20 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1907
Page
1
A Korean ruler struggles under coercive measures from Japan amid an epidemic of self-inflicted deaths. Reports detail mounting distress, political tension, and national unrest as leadership grapples with colonial policies and public despair.
London reports say Korea's monarch, long friendly with Russia, abdicates after forty four years of misrule and seeks to transfer the crown to the heir. Japan presses for control of Korea's foreign affairs as amid riots and fear of further unrest. Public reaction in Seoul and Tokyo ranges from sympathy to warnings of repression as Marquis Ito's government aims to stabilize the region.
A city committee report clears General Manager Park Woodward of blame for muddy water. It pins the shortage on the city’s failure to lay a river main to the reservoir, cites prior requests to raise river pump pressure denied by the water board and council, and urges a thorough inspection by a first class hydraulic engineer. The panel finds no negligence among waterworks staff and notes growth requires system expansion as bond funds await use.
After a month long walkout the San Francisco and Oakland telegraph workers return to duty under prior pay and conditions. An arbitration committee will handle grievances while wages remain unchanged for now. About 250 operators are affected and orders urge locals to halt strike talk.
Amid abdication talks a crowd of about six thousand Koreans faced palace guards as police dispersed a petition to the emperor. The night passed with speeches, martial patrols, and calls for order while shops closed and rumors swirled about a revolt. Casualties among Japanese reported but Koreans’ numbers unknown. Marquis Ito refused comment on the abdication action.
Rev Crawford Jackson of Atlanta announces Dr L G Hardman of Commerce Ga donated 480 acres near Athens Ga to establish an industrial and educational institution for wayward children. The plan aims to serve white children initially with future land purchases for Black children, reflecting juvenile court advocacy in the South.
Glidden tour entrants from Canton Ohio arrived in Pittsburg amid heavy mud and dust obscuring color. Thirteen daily penalties set a new high for the rally as the group planned the next leg to Bedford Springs Pennsylvania. A car near Darlington was shot at from the roadside. the occupants were not seriously harmed.
Eight people are injured after a Charleston and Western Carolina rail line wreck near Waterloo ten miles south of Laurens around 1:20 pm. Conductor Henry Stewart and several passengers sustained injuries, Mrs Sarah J Griffin of Evanston Ga suffered internal injuries possibly fatal, while others including Dr B W Pinson Cross Hill SOG and Wash P Saxon Spartanburg sustained internal injuries or arm injuries. All injured were cared for in private homes at Waterloo as the rear coaches derailed due to a defect that tore a portion of the track and caused the coaches to derail and overturn.
Miss Laura Ronaldson, a 28 year old student of music and art who recently moved from Lewiston Pa, was found shot dead in her uptown New York lodging early today. Police say a revolver was found in her mouth and a suicide note mentions long brood over a former friend who killed herself three years earlier.
Boise July 19 Judge Hawley delivered a two hour plus address in the Haywood trial. He argued against the defense efforts to connect the Wine Owners Association the Citizens Alliance of Colorado and the Pinkerton agency to a conspiracy to exterminate the Western Federation of Miners. Hawley assailed the defendants as criminals and urged the jury to carefully weigh their responsibility. He pledged to continue his argument tomorrow as court adjourns.
Ameo Telor sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary for murder committed during an escape from two deputies transporting him toward Brush. The incident occurred on a fast moving train at Jancing this morning. Telor to begin serving her sentence at Mouritala Prison.
A brief item reports on test votes in the house as lawmakers in the lower branch deliberate procedures and outcomes. The short note notes procedural steps and the possible implications for future votes and policy direction.
The scene centers on a prolonged filibuster as opponents of a prohibition measure attempt to suspend rules and force a second reading. Debate runs past 3 PM with Speaker and acting speakers contending over suspending routines while anti prohibitionists shout from the galleries. The vote tally hovers around 114 for suspension and 30 against as lawmakers threaten continued obstruction into the evening.
Weekend forecast for Washington and Georgia calls for variable winds and scattered showers. Forecasters expect unsettled conditions Saturday and Sunday with mild temperatures and occasional local winds.
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