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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
10
Governor Johnston vows to challenge Governor Jelks to a joint discussion while Jelks and his supporters expect to decline. The tradition of Democrats avoiding joint canvasses continues, recalling the 1890s when Johnston likewise refused such discussions. No joint debate is anticipated.
Alabama history department gains military papers of Col R T Jones of the Twelfth Alabama presented by his widow who lives in Selma. A rare commission issued by The Independent State of Alabama during the secession interregnum is included. Also donated is the roster of the Twenty eighth Alabama by Captain Randall D Berry of Selma.
Gray son, a Negro brakeman, was crushed between two freight cars on the Southern Railway at Marion Junction Alabama at an early hour. He was taken to Selma infirmary where his wound appeared to improve before he died later the same day from complications of the injury.
The certificate of affermance in the contested election case Black v Pate from Geneva county has been withdrawn for a rehearing. Black, a Democrat, will hold the office until the November term acts on the rehearing, keeping the seat through the primary and general elections.
Decatur Alabama July 18 special democratic executive committees of the eighth district fix the August 25 primary identical to state and county polls. Morgan and Lawrence counties of the second district join the date. Nomination expected for Judge William Richardson with two state senate candidates Ed Albes and A Linn. Senatorial committee to reconvene August 30 to canvass Benetor votes.
Earl Buntyn a 19 year old youth died this morning from a pistol accident in West End Birmingham. Oliver Smith, 19, a friend visiting Buntyn, asked to borrow a Bulldog revolver. The self acting pistol discharged injuring Smith and Buntyn, who was struck near the spine. An operation at the hospital failed to save Buntyn. He was brother of Mrs. Dan W. Green of Atlanta.
Captain Samuel M. Stanford, 60, an old Barbour County resident and veteran of the Thirty-ninth Alabama, died at his Bush area home after a long illness. He leaves a widow and five grown children. Interment was held near his home this afternoon.
F J Jodry of Striker Ohio writes to the Rossmore hotel proprietor in Chattanooga Tennessee. He encloses one dollar claiming he stayed in January 1901 and left without paying for two meals and lodging, paying for one meal, now saying he has become a Christian and wishes to settle the account.
Commonwealth's Attorney John G Tilton filed suit for 10000 against the Virginia Pilot Publishing Company over articles criticizing his handling of Osborne the accused double wife murderer. The case stems from coverage of Osborne and the request to extradite him to Oklahoma for trial on related charges.
English applicants Annie Trench and Frederick Trench filed in the U S district court in Texas for a receiver over oil lands and wells in the Beaumont oil field alleging oil removal causes loss The hearing is set for July 28 in Sherman before Judge Bryant Raleigh NC July 18 Special Secretary Wilmore of the Association of Commissioners of Agriculture and State Chemists announced the next annual convention will be in Nashville August 26 27 and 28 Commissioner Samuel L Patterson of Raleigh is president
Governor Longino refuses to grant clemency for Ashley Cocke and Tom Lauderdale. Both prominent Mississippi families face private executions at Greenville next Tuesday morning after the governor’s decisive rejection of petitions and reprieves. A second matter notes Governor McMillin of Tennessee denying J. J. Armistead’s requisition, triggering widespread comment.
Joshua Monday of Knox County Tennessee reports his son Lieutenant Oxcar Monday died in the Philippines on July 14 from cholera. He served with the Philippine Scouts after a prior stint as a sergeant in the Third Tennessee Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War. He was 26 and to be returned home once feasible.
Information from Asheville says M. R Wilkinson and Philadelphia parties plan a water power plant on the Linnville river in western North Carolina near Asheville. The project aims for 20 000 horsepower on completion. The Southern railway reportedly shows interest to attract manufactories to use the power.
In Variola Louisiana on July 18 Roger Brown was moved to Natchez to escape a lynching. He is charged with killing two men two miles east of Variola after a quarrel with Ellis. Brown allegedly struck Ellis with a wooden club, then returned with an ax and killed the camp foreman.
Jackson July 18 Special. Twenty Mississippi counties suffer drought with corn utterly ruined in over half and cotton damaged from 6 to 75 percent. The drought is widespread with three main areas, hitting east central Getta and eastern and northeastern hill and prairie counties. Talahatchie sees near total crop destruction and fires, Leflore shows fair prospects, and the delta drought spreads as former excellent areas deteriorate especially in corn. Negro tenants and laborers abandon plantations for towns.
