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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1901
Page
6
A severe downpour caused flash flooding near Collinsy, leaving structures damaged and roads blocked. Local crews worked through the night to clear debris while residents reported power outages and urged caution in affected areas. Authorities warned of further rain and urged residents to stay away from flooded zones.
From Collinsville Als a cloudburst hit Romnie Ga late Thursday afternoon causing major flooding. The deluge inundated several stores and washed many residences from their foundations. Local officials report extensive damage and searches are underway for affected residents.
Richmond August 23 There is merriment in democratic circles over Republican nominee R W Blair for lieutenant governor being ineligible due to age. The law requires at least 30 years. Blair, the youngest constitutional convention member, says he expected the provision not to apply to him. Republicans may replace him with an older man. Also reports: Collinsville Clipper dammed by floodwaters. Ellijay bridges washed out. Valdosta train washout injures 15 to 20 passengers but no serious injuries. Macon coach overturned near White Springs injuring Mrs A Dee of Macon.
Richmond August 23 The auditor's report on civil contingent fund expenditures by governors over the last twenty years was submitted to the constitutional convention but kept secret. Education committee met behind closed doors on county school superintendents retention. Delegates discussed appropriations for state controlled institutions, William and Mary contracts excluded. The convention moved to committee of the whole to review the preamble and bill of rights amid protracted debate. Suffrage committees report rapid progress.
Henry Evans a 25 year old engineer from Athens Georgia who worked for the Central Manufacturing Company ended his life in Chattanooga tonight by taking a large quantity of audanum. He lay moaning for two hours before discovery and medical attempts failed. He left a note saying it is my fault, don't blame no one. He and his wife had separated after troubles. she would not return despite his pleas and a fabricated boiler explosion rumor.
Governor Jennings named J Reeves of Defuniak to the first circuit, Bascom H. Palmer of Lake City to the third circuit, and W. Bullock of Ocala to the fifth circuit to fill vacancies held by Maxwell White and Parker. The state institutions board elected Dr. James H. Colson of Waldo as chief physician at the State Insane asylum in Chattahoochee, replacing Dr. L. D. Blocker. In Tuscaloosa Alabama residents welcomed the new trains on the Queen and Crescent route for their convenience.
Official notices for the joint wage state conference between Jellicoe and Coal Creek coal operators and miners were issued in Knoxville. Thirty seven operators and thirty miners unions were notified to send representatives to the meeting, set to convene Tuesday.
W. B. Cheshire of Timer Florida was found dead in bed at his boarding house today. Authorities report he died from the effects of a congestive chill while working on the Warrior River rocks. No claimant has yet come forward for the body.
Roanoke Virginia August 23 Roscos Collings shot and killed Genevie Ball two miles north of Coeburn after she refused to walk with him. He fired from behind as she walked with another man, the shotgun blast killing her and wounding the man in the arm and shoulder. Collings fled to the mountains.
J. T. Gardiner of Pittsburg Alabama was found dead in his Westmoreland hotel room in Danville Virginia. Death attributed to heart disease. Gardiner had complained the night before and was found across his valise with a pitcher of ice water in one hand. A bellboy had not yet arrived when the tragedy occurred.
Clarence H. Perkins, an Atlanta machinist, was cleared of bigamy charges in Justice Benner's court. Adultery was docketed against him for later hearing as he maintains he never claimed Miss Birdie Hendrix was his wife. Hendrix recently became a mother. Clarence Girard, Hendrix’s brother-in-law, faced docketed charges of assault, battery and carrying concealed weapons in the police court.
White miner John Jett died after a brawl at Stone Mountain following a fight with fellow miners. An umbrella with a steel point allegedly punctured his brain during the melee. Jett, a Bangor native, lingered unconscious before death. authorities investigate the incident in Birmingham.
A Wilmington dispatch reports invitations issued for the Flagler Kenan wedding to be held tomorrow at noon in Kenansville North Carolina. Rev P P Hoge of Louisville will officiate the ceremony attended by about thirty guests. Mr Flagler arrived today and will join the party. after the ceremony the couple will travel to Mamaroneck New York for a period of time. A special train at 7 am carries guests and decoratives for the event.
In Trenton August 23 the state insane hospital inquiry dropped the food issue to pursue a charge that inmate William Funk died from injuries inflicted by attendant Frank Lischer in June 1900. Dr William Jones testified he believed Funk was choked. He faced cross examination over an entry saying strangulation caused the death, dated long after the event, and over whether Dr Ward was informed or would visit Funk.
In Raleigh August 23 the governor notes the difficulty of convicting lynchers in North Carolina. A white man’s murder by a Black suspect led to lynching and an attempted lynching of the suspect’s wife. She identified names to the solicitor. bills were ignored by grand juries, and authorities moved to another county for her protection. The case illustrates ongoing lynching risks and official inaction.
Raleigh August 23 special reports convicts have built 1 487 miles of railroad road since 1874 when railway labor began. The average value per mile is given as 2000 dollars. They constructed twenty six railways and branches including the Western North Carolina and its Murphy branch and the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley line.
