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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
3
Savannah reports Policeman B S Bryant shot by a negro who was killed by Bryant. The bullet entered the right thigh, was traced by X ray across the leg, and finally rested in the right ankle without breaking the skin. Surgeons decided to leave it there as it causes no trouble.
Ten year old John Vann from Fourth Street near the city limits was struck by a hammer wielded over a torpedo pulled from a pocket. The blast ruptured his abdomen as surgeons struggled to save him at the city hospital. Doctors described the wounds as extremely dangerous with little hope of recovery.
In Columbus Georgia December 25 special report druggists rally against a state demand to pay $200 tax for retail and wholesale liquor dealing. County tax officials cite comptroller general orders while druggists argue the levy unjust and would only impact soda fountain preparations if liquor sales decline.
In East Macon on December 25, local reports describe Joe Newsome dying after a tooth extraction. His wife pleaded for a physician as heavy bleeding continued through the night. Doctors warned death was imminent if bleeding could not be stopped within hours.
December 25 St. Petersburg reports continuing seismic shocks in Andijan Russian Central Asia with four to five quakes daily. A violent sequence on December 22 23 set rolling stock in motion causing rail traffic suspensions and a station closure. Military officials inspect the line. damages total several million dollars.
The Times correspondent from Fez reports a serious Moroccan crisis as rebels gain strength. Reinforcements of 12,000 troops are to depart, with regular cavalry called out. Tribes wavering may join the rebellion if government defeats occur. The pretender wields strong positions, aims to dethrone the sultan, and to install a Sheerefian dynasty ally in continued war against Christians.
Ben Neal Thornton son of EB H Thornton and a leading Atlanta figure killed himself with a pistol in a Scotia apartment room. A coroner’s inquest found death by self-inflicted gunshot. no motive or note was left. William T. Newman Jr and Dr W S Elkin testified. funeral plans not announced.
George M. Sanford, 2, a farm superintendent near Marietta, is reported fatally shot in a target practice accident by a 10 year old Negro boy. Sanford, a Massachusetts import, is unconscious and given up by physicians. He is unmarried with one brother in the area.
Athens, Ga. December 25 Special Now that college is closed for two weeks and the boys have scattered to their homes in all parts of the state the people of each section are anxious to learn how their friends and acquaintances stand among their college friends and what they have performed in the three months past. The University of Georgia closed for Christmas sending 300 students home until January 6. About thirty from Atlanta help fill the large quota in the university and have excelled in many lines of work including Phi Kappa leadership The Pandora editorials and The Red and Black editorial staff. Notable students Frampton Wijlig Marion Smith Robert Moran Hugh Scott Minor Boyd Julian Baxter Fort Scott Rufus O Farrell Clarence Hell and many others from Atlanta are highlighted for achievements in journalism athletics and campus leadership.
Mrs J T Carpenter of Macon Ga dies after two weeks illness at city hospital age 23. Remains to be carried to La Grange. Also death of General Agent James Leeming of Erie railroad in Buffalo after appendicitis operation. Leeming born in Brantford Ontario in 1857.
Nero the mastiff owned by Judge Wayne Bailey of Rutland VI died at age 10 from general debility. He weighed 284 pounds and stood 26 inches at the shoulder with a body girth around 55 inches and neck about 27 inches. Purchased as a puppy, Nero was a cross between English and German mastiffs and reputed the largest dog on record.
Indianapolis December 23 A Union Traction Company Limited streetcar collided on a sharp curve with President George F. McCulloughs private car The Martha near McCordsville 17 miles east of Indianapolis Bart Frazer motorman on the Limited was crushed and died shortly after The Limited carried passengers many injured Horace Wilcox Inez Black Mrs TB Francis Miss Ophelia Crook Mrs WT Owen and others were bruised Some McCullough party members escaped injury The Martha carried McCulloughs Muncie friends none injured.
Savannah police have not located or identified the armed man who killed Barney Smith and wounded Albert Dargen on Broughton Street. Smith fired first, his heart shot by the assailant. Dargen wounded in the shoulder and to recover. Smith’s body to be shipped to Claxton with a Republican Blues detachment.
Ernest Wimberly, a well known Mobile young man, was fatally stabbed at the corner of St Francis and Warren streets by two negroes. One wound near the heart, another in the side. Charles Humphreys and John Golden were arrested charged with the crime. Cause of the difficulty unknown.
A December Bloomington blaze destroyed a building secured by William A. Nicholaus Co and damaged C. W. Kiem's wholesale and retail dry goods store. Assistant fire chief Charles Abrams fell from a ladder and was seriously injured. Total losses about 200000 tied to the conflagration.
An OCR fragment describes a Christmas party scene with students and locals celebrating, eggnog and feasts, and a quiet dawn over a city. It mentions a house on a hill, a friar, turkeys, mince pies, and a large gathering of young men, with references to a musical recital and brogue engravings. The tone hints at a festive, communal observance in a university setting.
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