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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1903

Page

6

Sullivan Slavs Rival Beecher in Fatal Beating

Constitution Bureau Macon Ga August 10 Special The detective department and city police hunt Auburn Sullivan for killing Garry Beecher with a double barreled shotgun at Beechers home near Hazlehurst. Sullivan, once Beecher’s friend, fled toward Macon after the killing following prior quarrels over a young woman.

Constitution Bureau Second Street Macon Poace Auburn Sullivan Roon Garry Beecher King Beechers Beecher Sullian Hazlehurst Sullivan Beechears

Death Stops Two Holdups In Osage Nation Fight

Guthrie Oklahoma August 10 two Martin gang members died today after a fight with deputy sheriffs in the Osage nation. Deputy Haines was shot and improving. The other gang members were killed in the pursuit. two held up and robbed nearly a hundred travelers recently. They are charged with killings at Geary and Hopeton and the railway station robbery at Hennessy. Wires down from storms hampered details. Names of the dead were not released. Officers pressed to identify the bodies as agents report one fatality and another mortally wounded. a third remains at large.

Guthrie Oklo Martin Osace Haines Hennessy Okio Cross Geary Hopeton

Fugitives Gaynor and Greene Win Privy Council Leave

Counsel for Gaynor and Greene report that the Privy Council granted leave to appeal their international case. Taschereau, returning from England to Quebec, says the move became an international matter and All parties welcomed the appeal as a step toward final judgment to close the case.

Quebec Taschereau England Gaynor and Greene United States Privy Council Caron London Edward Clark

Macedonian Uprising Demands European Intervention

Sofia August 10 delegates of the Macedonian committee urge powers to intervene after Ottoman persecution drives Christians in Macedonia and Adrianople vilayet to seek reform and a Christian governor general with a permanent joint administrative board. Rebels say they will continue fighting until their objective is met.

Sofia Macedonian Committee Mussalsman Macedonia Vilayet Adrianopterg Imatitate Europe Berlin Committee For Tartcheff Christo Matoff Russia Europa Salfour Austria Balfour Home Balkans Boris Sarafoff Saratfoff AL Monastir M. Rostkovski Revolutioniata M. Rotkoveki Macedonian Revolutionary Committee Monastir Greece Kitchevo Drougovo Emilevo Krouche Bolno

Czar Demands Punishment for Consul Murder

Czar orders exemplary punishment for the Turkish gendarme who killed the Russian consul at Monastir and for all officials responsible. The event provokes widespread indignation in Belgrade and Constantinople, with reports of attacks on Rostkovski and rising unrest in Macedonia as insurgents seize towns and raise flags promising liberty and resistance.

J. Petersburg Czar Haw Monastir M. Rostkovski Macedonia Foreign Office Constantinople Terelund Ferid Pasha Halim Lamsdorf Vutler Belgrade Servia M. Rostkovaki M Rostkovski Efe Cansul Mogil Nort Myostkovskia Myostkovski Mall Hrughevo Bulgaria

Case of the Roungavilles in Rome Ga ends with reduced fines

In Rome on August 10 special cases against Robert and Roy Roungaville for assault with intent to murder were brought before Recorder Willingham. The recorder fined Robert 75 dollars and Roy 25 after defense council argued for lighter punishment. The packed city hall and statewide interest followed the midnight verdict as indictments for assault and battery remain to be tried in superior court.

Rome Robert Roy Roungaville Sam Wood Willingham Robert Rouseville Roy W. H. Ennis Seaborn W Barry Wright C. T. Clements Joel Branham M.B. Eubanks H. M. Halsted Smith Couner

School enrollment crush leaves rooms scarce in city

Superintendent W F Slaton announced public schools will be overfilled far beyond capacity with 1 000 plus pupils to be denied admission this year. About 1 262 new admission cards issued as demand tops last year’s initial day of 11 208 entrants. Teachers return soon and August 24 marks start of two week normal institutes, with plans for a robust program this year.

