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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1903

Page

8

General Chaffee Arrival Near Atlanta for Peach Tree Creek Commemoration

Dispatches report General Chaffee will travel from Tennessee to Atlanta tonight and be escorted by locals to the Peach Tree Creek battle site. A committee plans a program at a downtown hotel and will arrange carriages and gatherings to receive him before the event tomorrow.

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Unknown Negro Killed After Fall at Embankment

A man believed to be an unidentified African American was found dead Saturday at the foot of a southern embankment after apparently striking his head on a picket fence. The body showed a facial wound from a picket, suggesting he fell during the night or early morning. Juries concluded death was due to the fall, and the man is being identified at the local undertaker on Broad Street.

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Sewanee Medical Department Holds Commencement

The University of the South at Sewanee held its medical department commencement with diplomas issued to graduates from Georgia and other states. Addresses by Chancellor Wiggins and Prof John Murfree marked the ceremony as the diploma class received MD and PhG degrees amid student speeches and a large photograph presented to the dean.

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Captain Barry Lath Fights Between Meri mac and Mentor

Captain Barry Lath died at his residence aged 45. He descended from Commodore Barry and was among the wealthier residents of Korfold. He served as a Henien 2 the Tinted Artillery of Norfolk and saw home front service in key Civil War engagements in Hampton Roads.

Merimac Mentor Captai Rar Barry Korfold Henien Norfoir Ironead Hamptan

Road wage increase approved for January back pay

A Baltimore and Ohio railroad conference announced a one percent wage rise effective January first, raising earnings for pending months. In related news, a railroad worker was crushed on the tracks with both legs severely injured. doctors attributed death to a blow to the head and noted the victim was rushed to a hospital.

Ineaq J Burke Cay Baltimoe and Ohio Railroad Baltimore Treind Balenen

Saxe Charged With Big Theft From Baer Ice

President Weinberg of Baer Ice says bookkeeper Harry Saxe stole about 30 dollars or more, with confusion over exact amount. Detectives Ozburn and Sternt report Saxe admitted losses from betting on races near Piedmont park and claims to have kept playing to recover funds. Authorities expect a settlement and say Saxe remains in custody.

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Funeral notices and obituaries in local itemized column

Short notices report funerals, interments, and memorial events for Eleanor Rayl or Clayton infant children, J H Haralson, J P Rice, Mrs Herbert Davis, Captain W B Hendrick, and others with details on residences, cemeteries, and service times. Includes notes on prison entertainments and Confederate Veterans pallbearers from Empire Building.

Religious Row Over Crown Princess Mention Sparks Denunciations

Protestants oppose the priests sermon that invoked the crown princess while Catholics express disgust at the priest's public appeal for her return to duty. The scene was marked by the crown prince's loud wailing seen as a staged display of innocence amid scandal. The Frederck William Gray chapter hosted an entertainment program featuring Shattuck and a dramatization of Audrey in four acts with music and vocal solos by local young ladies.

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Race for toga still in doubt in chaotic caucus report

A detailed review of ongoing caucus voting shows Overman and Watson as leading candidates with multiple ballots and shifting supports. The piece notes retirements and alliances among Crag, Alexander, Carr, and others, speculating on a possible late decision and the potential for no nomination this week.

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Dr J M Buckley to Preach Commencement Address at Emory College

Dr J M Buckley of The New York Advocate will deliver the commencement sermon at Emory College Oxford. The faculty notes Buckley’s fame and says the event promises an ora torial feast while preparations for a new science hall continue and bids for timely completion remain dependent on funding and vendor delivery. The college also reports poetry and fiction in the current issue and mid term exams approaching with the spring term set to begin in February.

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Seek Lead and Whales on Greenland Shores

Special cable copy from Stockholm dated January 4, 1903 reports Captain Daniel Tunn preparing a commercial Greenland expedition with mineralogists and engineers to assess lead mine profitability. An English company previously failed for lack of capital. Former Consul General Brummerstedt will lead a spring whale hunting expedition along Greenland’s south coast.

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Slaying Rats by Thousands in Mexican Plague Areas

Reports from Cubacen Mazatlan Cuaramas and Mexico City describe efforts to contain a bubonic plague amid rumors of planes near Culiacan. Authorities deploy rat control and sanitation while warning residents to avoid panic and follow public health orders.

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Jormorant and Nest of Wire Rigging Found

A remarkable cable nest of five eggs woven from stout wire rigging was recovered from the wrecked steamship Sybille off Lambert’s Bay. The find, reported to the Royal United Service Institution in Whitehall, shows the craft of divers who shaped the nest from seamed wire and rope, though the ship lay wrecked years ago in African waters.

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Murderer Granted Freedom Amid Controversy in 1908

Reader notes reveal Alexander Karr, labeled troublemaker by authorities, escaped custody after orders to confine his mother and sister. Reports suggest a scheme to transport him between asylum and jail, with doubled statements fueling public doubt about the legal process and potential manipulation.

Mascom Janary Alexander Karr

Dutch Queen Receives Gift of Museum

Mesdes presented Queen Wilhelmina with a complete museum complex including paintings etchings statuary and the building. The queen declared the museum a free gift to the Dutch people and named Mesdau director for life. The artist pledged to spend his fortune to enrich the museum.

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Edward Will Ride In England Auto Special

A 1903 article notes King Edward plans to use nonhome manufactured autos, placing an order in London for a motor car to aid shooting and travel. It also covers a labor strike in Baltimore, with Central Labor Union condemning the Shoe Workers Protective Union and backing the Boot and Shoe Workers Union. A Cuthbert, Georgia oil mill site move is reported, and a humorous verse imagining fortunes of industrial magnates is included.

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