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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1902
Page
6
Manchester reports Sarah Bernhardt announced plans for Maude Adams to portray Juliet opposite Bernhardt as Romeo during the actress Madame Bernhardt's 1903 American visit. The notice confirms a stage casting intended for the upcoming tour.
Dispatches from Singapore report cholera devastates an expedition of 10,000 men sent up the Batang and Lubar rivers in Sarawak to chase head hunters. Starting June 10 with 815 boats, by June 14 only forty remained. by June 19 over a thousand deaths and many illnesses. The surviving force, including Vyner Brooke, returned to Singapore.
Rome July 8 The committee of cardinals answered Governor Taft on friar lagola in the Philippine islands and presented their reply to the pope Cardinal Rampolla delivered the note The pope expressed pleasure at the promptness and jestingly asked Are we teaching the Americans the renowned art of hustling The exchange reflects Vatican reaction to Taft's note on the matter in the Philippines.
London reports confirm J P Morgan offered to place all British ships in the Atlantic combine for fifty years on specified terms. Government cautious, seeking balance with other powers and Atlantic trade needs. Subsidy policy debated. Brassey urges careful approach, Selbourne defends American shares, government vows prudence before any agreement. Also notes Chamberlain’s improvement and hospital discharge anticipated.
The United States transport Salamanca, which went ashore on the Zambeles coast July 3, has been floated and arrived in Manila. She carries three companies of the Twenty fifth regiment and is now discharging cargo in preparation for repairs.
Cape Coloney summons its parliament for August 20 while an Englishman and a German summit the Matterhorn for the first time this season. Spanish provinces Lugo Pontevedra Orense suffer hail storms with injuries and cattle losses as Haut falls a meter deep at Chantada. Colonial conflict reports say Mad Mullah killings rise to deter desertions. France approves conversion of rentes, Reichstag leather tariff unchanged, interior secretary opposes higher tanning duties.
Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy claims rapid relief for sour stomach indigestion heartburn and related symptoms with small hot-water doses. It promises permanent cure of chronic dyspepsia after several bottles and offers trial bottle and free medical advice from the Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Co. Atlanta Ga.
Don M Dickinson of Detroit, counsel before the Bering Sea commission, lauded Joseph Choate and Roosevelt at the Hardwick Society dinner in London. He urged Choate’s presidential bid, praised American liberty, and urged Anglo American unity, amid cheers from English bar officials and judges.
Reports from St Johns Newfoundland describe widespread maritime losses from the recent storm. Whittle’s craft with five men vanished off Cape St Mary. Hennessy’s schooner carried twenty five men and two women who narrowly escaped in Maddox Cove. Eighty boats were destroyed in such coves and gear losses near St Johns estimated at forty thousand dollars. Lily ran ashore at Blackhead Bay and is a total loss. Jasper likely wrecked with numerous minor disasters reported.
President Castro of Venezuela arrived at Barcelona aboard the Ossun this morning. The Ossun towed two government troop schooners from La Guayra, and Barcelona is described as partly surrounded by revolutionists. Castro plans no attack before next Sunday.
London dispatch says the czar of Russia has begun interviews with professors publicists editors and others to uncover motives behind ministerial assassinations and to probe social issues. One anticipated result is the appointment of a special commission to reform the police system.
London reports that thirteen English and American boys at the Inland Mission School in Chefoo ate chicken pie and fell ill. twelve died, with suspected ptomaine poisoning.
The Lancashire cotton crisis deepens as spinners prepare for a July 1 meeting to discuss replies to circulars and advocate joint action for shorter hours. The consensus foresees further production curtailment to prevent losses.
Charles Roberts, English assistant steward on the Cunarder Saxonia, pleaded guilty in West Boston district court to desecrating the American flag. He and two companions were festive in East Boston on July Fourth when Roberts tore a flag, insulted onlookers, and was beaten by a local man. Roberts was fined $10 and treated in hospital after the assault.
Colonel Gaynor and Captain Greene have again taken up quarters in the Chateau Frontenac with sheriff approval. Detectives were placed to keep watch over them under his charge as of July 8 in Quebec.
Brussels July 9 La Chronique reports Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium, long ill at Spa, has suddenly grown worse and is in an alarming condition. Also from Pawtucket July 8, street railway employees’ strike ended without gains for strikers.
The Windward Arctic steam er Windward, which sailed from New York last Thursday, has not yet arrived at Sydney Nova Scotia. It is now two days overdue and weather delays from northwest winds are suspected to have slowed its voyage.
A western Nebraska and eastern Iowa cloudburst floods towns and washes homes from foundations. In Nuckolls county ten inches of rain in sixty hours. Herman Nebraska faces a cloudburst washing houses away and family rescue by boat. Fort Dodge Omaha line traffic halted. Sioux City and surrounding regions report high water and railroad disruption. Iowa river rises threaten property as bottom lands flood. Des Moines area sees levee breaches and rescues as boats work to save residents.
London July 8 The Shipping Gazette reports Sir Christopher Furness the ship owner and builder has purchased four steamers to run in the London and Halifax trade creating a regular ten day service.
Widener and Clement A Griscom inspect northern Europe in Copenhagen on July 8 in relation to Morgan shipping interests and Baltic ports. Emperor William decorates them with the Order of the Red Eagle. Exequator for Nast issued at Guayaquil for Thomas Nast, U.S. consul general.
Emperor William and guests aboard the Hofenzollern reach Odde Norway during a Norway voyage. They will travel overland to Bergen to visit the Fiord, with the vessel anchored in Norwegian waters near Christiana.
Springfield Ill July 8 fast mall on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad made a record run today from Washington Ind to East St Louis a distance of 165 miles in 188 minutes including six stops which averaged five minutes each making the actual running time 158 minutes the train consisted of an engine and six coaches In contradiction of reports Russia has evacuated Manchuria an official dispatch from Kharkin says the evacuation had not begun.
The famous New York physician Dr T A Slocum offers four free disease combating remedies to tuberculous and threatened patients. The senders are urged to write with post office and express addresses to receive the complete four part treatment and instructions for use.
In Worcester on July 21, Bert Hill, 21, shot and killed his sister Mrs. Alice Riley and struck his mother with the gun butt, inflicting a likely fatal wound. He fled through Dorchester streets but was captured later tonight at Milton Lower Mills. He showed signs of possible insanity.
A country mule caused a near panic at the police station after 11 pm when it broke free from its tether in the yard and dashed through the assembly room. Officers, led by Call Officer Dorsey, crowded the vestibule thinking a riot was under way before the mule was recaptured and returned to the yard. Two farmers were later arrested on Peters Street. their wagon and two mules were brought to the station by Call Omber Tibbs.
Philadelphia July 8 The third day of the annual In dependent Order Sons of Benjamin convention centered on electing committee chairmen for the executive board. Elected to the board were Louis Strauss David Reggell David Cohn H B Cohn S Lederman Ferdinand Siegel all of New York J J Lebowski chairman and H Reehnus treasurer of the mutual guarantee fund. A number of committee reports were read in the afternoon.
Detroit July 8 Judge Alfred J Murphy of the recorder's court dismissed the entire panel of jurors for the July term in the trial of Frank C Andrews former vice president of the wrecked City Savings bank Cited information linking jurors to Andrews political allies Andrews counsel moved to quash for lack of a proper case action on the motion postponed until tomorrow
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