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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
1
An eighteen-year-old school teacher in the Adamsville district was attacked yesterday by a masked assailant. Local militia company assigned to guard the Decatur jail helped investigate and secure the area. Further details on charges or motive remain unavailable.
A Negro attempted to attack Miss Brittle Waites, a teacher near Adamsville, about 2 PM yesterday. Her screams frightened him into retreat. neighbors formed a posse and police scoured nearby woods, but he was not yet captured. The incident provoked community anger and fears for women going to water springs or from home.
A thunder storm near Phenix City Alabama struck Miss Melle Johnston causing unconsciousness after a lightning bolt disabled the telephone line. She survived without fatal injuries. In Kansas City a telephone strike began with 400 linemen and construction workers from Missouri and Iowa demanding higher wages.
The report notes a county treble men were accused of dishonor linked to Nelns. Officials and witnesses discuss the alleged misconduct and its impact on local governance and community trust. Further details were scarce in the fragment.
Fulton county officials move to treble the county police force to 36, assign three camps with mounted patrols, and hire a large pack of trained bloodhounds to patrol day and night in pursuit of criminals and vagrants. Sheriff Nelms and city police cooperate to enforce the vagrancy law and protect residents beyond Atlanta’s limits.
Rumors of an alleged insult to a Black person in Decatur yesterday sparked a forming mob. Police intervened to prevent confrontation as residents discussed the incident and tensions in the town.
Rumors of a lynching sparked mass gatherings in Atlanta and Decatur as armed crowds sought the jail over an alleged assault on the Misses Lawrence. Militia and sheriff officials escorted suspects. no trial occurred and rumors persisted about the right culprit amid heightened vigilance.
The Gate City Terminal Company plans demolition of about 1500 homes at the west site to clear space for terminals and tracks of the Atlanta, Tirmmingham and Atlantic railroad. Occupants have been notified to move at once as carpenters prepare to tear down houses within days. The land from West Hunter and Haynes Street to Howell station will host the new facilities, with Candler Investment Company owning most homes to relocate on vacant property.
Savannah reports Mrs F Fy McDonald also known as Mabel Drain arrested for possessing a trunk marked with her name containing goods valued over 1000 dollars alleged stolen from Ocean Steamship Company docks. She lived with E C Tabb, a jailed arrestee, who faced supplemental charges when the trunk discovery was made by detectives. Mob leader in Springfield lynching case led to jury disagreement and discharge.
Governor Glenn refused to pardon Susie Han non the 12yearold girl sentenced to four years and nine months in the Cabarrus county penitentiary for killing a young man. The governor called her act very bad and said she is under the influence of a vile father and deserves punishment.
The forecast for Saturday and Sunday in Georgia calls for showers with light to fresh winds mainly from the south. Local data lists highest and lowest temperatures, mean and normal values, plus 24 hour precipitation and excess since January 1 from Various Stations.
Insurgents wage three encounters on the Cuban isle amid a broader revolt. Frontline actions involve rebel forces and authorities as clashes unfold across several coastal towns. Leadership and casualty details remain sparse in the latest dispatches.
Government artillery under Captain PujoJ occupied San Juan de Martinez without resistance after rebels abandoned the town on August 23. Other clashes near Havana and Santa Clara Province left insurgents dispersed with some arms captured. Jose Miguel Gomez, once a presidential candidate, arrived in Havana after arrest near Sancti Spiritus.
Advices from Avana dated August 24 report insurgent forces west of San Juan de Marinnes increasing in strength for a prolonged campaign. The concentration in the western province of Pinar del Rio now numbers about 2,000 troops and shows greater organization than previously believed.
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