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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
1
A striking report from the Millionaire House details a brutal act ending with a fatal head injury. The exact sequence remains unclear as investigators seek motive and timeline. Police cordon the scene while witnesses are being interviewed.
The U S Senate debated a resolution thanking Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley for his conduct at the Battle of Santiago. The measure was referred to naval affairs, with debate on timing and constitutional questions. A separate Teller resolution on Boer commandant Scheepers led to postponement after noting the recent execution.
Guest, Keen & Company of Dowlats and Cardiff, after absorbing Cyfarthfa Iron works, moves to acquire Nettlefolds Birmingham in a deal near £2,000,000. Their spree includes Crawshay Brothers at Merthyr Tydvil, signaling a potential mammoth steel combine. The Daily Chronicle warns against the trust system in Britain while US market rhetoric remains unsettled. In Parliament, topics include interstate commerce, proposed amendments, and Lord Balfour’s reply on Boer settlement talks amid Scheepers execution details.
January 2 Washington hearings before the Ways and Means Committee opened amid strong Louisiana plant er opposition. J D Him of New Orleans argued Cuba’s sugar should face fair competition, noting Louisiana’s hundreds of millions already invested and warning foreign concessions would endanger the industry. He blamed a sugar trust for backing the Cuban move and cited Governor Warmouth and local leaders opposing the measure. Louisiana speakers from New Orleans Board of Trade and others joined the debate as the session continued.
John F. Dryden of Newark, president of the Prudential Insurance Company, won the New Jersey Republican caucus’s support for United States senator on the nineteenth ballot with 32 votes. Rival candidates included State Senator Stokes and former Attorney General John W. Griggs. the caucus nominating vote is binding, and Republicans hold a 45 vote majority on joint ballot, ensuring Dryden’s election.
Chicago January 2 A conspiracy to defraud the steel front of 200000 tons of material is charged against Charles Jules Francis alias Count DeNeufchateau arrested for a hotel bill. He claimed French nobility and pleaded to supply steel to the French government for artillery armor ships and battlefield gear, backed by forged army credentials. the French consul says the seals on his letters are not genuine.
London dispatch reports Miss Hobhouse, first to push about South Africa concentration camps, failed to gain entry and to sue Lord Kitchener Lord Milner or other officers after seeking action from War Secretary Brodrick. Her suit, begun by her uncle Lord Hobhouse, targets false imprisonment claims.
Fire swept a business party area in Winona early this morning from shortly after midnight into dawn. By 2 am, several business houses had burned, drawing out the town’s male population to fight the blaze and protect remaining establishments.
Traveling Salvation Army delegation led by Commander Booth Tucker arrived in Atlanta to expand activities in the South. The group plans to establish salvage corps, diverting discarded material into revenue and employment, with open air meetings, church services, and theatre events scheduled in coming days.
Colonel Gilbert Bentley a timberman was killed today on the public highway near Elkhorn City after exchanging shots with Riley Ramey who immediately surrendered. Ramey claimed Bentley fired first but the two men, prominent in the Big Sandy valley, had a prior dispute over a shooting incident between their sons.
The southeastern forecast calls for Saturday to be generally fair with easterly fresh winds and warmer with a cooler north and west. Local notes include Mr. Atkinson proposing a city revenue share from consolidated properties, a Georgia kerosene find near Marietta, and plans for a Piedmont park mile track. Distinguished figures such as Commander Booth Tucker and Governor candidates appear with various civic notes and regional events.
Ai Atiasor agrees to pay $50,000 to combine companies and states willingness to levy on gross receipts from property in the city. The notice records a formal agreement and financial commitment related to corporate consolidation and tax action plans.
The proposal offers $50,000 cash for the privilege of consolidating. For the first two years there is no tax on gross receipts. In the following three years a 1 percent tax applies to gross receipts from city properties. After that, a 2 percent gross receipts tax applies, with ad valorem tax on properties in addition to gross receipts tax.
A fragment indicates the special committee of council and H. M. Atkinson are likely to agree on a term for an UPOR matter. The wording suggests a forthcoming accord with a focus on a specified term and related arrangements. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
The Atlanta consolidation effort brings together the Atlanta Railway and Power Company, the Atlanta Rapid Transit Company, and the Georgia Electric Light Company. Mr. Atkinson outlined terms for a potential contract during yesterday’s committee meeting and a session at 11 o’clock this morning. The committee plans to let franchises remain as they are while awaiting a formal agreement.
A confused fragment reports a city committee debate on franchise terms for a company. It notes willingness to pay a gross receipts tax, comparison to Atlanta Railway and Power, and a decision to defer ad valorem questions. The text is garbled and partially unreadable.
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