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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
6
In Montgomery July 1 the Alabama constitutional convention showed little momentum for changing the suffrage article. Debates focused on employment qualification, education timing, and disfranchising crimes, with motions on registrar offenses and naturalization voting tied up and postponed amid lengthy deliberations.
Severe storms and heavy rains swept Virginia with fatalities including Milton Mahone a 12 year old boy struck and killed near Williamsburg and Philip Wood a farm hand killed along with eight mules at Chatsworth farm near Richmond. The rain ended a hot spell and drought in parts of the state while aiding others facing famine fears near the Kentucky border.
Gregorio Cortez was convicted in Gonzales and sentenced to fifty years for murdering Henry Schnable, a posse member during the Rio Grande manhunt. He will be taken to Bastrop County for trial on Sheriff Morris murder, then to try for Sheriff Gower’s death in Gonzales.
Large crowd attended the funeral of Mrs John Waterhouse at St Barnabas Episcopal church in Bacon. The deceased was a longtime Christian worker noted for kindness. A long procession followed the service to Riverside cemetery where she was laid to rest by pallbearers John G. Dorsett A S Bolfeuillet Charles H E Vance Andrew Taylor Fabian Minton and Will Hopper.
North Carolina's State Auditor informs sheriffs they must report the prior month’s state tax receipts on the first of each month and forward all funds to the state treasurer by the 10th. The move aims to secure quick payments and keep the treasury solvent, with penalties for delinquent sheriffs.
Richmond July 1 The Virginia constitutional convention spent nearly two hours today discussing a recess and, after voting on more than a dozen propositions, declined to adopt any of them 41 to 41 The session may resume tomorrow with renewed consideration of key ideas including a proposed corporation commission to curb freight and passenger rate discrimination and other reform measures proposed by delegates Bristow Fairfax Anderson O Flaherty and others
Tallahassee July 31 Judge John G Long republican national committeeman for Florida and former U S consul general at Cairo Egypt has returned on leave of absence and will form a slate of federal officials for President McKinleys second term. He will hold a homecoming August 3 then call a state central committee meeting within two weeks to present selections to the president. The move excites Florida republican leaders as factions unite behind his authority despite divisions. The piece also notes Florida farmers enjoy improved prospects with higher crops and new departments embracing sugar cane tobacco and other crops aided by the railroad commission.
The will of Mrs Martha Johnson Patterson, late daughter of ex president Andrew Johnson, filed for probate in Greeneville Tennessee. Property includes Johnson homestead 400 acre farm and cemetery to United States if park bill passes, with provisions for gifts to Greeneville public library and orphanage and guardians for Martha Landstreet.
Senator Noel of Holmes will introduce a bill proposing uniform primary elections across Mississippi on a single day. The author plans legal research to borrow best features from other states. Other topics include highway legislation and possible redistricting measures ahead of the legislature session.
Prominent clergy publicly back Peruna claiming it protects vocal organs and relieves catarrhal debility from sedentary clerical life. Testimonials from Rev E G Smith and Rev A S Vaughn praise Peruna’s effects, urging others to write Dr Hartman for free advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
The Macon division of the Order of Railway Conductors bought the Holingsworth building on Poplar Street near Fourth for 76 00. The two upper floors will be used for meeting rooms while the ground floor remains a store. The depot-adjacent site suits the order, which is described as large and prosperous in Georgia.
Macon Georgia July 31 special report says the Macon Dublin and Savannah railway began using the Southern Railway passenger and freight depots in Macon for its trains today. The move will last until their own depots are completed and is welcomed by riders who found the old stations awkward and distant from streetcar lines.
The Georgia State Band directed by Professor W H Card will perform at Grant Park this evening before a large crowd. The program includes marches such as The Military March and On to Victory, selections from Yeomen of the Guard and Tannhauser, dances and overtures by various composers, with intermission and a medley Grand Stand.
J Q Davies by lawyers Hoke Smith and H Peeples files suit against Atlanta Railway and Power Co for 35000 after alleged February 13 injury while alighting from a company car at Mast Point Mine. He says the car slowed for a signal then lurched forward, throwing him and breaking his left arm.
Transfer notice from Tallahassee reports the state board of health suspends all charges for inspection and disinfection of weasels arriving at Florida ports from August 1. The move is part of transferring Florida quarantine stations to the United States government.
Mrs Jessie F Branen of Toney Alabama recounts the fatal clash between A J Warren and Curry Turner over Turner stock that damaged crops. Warren died after Turner struck him and fired twice with a revolver as Warren attempted to leave the scene. Warren, a church member Mason and Odd Fellow, was described as peaceful and sociable by neighbors.
Birmingham July 31 Special report describes a Tuesday night confrontation in Frenchtown Pratt City suburb. A white man Frank Day was slightly wounded by a bullet from a Crawford colored household. A posse later wounded an unidentified man while pursuing negroes. Police faced a tense night with multiple arrests and renewed efforts to calm crowds.
Joint meeting of the Southern branch of the National Dental Association and the Tennessee State Dental Association adjourned in Knoxville. Officers elected include H. H. Johnson of Macon as president and J. F. Vann of Gadsden as second vice president. Next meeting to be held in Atlanta in February 1902, with life insurance exam reforms discussed and committees named for national attendance and arrangements.
Cumberland Coal and Timber merged into the Tennessee company of Cleveland Ohio with 5 million capital. The new firm, owning 4000 acres of timber and coal lands in Warren and neighboring counties, plans immediate development and to build an electric railroad from Nashville to Chattanooga using water power sites for operation. Ralph E. B. Alderich of Detroit serves as president. Land rights are being pursued in the field.
Walter Sheppard was shot and killed near Pleasure Ridge below Louisville after a quarrel with Henry Wittatoe. The two men, young, had shaken hands and resumed their dispute before the fatal shooting on July 31.
A large portion of the Natural Tunnel in Scott County has fallen in while the Virginia and Southwestern road operates. A temporary track has been laid and trains are again passing through. Governor Beckham declines engagements for September and his marriage to Miss Jean Fuqua occurred last October in Owensboro.
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