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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
1
A local purification plant project seeks 2.9 million dollars in bond funding. Officials request approval to issue bonds for capital costs and related infrastructure improvements. Public input and council review are anticipated as part of the process.
A report notes an incident where Michael Andyson sustained a serious wound in a room associated with him. Authorities identify William White as a person of interest in the event. Further details remain limited as investigators gather statements and assess the circumstances.
William White, a Dayton Seale Company representative, is jailed after shooting Michael P. Anderson on the fifth floor of the Aragon hotel in Atlanta. Anderson, wounded in the abdomen, says Mrs White found him in her husband’s room. Mrs White denies. Police hold Mrs White as key witness while White’s attorney provides no statement.
Dublin reports over 2,000 Cooneyites hold continuous prayer meetings at Ballinamallard County Fermanagh awaiting the millennium. Pilgrims arrive from across the country as hundreds are baptized in the river daily and converts are seen outdoors near one of the ledger farms.
White Plains New Jersey August 3 three alienists testified that Harry K Thaw who killed Stanford White and was adjudged insane remains a danger and should not be released from Matteawan Thaws brief testimony showed him nervous but coherent. Drs Flint Hirsch Baker offered opinions while Thaw challenged their reliability.
Three men drowned and three others escaped when attempting to cross the Pee Dee River at Andrews Ferry, three miles from Wadesboro. The victims include ferryman Jule Snuggs and passenger Frank Foust, with others swept downstream and lost. A rowboat capsized as responders tried to reach them.
In Barcelona fierce fighting surrounds the famous triumphal arch as rebels clash with Spanish forces. Spanish reverses in Morocco have killed and wounded over 3,000, but the Catalonia revolt eclipses Africa. Prince Charles of Bourbon and Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria command cavalry squadrons amid heavy fire.
Madrid August 3. Spain considers extending the Uma to pay commercial paper halted by Barcelona disruption. General Marina reports a successful maneuver trapping Moors who faced front assault and rear attack by the Numancia. Moors retreated with many dead as block houses endure harsh siege. a balloon survey records fifty four gorges as authorities press for block-house completion. Don Jaime says he will not intervene, aims to restore order if needed, and notes declining popularity of King Alfonso amid unrest.
Spain's Prime Minister Don Antonio Maura offered his resignation to the king after a Barcelona revolt. the monarch declined to accept. Maura survived a 1890 assassination attempt in Barcelona when a knife hidden in a handkerchief slashed his chest, his coat’s gold braid saving him. His unpopularity grew from hard actions against Salamanca students amid riot accusations.
Adjutant General Philip P. Johnston of Kentucky National Guard summoned Denney B. Goode editor of a weekly social political paper over a disparaging editorial. Johnston and an officer entered Goode’s office, Johnston struck the editor with a cane, and Goode was arrested. The incident, tied to a rebel-era Confederate veteran, stirred statewide sensation as a trial was set for tomorrow.
Earl Kaderly, an employee of a moving picture concern, was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail for keeping whisky in his room at 7744 Peachtree Street intended for illegal sale. Prosecutor Frank Raymond admitted receiving whisky from Kaderly as partial rent, while Judge Broyles declared him a "fishy fellow."
St Louis police failed to find any solid leads 24 hours after Grace and Alfonso Vivieno were abducted from their home. Relatives, facing a $26000 ransom, are willing to pay. Police arrested Joseph Pagano and his wife Rosa Dragota. Rosa was released, Pagano remains in custody. Samuel Turriallo, alleged to have lured the children, was seen near Pagano's home after the kidnapping.
Washington August 3 The senate agreed to vote on the tariff bill measure at 2 o clock next Thursday after unanimous consent for the plan. Western senators favored a separate concurrent resolution to adjust the hides and leather schedule expanding duty reductions to boots and shoes and related items.
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