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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
7
Atlanta July 4 1902 report says Norfolk authorities sold utilities worth 600000 for 30000, a bad bargain amid rival franchise pressure. The Philadelphia Press notes $1,000,000 bribery in state legislature, witnesses refuse sworn testimony, and public corruption risks continued taxpayer burden and squandered assets.
The Denver courthouse arraignment for contempt revealed a clash between sensational clergy and the courts. Judge Palmer denounced a noisy minority of clergy straying from church landmarks and using misdirected zeal for personal gain, while defending the earnest majority who preach the gospel.
An Atlanta grocer recalls cash returns from a shipment of crates of fine beans and squashes. The tale leads into a discussion of the shipper’s learning curve, freight costs, and the value of becoming informed about the watermelon trade to avoid losses and unfounded charges.
A Southern man for president debate considers whether the South should resume presidential material. Republicans are urged to nominate a southern candidate to prove nonsectionalism, with calls to name three southern Republicans to succeed McKinley and prove their stance.
A critique rebukes southern presses for lynching bias and notes rising mob violence in the north. The Weekly cites cases in Ohio Indiana and California, urging equal enforcement of law and pointing to reactions against mob justice. It condemns selective coverage and highlights the dangers of vigilantism and racial hostility.
A reflective piece discusses respect for lawful authority among Caucasians, noting how statutes adapt in emergencies. It describes how extralegal punishments arose in the South to protect women, yet asserts law’s progress in guaranteeing peace and order, and frames this as a positive sign for civilized governance.
The first week in July brings busy dividend activity for the business and leisure classes as New York banks have paid about 110 million dollars in dividends. January payouts exceed July by about 25 million due to annual declarations, with some firms paying quarterly. Only three large U S railroads remain nondividend payers, reflecting New York City as a center of a 250 million plus annual distribution.
The page blends opinions on Alabama suffrage, southern politics, and newspaper critiques with poems and local color. It rails at Northern papers, cites Atlanta crime, cites the Fourth of July mood, and includes Civil War veterans memorial notes and a reader’s letter from Leesburg Virginia.
A New York World reporter witnessed five ambulances racing to treat sunstroke victims. Emergency crews used ice caps, cold water, and ice packs as nurses rubbed bodies and doctors monitored temperatures. Vincenzo Gordano of 230 Mott Street revived after rapid cooling, while another man on Second Avenue car was strapped to a cot as his life hung in balance.
Colonel Jomea M. Smith offered to cash all teacher warrants drawn in his favor to pay the second salary payables, agreeing without discount or interest. The sum exceeds $2,000, aiding county teachers this year. Also, a near deadly lightning strike killed a mule and plow near Fly post office, but Mr. T. M. Woodcock escaped unharmed.
A few days ago near Hartwell Georgia a fatal lightning incident struck a group of hoe herders. Miss Essie Beawright, a young daughter of Mr Beawright, was instantly killed when a bolt entered her head where metal hairpins were worn. The hairpins melted and hair strands flared as the bolt ran through her body. The episode shocked the onlookers and caused their grounds to be thrown. The report notes the dramatic and tragic nature of the accident.
Cornell coxswain Fred Colson and Sage College captain Edna McNary wed quietly at the Waldorf Astoria after a courtship on Ithaca lake. Colson, ex-captain and Henley racer, coached Cornell crews and helped Sage College win a gliding-seat shell and a women’s boathouse, sparking a week of boat race weddings.
Harrisburg dispatch reports over 1 million dollars allegedly distributed corruptly among Pennsylvania legislators to influence speaker selection and passage of bills including the second “ripper” measure. Claims say at least 500,000 plus to senators and representatives, with figures up to 30,000 per vote for key orders.
Boston principal real estate figure Heawin Ginn will next spring test a new method by constructing several large fireproof tenement structures in the West End to replace the present dingy unsafe habitations, aiming to improve health and safety.
Mr Ginn studied the tenement district and involved residents in choosing desirable housing. Architects built new houses offering comfort and luxury at rents the working class can afford. He expects 7 to 12 percent interest on the improved tenements, with current rents still lower than before.
Harris Hall of Memphis and Fleming duBignon visited Atlanta, noting vast growth and the sense of home shifting as streets fill with new buildings. A Kimball scene included locally known travelers and a Macon heat joke, while several Savannah and Macon arrivals were recorded at Kimball and Aragon.
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