In Knoxville on August 23 William Percell shot his father Massey Percell near Churches Postoffice. Authorities say the son mistook the elderly man for a prowling dog in darkness, resulting in a fatal shooting. The incident occurred on premises near the post office in Tennessee.
In Matewan West Virginia August 23 mines Logan and Red Jacket resume full operation with non-union workers. Across the region many strikers have quit but over a hundred replacement workers from Virginia were brought in yesterday. A striker meeting at Thacker planned action after a past clash where Superintendent Lambert was shot and federal marshals faced gunfire.
Special from Ashville in St. Clair county reports the scene of yesterday's riot described as calm today. Most townspeople who traveled for Jim Brown's trial, the Springville rapist, have returned home.
It was learned today that John B. Wheeler, master of trains on the Louisville and Nashville railroad between Birmingham and Wil, will on September 1 become superintendent of the Owensboro and Nashville division of that road.
Tuscaloosa August 22 Special John Cochrane president of the Carrollton Short Line railroad is in the city from Carrollton. He says he will soon extend the road to Gainesville Sumter County where locals are eager for a line and have nearly enough money to fund the extension.
Tuscaloosa August 3 Special H B Reynolds who for three years held the position of passenger and immigration agent for the Mobile and Ohio railroad and whose office was abolished on the 1st instant left this afternoon for his home in Aberdeen Mississippi where he will reside for the present.
Frankfort Ky August 23 doctors attending Mrs Beckham wife of Governor Beckham report improving condition. Temperature down to 100 degrees and she is regaining strength from fitful daytime naps.
Tampa on August 23 reports J M Mercer was hanged at noon after being convicted in May of assaulting Jessie Taylor, a young girl. The execution ended with Mercer declaring innocence as his will or wish is noted in the brief, grim dispatch.
Gainesville Georgia special reports Tom Black, a Gainesville hardware pro, attempted a ford on the Soque River with Mr. Amey. Heavy rains swollen streams, horses dragged away, Alley escaped. Black drowned after sinking three times. body not recovered. Alley summoned help. one horse saved. Black leaves a family.
Charleston political circles expect a heated race for next summer’s congressional seat as incumbent William Elliott faces multiple challengers. Mayor J Adger Smyth weighs mayoral third term versus a bid for Congress, while Corpora tion Counsel George S Legare and State Senator Barnwell are also named. A dark horse aligned with McLaurin and Republican principles may emerge.
A fourteen member Pan American exposition executive committee from Buffalo arrived in Charleston South Carolina to tour the Isle of Palms and the exposition grounds They will report back to Buffalo exhibitors on site conditions and facilities The delegation includes Col H E Dosch A C Jackson B H Lee Col Sergio Tusky James McMullan F N Speller C L Swain Robert M Yost P J Pierson C W Matthewson Dr A L Benedict and J Noet and L S Allen Charlotte inspectorate notes indicate a formal visit to assess preparations and hospitality plans for the Pan American event
Michael Keegan, jailed for the shooting death of James M Ward the Charleston cotton buyer, applies for bail before Chief Justice Melver at Glenn Springs this week. An inquest is delayed by the death of Coroner Vaughan and lack of a successor. Witnesses have been summoned. affidavits claim Keegan acted in self defense during a party returning from a gall.
Louisville Kentucky August 23 special thirty five striking men of the Gum perland Telephone Company have practically won their fight and will return to their work tomorrow at an increase of 75 tents a day. Some concessions were made the company.
A man named R. A Blackburn of War was shot and seriously wounded last night in the northern part of the county near Birminehaw Alabama. The assailant was described as a tramp. Further details were not released.
The Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Company plant, described as the largest in the south with a cotton batting and winding mill, was reported sold to the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company for about 425000. Fred Oliver served as president of the Charlotte company, which had been a target of consolidation efforts by the buyer, known for acquiring southern plants.
Montgomery August 23 Special The Elmore grand jury indicts ten white men for the mob killing of Bob White and J W Thomas in Tallassee area after a dispute. Prosecutors seek evidence on about twenty more suspects. guards who helped arrest White refuse to testify and are jailed for contempt.
County court in Tuscaloosa is hearing the murder case of 17 year old Hester Booth for the death of his father last October. Defense appointed M. T. Ormand and A B. McEachin Jr. The court also tried Isom Cannon for murder of Dave Williams alias Redd, resulting in a not guilty verdict. Two more murder cases are slated for this term.
A special to The State reports Sam Farrow a Black man shot and killed his wife his father in law and mother in law near Dawkins in Columbia South Carolina today. A noise drew him to shoot from ambush but the shots had no effect. He was later arrested and jailed.
In Raymond Mississippi a negro named George Gordon killed his wife with an ax and chopped her body into an unrecognizable mass. He was captured hours later and would have faced lynching without sheriff’s posse intervention. Also in Nashville and Tennessee news Governor McMinn rejects Goebel’s requisition revocation, affirming extradition for a Chattanooga railroad engineer charged with detaining a woman.
The tenth annual session of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoos is called to meet at Norfolk on the Sth of next month. After adjournment members travel to Buffalo to participate in Lumbermen’s Week at the exposition. The piece also reflects on marriage practices in England and the social pressures of matchmaking.
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