07 Jul 1903
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1903
Page
1
Amid reports of an advancing death angel, Pope Leo XIII, frail and lucid, received the last rites as anti negro mobs clashed with soldiers in Evansville. Bulletin notes detailed nourishment and brief actions through the night. priests and relatives hovered, and the pope expressed calm readiness to meet the divine mercy.
The pope, famed for his classic tastes, partly composed and revised a Latin poem to be printed by Mon Signor Angli. He reportedly plans to die in harness, sleeps little, and favors simple papal rooms with Dante, Virgil, and Horace among his books. The item notes his mountaineer lineage and austere habits.
Rome July 6 Vatican circles show dissatisfaction over rumors that authorities press the frail pope to exert himself despite doctors warnings. Report says potential papal candidates would not lament a quicker vacancy and that some used the pontiff’s pride and age to urge him to preside at recent consistories and greet pilgrims. Continued on Fourth Page.
Resolution to appropriate funds for a Negro school was defeated while the adjacent building fund remained intact. The outcome followed a heated public vote with taxpayers paying the stated rates, and officials indicating no change to the district’s plans at this time.
Georgia House debated a joint resolution urging county boards to divide state school funds by race in proportion to taxes paid. Opponents Stovall and Wilson argued against it while Bower and Evans supported directing funds to white and colored schools respectively. The measure failed 9 to 30 and was left to be reconsidered.
The papal situation near the end of Pope Leo XIII's life is described as doctors and attendants monitor his health. He insists on involvement, approves an appointment to the consistorial congregation, and notes his willingness to depart if the Almighty wills. He receives relatives, secretaries, and staff, while messages of sympathy flood the Vatican.
Evansville Ind July 6 rioters sought to storm the Vanderburg county jail after four days of unrest. Seven were killed and at least fourteen injured with many more hurt. Soldiers fired blank rounds and then live ammunition as a mob of about 1000 advanced. Several rioters and bystanders were struck by bullets. two deputy sheriffs were wounded.
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