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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1906
Page
1
Two men fell from a boat and struggled in the water as onlookers assisted near the shoreline. Rescue crews arrived but the outcome and identities are not clear from the readable text. Local authorities launched a search for the missing occupants.
A flotilla off Hereford Inlet endured wrecks and drownings after a violent sea wash claimed multiple lives. Officials report 32 aboard one yacht with 12 lost. others perish near Five Mile Beach. Captain Ludlam heroism praised as rescue efforts continue.
A New York Central flyer crashes after striking a landslide near Poughkeepsie. One man is killed and sixteen people are injured. Authorities investigate the incident and transport crews work at the site.
Fishkill Landing, NY July 29. Panic express No 37 of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad wrecked near Chelsea above Poughkeepsie after a landslide swept by a heavy rainstorm. Two killed outright and fifteen injured. Fireman Wills killed. Engineer Wells badly hurt. Injured rushed to Highland Hospital Mattewan. Train plunged into earth and rock on embankment. locomotive overturned into river. Relief train from New York with nurses and physicians aided survivors.
Samuel Christian, 23, a sailor aboard the steam yacht Alice owned by Frederick D Underwood, lost his right hand and shattered his left thumb when a signal cannon exploded in the Hudson river. The accident occurred as Underwood and family slept aboard the vessel. Christian accidentally pulled the firing rope, not realizing the cannon was loaded.
A man named Crawford wounded his wife with two shots in the left lung and wounded Officer Fincher twice during a pursuit through Bell and Green streets. Crawford was captured after a heavy exchange of fire near Piedmont avenue and 140 Piedmont. Fincher and Trammell were injured. Crawford later attempted to shoot again during processing.
Samuel Pearse returns home to Wait TennDe and finds his wife Margaret aged 25, daughters 5, and Dwight 11 months dead from bullet wounds. Robert survives with lung injuries. A fire started in a bedroom and a mysterious armed assailant, described as a strange negro, is being hunted as police and a posse sweep the countryside.
C W Kelsey of Tarrytown New York won the Deming trophy for the 1100 mile automobile tour ending this night. A Past of New York also finished with a clean score and resigned in favor of the Tarrytown automobilist. Guy Vaughn of New York narrowly escaped death when his car hit a water bar on Crawford Notch, leaped and turned turtle, demolishing the vehicle. Vaughn escaped with bruises. Forty eight cars entered the hill climb, with competition beginning at 1830. the Chicago-to-Buffalo start drew many participants and a valuable trophy offered by Paul Deming for the best work over the route.
In Dancee Virginia a mixed audience attends a service at First Av ery Presbyterian church where a memorial window of General Stonewall Jackson is unveiled. The Negroes funded the purchase, led by Rev L Downing with support from white congregants and Confederate groups. Downing and his family historically taught at a Lexington slave school described by Jackson. The window portrays an army camp beside a river with the inscription Let us cross over the river and rest in thy shade of the trees.
A fragmented line profile recalls a tender moment as a husband met his wife, describing a long embrace and a brief note about departure. The readable portion hints at a personal story or social vignette without clear dates, places, or identities.
A Georgia memory story recounts Anderson Pittman appearing alive at the home of Mrs James Smith near Cartersville eight miles from the town. The family mistook him for a deceased relative, and he declared himself the husband. The scene, witnessed by Mia Smith, is described as a historic Georgia case with ties to Jerusha Batlew and Civil War era marriage.
Reports from Petersburg Poltava and surrounding areas describe rumors of General Trepoff's death, a major uprising in Poltava Bevel Regiment, and heavy fighting as royal troops quell mutiny. Dispatches indicate suppression via machine guns and Cossack detachments amid Armenian Tartara clashes near Shucha and tense conditions in Tiflis.
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday covers Georgia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina East Florida Western Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Eastern Texas Western Texas Arkansas Tennessee Kentucky with showers fair and warmer conditions and variable to fresh winds across regions Monday and Tuesday including showers in several areas and warmer trends in the southeast and north portions.
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