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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1903
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment references race, Boston, and color line rhetoric with scattered words like Boston, color line, laws, and public sentiment. Core details are unreadable, preventing clear event or date identification.
The Rock Island Interests, led by Leeds and Moore, renew options on Indiana bituminous mines. Daniel Reed and J Ml Moore are noted in the plan with a split structure of stock and paper shares. The proposal details a 50 percent common stock portion and the rest in stock for papers, pending the dew through.
Reports claim Lord Milner has been offered a senior position in India and asked to resign as governor of the Ripseytal and Orange River colonies and as vice commissioner of South Africa. The government reportedly allows him to stay in South Africa until July end before moving to India. Earlier rumors of his resignation were denied.
Walter Ramsay of Harrison New Jersey was killed in the apartments of George McDowell in Harrison. Mrs McDowell’s husband found Ramsay in the wife’s rooms. McDowell fled and eluded police. Miss McDowell surrendered in Benark and was turned over to Harrison police. Autopsy indicated Ramsay was struck with a club, not shot.
In a Baltimore suburb at a Sunday school event at Waserly Presbyterian Church a rabid dog bit and clawed a teacher named Robert and others, sending warnings through the congregation. Two dogs with rabies symptoms ran amuck for days, biting six children and several other dogs, causing widespread fear and excitement among teachers and scholars.
In Pritaburg suburb near Clairton a fatal shooting occurred involving two Black railroad workers. William Smith was killed by his wife’s husband John Jackson, who shot Smith in the heart and was himself wounded in the abdomen. Both men were laborers on railroad contracts.
Early closing entries for Readville week August 24 outline Thomas Massachusetts Stakes for 21 trotters Neponset Stakes for 210 pacers Blue Hill Stakes for 2430 trotters 8 and 6 year olds 7 percent trotters 000 216 class trotters 3000 294 class pacers 0 entries close Warc with Sir Charles Jewett. Events will be 3 in 5 races except the ace for year olds which will be two in three.
Boston February 1 Reports from the bedside of ex Governor Long indicate renewed hope of recovery. Attending physicians and others say the day was very satisfactory as Long's condition improved. He took nourishment without trouble and showed clearer mind and strength. Temperature near normal and progress noted. Mrs Long spent much time at his side and spoke with him briefly.
Capt Richmond P Hobson arrived from New York to Lexington confirming he resigned from naval service due to eye condition. He will lecture for at least three years, traveling as far west as the coast, promoting a plea for a stronger unity that outranks past nations.
The ninth annual Converse College musical festival in Spartanburg will run April 20 and May 1. Five concerts feature soprano Rin, tenor Ryan Williams, Signor Emino de Gogorz, bass Frederick Martin, and contralto Blanche Towli. The festival boasts a chorus of over 300 voices and a large orchestra.
Governor Heyward pardons Robert Boyd, serving an eighteen month grand larceny sentence in Clarenton County, citing his dying condition. Lieutenant L C Richardson reports Boyd is near death. The naval recruiting station in Columbia opens tomorrow.
Special report states Robert Saunders, 20, a four year convict who escaped from the penitentiary two years ago, turned himself in at the prison office in Jackson. Saunders, who had been visiting relatives in Lafayette County and Texas, was serving a ten year manslaughter sentence.
Seaboard Air Line plans to use its old passenger station after council rejected a cash offer. The move follows city earnings and a needed rail work requirement. The road will retain its current station for the time being while property in Tinraln Street is considered.
A reported plan by inmates to destroy the reform school culminated in a fire shortly after 7 o’clock near the boys and girls dormitories. Flames threatened the exterior before firefighters contained the blaze, causing damage amid claims of a collision between male and female inmates aiming to wreck the institution.
February 2 report from Pittsburg describes a cold blooded act where three youths Fred Witte Fred Heck and Farry Hess 12 were severely scalded in an alley near a Flat National Bank. Two buckets of hot water were thrown by an unknown assailant. Hess survived and is unable to identify the attacker while Witte and Red face critical injuries.
A large fire at Cairo Illinois destroyed the cooper shop of a milling company. The blaze damaged a warehouse and a loaded car on the Three States Bugard Implement Company line. No injuries are reported and the cause is under investigation.
Newark reports Catherine Barton writes to President Arthur explaining she cannot serve on the Red Cross board as defined by the constitution. She argues the cabinet and army officers are not usurping power and promises to publish replies to ensure no misunderstanding remains about the relations between the presidency and the organization.
Bogle of Indiana coal operators argued that any wage increase for miners must be borne by consumers, stating labor cost is the only coal cost. He noted a 7 cent per ton differential and a 30 percent rise for inside labor, predicting a rise of about 50 cents per ton to cover higher wages.
Constantinople February 1 reports say Turkey has suppressed the newly formed Macedonian reform commission. The incident follows Russian naval activity and Britain’s protest as a flotilla steamed through the Bosphorus en route to Sebastea.