Jacksonville labor unions launch a strike over the eight hour day. About two thousand workers refuse to work and building operations halt citywide. Earlier this morning 1,500 carpenters disobeyed orders from the Central Labor Union. Authorities expect orderly conduct as a mass meeting of hundreds unfolds and a possible sympathetic strike looms.
Rumor from Knoxville on July 16 suggests the Louisville and Nashville Knoxville and LaFollette Jellico lines may unite Coal Creek coal properties under one management. E R Chapman, linked to Coal Creek Mining and Manufacturing, has been pursuing the plan, with his recent city visit leaving results unclear.
Nashville, July 18. Policeman Walter E. Jacobs shot Henry F. Beaumont, a traveling salesman, twice on Clary street near Union. Jacobs says Beaumont advanced with a butcher knife and threatened him. knife found at Beaumont’s fall. Beaumont allegedly confronted Jacobs after a prior unrelated encounter.
A vintage advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure kidney and liver troubles stomach disorders nervousness sleeplessness rheumatism neuralgia and malaria. It touts a permanent cure with a 50 cent price and guarantees satisfaction from all druggists.
Laredo Texas July 18 last section of the standard gauge rails was laid on the Texas Mexican railway from Alice to Corpus Christi and the first standard gauge train ran directly from Laredo to Corpus Christi. Work to widen gauge from Laredo to Mexico City will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. Knoxville Tenn July 18 Mack Burkley recaptured after escaping Petros state prison. He is jailed at Clinton awaiting penitentiary officials arrival. he started his sentence September 26 last year for three years.
North Carolina reports a year of plenty with crop prospects varying by soil type red clay lands weaker than sandy soils recent rains lifting yields. Officials note possible equalization if rains continue. W W Cecil found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for killing Jerry West at a Helenwood dance last November and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary.
East Tennessee Hardware and Implement Dealers Association holds its semi annual convention in Knoxville with President James Mays presiding. Topics of the trade are being discussed as the meeting adjourns until Monday in Richmond Virginia the senate and house adjourn after brief sessions with the corporation commission fight postponed until Tuesday and many bills introduced.
Charleston South Carolina July 18 opening of the steamship line between Charleston and Central America seen as crucial for port growth Regular sailings to Port Timon Costa Rica and the Fruit Dispatch Company of New York plan more tonnage to meet demand Merchants aim to boost Central American trade and compete with New York houses Taunton from Port Simon brings 22 000 banana bunches in cargo of sixty six freight cars destined for the Southern Railway to western points including Detroit
Wilmot I Harris, newly named Charleston postmaster, assumed duties as George I Cunningham retires to become U S marshal for South Carolina. Senate confirmation pending next December with Senator Tillman likely opposing. Harris backed by local business leaders despite Republican opposition and a crowded field of sixteen candidates.
Columbia police notified owners to suspend operation of slot machines. Only those offering value in a commodity may remain. The city, with over a hundred machines, faces a potential sale and shipment of many as enforcement intensifies against gambling.
Florence tobacco market opened with the largest break in its history. On the first day over 100000 pounds sold at prices from 5 to 30 cents per pound. The average price is estimated between 8 and 9 cents, and the gate released about 10000 among planters, many from Jerente county.
A July storm at Pollocks Ferry near Raleigh killed Joe James and two sisters, Jane and Sylvia Sims, when a bolt struck their Test house. Two others were injured and a mule also died. The bolt destroyed the house and the survivors were injured.
Raleigh New York July 18 Special A state granted charter to the Fremont Cotton Oil Company of Wayne county. Its stockholders are nearly all farmers and it will also take acid phosphate. The charter allows it to do business anywhere in the state and to establish factories wherever it pleases as part of anti trust mills rising across the state.
Paine's Celery Compound is advertised as a strongest remedy for nervous diseases aggravated by heat. The ad claims headaches dyspepsia sleeplessness and constipation worsen mental distress leading to insanity and despair. It promises quick improvement, increased blood flow, normal appetite, strengthened nerves and renewed health. It urges readers to try this summer health-restorer at once for lasting happiness.
The advertisement urges customers to buy remaining stock from Hunnicutt and Spellingrath with the promise of almost any old price. It notes excess stock of refrigerators and house furnishings and urges shoppers to act before the items carry over to next season, highlighting a sale on various goods at the corner location.
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