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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
6
A damaged OCR snippet mentions Iran and a sense of ongoing conflict but provides no clear event, date, or names. The readable parts do not establish a concrete action or outcome.
December reports from Richmond and Fredericksburg describe Herbert Marx, recently of Newark Law School, returning to New York after allegedly shooting two men and wounding two in Westmoreland County Virginia. Ernest Marx and other relatives traveled to Virginia, while local neighbors recall the family as esteemed and no lynching occurred.
Chicago December 5 Conductor Michael J. Doonworth of the Grouth Halstead line gave his life while guiding a crowded northbound trolley at a Fortieth street grade crossing. He warned passengers as a Grand Trunk train from the east and a switch engine from the west approached, killing him before evacuation could occur.
Mrs Emma Kassner was attacked on Jackson Street Test night by two men who leaped from a buggy and choked her into unconsciousness then set her clothing on fire. A Black rescuer helped save her but has since vanished. Dayton police investigated. Her socialist husband says enemies opposed to their views orchestrated the assault.
Judge James M Thompson opened district court in Washington parish addressing the burning of a negro at Blake and the Balltown riot where lives were lost. The grand jury was urged to act to restore the community’s good name but reported that several involved were among the county’s best citizens, defending their kin.
Cartoon predicts the depot bill outcome in the Georgia House. Mayor Bridges Smith of Macon and opponent leaders are shown forecasting success, with clerk J Bolfeuillet receiving the illustration. The scene amused House members as the vote matched the forecast.
Experts called by the defense continued testimony in the trial of Mrs Lori Ida Bonine charged with the May murder of James Seymour Ayres. Witnesses described her health at the time, plus notes on garments and laundry, while Dr H D Fry and Dr George Barrie reviewed her physical condition. The case will likely go to the jury near Tuesday after more witness deliberations.
Theodore Moelkinton, once a German army horseman, plans a New York to Chicago ride in seven days without changing horses. He cites the Berlin to Vienna route in eight and a half days as the current record and vows to test a gamest horse on the long-distance trek with minimal rest en route. He has engaged a top New York horse and will ride nonstop to Chicago, stopping only for essential feeding and resting.
Secretary Root has prepared for submission to congress a bill to voluntarily retire veteran officers of the army who have served in the three wars the rebellion the Indian wars and the Spanish with an additional grade. About 201 officers will be affected and the president will urge passage as justice to veterans and to improve efficiency by placing younger men in command.
Farmers and stock men flooded Chicago board of trade causing a bull surge in wheat and corn. May wheat hit 80 cents, December 65, May 68. Oats also rose with May oats at 46. Prices peaked then receded as profits were taken. New York followed with new records as outside buying dominated.
President Roosevelt sent renewals of reciprocity treaties to the Senate, including with Great Britain for British West Indies. The body debated committee references on Eugene R. Hendry’s nomination as marshal for Hawaii and then referred him to the Rules Committee. First snow reported in Memphis with partial details of snowfall.
Professor Andrew N Sole urged breeders at the National Live Stock Association session in Chicago to take advantage of the middle south’s climate and untapped potential. He warned stock conditions have been poor due to Civil War disruptions and cotton farming profits. Resolutions condemned the Great anti oleomargarine bill and Cowan of Virginia was named to the executive committee.
Senator Penrose and the commissioner general of Immigration introduced a bill in the Senate to revise U S immigration laws. It sets a duty of eight dollars per person for arrivals from foreign countries, excluding citizens of the United States Canada and Mexico. The measure bars citizens of certain nations from eligibility and forbids passage assistance while imposing penalties for bringing women for immoral purposes.
Holland Mich December 6 Nelson Culver in a fit of temporary insanity ran from his home at Hamilton and climbed a tall tamarack tree. Seeing friends below he used a public safety item to blow his brains out and his body dangled about 50 feet aloft as life ebbed away.
A Montana wife reports eye pain and wavy lines from coffee reseating after drinking Postum. She quit coffee, boiled Postum longer to improve flavor, and within three months her eyes felt stronger and complexion cleared. She notes no other changes and attributes improvement to Postum substitute.
At Scranton on December 5 285 delegates representing over 1.5 million workers attended the American Federation of Labor's 21st annual convention led by President Gompers. The session approved seating coal miners despite initial objections, addressed the Richmond negro question, and heard long reports from Gompers Morrison and Lennon.
In a speech on ten hour limits and child welfare, Samuel Gompers urges earnest prosecution of just laws to protect children from corporate whims. He supports worker rights to join unions like the American Federation of Labor and condemns excluding wage earners. He envisions Tampa’s situation improving for workers and calls federation involvement in an international peace congress at Charleston.
Admiral Endicott urges Congress to appropriate 21,526,359 for maintenance and improvements across navy yards and stations including Portsmouth Boston New London New York League Island Washington Norfolk Charleston Key West Pensacola Algiers Mare Island Puget Sound San Juan Tutuila Cavite Olongapo Guam and 1,060,000 for four new dry docks. The report also favors concentrating power plants at heavy yards.
Henry Lambert, a young Canadian of French descent, faces a first degree murder verdict for killing a man his wife and daughter at a Dover Maine farm. The case details indicate arson attempted to cover up the triple homicide, with potential for the death penalty if prevented by counsel. Authorities cite a Sunday evening fire tied to the killings.
A mixed wire service digest notes William M. Wadsworth ages 26 commits suicide in Lawton Oklahoma amid a love affair dispute. Louisiana kinship links and other brief items include agrostologist F Lamson Schriebner named chief of the Philippines insular agriculture bureau. The American Anti-saloon League closes a conversion drive in Washington with a deficit of 4775. Edwin C Dinwiddie reports army funding trends. Captain Joseph Phrey Sanford, US Navy, dies in Stamford Connecticut. Sanford linked to the Wilkes expedition and Farragut era Civil War service. Michigan’s Kali soda ash plant at Wyandotte destroyed, loss estimated 830,000 by J Ford. U S board of classification exempts the statue of the Immaculate Conception from duty in Baltimore Cathedral. Rutgers professor Rev Dr Cart Myers dies aged over 70, long chair of modern language. Four-masted schooner Eatelito Phinney runs aground near Rehoboth Del. ship ashore, cargo in ballast. North America sail and Mexico quarantine topics touch on Pan American congress sanitation work. Mexican exhibit plans for St Louis fair advance. Rock Island surveyors head Reno line toward Choctaw, Oklahoma. Race Island seeks to build lines unless Choctaw purchase finalized.
Chancellor J Spence of the American University at Harriman visits and denies a sensational hazing incident at the Institute. He says a student was tied to a tree and beaten is absolutely false. He notes no charges were filed after investigation and only a water cup was thrown at one student.
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