Dukes, one of three members of the state dispensary board, is recovering at home in Branchville after illness. Officials report he is improving and expect continued recovery.
Fire yesterday morning in Spartanburg sparked when the horse owned by ROG Simpson was buried after a burial mishap. Nearby dwelling belonging to Mr Collesan was ignited and partially burned.
About 300 Black residents gathered in St Louis on February 1 to formally protest Missouri Jim Crow legislation. The group adopted a formal resolution and appointed a delegation to Jefferson City to present their views to the railroad commission and the Missouri House.
Special dispatch from Seattle reports Nome advices arriving after a three month relay with latest dated November. Natives on Nox creek and in McHunk suffer exposure and hunger and need medical aid. Seven dead near VeHunk and Nome population shows a drop of about 1200 from last winter.
Early morning blaze at two story Park avenue residence owned by A. H. Hodgson and occupied by two street car motormen and two normal school students destroyed about half the building and nearly all contents. Insurance covered building but not contents. total loss estimated at 30000. Cause unknown.
Robert Edgar Vance, an 11 year old actor from Baltimore, died at city hospital. His nose began bleeding five weeks earlier and despite many remedies by physicians and surgeons, he succumbed to the illness.
United States Attorney Stripling says the Attorney General Knox ordered immediate injunctions against George W Hopkins to stop draining Lake Washington into the Injin river via a canal through Elbow Creek at Eau Gall. The draining plan, raised last November, aimed at connecting to the Atlantic coast, sparking debate along the St Johns and opposition from the Jacksonville board of trade. The case will be presented to Judge Locke soon.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will issue wage checks this week to about 100 Littsburg division employees who served as National Guard members during the anthracite coal strike. The payout covers full wages for the strike months, a surprise to the workers after a recent wage increase.
Edward J McAllister, manager of the sign and decorative department at the Refrigeration Equipment Company, left Newark January 4 on business and has not been heard from. He is charged with forgery by the United States Mortgage and Trust Company of New York after depositing a government check payable to the electric company. He allegedly presented forged signatures on two checks and drew most of the funds before the bank canceled the checks.
Flooded Meadville sees water receding on February 1 with lower town still under water. Residents evacuate homes while rail service continues through foot or two of water as levels drop slowly.
The Russo Chinese bank has been commissioned to place a loan of 8.9 million dollars in Baria for an extension of the Chinese railways. Cedric on Trial reports the White Star liner Cedric, the largest mercantile vessel in the world, left Belfast yesterday for its trial trip amid rough seas.
In St Petersburg a czarma’s pencil alteration to Alexander II’s study has sparked debate as it was turned from a preserved room into a bathroom. Alexander II once signed the emancipation of the serfs in that space, and he hoped it remain untouched for forty years. Now the czarina orders the room cleared and documents moved to a lumber room as the Imperial Library acts to preserve the relics.
A reporter questions Senator Hoar about a rust problem with the president. Hoar replies that one could say so, then smiles and jokes about the remark. The exchange is described in a lightly humorous tone. A separate item announces W Ellsworth of Creston Iowa starting a Home Invention Society for children under twelve to foster invention through contests puzzles and drawings with a planned publishing house and plant while teaching religion and patriotism in a national scope.
In St Louis on February 1, Drederick Barrington claimed British peerage and wed Miss Cochran. Her brother Leuny Cochrane pursued him, beating Barrington at Barringtons hotel. Barrington is jailed. Miss Cochran faces a divided future between her husband and Kansas City life.
A stream of visitors and hotel guests were noted at Augusta landmarks including the Kimball Aragon Piedmont and other city hotels. Names such as Dimner Smith of York Colonel Wo A Knowles of Rome and W G Goodhue of New York appear among arrivals with professions ranging from band agent to hotelier.
Firefighters answered a midnight alarm at 11 40 from box 23 to Bellwood Avenue near the Southern Railway. The one room store operated by Grant Flournoy and a two room house occupied by his family were completely destroyed. Damages are estimated at sixty dollars.
Henry Phipps, head of Carnegie Steel, while in India, handed Lord Curzon ten thousand dollars to be used for a practical object or scientific research in India. The arrangement aims to support beneficial work in science or technology during Curzon’s stay. The donation reflects Phipps’ interest in advancing Indian development.
A vivid portrait of William Bainbridge, rising from apprentice to captain by age 18, showcasing his fearless discipline aboard the Cantor and later the Hope. The tale recalls mutiny, single combat, and decisive actions against British incursions, illustrating early naval leadership and valor.
A Philadelphia Record piece cites a philosopher noting cold storage as a devilish invention that lets trusts corner meat markets. He claims frozen goods would rot before export, stifling supply and demand and evading lawful remedies for their stock.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil P Warren died yesterday at their Bryan street home. Funeral services will be held there at 11 this morning, with interment at Sylvester cemetery. The item also includes unrelated discussion on pain sensitivity and neuralgia.
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