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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1906
Page
3
Damaged tenders and engines indicate a derailment or collision. Fireman Oliver Gentry on No 13 reportedly attempted to jump from the engine and was killed, while others escaped with minor injuries. Officials plan an inquiry to determine fault and order compliance.
Desperate peasants armed with pitchforks and spades attack troops and police across Tambov and nearby provinces. Fatalities and injuries mount as villagers resist agrarian reform with mass protests and violence. Authorities report heavy disruption and a call from conservative peasants for military dictatorship.
Washington 1906 report on second class mail costs and revenue shows two thirds of mail volume but only about 6.2 million in revenue. The commission outlines questions on cost based classification, practical distinctions, and amendments to law while limiting hearings to representative publishers and organizations.
Documents published in Mexico City allege President Cabrera of Guatemala struck a 1908 deal with Dr Prudencia Alfaro to overthrow Salvadoran President Regalado. Alfaro's June 9 letter outlines alliance plans and that Cabrera would supply war material and funds. Cabrera reportedly fled Guatemala fearing exposure, with other papers in Nicaraguan and Salvadoran hands. The case may reach the United States government.
Notices list J T Reynolds Marian Young Mattie King W W Wright and L Humphries among the deceased. Funeral arrangements and interments noted at Westview cemetery Jackson Baptist church and Columbia Georgia with services in Montgomery Alabama Selma and Birmingham on varied dates.
In Macon Georgia at Crumps Park landscape gardener J A Wheeler was fatally struck by Nineville One while likely attempting to board the car at 11 am. He was instantly killed with bystanders and crew unaware until after the collision. Coroner Young presided over an inquest resulting in a verdict of accidental death with no one held responsible.
After labor riots at Cenanea Mexico the Greene mine camp near Fort Worth is turned into a military stronghold with 1000 Mexican rurales to be quartered there as a precaution. Yaqui Indians are reported largely dispersed. captives are sent to Yucatan as government troops reduce resistance.
The article notes large numbers of Turks Armenians and Arads arriving on German and Spanish steamers at Vera Cruz Mexico City in July. Many travel north to work on railways or migrate into the United States. Some are described as rejected at ports while others seek labor demand. Wages are described as optimistic and affecting labor markets.
Cleveland July 8 federal officials said G J Grammar traffic manager for New York Central will not testify before tomorrow’s grand jury investigating interstate commerce and anti rebate law violations. N H S Anspach head of tariff and schedule bureau of Lake Shore Railway served today and will bring tariff sheets from years past. Government plans target top railroad officials as cases move forward.
The suit against the Baptist Tabernacle by heirs of the Bell estate claims two thirds of the church ground. After review, the four heirs were deemed rightful, and the church settled by paying 42,000. The land had long been owned by Mr Bell with transfers before reaching current owners.
A small fire erupted in a moving picture machine on Young's Pier theater, Atlantic City. Smoke caused darkness and a panic among about a thousand people. several were injured in the exit rush. Assistant Manager Freund sustained a minor hurt as crowds surged toward doors and chaos scattered patrons along the boardwalk.
A fire broke out aboard the Indrani, burning naptha drums and sending flaming containers overboard near Singapor e Harbor. The Chinese crew refused assistance as officers dumped drums into the sea to save the vessel, with burning drums drifting and later burning out after tide shifts. The ship had been en route from New York to Chinese ports, with prior fire incidents noted since April 10.
Richtard Vermont residents Eve Beard tre cey and her husband Tracey, formerly of Richford, are involved in a Quebec murder case. Forest Howard was shot at Mrs Tracey’s home last Tuesday. A coroner’s jury found Tracey acted in self defense. Howard’s brother secured a warrant for Mrs Tracey’s arrest after delays in proceedings. Mrs Tracey, 26, says she killed Howard during an attempted assault while her husband was absent.
In Scottsboro Alabama on July 8 Charley Adkins a young white man was mortally wounded at 5 PM when he attempted to enter James Jordan’s yard after a warning. Jordan fired a double barrel shotgun, two loads entering Adkins’s stomach. Jordan surrendered to the sheriff and was jailed. Both men are married.
Raymond White, 28, Savannahian, drowned after a launch caught fire near Houston. He helped others reach shore but cramps overtook him as the party escaped. White had moved from Savannah to Memphis then Houston, leaving brothers Rex Steel and Parker.
Passenger train No. 4 of the Atchison Topeke and Santa Fe railroad was derailed early today four miles west of Flagstaff Arizona. None of the passengers were injured. Fireman Pillsbury was crushed under the engine and died from scalding. Engineer Goldsworthy suffered leg and chest burns.
New Orleans July 8. Dr J W Amesse of the Marine hospital service at Gulfport Mississippi said he could give New Orleans a satisfactory bill of health if not for a Mobile newspaper report claiming a case of fever with black vomit at New Orleans. The case was diagnosed as typhoid fever by New Orleans physicians and announced Friday night.
A collision between an elevated express train and a trolley car near the Gea Beach palace at Coney Island sparked a fire and a panic. Six people were injured as passengers trampled one another while attempting to escape the blaze and chaos followed the crash at high speed on the loop.
Richmond veteran W. P. Kenibe of Boston died at Lawrenceville Virginia from paralysis caused by wounds from the battle of Caney during the Spanish American War. A bullet passed through his neck and pressed on a major artery, with physicians predicting paralysis. He served as consul to British Columbia under McKinley until the 1908 outbreak of hostilities, when he enlisted.
From the Colorado Springs Teleplant a report says Mr and Mrs Herpert Giles of El Paso learned their two sons Herpert and Ned Giles, deported from a camp two years ago by Sherman Hell, have sold a mining claim at a Nevada tenancy for $10,000. The letter requests the parents come at once as they plan to build homes at Reno and spend their remaining days there.
A British government census outlines that the empire spans about 11.9 million square miles, containing over 400 million people. It tracks growth from 1861 through 1901, highlighting population shifts, birth rates, and demographic contrasts across the United Kingdom, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Americas.
The passage praises Lisbon and Cintra as superb sights in Portugal. It notes Commander Shore’s remark that only Constantinople rivals Lisbon in location and splendor, with morning mists adding a Turner-esque aura to the city.
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