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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1904
Page
13
The column reports yesterday's high 83 and low 11 degrees with northwest winds. It mentions civic matters in Atlanta including talk of a Presbyterian university, Gordon Memorial plans, police and court notes, and regional weather, with several brief items from Georgia, Southern states, and national events. It also notes sports and market items in a compact, period-voice style.
London reports the dowager empress of China pledges vigorous effort to reassert Manchurian authority amid Russo Japanese tensions. Advisories say foreign powers may back Manchus, even by force, to reform governance while Japan is seen as driving anti parition policy among powers. Other dispatches note improving Russo Japanese situation and Korea unrest raises fears of broader conflict.
Washington date line reports the senate adopted a resolution of inquiry on Panama affairs proposed by Mr German. The debate covered U S military action in Colombia and isthmus disturbances, plus Mr Tillman’s remarks on constructive recesses and the Crum nomination in Charleston.
A courier from Chateau Bay Labrador reports Leonidas Hubbard Jr of the expedition funded by a New York magazine died of starvation in the Labrador wilds on October 18. The remains, via dog train, are on the way to Quebec with the expedition members, expected to reach Chateau Bay in March.
Washington on January 22 witnesses were read in a tedious postal trial session as the government nears completion of its case. testimony covered Machen s interest in Groff fasteners and related transactions with defendants and the Union National Bank, Martha Lorenz checks, and stockpiled parts used in Groff fasteners.
New York January 22 agreement on terms for reorganizing the United States Shipbuilding Company and abandoning the Sheldon plan has been substantially reached between Receiver Smith and Charles M Schwab and Sheldon syndicate members. The plan favors Schwab with 9 million dollars in preferred and 6 million in common, with remaining stock allocated to others. elders’ protection committee and Commonwealth Trust oppose, and litigation may continue unless Schwab concedes further. Samuel Untermeyer notes several informal plans exist but none acceptable to the protective committee.
Produce Exchange Bank in Cleveland closes amid insolvency. George A Rose, cashier, allegedly defaulter to $170,000, with original capital $200,000. Receivers named. deposits insured, stockholders face loss. branches in Defiance Hudson and Bedford to close. impending grand jury action and embezzlement charges expected. depositors uneasy as irregularities blamed on eight-year pattern.
Washington DC January 22 Congressman Lawry appointed Courtney Hicks Hodges of Perry to a cadetship at the Naval Academy. Hodges, a North Georgia College student, is noted as a bright journalist in Georgia. Also: Brantley seeks improved mail service between Jesup and Folkston and a mail car for Bainbridge to Jesup return. Cane Station at Waycross requests 15000 for the cane syrup experiment station. 35000 deficit noted. Senator Clay introduces 4000 payment for St James Episcopal Church in Marietta. Senator Bacon recovering and aiming to reach the capital tomorrow if weather allows.
January 22 coroner's jury heard Will J Davis and Harry J Powers, Iroquois Theater managers, deny fault for the fatal fire. Powers shifted blame to employees, while Davis claimed no single person bore responsibility and expressed confidence in the staff and Fuller Construction Company to meet city codes.
A powerful cyclone moved from northern Texas across the central United States, veering northeast into Alabama and Atlantic, causing heavy rain, strong winds, thunder and lightning. It passed Atlanta, spared the city by a couple of hundred miles, but dumped rain and wind on Alabama. The storm's path then shifted toward Buffalo New York, with forecasts predicting falling temperatures but no severe cold. Heavy rainfall from Thursday evening to Friday morning reached about 14 inches in Atlantic, with peak winds around 46 miles per hour. The storm affected large sections from Texas to the Lake region, disrupting weather east of the 85th meridian except Florida. Overall, the system raised concerns for an extended cooling trend in the region.
Texas Daughters of the Confederacy receive a Florida chapter letter praising President Roosevelt for Panama recognition. The Florida group says it waited decades for this acknowledgment and commends Roosevelt's strength of will, urging further honor for his stance on Panama.
Indianapolis January 22 The United Mine Workers completed the credentials report at the convention showing gains in West Virginia Pittsburgh and central Pennsylvania. A memorial appeal to the American Federation of Labor urges worker protection legislation. The committee on officers reports concur with President Shells recommendation to push laws barring employment of boys under 18 in mines.
A cyclone smashed Moundville Alabama killing twenty eight and injuring over a hundred. A partial list shows white victims P Seymour Nashville A H Warben Birmingham J H Redmond Nashville Robert Powers Tuscaloosa and Miss Nettie Farley. injured include Mrs W A Grubbs Kentucky and many Grffins. The cyclone wrecked every business block except a drugstore, scattered livestock, tore freight cars apart, and left hundreds homeless with a devastating path a quarter mile wide.
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