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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1902
Page
1
A February senate debate centers on the Philippines with Senators Platt and Hoar clashing over governance actions. Teller argues most Filipinos oppose American rule while urging a chance to express views without bayonet pressure.
Washington reports Senator Carmack introduced a joint resolution denouncing any move to admit the Philippines as a state and condemning actions that encourage such movement. He warned that granting citizenship to island inhabitants would erode U S sovereignty and questioned the Philippine Commission's ban on reading the Declaration of Independence in Manila. Continued on Second Page.
Count Leo Tolstol, famed Russian novelist and Christian socialist advocate, is reported dying after multiple relapses. He suffers heart failure and lung inflammation, with exile from St Petersburg to the Crimes district noted amid government scrutiny and church excommunication history.
Dr Mueller recruited to deliver a letter to President Roosevelt from Boer delegates. Two committees form to support the Boer campaign in the United States, with Mueller as finance head and presiding officer of money collection efforts. Aimed at channeling funds and coordinating pro Boer support while avoiding overtures to Britain, amid UK peace replies.
The marquis of Dufferin former governor general of Canada and ex viceroy of India died at Clandeboye Castle Ireland on February 12 his son to succeed him had married Miss Davin of New York. Dr P M Rixey assumed duties as surgeon general of the navy in Washington on February 11.
James M Duncan gives a full statement saying his wife fired the pistol during a confrontation over their son Claude. He says he was slapping the boy when Mrs Duncan entered, warned of shooting, then fired. Duncan denies drinking. hospital reports slight improvement but he remains at risk.
London reports a secret pact between Great Britain and Japan to preserve the independence and integrity of China and Korea. The agreement, signed January 30, outlines mutual neutrality if one side fights another power, joint action against aggressors, and five year terms with automatic extension during war. Principal signatories are Lord Lansdowne and Japanese minister to Britain, with broad implications amid Asian affairs.
At Washington branch near Hardina Creek three miles from Sharon Georgia a freight car derailed on a trestle then a second car loaded with lumber left the track and spilled its cargo. A passenger coach toppled down an embankment, injuring numerous men including Father David G. T. Moxley and J. P. Pendergrast. No fatalities reported. repairs expected by tomorrow.
Reports from the Groton School infirmary indicate Theodore Roosevelt Jr, eldest son of the president, shows improvement after pneumonia. Officials say the crisis remains expected in 24 to 36 hours as the left lung infection has passed, with fever fluctuating and the president and Mrs Roosevelt hopeful despite strain.
Northwest winds strengthen with fair Wednesday and Thursday. Notable items include arrests of W. R. Elmore and J. W. Ball in connection with accidents at the new Wiseman building, a military board recommending Fort McPherson as a permanent post and a new post at Chickamauga park, and local council decisions on clerk appointments being illegal. Savannah jury and Macon bond votes create local concerns while a state fair purses plan and a rail incident near Har din’s creek leave several injured. Other items report miners injured by a dust explosion, ministers at the Charleston exposition, and various domestic and foreign political notes, including polygamy denials and railroad legalities.
Three men died in the Essex man building when scaffold props failed. Foreman William Flindt and carpenter J W Ball were arrested along with W R Elmore, with Elmore held and Flindt and Ball released on bail. Officers say statements from workers prompted investigation into possible criminal negligence and labor politics.
Florence Cole reports that thirty two Japanese laborers imported from Wyoming and California by the Victor Fact Company arrived at Coal Creek to work in the Chanler coal mine. The camp faces a miners strike protesting the company action and the Japanese presence.
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