20 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
1
A brief notice notes that rate decisions hinge on board actions. It references meetings and discussions at Nat Tel Held Meetings and outlines the process affecting rates. The emphasis is on upcoming board deliberations and potential changes.
Comptroller Wright urges swift action on tax arbitrations while large railroad and corporate franchise values remain unsettled. Arbitration boards have not met, no umpire chosen in some cases, risking delays in setting the state tax rate by September with penalties limited to interest on due taxes. Names of arbitrators include Brown, Jordan, Atkinson, and Candler among others, with several cases awaiting a decision.
A blood stained 5 year old boy was found packed in a coffee can aboard a railroad train near Dravosburg. A man and woman, Mr and Mrs Isaac Jubillr of Tucker, claim their son died by accidental self inflicted gunshot and say they buried him quietly after arrest in McKeesport.
Delegates from twenty three states gathered at Plymouth church for the opening session of the National Funeral Directors Association convention in Minneapolis Minnesota on August 19. A solemn funeral parade preceded the call to order as Chopin’s funeral march sounded. The president spoke on advancing the association and the funeral profession.
August 19 dispatch reports the Trans-Mississippi congress halted as Henry Smith presiding announced rumors of an imminent street car strike. The hall was cleared, delaying proceedings including Truman Palmer’s Philippines paper. Richard Kerens elected president for next year with a slate of officers named.
The Shamrock IIE from Thomas Lipton faces Reliance as America defends the cup. Government guards the course at Sandy Hook with revenue cutters. Shamrock IIE and Reliance were moored at Bamiy Mook before final trial spins. Odds favor Reliance at two to one, while Lipton’s backers remain confident.
New York reports a forecast for tomorrow's yacht race at Sandy Hook with southerly winds around five miles per hour and cloudy skies. The forecast notes a moderate breeze and overall unsettled conditions expected along the course.
Miss Martha Johnston, a noted Georgia beauty now engaged to Delancey Kountze, arrives in New York and joins Cornelius Vanderbilt aboard the North Star to watch the Sandy Hook yacht race. The prominent socialite is well known in New York and the South, with ties to Mrs. Astor and the Vanderbilts.
Forecast for Georgia calls for showers Thursday, then fair and warmer with variable winds. Local items note revisions to teacher lists, county arrests under new vagrant law, regimental armory talks, and a plan by the Greater Georgia Association. International and national items cover Roosevelts policies, Alabama court actions, and racing news.
Former Senator at Olcott Beach Wisconsin voices sharp attack on Roosevelt and lynchers. He frames political feud as local clash, urging restraint and accountability while defending constitutional rights and democratic processes.
At Olcott Beach the Niagara County Pioneers' Association picnic drew 20,000 to 30,000 people. Attorney General Cantien Warns against mob rule while Speaker Hill criticizes sensational politics and calls for due process. The event includes praise for Roosevelt and a critique of "spectacular" rhetoric as a threat to civic virtue.
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