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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1902
Page
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Royal drama in Geneva as Archduke Joseph confronts Princess Yousse of Saxony and French tutor Andrew Giron. Witnesses describe a violent confrontation, the princess appealing for Giron’s presence, and later contentious interviews with Leopold Ferdinand. Reports say Saxon court will strip titles if Crown Princess Jaulse resists, with flight plans rumored to America or South Africa.
R D Whitlow of Floyd county Virginia died Christmas morning at age ten months and four days. The oldest Mason in Virginia, he became a Master Mason over fifty years ago and never missed a lodge meeting. His dying wish was Masonic rites and burial in a coffin made from a locust tree he had planted years before. boards were prepared and finish applied per his request.
Count Lamsdorff the Russian foreign minister arrived in Sofia on his way to Belgrade and Vienna. He was hosted at luncheon by Dr Lanoff the Bulgarian premier with Prince Ferdinand and the cabinet present. The visit sparked no political discussion. A Belgrade dispatch predicts a ministerial crisis on return, noting resignation of Serbia’s foreign minister and a likely cabinet departure. It also foresees improved Russia Serbia relations and a royal visit to the Czar.
In Kansas City on Union avenue a discharged soldier Louis Burton of Louisville Kentucky shot and killed Frank Walker a black man in a saloon. Eye witnesses say Burton acted in self defense and that he is a member of company A second infantry US stationed at Manila. He arrived in Kansas City today.
Memphis report says Young Corbett arrived in Hot Springs Ark to arrange a bout with Terry McGovern for the championship. He has conferred with Whitttington Athletic Club manager Mulligan about staging the twenty round match in Hot Springs, with a March date possible.
News from Seattle reports John FR Rouse, a pioneer Washington mining man since 1878, died by starvation in central Bolivia in June 1900 while on an exploring trip. A party of thirty members, including Rouse representing the Bolivian government, failed to survive. Relatives seek State Department inquiry.
Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont widow of General Fremont died at her Los Angeles home after a long illness. The report notes her death follows a discreet life of public service and prominence in California society.
Eighteen persons injured when Georgia Railway car No. 165, driven by motorman L E Jones and conductor J D Davis, rammed a building near Whitehall and Humphries. Cannon Forbes of College Park severely hurt with a fractured skull. Passengers and bystanders aided at Brown & Allen's drug store before rushed to Grady hospital. front end demolished, telegraph pole snapped, car derailed after falling from a sharp downgrade.
A streetcar wreck on Whitehall Street injures many, with Cannon Forbes and J D Davis among the most seriously hurt. Dozens of passengers from College Park East Point Oakland City Jett Street and Whitehall Street are named as injured or shaken up. Motorman L E Jones recounts losing grip and falling while trying to operate the headlight. Company officials organized care, doctors were dispatched, and passengers were transported home.
The Standard Oil Company has secured control of the Beaumont oil fields in Texas and the Jennings oil region in Louisiana. Only a few small firms remain, and they account for little market share. Fuel oil prices have risen to $1 a barrel, with further increases expected.
In Tokyo on December 22, diplomatic officials and Americans gathered at Trinity Cathedral Tsukai for the funeral of Colonel A. E. Buck United States minister to Japan. He will be taken to the United States. The weather was cold and rainy yet the ceremony remained impressively solemn with a guard of honor and officials in formal dress.
In Denver on December 27 a coroner jury found that John Singer killed his wife with strychnine while mentally unbalanced and then committed suicide with the same poison. Though valued at about $50,000 he feared poverty would overtake him.
Salt Lake City December 28 a first degree murder charge was returned against Dr 8 Payne of this city after Miss Anna D Hill a school teacher was found dead last Saturday The coroner s jury ruled death resulted from an anaesthetic administered with criminal intent
Commander Thomas B. Howard, now on duty at the naval academy, has been selected to command the new monitor Nevada, which is to go into commission about February 1.
Chicago reports efforts to stage a benefit at the Auditorium for Pietro Mascagni with a Theodore Thomas orchestra concert under the Italian composer. Mascagni denies debts or responsibility for his troubles, stating he owes no man and lamenting how his children hear rumors of arrest and distress.
In East Hartford Hartford Tenn December 27 a young woman surprised her parents by presenting her new husband Sir Leonard Hutchinson. The couple married in Springfield in June and kept the secret until today. The Hildreths welcomed the bride and groom with a family reception as relatives and friends gathered.
Mr. Bryan met with Mexico City Finance Minister Limantour this afternoon. He and his family then left for a trip to the Wopleas region of Vera Cruz state.
In the Mollie Gibson mine near Lake Sootenai, a Christmas night snow slide demolished the bunk house, killing nine men and injuring several. Accounted for victims include J. Campbell dead and J. M. McLaughlin with injuries. missing workers include Te Broulee Moai assayer and two Italians. The mine lies high above timber line in the Kootenay region.
Washington December 27 Baron Lad islaw Hengelmuller von Hengervar recently elevated from Austria-Hungary minister to ambassador presented his credentials to the president in the red room at the White House. Secretary Hay Cortelyou Colonel Bingham and Austrian attaches witnessed the ceremony as the president praised the ambassador’s elevation.
Governor Jelks issues requisition on Indiana for John F Gleason of Waldron on bigamy charge filed by Birmingham man George L Franks. Franks says Gleason married a first wife thirty years ago then wed Miss Franks as wife three after returning from Cincinnati. Gleason allegedly married second wife in Anniston and resumed life in Waldron.
Coroner's jury in Griffin reports that John Ellis killed Jake Pagant during a Christmas Eve shooting in McWilliams woods. Mose Anger testified Ellis fired after a card game dispute. Ellis is held for trial at the next January term of the superior court with vigorous prosecution planned.
Reports from Ashkabad indicate eleven villages collapsed in the Andijan region following a powerful earthquake. About six thousand houses were destroyed as aftershocks continued to shake the area. Rescue efforts gain speed with improving weather and ongoing relief operations.
J A Abernathy of Lincolnton sells the Lincoln cotton mills to R C G Love of Gastonia for 200000 dollars. The plant is a pioneer fine yarn mill in this region.
The Belgian steamer Clematis, Captain Leenaers, from Antwerp December 13 bound for Savannah, arrived at Aberdeen December 27 with steering gear damaged and part of the bridge and chart house carried away. A fire damaged stock and caused minor injuries aboard a nearby vessel.
Senator Morgan of Alabama says both major parties ignore the trust problem and warns of dark chaos before the American people awaken. He favors a graduated tax on corporate capital and sees public opinion as the key to curbing trusts, predicting tariff battles and a potential upheaval before 1904.
In Chicago on December 27 a verdict awarded George Binehelfe 32.90 against members of the Chicago Builders' Association and the Brick Manufacturers' Association. Hinchcliffe sought 1000 damages claiming loss from a boycott of his work yards at Hobart Indiana in 1898.
Commissioner Yerkes of the internal revenue bureau says a new renewal stamp tax for peddling oleomargarine cannot be issued. Therefore anyone selling the commodity by that method is liable to a special tax at each separate place where sales are made. Rev. BR. F. Treaday Accepts Call. Montgomery, Ala, December 21. Officially R OF, Treaday of Fine..."
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