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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
1
Fragmentary notice lists names Boa and Mrs attending a warehouse event and a jewelry shop at 32 Peter Street. Mentions Patterson, Brang, Holcomp, Richmond, and F. with references to Mitehe and Stiison. Text is highly garbled with street and person names.
A four story hotel at 171 Madison Street, Chicago, fails to provide a fire escape. Thirteen people die from smoke suffocation as flames trap guests, many leaping from rear windows or perishing on upper floors. Fire Chief and coroner call building a veritable trap with wide cracks in walls and unsafe escape routes.
London December 4 The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Temple fainted while addressing the education bill in the Lords. He was supported by the Archbishop of York and the House chaplain and escorted out amid a stir. In a past coronation scene a similar collapse was averted by the king's support.
Washington December 4 Special Senator Tilman of South Carolina says he’s been busy with other matters and cannot support David B Hills proposed party reorganization. He warns Hills aim to dominate the party and its convention, and to name the nominee if unable to win. Tilman contrasts Hill with Bryan era voters and Clevelandism.
President Roosevelt is assured the Cuba reciprocity treaty will be ratified this session if negotiations conclude. Senator Ellans of West Virginia backs a proper treaty after meeting the president, signaling Republican support. London reports hint at signing imminent with Sauters' dispatches suggesting completion in a few days.
Washington reports on ex Speaker Reed who has been ill since Tuesday evening. A bulletin from Dr Gardner notes araemic coma and improving appendicitis symptoms but confirms critical overall condition with uraemia risk from kidney issues. Nurses Association visits President Roosevelt in Washington with about a hundred nurses greeting him.
A December dispatch from Indianapolis reports a famine of cadavers driving prices from 5 to 75 dollars. Colleges claim stolen bodies have been destroyed or sent elsewhere while legitimate supply lags, complicating dissections and contracts with students amid regional fear of a broader inquiry. Local residents note similar scarcity in Louisville and surrounding areas.
Frederick Deng Horton a blind musician born in Mobile, Alabama, sacrificed his life to settle his affairs for his wife Miss Mary Grimaldi, whom he had married a year earlier. After an appendicitis attack in Winston Salem, he delayed treatment to arrange matters, traveled to Richmond for an operation at Virginia Hospital, and died at noon the next day.
Miss Bes sie Dismukes of Gallatin Tennessee daughter of former Tennessee Senate Speaker W C Dismukes was found unconscious in a Memphis street. She told police she met Tom Biles in McKenzie on the train and drank wine before losing memory. Doctors say she was drugged and concern grows that facts are being withheld.
Washington and Yokohama report Colonel Alfred E Buck United States minister to Japan dies at Tokio after duck shoot apoplexy or heart failure cited. He was a Georgia native and veteran public servant noted for his Civil War service and long Georgia residence. Funeral plans and Arlington interment discussed amid questions of his successor.
Scranton December 4. At today’s session of the entrench strike commission the miners’ witnesses described dire conditions in Hazleton and middle coal fields. Testimony detailed job loss, discrimination, and fears of inspectors and company influence. rumors of outside settlement circulated as lawyers and officials weigh next moves.
The forecast notes colder weather on fair Fridays with brisk west to northwest winds Saturday. Temperatures range with a high near 55 and a mean around 48. Local front page reports include Georgia liquor tax changes, potential one or two year appropriation bills, and a mayor pro tem candidate. Also noted are a streetcar outage in Atlanta, a death in Cartersville, family disturbances, a suicide in Lavonia, a lunacy writ, and various Southern and national items including floods, political splits, university resignations, and crime reports.
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