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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
5
Washington chaos continues as Frye restores names on the roll and senators Tillman and Tillman Melan are eyed for severe censure. A subcommittee plans punishment while debate in the senate lingers amid claims of privilege and protest formalities.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a foolproof aid for digesting flesh forming foods like beefsteak and bread. It claims the tablets supply natural peptoner and diastase, aiding weak stomachs, aiding underweight individuals, invalids, and children, and asserts wide availability at 50 cents.
Philadelphia reports say Stirling a young man, sentenced for the May case, confessed to murdering Professor Wilson. He claims sole responsibility and names no accomplices though police and authorities are not crediting the statement.
Notices posted in four Fall River iron works announce a 10 percent wage increase effective March 17. The mills employ over three thousand workers and are owned by M. C. D. Borden of New York, separate from nearby mills which granted about a 6 percent rise.
Colorado Springs February 27 O Donovan Rossa the celebrated Fenian agitator is dying at St Francis hospital after his leg was amputated. The operation failed to relieve his gangrene. Rossa rose to notoriety years ago for his links with the Fenian raid into Canada.
London February 27 Liberal Unionists at the annual meeting of the Union Council rejected joining Lord Roseberys banner The Duke of Devonshire Lord President said Rosebery had served by disassociating from the pro Boers but those who refuse to play the game and blame others would meet little sympathy, Kipling and Rosebery mentioned.
Ernest Wediiind a Chicago lawyer on trial for embezzling four dollars and twenty cents shot himself in a side room as officers lunched, died later at Alexan Brothers hospital without regaining consciousness. Bell Telephone directors reelected at New York meeting. Anna Rasch allegedly gave morphine to five children causing their deaths, then attempted suicide but was survived by physicians. Park Avenue Hotel fire aftermath injures Mrs Charlotte Bennett.
A lengthy memorial lecture recounts William McKinley's life from his Civil War enlistment to his political rise. It portrays his American character, family values, education, and service, noting his transition from soldier to lawyer and Congressman, and praising his steadfast trust in Congress.
The article extols William McKinley as president, highlighting his calm leadership during war and peace, the growth of American industry and trade, and the expansion of prosperity. It cites export surpluses, the Dingley tariff, and a shift to global trade, praising his statesmanship and a strong impulse toward national unity and progress. It also honors his death and the nation’s sense of loss, placing him beside Washington and Lincoln in stature.
Prince Henry of Prussia visited Mount Vernon today and placed two wreaths on Washington's tomb. He planted a sapling, viewed the tomb, and met Mount Vernon Ladies' Association delegates before returning to Washington. A ceremonial dinner at the White House with President Roosevelt followed, while crowds and a mistaken identity added light moments to the royal visit.
An enthusiastic report from The Cologne Gazette notes Prince Henry’s U S visit as among the most beautiful pages in international relations. Roosevelt, Congress members, New York City officials, and military representatives praised the prince with cordial hospitality. Americans, cities of New York and Washington, demonstrated in his honor, expressing a wish that President Roosevelt visit Germany on a German battleship in the future.
Washington reports surprise at delay in negotiations for the Spanish American treaty due to Spain seeking land holding rights for its citizens in the United States on equal terms with Americans. Officials note US statutes restricting foreign land ownership and discuss most favored nation treatment as a path to parity, pending final draft submission.
The Congress of Mothers elected officers led by President Mrs Frederic Schott of Philadelphia and first vice president Mrs Robert H Cotton of North Carolina. The meeting featured a Deaf Children paper by Mary S Garrett of Philadelphia and lectures on child welfare, factory life, and probation work with New York criminals.
Members of the department of superintendence closed their deliberations and adjourned to meet again in New Orleans next year. Officers chosen include President C. M. Jordan and First Vice President C. F. Harrell both of whom are superintendents of schools. The convention condemned Latin and Greek as taught in high schools calling them sanctified relics though the US Commissioner of Education supported their vital role. A push for fair women representation on future programs passed by unanimous vote.
Washington February 27 Special Among postmasters appointed today were Georgia Bineraon Bartow county J C Leonard Pletol Wilkes county BE L Smith Alabama Dove Sumter county R N Wilder Lineville Clay county J C Kingtre Littleton Jefferson county C L Ekwurzel Reno Fayette county W A Cople Pine Level Montgomery county J J Stevens The president today sent further nominations to the senate Postmasters Virginia Rosa Rose Abingdon A F Funkhouser Harrisonburg South Carolina Landrum Padgett Pel zer Tennessee George T Taylor Union City Harry Swaney Gallatin Seeks Release of Read Leavenworth Kansas February 27 Attorney McDonalanafay before United States District Judge Hook filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus to obtain the release of ex Captain and Commissary James C Read three years sentence for participation in commissary frauds in the Philippines The hearings will occur as Read reaches here and is admitted to the penitentiary Dowager Empress Receives Ladies Pekin February 27 The further ladies had a second audience today of the dowager empress and emperor who conducted them through private apartments of the place The reception was more democratic than the first which occurred February 3
Secretary Shaw addressed the National Business League banquet in Chicago on commerce and industry of the West. He urged expanding manufacture and farming synergy, citing Iowa and Wisconsin gains, and described factories in prairie towns exporting to numerous regions and overseas markets.
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