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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1903
Page
7
A retailer explains odd shoe stock issues with mismatched sizes. They have bundled several line items and cut prices to the lowest rung. Plain Vici patent tip lace and button shoes once $35.00 now offered at deep discounts with bed Savas and Carlton Shoe Company items featured.
A Georgia charter activity reports multiple charter grants in Atlanta. The Appalachian Gold Mining Smelting and Refining Company received a twenty year charter with headquarters in Atlanta and branch rights abroad, with initial capital of 10000 pounds. Other charters include The Southern Automat Machine Company and The Lion Distilling Company, with capitals from 20000 to 60000 and terms of twenty years, plus related attorney details and office notes.
A Catholic church at an orphanage in Raleigh North Carolina is slated for dedication in May. It is expected that Cardinal Gibbons and several bishops will attend. Cardinal Gibbons served years as principal church leader and remains respected by older local Catholics.
A disturbed youth opened fire near West Broad Street School, injuring several children as bystanders and officials described the event as deliberate. Police arrested a suspect after a confrontation near the scene and the inquiry continues.
Special Attorney General McClurg notified Franklin County farmers club that a charter cannot be granted due to draft provisions enabling the club to enforce laws and create officers. The attorney general advised that the club remain orderly and well run, leading to withdrawal of the charter application while members vow continued silent existence.
Robert H Maury of Richmond Virginia died here today aged 46. He spent many years in the railroad industry and for a long period represented the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad in New York.
Sem Lok and Omial investigation announced into charges against Bellevue nurses. John Santa Roa, a former nurse, affidavit claims male nurses used powerful injections to inject strychnine, allegedly to avoid duties and hasten patient deaths. Nurses deny Rowtis accusations but admit heavy workloads with many patients at night.
Franklin county farmer James Win, returning from Roanoke, shot his 11 year old daughter Bettie after seizing a revolver. Mrs Wray wrested the weapon, and Win then shot himself in a nearby room, dying instantly. The tragedy is attributed to temporary insanity.
A 14 year old boy in Chattanooga Tennessee was fatally struck by a passing train near the Chattanooga Paint Company plant west of Cameron Hill. The incident occurred at about 2 PM when the youth attempted to cross or was near a railroad area. The victim was the son of a local clothing merchant. A separate notice mentions Title Guarantee and Trust Company offering real estate title insurance services.
Chief A Q Turner warns Chattahoochee Brick Company to keep convicts in bound by yard. Residents report convicts roam the area causing disturbances near a negro house, leading to threats of confinement elsewhere if rules are not followed. The brick yard superintendent denies roaming. Cincinnati obituary notes Colonel Philip Deltsch’s prominence as former police superintendent.
In Salt Lake City on January 2 the legislature formally objected to remarks that implied members from San Pete county could be replaced by substitutes. Resolutions denounce the comparison as insulting to the intelligence and fitness of the legislators after a heated debate. The debate touched on compulsory vaccination amid San Pete opposition and calls for public health measures.
The Grand Council of Tennessee Masons elected officers in Nashville. Rodney Blake Ellis Wilson were named illustrious grand master and deputy grand master respectively. William A Smith Columba was grand principal conductor of the work, and others include Woodward Knoxville grand treasurer, Clendenning Nashville grandeior, AP Trogden Lima City grand captain, John Cart Jr Lewington grand inductor, Ros Chiles grand marshal, Chorley H Smart Nashville grand steward, A Pullips Nashville grand sentinel.
Andrew Carnegie travels to Dungeness on Cumberland Island near Fernandina to visit Mrs Mary Carnegie at one of the South’s largest homes. A large party of friends has already arrived as the Carnegie family lines up a four season rest. Skaba Horatt and Ascot Belening are anchored at Dungeness.
Four deaths today mark a rising plague crisis in Magatan with grim reports of new victims. Chief officials discuss home remedies and containment as one building burned to prevent spread while a poor pope’s return allegedly fuels transmission.
The Adams bill, an anti saloon measure, advances after a House vote and moves toward Governor Frazier. The lengthy text outlines provisions on time limits, local control, and penalties, with debate noted and opposition mentioned as the measure proceeds through the legislative process.
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