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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1903
Page
8
Special Correspondence recalls the sale of the historic Pittencrieff estate to Andrew Carnegie. The description highlights the towered house, hilltop site rising 803 feet above the Firth, and ties to Scottish leaders including Robert Bruce and Malcolm III. The property changes hands after long family ownership with a sale price around $1,300,000.
Reports from Colon via the Parami indicate General Uribe Uribe, a Colombian revolutionary figure, killed himself amid political turmoil surrounding the Panama canal conces sion and a looming revolution. He had surrendered to authorities, aided the government by curbing guerrilla groups, then traveled to Bogota before his death. The community, surprised and grieving, notes his prior influence and age under forty.
A wartime dispatch reports the steamer Westhall signaling that the crew of the American schooner Anna L Mulford was aboard. The Mount Rov sighted the Anna L Mulford with Captain Blentaen Clarlesten on January 1 near New York. The captain denied theft of Captain Wetstr and requested transfer to Mount Teyal. Further details remain unclear as Browherd notes the Mount Resal sighting of the vessel.
Reports claim Yersin serum rapidly heals plague cases and immunizes recipients. The article notes deaths from the plague and describes serum implementation in wards and by certain officials. The text references rapid recovery among treated individuals and concerns about transmission in affected areas.
A letter from Henry Lamont of Toronto praises Chenes's Expecto cough syrup as the best in America and requests one dozen bottles to be sent by first express, stating the distance of about two thousand miles from the labor atory.
A Bolivian government note and a Brazilian reply discuss settlement over Acre. Atoned with proposals including a minister to negotiate and an arbitration path, while Brazil demands adherence to a prior contract with the Anglo American syndicate and warns of consequences if terms are not met.
Finlanders show stubborn resistance as orders from the Czar prompt mass reluctance to serve. Reports say Finnish men avoid frontier duty while authorities struggle to enforce mobilization. Postal censorship and suspicious mail orders hinder communication, with resignation and retrenchment affecting key officials.
Latter waits for formal protocols amid tense diplomatic exchanges over a projected peacemaking plan. British envoy Bowen engages in negotiations with American and Russian representatives as parties seek a workable framework, with questions on backing powers and financial terms shaping the stalemate.
Rumors say Vatican supports arbitration in the friar lands purchase, with mediators to receive large salaries and a share of the property. Reports mix with opposition from the United States and questions about rentals indemnities and charity trusts, while the pope reportedly backs the settlement.
A fragmentary article traces a grand Gothic cathedral project begun in 1040 with King to Saint and various nobles supporting the effort. It notes funding delays in Britain and ongoing church site at St Mary, while the ambitious work endures despite appeals for money and shifting public attention.
A fragmented recount traces Giorgini the tenor from humble beginnings in Rome through bustling markets and workshop life to early fame. He supposedly wandered, performed briefly, then returned to promise a stay at San Marco Opera House. The tale blends jumpy dates, places, and odd jobs into a legendary arc.
A London firm tone gave way to dull activity in Berlin with scattered gains in stocks and commodities. Reports from Shog and European exchanges showed uneven demand, with British import shifts and improving freight markets lifting optimism briefly while domestic securities remained firm but trading volume waned. Irregularities persisted across currencies and railways, as a broader recovering mood clashed with ongoing nervousness about causes and costs.
Prima donna MES JESSIE DAVIS feared ill with pneumonia after a sudden illness on Grand Boulevard. Her husband WES DAVIS plans travel to Cleveland for doctors’ advice as engagement and singing duties in Boston and Naples are affected by her illness and recovery efforts. Admiral Crowninshield and crew are noted for arrivals from Algiers with plans to attend future naval events in Alexandria and Naples.
Bohemian violinist Kocian wins a fortune and a wife as Miss Pauline Waldorf, daughter of a London billionaire, gifts him a Guarneri violin valued at $3,000. The instrument, central to his renditions, bonds him to his English home and to a romance spanning London and St Louis.
Geneva February. The former crown princess of Saxony enters the sanitarium of Lamenrie at Niens to seek quiet, medical attention, and relief from severe mental and physical distress caused by denial of visits to Saivysury and her ill child. The facility on Lake Geneva is renowned for treating mental and nervous disorders.
Chamberlain Blomfontain at a banquet expressed belief that Lord Milner would remain in South Africa long enough to complete the fruition of his policy. This remark aimed to quell rumors that Milner planned to resign his post.
A Tangier dispatch reports the pretender Bu Hamra is captured by the Riata branch of the Kabite tribe and is held prisoner. The tribe demands a ransom from the sultan in exchange for his surrender.
Fresh proposals to purchase the Danish West Indies are expected to be presented by a U.S. representative. The matter, thought revived, centers on whether the islands should be sold and prompts renewed discussions in Copenhagen and papers noting the approach.
Short items report personal notices and obituaries from Hartwell and nearby, including Grace Blcknal and Wincknall family ties, infant death of the Clayton child, Colonel J P Roberts and James Proggots deaths, Ida L Baker funeral, Dr Masonic illness, and Alton Rice funeral details with interments at Westview and Stone Mountain. Also notes on a Valosti dealer Jack Kfnwa’s court summons and car trouble incidents.
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