watch factory, owned Santa Rosa land and ran a winter hotel. Investigators, tracing a tainted package, seek exhumation and Chicago analysis to confirm poison origin amid alleged overseas enemy involvement.
Notable addresses at Richmond by Captain Lyman Hall and Dr. Glenn plus Chancellor Hill highlighted the Southern Educational Conference. Robert C. Ogden of New York was elected president with a Richmond delegation oversight. sessions featured speeches on public education in the South and Negro education, with promises of future meetings at Charlottesville and Fort Monroe.
San Juan April 21 a settlement of smuggling cases was elected by Treasurer Willoughby and the district court dismissal followed. John S. Hord, chief of the internal revenue bureau, was asked to resign amid controversy over prosecutions without Willoughby authority. Willoughby stated Hord resigned April 2 and his treasury duties will cease, noting Hord’s actions occurred without his knowledge or consultation.
Washington April 24 the judge advocate general by direction of Secretary Root denied General Funston's request for a court of inquiry over charges of cruelty to Filipinos. Funston said he would resign if an inquiry found orders justifying no quarter. The letter expresses gratification at his attitude and finds no foundation for the charges. Root believes further investigation would not serve public interests.
Governor Davis signed a law prohibiting non-residents from hunting or fishing in Arkansas at any season. The act takes effect immediately.
St Louis reports Lieutenant Governor Lee testified before the St Louis grand jury about resignation motives and a $1090 bribe. Attorney General Crow and Circuit Attorney Talk questioned him as indictments linked to Lee’s Jefferson City testimony loom. Grand juries in Jefferson City and St Louis plan joint Monday sessions on boodle hearings.
Horse trainer Buck Franklin lies critically ill at a Louisville hotel after a bladder trouble attack four days ago. His condition alarmed friends, though he rallied tonight. he remains under care with Bad News, the American Derby and Kentucky Derby candidate, in his charge for Woodruff & Buckner.
District Attorney Bethea could not secure a final injunction today in the beef trust case after failing to reach agreement with Attorney J S Sfiiler. He will await the thirty day period before appealing to the supreme court.
Savannah reports vast interest in a leper soldier from the Philippines isolated on Tybee Island near Fort Screven. Doctors, including Dr. Gilchrist, study the case while public fear grows that Tybee’s status as Georgia’s seaside resort could suffer. The patient, a Coast Artillery sergeant, has tubercular leprosy diagnosed after returning from the Philippines. Post Surgeon Stons oversees care with Great secrecy at the fort.
Archy Dabney prominent Charlottesville attorney attempted suicide on a Lynchburg bound train at Oakridge. He smashed a window and slashed his throat with broken glass, severing an artery. A young doctor on board staunched the wound until Charlottesville arrived. Dabney, in critical condition, was taken to University Hospital. He is the son of the late Professor Walter D Dabney.
Berlin reports interpellation by center party over the killing of artilleryman Hartmann by Naval Cadet Hassener at Essen on Good Sunday. Admiral von Tirpitz defends the navy against claims soldiers are trained to cruelty, saying arming all off duty soldiers would be impossible. Separate dispatches note Governor Hunt requesting the resignation of Mayaguez Mayor Fajardo after a fraud report, and a Muscogee Indian Territory sale of thoroughbreds exceeding $50,000 with bulls selling up to $1,000 as cattlemen gather for a large auction.
Mrs Rutherfurd and Miss White rest in Paris after visiting three mayoralties in London. No license application yet for the Vanderbit Rutherfurd marriage. William K K Vanderbilt remains in London.
New York April 24 The board of education intends to bar circulation of Uncle Tom's Cabin in public schools. Officials say the antebellum tale, once popular with readers in the later 19th century, has served its purpose and is now of little value.
Summary of forecast and local items from Georgia and the South. Mentions Atlanta businessmen debating a board of exchange, a new policy under franchise tax law affecting a steam boat company, protests by President Ross of the Atlanta Typographical Union over detectives with union printers, and plans for a Knights Templars and Shriners pilgrimage to Rome on May 13 for the forty third annual Georgia convocation.
President Roosevelt resumes his tour at Gardiner Mont after laying the cornerstone at Yellowstone park’s northern entrance. He praises the park as a unique democratic preserve, notes its wildlife, and envisions a future crossbreed breeding program before his train heads toward Livingston.
Secretary Root and Rev Edward Jo Wattman reported to Catholic archbishops on the Philippines question, including the Agipay movement and the Americanizing process. The panel debated how to handle church training and future role under American rule amid divergent opinions.
Fragmentary text notes United States orders Harle to be turned over to Mexico. Mentions Dr. CL Reveroment and a Royal Commission for St. Louis. London report references a president and a list of about thirty-five other members.
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