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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
1
Democratic candidate for S and W Saint or Hatchetman vows to press for heads to roll as party faction stirs. Report notes cordial reception at Springfield as campaign advances.
Special report by Fred Lewis from Springfield, Gage. Effingham county residents hear June Howell discuss constitutional issues and Motive questions in a governor race. Metzger presses for insight while Howell’s apt replies win applause. gathering draws voters from long distances amid military displays by Effingham Hussars.
In Jackson Tennessee yesterday afternoon E. Rogers and W. A. McCann, both fire department members, fought a pistol duel sparked by a joke about a woman. McCann was wounded four times and will die. Rogers was shot through the right breast and died.
President J B Dickey at Emory College Oxford Ga explains junior and senior class speakers prizes. Names listed include Bowen Winona Miss Bakes Atlanta Ga Hillett Covington Ga and others with marks determining speaker's place on commencement stage. Notes the top marks were unusually high this year.
Howell Cobb Jackson, son of the late Gen eral Henry R. Jackson, died yesterday afternoon at a private sanitarium after a stroke of paralysis last Tuesday. He was linked to Georgia’s notable families, with siblings Captain Larry Jackson and wife a Renfroe daughter, and children Renfroe Jackson and Sidney Perry Cooper. The funeral arrangements will be announced today.
The South Carolina Society announces an infernal smoker next Tuesday evening February 27. Members expect many non residents to attend while invites go to all members to race to attend and support the event hosted by the organization at the municipal hall.
Colonel Graves spoke at a Sparta Georgia festival this morning. John Walker, president of the organizing committee, introduced the speaker as the keynote for the event. The orator received floral designs from the association’s lady friends.
In Atlanta amid rumors of a Chinese killer linked to the Lum and Hip Sing tongs a requisition is issued for Lum Wo the laundryman said to be the killer known as John Jackson's murderer. Governor Terre will preside at a hearing to determine if two Lum Wos exist while locals discuss his two faced morality and charitable acts versus alleged crimes. The case stirs debate over identity and justice as New Orleans authorities pursue the alleged offender.
New York February 22 The Armstrong committee report on life insurance is lengthy and critical of the state insurance department. It calls for numerous reforms and stronger supervision, citing examples from major companies and urging remedial legislation to curb mismanagement.
Ashington February 22. A pension bill seeks $50 a month for Henry R. Pease a reconstruction senator from Mississippi now living in South Dakota. The record notes his Civil War service and long career in education, including superintendent roles in Mississippi and for seamen, with Pease described as a cripple needing aid.
A Washington report notes Senator Clay submitted a memorial letter urging U.S. action to aid Philippine cotton mill production. The missive questions influence of Spain and portrays potential benefits and injuries to Philippine output, signed by several lawmakers and officials.
A chaotic incident aboard a Chicago line ends with Branan saving the flyer. The event includes gunfire and a disrupted match of trains near Malaga, Spain, as filibustering forces bombard the Moroccan coast in late February. The report notes a dire patch and confirms ongoing reparations, with Billie Turkl’s gunboat involved.
In a committee session, lawmakers consider the Bates bill shaping balance of power. Key legislators argue for tighter oversight while opponents warn of reduced executive latitude and potential gridlock.
Democratic senators on the Interstate Commerce Committee face a pivotal vote on court review in a railroad rate bill. A conference failed to unify, with conservatives favoring Knox’s potential amendment to limit review while Democrats seek to preserve full Hepburn provisions. Eleven members attend. one Democratic vote could tip the balance as floor action looms.
Frin weather note for Friday and Saturday calls for fair skies in Georgia with warmer conditions in the east. Wind shifts to southerly bring milder air, while the Carolinas expect fair weather with fresh southerly winds.
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