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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1903
Page
3
Theodore Roosevelt argues lynching taints the nation, corrupts justice, and teaches brutality. He warns mobs injure innocents, erode respect for law, and fuel future violence, urging all leaders to denounce such crimes and uphold constitutional rights.
Governor Terrell telephoned from Georgia to express strong accord with President Roosevelt’s stance on mob law. He supports upholding the majesty of the law and ensuring prompt trials for offenders, arguing punishment should not be delayed by technicalities and noting regional differences in lynching history.
In a drunken frenzy Wallace Eddieman a safes dealer tried to wipe out his family in Memphis. He slashed his father J. H. Eddieman and attacked his mother and wife. The father suffered a throat wound and there is doubt of recovery. No arrest has been made and officials sought to keep details quiet.
Washington, August 9 Social Roosevelt and Moody face a clash over enlisting more Negroes as the navy seeks to reduce the 500 in service. Navy officers oppose further recruitment and cite difficulties with Negro personnel, while protest notes trace to Savannah recruiting disputes and presidential intervention. Details show only about 800 Negroes in a 23,000-man force and broader political pressures ahead.
A sermon by Rev Len G Broughton in East Northfield Mass argues the race problem is national, urges removing the Negro from politics, and states three steps: stop political inclusion, reject social equality, and Christianize the race for southern cooperation. The talk links postwar desolation and education to moral reform and social change.
A Greenville laborer, Bill Adama, came to Atlanta with a warrant to arrest his wife Rosa Adams for mortgaging furniture not her own. Police denied turning her over due to the husband acting as an officer, keeping Rosa in custody until Greenville authorities are contacted.
A violent earthquake struck Lisbon and surrounding areas at around 10 o’clock. The tremor lasted about two seconds and caused widespread panic and property damage, but, so far, no fatalities are reported.
A vivid Vatican tableau describes a triple crown atop Pope Pius X, surrounded by cardinals in silver and scarlet, Swiss guards, and Sistine Chapel choir as he receives blessing and performs coronation rites. The ceremony unfolds with prayers, incense, and grand processions amid vast crowds and jubilant acclamations. The pope, pale yet composed, endures the tumult of the day and contemplates the immense responsibility ahead.
Augusta as a feature story notes Third Baseman Bagby of the Augusta baseball team filling in at First Baptist during ministers’ summer absences. It also covers Broad Street’s widening asphalt debate, local political timing, and several Augusta notices including an inquiry about a murder suspect in Detroit.
A meteor fell in the north part of Chickasaw Indiana during a severe thunderstorm last night, flashing light across the city and countryside. Mira Seran Sibley was knocked down by a fragment that landed in her yard, while explosive debris damaged the north telephone network and lit the area as meteoric fragments flew outward.
A chaotic notice announces a clearance sale beginning in a few days at 7 West Mitchell Street. Items include bowls, pitchers, graniteware, tinware, coffee pots, basins and more as the store moves during rebuilding. Meanwhile Seaboard Air Line advertises weekend Wrightsville Beach trips from Piedmont Hotel Annex.
The League of Georgia Municipalities convenes in Macon on Wednesday with ample letters from delegates and visitors. Mayor Smith and city officials prepare to present papers on water rates sewers and sanitation and municipal governance while tours and receptions add to a packed agenda Mayors, city officials, and health officers from Griffin Athens Columbus Savannah Rome and Hawkinsville are among speakers and attendees. A second article notes scandal at a Buffalo grand circuit meet involving Little Squaw and betting disputes among owners and judges.
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