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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1904
Page
8
A major blaze in Progresso Yucatan Tuesday night destroyed most of the central business block near the Alameda. The fire, aided by inadequate fire services, wiped out the market house and municipal palace, with total losses around 2 million dollars and insurance coverage about half.
Maxine Wilcox, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilcox, narrowly escaped death by suffocation when a burning ember ignited the mantel and kindling, and flames reached her bed. Her cries alerted her father, who rescued her in time. the damage was minor.
Hawkinsville Ga January 28 The first meeting of the new council this week elected Mayor pro tem J C Hendry clerk T J Folder chief of police W H Walker marshal W N Buchan city attorney A C Pate health board E Brown M Pate S M Caldwell E D Richardson J A Murphy tax assessors J Batta J S Willis T B Ragan school trustees Warren Grice Eli Good T H Grace bond commissioner T E B Lovejoy
Soldiers from 11 Salvation Army posts in the south gathered in Atlanta yesterday for their annual convention. Col R B Holt Major W O Hunter and Capt J M Berriman led sessions at 4012 Peachtree Street and Wesleyan Tabernacle services drew the public. Public meetings run nightly with talks by officials and visiting delegates, concluding with Sunday church services and special music.
Captain Charles St Arnall tops Phoenix Mutual Life agents in 1903 with record sales gains. Green T Dodd suffers severe fall on Alabama street pavement but expects brief recovery. funeral notices for Mrs Georgia Ann Morrison and Elizabeth Hancock. Dr W N Winburn patents adjustable school desk. printer John Kerr dies at 26. funeral for John Cannon to be held. council committees fail quorum and reschedule. Board of Health to meet. new heir arrives. City comptroller improves. Bull Sourcedam visit postponed. fire destroys small house on Formwall Street. criminal branch adjourns. Mrs M M Wise found dead. McClurkan in Tower awaiting bond. court set for afternoon.
London inquest closes the tragedy of Whitaker Wright with a verdict of death by own action. The coroner reports cyanide poisoning and a fully loaded revolver found on Wright. He intended suicide if verdict went against him, then drank poison and died after lighting a cigar.
The ad promotes Eastman’s famous kodaks with late improvements full line films and developers. It invites readers to request a free catalogue and provides the address Eastman’s Radake 14 Whitehall Street on the via uct.
W R Drechman awoke to the barking of his dog and entered his Cass branch post office drug store where a pistol killed one burglar and wounded another. The store handles money orders letters and stamps. Separate notes mention a blaze in the Converse Building damaging Dr Whittington’s dental office and Thomas Furniture with losses around $1,000 insured. Also notice Judge Beverly D Evans returning to Rome Georgia after assisting Judge Henry.
The Atlanta council committee on public improvements chaired by Alderman C H Girardexu will meet at 2 30 this afternoon in the city hall to seek broader county aid for street work. Last year county commissioners opposed linking to a local bill, so the plan now targets mutual cooperation and expanded use of the county chain gang for inside city repairs.
In Columbus Georgia Emily Casterline, daughter of Captain Arthur B Casterline, married J R Joyner in Girard Alabama on December 28. The ceremony remained secret until January 28 when Joyner left for Madison Florida where he will work as a stenographer. He previously studied in Dawson and boarded with the Casternine family. The couple’s longtime plans and further details were not disclosed.
Washington charges filed at the interior department accuse Bird McGuire, Oklahoma's house delegate, of prosecuting Indian claims for fees while serving in Congress. McGuire denies any fees and questions jurisdiction, while crediting a former Pawnee agent for the accusation. Blanton and Vernon face bonds over post office site graft indictments in St Louis. Kansas City, Kopp and Bowles bond for boodling charges with trial date pending.
A cold wave hits Macon Georgia on January 28. Rain night long gives way to a fierce hail storm. Temperatures near zero chill the city as icicles cling to shade tree boughs. The rough weather disrupts daily life and outdoor activity.
Charles L Brunner superintendent of the Central of Georgia railway resigns effective next Monday. The move follows rumors and a strong offer prompting a return north. Brunner is noted as a popular railroad man in central Georgia. A river inspection trip for Macon business men is planned aboard the steam boat Oconee at government expense.
In Athens on January 28 at a Jackson Street boarding house, Jule Stewart and Pat McNeely, both white men, became involved in a quarrel amid drinking. Stewart was stabbed in the temple by McNeely, who struck himself with two chairs. Both men are injured, McNeely is semi conscious, and doctors expect recovery though the wounds are nervous. Stewart is a candy maker and AG McNealy. & Reddler, a
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