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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1902
Page
3
A fragmentary notice describes fixtures for sale from the Piedmont building including furnaces grates and lighting kits sold in Chicago area outlets with emphasis on job fixtures and completed sales in the south region.
Chicago December 16 Special. Coroner Traeser opened an inquest into the death of Helen Haggerty, aged year old, after her parents said she drank a half pint of whisky. The bottle contents will be examined and the stomach removed for analysis. Mrs Haggerty claimed the child knew what it drank but did not know the outcome. The deceased was insured by Metropolitan Life and three of the other children also held policies.
Boston readers discuss a memorial for Poe the American genius of letters. Born in Boston on January 19, 1809, Poe lacks material tribute despite the city’s reverence for its great writers. Professor Richardson of Dartmouth leads renewed interest in Poe’s legacy.
In St Louis Judge Moore refused to treat William R. Draper, a newspaper correspondent, as a fugitive from justice amid a Wichita warrant for criminal libel from The Philadelphia North American. The judge said the warrant was issued after proceedings began in St Louis and declined to hear the evidence.
Freight train No 63 ran into an open switch at Moneynick off mill yard damaging a coal chute wall and mill machinery. No injuries but several workers escaped harm as the car crushed near the wall. Damages require wreck clearance. Queer divorce action follows parrot abuse claims in Rochester.
In Chicago on December 15 the United States circuit court of appeals began arguments on a temporary injunction to stop fourteen railroads from cutting rates in violation of the Sherman and interstate commerce acts. Judge Grosscup and Judge Philips sat en banc with General Counsel J M Dickinson arguing for the railroads. The debate referenced the Debs case as guidance. District Attorney Bethea summarized the government position at adjournment.
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner R R Poole warns nine agricultural district schools that their annual $2,500 fertilizer tax appropriation will be cut unless they actively develop experiment farm programs. He demands reports, bulletins, and farm progress and cites Sylacauga’s faculty overhaul as precedent, with districts including Jackson, Evergreen, Abbeville, Sylacauga, Wetumpka, Hamilton, Athens, and Blountsville.
A spineless pineapple marks an agricultural experiment with smooth leaves and superior flavor. Crossed from the unmarketable smooth-leaf class and the spiney variety, it shows promise though not yet ready for distribution. Early generations reveal mixed traits as breeders observe persistent leaf spur and emerging characteristics.
Dispatch from Susquehanna Pennsylvania reports a ewe nursing a fox cub after its mother was killed by a trap. A farmer placed the cub with the ewe whose lamb had been killed by wildcats. The fox thrived and the bond resembled a true mother’s care.
The body of Mrs Elizabeth Wood died Saturday night and will be interred in Cocoa Florida then moved to New York state later. Infant Minta Belle Douglas died at 37 1/2 Frazer street and was buried at Antioch Church grounds. Services for W H Turman and M E Bentley were held with interment at Oakland and Wesview cemeteries respectively. Funeral for Mrs M E Dougherty set at 2:30 pm with pallbearers named. Weightman v Seaboard case to be decided by jury. three $10 000 damages suits against Grant Wilking settled at 7500. Inmates of Morgan House raided. fines imposed, others warned. Eugene Ledbetter jailed thirty days for attempting to drain his landlady. Covington of Hammond reappeared after missing. he attended an Odd Fellows meeting in Smyrna. City council and board of health papers discussed after session.
A new city administration in Columbus began as the old board adjourned and the new board took oath. Mayor Chappell’s annual message reviews 1902 expenditures and receipts, notes a $1.20 tax rate, and discusses the gas and railroad franchises and possible sale of the gas plant. Also reported are a Wynnton store burglary and Chief Pearce assuming duties as fire chief.
Atlanta audiences see Ten Ichi the Japanese magician and the Lockhart elephant troupe in a standout vaudeville bill at the Bijou. The program also features the Flood brothers acrobats Waterbury and Tenny, the Talkative Miss Norton and Rae and Brodie, with broader notes on other acts and upcoming Grand Opera House show Among Those Present by Mrs. LeMoyne.
Washington notes an effort to secure ratification of the new Spain treaty before Christmas recess. No opposition has appeared though the document and papers require time to read. The treaty, signed in Madrid on July 3, contains 31 articles plus an informal agreement reaffirming Franco-American relations and the Paris peace treaty.
Indianapolis December 15 Dr Benjamin Eye of this city perfected a remarkable cancer cure in Jefferson Coker whose face was almost completely covered by a malignant growth. The large jaw ulcer was as big as a turkey egg yet the new treatment caused no pain and appeared to absorb diseased tissue and heal the ulceration. The doctor claims many patients have received treatment at his clinic and many more at home through physicians.
The firm at 60 North Broad markets gas and electric fixtures at cost and claims to sell over 90 percent of fixtures in Atlanta. They list projects in Piedmont hotel Century office building Carnegie library Paters office building Hebrew temple Prudential office building Majestic Equitable office building Parlinger flats Austell office building Marlon hotel Engish American office building police headquarters Taynan office building St Joseph's infirmary Athletic Club and offer mantels tile grates sheet metal work slate and tin roofing skylights furnaces stoves and ranges.
Mrs. A Costello an Italian shopkeeper in Blockton was found on her store floor with her brains knocked out and a bloody hatchet by her side. A negro was seen fleeing the building and money missing. After a chase, a suspect matching the description was captured and taken to Blockton as Italian residents protest the crime.
Three farmers Joe Anthony Clarence Johnson and Lee Watt are believed dead after a levee along Wolf River bottoms failed flooding the area. Wagons were swept away and searchers have found no trace of the men as widespread floodwater covers the bottom country. Heavy livestock losses are anticipated. Also a death notice from Huntsville Alabama reports Mrs G W Butcher aged 69 died Saturday. she is survived by her husband and two children.
Former Governor J S Hogg faced claims he faced Gates in a Beaumont oil deal. Circulating reports say Hogg held 32000 in the Texas Oil and Fuel Company, which Gates allegedly controlled to depress stock value. The scheme purportedly netted Hogg about 5000 before the price collapsed and facts remain unsettled.
Washington reports a group of about a dozen young men begin a diet prepared by the agricultural department to test the effects of food adulterants. Under Chemist Wiley, borax and other preservatives will be included in meats for an extended period to assess safety for exports and domestic use. The subjects have already eaten two weeks under his guidance with no adulterants before today. A dying man in Macon Mo. requests no religious ceremony and no flowers, artificial or otherwise, and asks not to be buried if rain or snow falls on funeral day. His wishes were honored, though burial was postponed twenty-four hours due to weather.
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