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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1903
Page
10
Readable fragments mention individuals and places amid garbled words. The passage references a person named Dodd and hints at political or social discussion, with scattered terms like guild, credit, and nation. Overall, the text remains unclear and disjointed.
Richmond Va January 3 A young nurse Miss Yeager died at city hospital, the sixth smallpox death in the past days. She cared for patient Stone who later died, and was buried in a potter’s field as her family learned of her illness after the death was announced. The outbreak’s spread prompted state health officials to warn of the disease’s volatility.
Kansas City MO January 3 Special Western Missouri court of appeals held a mule a treacherous animal. In Pete Borden vs Falk Construction Co the driver ordered a teamster to assist under a machine. A wheel ran over Borden’s foot and the plaintiff won a judgment affirmed for gross negligence.
Secretary Wilson reports to Congress on crop reports and statistics advising against moving the division of statistics to the weather bureau. He recommends a restructured statistics division with more experts to cover additional staple crops and that the weather bureau keep its weekly meteorological cooperation reports. Steamer Mouthles Disabled Off Fayal Ocean.
Judge Niles and federal court officials moved from Jackson to Vicksburg for a ten day term opening. The large docket includes a major case, Cashman et al versus Western Union Telegraph Company, over 320,000 dollars sought for alleged libelous telegraph transmission by ex-Senator W Sullivan.
Maier and Berkeles at 31 Whitehall Street present a line of curios and symbolic motifs in a compact display. The items evoke myth and nature through carved forms and ornamental pieces.
Washington January 3. The census determines the 1902 crop ginned to December 12 at 9,911,885 bales with 8,505,803 bales counted as a portion of the total. The report notes 32. workers examined cotton weights and ginning figures, with final estimates to be issued in March and to include county breakdowns and upland versus sea island cotton.
January 5 at West Point Mississippi Miss Susie Van Landingham daughter of Reverend W Van Landingham killed herself by slashing her head. Lucy Trevis attempted suicide yesterday drinking strychnine but was discovered and saved before harm. Humiliation over a niece’s marriage to a traveling showman linked to a recent carnival prompted the tragedy.
Senator Cullom and President confer on the Cuban Reciprocity Treaty as it awaits committee report. House and Senate leaders expect early action with possible ratification despite circulating opposition rumors. Roosevelt expresses continued confidence in the treaty’s success.
LaGrange Georgia January 5 Clayton Borders ye ar old son of Bile Borders living near Pleasant Grove church died about 5 o clock last Saturday after a wagon wheel passed over him while he and companions were poling stock mill An autopsy or funeral details mention burial in the View Cemetery Tomorrow at 2 and the body will be laid to rest in the family plot
Jackson Miss January 5 five white convicts escaped the temporary quarters of the Mississippi penitentiary at Liberty before daylight this morning bloodhounds were set on their trail The prisoners gained escape by opening a hole in the floor of the cave where they were confined One man C Smith was captured ten miles from town shortly after six oclock this morning by a farmer The escapees were identified as B K Burns seven years from Attala county for burglary C N Douglas three years from Hancock for burglary Marion Ghitwood years from Ttuamba for murder and John Cole six years from Marion for burglary
Barnesville Georgia reports the Pe ople's Bank of Barnesville after a December 1899 failure assigns to BE Rumble and A A Murphey under a reorganization plan. The new bank will accept certificates totaling 180. Early January. Richmond Virginia notes no quorum in both General Assembly branches at first session after holiday recess with bills proposed to curb pistol sales to minors and reduce Christmas accidents. adjourned to noon tomorrow.
President Roosevelt nominates Dr Crum, a black Republican, for the Charleston port collector post amid a heated fight with South Carolina lily white leaders. Senator Tillman vows to oppose confirmation over Crum's race, citing merit but signaling a broader battle over negro appointments in federal offices.
In Pitchmond Virginia two brothers Allred Edelblut and Eugene Edelblut died from tetanus after toy pistol wounds from black cartridge caps. The incident echoes Norfolk and other cities’ outbreaks, prompting two House bills to ban sale of such toys.
Mineral Bluff Ga January 5 The municipal election tied between W L Hunter the mayor and H Mashburn for mayor. G Mr Dickey Dr A F Christopher J J Sims G P Dickey and J E McNelley were elected to council.
Washington reports January indicates the president will send Taft’s nomination to the Senate to become associate justice of the Supreme Court, succeeding Justice Shiras who is expected to retire that month. Taft would leave the Philippines civil governorship to General Luke Wright, with W. W. Rockwell likely moving from bureau of American republics to other duties.
Brunswick Ga January 5 Commander Franc D Aiken of the Georgia naval militia forwards his resignation to the governor requesting retirement on the state officers retired list. Aiken has been a key figure in Georgia military circles for 26 years and will retire as lieutenant colonel. He organized the militia and helped form four mariners companies in coastal cities, now reduced to two, one in Brunswick and one in Savannah.
Representative Bartlett in a high spirited House clash with Speaker Henderson over a military bill to create a general staff for the army. Unclear quorum, rapid adjournment follows as debates flare and procedural questions dominate. Bartlett and Henderson clash over who addressed the chair as order and protocol are pressed amid partisan maneuvering. The scene reflects tense political wrangling in a tense session.
The text shows a heated House exchange with references to a Georgia congressman and a question about a military appointment. It shifts to a confrontation in a newspaper office where a businessman protests an advertisement for dairy butter and the manager searches for relevant copy, highlighting inflation of errors and a demand for accurate billing.
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