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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1904
Page
1
Forecast for Georgia highlights mild Friday and Saturday weather with northwest winds and temperature notes. Local items cover federal court action challenging the Georgia franchise, railroad plans to enter a new station, and notable civic appointments. Domestic and international briefs span politics, diplomacy, and incidents, with sports, markets, and weather summaries interwoven.
Six African American men attacked a shaft engineer at a Fairmont Coal Company site in Fairmont West Virginia. They forced him from duty, locked him in a small office, halted the underground ventilation, and attempted to take control of operations 800 feet below ground. Twenty men were working when the fan stopped. two assailants were captured as officials arrived.
The Georgia Railroad and Banking Company sues comptroller Wright challenging the 1902 franchise tax act. Judge Newman ordered show cause by January 30 for a temporary restraining order to bar tax collection pending final ruling. The case, likely to reach the U S Supreme Court, could affect back taxes and future franchise assessments for railroads.
Judge Kohlsaat in Chicago federal court issues an interlocutory order requiring L D Carter and I Stanton Carter to surrender $15,000 in bonds to the receiver in the Oberlin M Carter case. Bonds freed previously by a master in chancery under alleged contracts with Oberlin M Carter are tied to salaries. The decree tightens asset impoundment in the district as the government pursues a suit seeking over $110,000 with hearings ongoing and testimony expected to conclude soon.
The article recalls General John B Gordon near death in Miami and notes his daughter Mrs Burton Smith hastily summoned. It describes Gordon’s rise from captain to major general, his leading of the Georgia brigade at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and beyond, and praises his leadership, bravery, and popular, kindly nature as described by contemporaries and biographers.
New York January 7 Mrs Nora Dowling mother of two children died after collapsing beside an open grave in Calvary Cemetery where a casket bearing her husband’s body had just been lowered. Physicians attributed her death to a broken heart.
Special bulletin from Miami reports General Gordon in failing health with high fever and unconsciousness since yesterday noon. The 6'dy night, doctors note hiccoughs and intermittent strength as temperature fluctuates around 104 to 105 while supporters await possible further deterioration. The Gordon family, including Hugh Gordon Jr, awaits updates at their Biscayne Bay winter home.
Washington reports intense anti-Russian sentiment at high levels in the Roosevelt and Hay camps over Japan’s demands in Manchuria and Korea. A senior official says Japan seeks only what is right, while Britain and the United States may be drawn in if Russia resists. Open Door and commercial rights concerns frame the stakes in Manchuria and China.
Reports from Port Arthur and Washington warn that war between Japan and Russia is near. Tokyo and Washington note 35000 Japanese troops possibly sailing for Korea as Port Arthur defenses stand, while officials say conflict could erupt within hours. Talks in Tokyo reveal Russia’s reply unsatisfactory to Japan and pressure to abandon negotiations grows.
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