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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
7
Weather across sections reports fierce gales and heavy snow. Towns from Louisville to Cleveland record subfreezing readings with Memphis and Nashville also chilled. Rail delays rise as coal shortages bite, with dozens of fatalities and widespread distress among vulnerable populations.
Correspondent report from Tutuila notes November earthquakes at Samoa’s western Savaui region. Shocks toppled a concrete church and damaged several others as fires erupted from four volcanic peaks along the island ridge. Locals fled to safer areas while authorities warned the disturbance could threaten nearby regions.
In Huntsville Alabama on December 4 special report says Jeff Grogan a negro porter shot his wife twice in their home then cut his throat from ear to ear with a razor. He claimed her infidelity while the woman lies dying with a lung wound. Grogan may survive.
Across Detroit Columbus Kansas City St Louis Indianapolis and surrounding areas a severe cold wave blanketed the Midwest and Great Lakes today with winds and heavy frost. Readings ranged from 0 to 16 degrees above zero as telegraph lines suffered outages and ice formed on surfaces.
Dr T D Longino alderman from the seventh ward will meet tomorrow afternoon at the Neal Loan and Banking Company to arrange for the national convention of charities and corrections set for next spring in Atlanta. Officers and delegates will arrive December 18 to plan the programme and determine subjects to discuss, with the aim of presenting Atlanta’s city facts and advantages to attract broad support.
Jackson Mississippi December Special. Director Rowland plans to place Abraham Lincoln in the Mississippi Hall of Fame and Grenada's Hon J W Buchanan urges adding General U S Grant. He argues Grant was magnanimous in victory and not hostile to the south, suggesting such display would blot sectional lines.
Local report notes a three hour conference of the Appropriations committee at the Kimball house. Members expressed free impulse with little regard for parliamentary usage as they discussed amendments and a better general understanding of the bill. A follow up meeting was planned before this morning's senate session.
Rockford Illinois December 18 Special George Jacob Schweinfurth once led a religious sect that built a man made heaven on Weldon farm. The commune is deserted and the remaining apostles are headed for California. Schweinfurth has renounced his beliefs and may unveil a new theory to Californians.
Crowded Bijou house enjoys a strong vaudeville bill led by Do mestic Pets and the Livingstones act. Cap tain Webb trained animals and a dancing dog draw applause while Lizzie EH Wilson and the armless Lutz Brothers dazzle. Rose Coghlan stars in The Second Mrs Tanqueray at the Grand with vivid, tormented performance. The Mareverita Sylva Comic Opera Company also headlines The Strollers at the Grand with a strong cast.
Senator Foraker presented a bill in Washington instructing the War Secretary to place marble slabs on Confederate soldiers buried in Northern prisons or hospitals during the Civil War. The measure aims to honor those graves amid growing concern over oblivion.
David Torrence and W H Fitzgerald headline a nearly eighty member company with a large chorus and fresh costumes and scenery. The elaborate production, guaranteed to managers Nixon and Zimmermann as unexcelled, features Mrs LeMoyne whose New York Garden theater run in Among Those Present drew crowds and praise. An attempt to extend the Garden engagement via E S Willard failed, leading to a southern tour prior to a New York return in spring.
Mrs. Will Gault of Atlanta vanished after leaving August 3 in a wagon bound for Wilkesboro North Carolina to visit a brother she had not seen in forty three years. Police and sheriff seek clues. daughter Mrs Clemmer Perking reports no word since departure and no trace of her mother.
Washington December 8 the president today sent to the Senate a treaty action requested by Dominican authorities. The move aims to stop traffic in girls, reflecting international efforts to curb trafficking.
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