W. F. Slaton Birla Adoots Slaton

Gray Resigns as President of Georgetown College

Announcement from Atlanta states Dr B D Gray president of Georgetown College Georgetown Ky has accepted the office of corresponding secretary of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist convention He will resign September 1 and begin duties in Atlanta likely succeeding Dr F C McConnell Dr Gray is a prominent Southern Baptist figure formerly pastor of First Baptist Birmingham and former president of Howard College board of trustees in Birmingham.

Atlanta B. D Gray Georgetown College Georgetown Home Mission Board Southern Baptist Convention Gray F C McConnell Kansas City Southern Baptist Church First Baptist Church of Birmingham Howard College Georgetown Colege

Death of Dr C H Finley Grady Hospital Druggist

Dr C H Finley dies after brief illness at Grady Hospital aged 36. Survived by mother two sisters and a seven year old daughter. Funeral today from First Baptist Church Athens bound escort from Knights of Pythias. Interment at Oconee cemetery. Born Greenville Ga 1866. Connected with Woodward Avenue Pharmacy in Atlanta.

Grady Hospital C. H Finley Athens Knights of Pythias First Baptist Church Dr Young Oconee Cemetery Finley Greenville Bapthcal Church Oakland Lodge Newnan Atlanta Woodward Avenue Pharmacy

Settlement in Southern Car and Foundry Company trouble

Settlement reached in the Southern Car and Foundry Company affairs. Creditors approve court action giving Judge Clark jurisdiction over Tennessee and Alabama plants and naming T. G. Bush and Thomas A. Gillespie as joint receivers. Plants to restart and creditors to be paid in full. court papers indicate full settlement. Also noted: Haton Stone, famed circus performer, dies at Nutley New Jersey home at age about six decades.

Southern Car and Foundry Company Chattanooga Tenn Fife New Jersey Clark Tennessee Alabama Clark Thataupen T. G. Bush Birmingham Thomas A. Gillespie New York Haton Stone Nutley N. J

Catarrh Destroys the Kidneys Claim

A testimonial piece touts Peruna as a cure for catarrh of the bladder and kidneys. It features James M. Powell of Kansas City and Cyrus H Sheridan of Indiana praising rapid relief and cure after using Peruna, with warnings that no other remedy matches its effectiveness and an offer to write to Dr Hartman for advice.

Cyrus H Sheridan Ind Peruna Perana C. Herahman Iver Hartman Grans Hartman Sanitarium Columbous

Patti’s guest recalls dramatic theater night in Atlanta

A well known Atlanta hotel man recounts meeting Patti during a private car tour. He helped restock provisions and wines and received a diamond pin after refusing money. Patti insisted he attend her performance and defended him when theater staff tried to eject him. He recalls her fierce stand in the wings and the unforgettable moment. Meanwhile several named individuals travel or stay in the city, including Colonel J F Allen, J Reynolda, O A Murphey, Judge H G Turner, John J McDonough, Henry R Goethemus, Charles J Meil, and Newt Morris's brother in Mexico City.

Atlanta George Patti Europe Mme Patt

Railway Notes and Receiver for Coahuila and Pacific

Southern passenger agent J Blount visits Atlanta while Central of Georgia and Merchants and Miners figures travel. Temporary receivers John Hardenburg and Lucien Ross named for Coahuila and Pacific Railroad. company funded 1.5 million, liabilities 381,000, subsidy 750,000. Court sets return date September 11 in Jersey City.

J W . Smith Merchants and Miners' Transportation Company Savannnah Atlanta Hecelvera Coahuila and Pacific Trenton Pitney John W. Hardenburg Jersey City Lucien C Ross New York Coahuila and Pacific Railroad Company New Jersey New Mexico Saltillo Torreon John T Detwiler New Jersey Title, Guarantee and Trust Company Stte Coahuila Detwiler

Mystery Tale Fragment with Detective Voice

A fragmentary exchange recalls a burglary scene where a poker group triggers a reaction about the great detective. The speaker, a lady of a house, confirms the moment, while another line hints at a boastful or garbled remark about the detective’s fame and abilities.

Two Divorces Fince

Chicago Tribune reports on two divorce actions amid divided lives as details remain incomplete. A theater figure is named in a clipped, enigmatic line reflecting personal relations and rumored connections.

Chicago Tribune Keek

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