11 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
1
Fr iday forecast calls for showers in portions with gusty southerly winds. A widening weather system brings rain chances across Friday into Saturday, with unsettled conditions across eastern areas and cooler temperatures by weekend.
Fragmentary OCR snippet mentions a local brief with scattered terms. No clear names, places, or actions readable to define event or outcome.
Chattanooga labor unions mobilize against the electric street railway company after a lockout of union motormen. additions to the workforce join the strike, and unions deploy large transfer wagons to ferry workers across suburbs. petitions seek extensions to St Elmo and other areas, signaling a broad boycott affecting daily receipts.
Ex-Governor Altgeld declared he has great faith in W J Bryan as a political strategist. He supported Bryan aiding Goebel in Kentucky, saying two Democratic tickets would unite the vote and likely elect J O Blackburn to the U S Senate. He noted uncertainty over the Crown faction.
Colonel W. J. Bryan addressed about 200 Shelby county citizens at Lithia Springs. He denounced imperialism and the gold standard and said he would not seek the presidency if another man better upheld Lincoln’s principles could be chosen. He arrived later in Springfield after addressing thousands at Lithia Springs.
General Maximo Gomez, publishing in La Lucha from Tavana on August 10, calls for unity among Cubans, Spaniards, Americans, and natives. He says differences do not exist, praises the dissolution of the Cuban army, and urges patience as independence and liberty are pursued through rational, peaceful means under foreign intervention.
Gua McKennie, a Gainesville Tex. cotton merchant and school board member, was killed in a dining room dispute at Barker hotel Manitou Colo. George Groves refused an apology. McKenie struck with a cane, gravely wounding him. Waiter George McCormick, seen with a water bottle, is arrested for murder. Inquest opened with Gov Mogg present. proceedings continued as unrest loomed. McKemie’s body returned to Texas. he had come from La Grange Ga.
London August 10 The Hon Sir Frederick North a chancery judge held that a Times reporter has copyright in his report and The Times owns that copyright. He granted The London Times an injunction restraining Lane from reprinting speeches of Lord Rosebery taken from The Times.
Rennes and London dispatches report Dreyfus court martial moving toward a public session on Saturday with testimony expected from General Mercier and Casimir Perier. Captain Dreyfus to travel to court with minimal escort as investigations into the secret dossier continue. The trial faces a dramatic day with anticipated confrontation over the guilt claims and defense strategy.
A hurricane struck San Juan and swept across Puerto Rico on Tuesday, causing widespread ruin. Four natives drowned in San Juan harbor, with numerous houses demolished and property losses mounting to millions. Across Aibonito, Humacao, Cayey, and Bayamon, towns were leveled, bridges washed away, and crops ruined. Government relief is dispatched as officials tally casualties and missing persons. authorities report extensive damage and disrupted communications.
August 10 dispatch from St Thomas reports Montserrat completely ruined by a hurricane. Churches estates and homes destroyed, nearly 10 people killed, many injured and left homeless. Distress widespread as further word from the island arrives.
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