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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1906
Page
3
Thaw's attorney Hartridge refused to reveal defense strategy, stating no hint will be given before trial. He warned of unfairness and unprofessionalism. Thaw spent a quiet day at the Tombs, despite hopes of a mother’s visit, with Warden Flynn saying Sunday was his most restful day yet.
Baltimore July 15 robbers struck the Glen Berni station eight miles from the city on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line stealing about 1000 dollars. They beat and bound acting Postmaster Adam Wingert before escaping. No clue to the robbers.
A motor car carrying an American millionaire named Angola and his party collided with a two-horse vehicle at Skorby Hill near Atahus in Jutland. Several people were seriously injured, the horses were killed, and the car wrecked. Two women of the party are not expected to recover.
A fifth blaze in weeks struck the American Cotton Dock and Trust Company plant at Tompkinsville. The fire destroyed the remaining stock and about a thousand bales of cotton. Loss pegged at $60,000, with underwriters having canceled policies recently due to frequent fires.
Berlin reports a sensational sale as Duveen Brothers acquire the entire Hainauer collection, once praised by Dr. Wilhelm Bode, valued at 1,250,000 marks. The inventory spans paintings by Botticelli Lippo Lippi and Pollajuolo, extensive sculpture, tapestries, manuscripts, furniture, and church plate destined for England, prompting alarm over Germany's cultural loss.
Eight soldiers from two battalions of the Twenty seventh Infantry Regiment fainted from fatigue and heat while en route from Sheridan to Chicago to Indianapolis for fall maneuvers. They were placed in ambulances after the journey’s first half. The Merriam improved pack, claimed to carry three days of rations and ninety rounds, weighs ninety pounds.
The Martavite Catholic strife in Gremkov resumes after court action returning a church to Catholics. Marianites retook it, violence escalated with brutal attacks. Wounded numerous, two killed and forty injured as dragoons arrived to quell the fighting.
London reports on H Knowles of Contradora Limited seeking £100,000,000 treasure from Colombia’s Lake Guatavita. Despite draining trials and a dam, 30,000,000 cubic feet of mud blocks access to gold and jewels, with the “Gilded Man” guarding the wealth as rain and drought complicate efforts.
The reporter met Jerome in Atlanta and photographed him with two assistants outside the station. He declined to discuss business or politics, said he would talk to Georgia lawyers about the practice of law, and noted a fondness for warm weather. Several lawyers planned to meet him at the Piedmont hotel and later travel to Warm Springs.
Washington July 18 The state department plans to renew its demand for repayment of claims against Venezuela. The red book reveals Hay’s 1905 ultimatum urging impartial arbitration or possibly stronger action if refused. Venezuela rejected the note on March 23, and Bowen’s telegram hinted U S sentiment against direct response to Mr Bowen.
San Francisco writes of a rebuilding surge with labor shortages in all building trades. The California Promotion committee reports demand above supply for railway construction and debris removal, with shortages of plumbers electricians plasterers carpenters and other skilled trades.
Newcastle on Tyne July 15 Arm strong Whiteworth and Co limited have contracted to build for Brazil three sister battleships each to cost more than 56,000,000.
The fifteenth international convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America closed in Omaha with a consecration service led by W H Qelswell of Chicago. An address by A K Dubiels of Chicago on Our Response to Gods Gift of Power preceded the service, with clergymen assisting in the forenoon and a sermon by B E Mullins of Louisville in the afternoon.
A fragment from The New Orleans Tunes-Den recounts butterflies migrating in June from Central America. The (unnamed) nature student notes millions travel offshore near year end, forming a sea of blue and green. Winds bend their paths, and some fall to windfall. A joking exchange about advertising ends the piece.
A gathering of laborers ended in tragedy as Lamp Wigs sparked a blaze in a boarding house. Eight frame houses burned. victims include Alefen Evanoviten aged 38 his son Michtel 24 and Michael Tebuts 33 all burned to death.
William J. Bryan departed London today to visit Oxford Stratford on Avon Edinburgh Glasgow Belfast Cork and Dublin. He will return to London July 23 and then proceed to Hawarden.
Norfolk plumbers threaten a citywide strike after demanding higher wages. The Plumbers and Steamfitters Union set a deadline for 8 o clock tomorrow morning, seeking an increase from the current 64 per day for eight hours. About 100 men are affected, risking work stoppages on active construction sites. A separate dispatch notes Istanbul calling for 17,000 recruits as the empire eyes Yemen.
In St Petersburg on July 15 the lower house celebrated the ministry’s fate as the empire’s famine relief bill of 871,600,000 roubles was approved, a move seen as a vote of no confidence by the upper chamber. The scene signals final stage negotiations and possible ministerial changes.
Grace Adams Luker, a Hoxton widow, marries Willan Il Hyer a Colorado Springs mining club man after a bold proposal at Luker home. A dare to become Mrs Ryer leads to a quick marriage by Rev J R Rader. couple leaves for Chicago Tuesday.
A New York embroideries school for Italian girls in the Italian quarter began last October. It uses the second floor for classes and aims to be self supporting by selling finished products such as Renaissance lace and silk parasols in Saratoga and Cincinnati markets. The project improves skill and prospects for the young women involved.
Minas Colgate, manager of the school, says factory work sharpens artistic abilities of Wallan women. They recently toured Mount Ivy New Jersey as guests of the Rivington Street settlement before returning to year round labor. A prior warning from a spectator called for persistence in work. Silver demand in India and the East influences prices, with a 20 cent rise in three years. Britain shipped $360 million worth of silver to India in four months, and silver used in the arts is rising rapidly. The United States and Mexico combined supply over 82 percent of world silver output.
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