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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1903
Page
2
Bologna dispatch reports the Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy formed a morganatic marriage with a thirty year old engineer during a recent journey to Norway. The claim comes from a well informed source cited by the paper.
In Macon on December 14 Harry Hare and Joe Golns, both Atlantan, were linked to the alleged robbery of Ridgitt the Thomaston lawyer. Ridgitt lost his watch and cash after a night at the street fair and Central City park. Hare claimed Ridgitt funded the venture, while police pursue two other suspects. all faced bond and superior court action.
Columbus December 14 Special The Tetiring city council held its last meeting tonight and the new aldermanic board was sworn in E J Wynn was elected mayor pro tem The recorder s salary was increased from 720 to 900 per annum A petition was received to make Fourteenth Street the northern boundary of whisky Minits Council deferred action until next meeting There may be a big fight over the matter Council unanimously adopted a resolution to place a marble tablet over the grave of necro laborer Brad Smith who sacrificed his life September 30 to save Superintendent Robert L Johnson Smith was not masked and leaves no immediate relatives
Captain James R Atwater was reelected mayor of Thomaston Georgia, with W L Skelton and W Y Daniel chosen as aldermen for the next two years, following the white citizens primary held December 9 and the city election on December 14.
Ad copy touts Dr King s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headache liver and bowel troubles. Described as gentle yet thorough, the remedy is sold at drug stores as a cost effective, reliable solution for a range of ailments.
Pensacola dispatch reports the Alabama Methodist conference adjourned after five days, choosing Selma, Alabama as the next meeting site. The session heard committee reports, debated ministerial appointments across districts from Mobile to Marianna, and discussed funding for Bibles amid a near debt clearance.
Macon health board votes to prohibit sale of second-hand books and shoes and clothing and intends to submit the measure to the aldermen for enactment. Officials say contagious diseases can spread via used goods and urge broader restrictions affecting parents of large families. The health board also asks the council to seek state legislation to extend similar controls.
Marco Luttrell night engineer at Selma Lighting Company power plant was found dead in the engine room just before midnight. He supported a portable light globe while a high voltage shock reportedly completed a circuit. Physicians said he had been dead about two hours. The report lists numerous officials and locations connected to the case and district clergy.
In Macon on December 14 a long running litigation ends with A L Hulett ordered to six months in Bibb county jail with sentence suspended after one month and a large fine as Norman W Dodge’s case concludes. Judge Speer delivers a plain decisive decree despite Hulett defying prior orders by trespassing on Dodge land lot 214 in Telfair county. Timber felled worth thousands prompted attachment actions, the dispute pursued from its inception to finish.
A fire at R. K. McCork’s store in Fodie two miles north of Quitman destroyed the building after a keg of powder exploded. The post office operated there, and losses reached around seven hundred dollars without insurance. Initial incendiary theory faded as investigators suggested rat activity caused the blast.
Reports state Governor Terrell will act on Cribb's case after a lunacy commission investigates his mental state following a Nichol jail visit. If deemed sane, Cribb faces hanging Friday in Douglas. A Savannah dispatch notes the commission found Cribb sane, a blow to his bid for clemency. Six Bibb prisoners granted parole in a separate Macon release.
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