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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
8
A violent wind and rainstorm swept Terrell County, Georgia, damaging buildings and farms from Dawson to surrounding areas. The Dawson refinery and crime house collapsed, depots unroofed, churches destroyed, trees uprooted, and livestock killed. Several injuries reported. no deaths confirmed. Roads were blocked and overall county damage avenues loom large.
A heavy wind struck Cuthbert Georgia on May 21 damaging assets across the town. The guano storage warehouse and sheet sheds at Alliance Cotton Warehouse collapsed, the Second Negro Methodist church wrecked under construction, several Negro houses torn down, Liberty Colored Baptist church façade blown in, and electric and telephone lines down. Property damage estimated at $4,000 to $5,000 with crops and fruit severely affected. Two Negroes injured slightly at J B Gunn place. No fatalities reported.
A family of five is believed drowned after a twenty foot rise in the Tennessee river swept away their home seven miles below Decatur Alabama. The house stood with barns and stock on a Monday dawn pass by, but river men report the house and barn gone with no trace of the occupants.
A May 31 special from Montgomery reports a severe storm near Montgomery that halted incoming trains from the south as crews cleared debris from tracks. In Greenville the wind ripped off the courthouse roof allowing rain to pour in, following the downpour.
Meridian reports a violent wind and hail storm causing overwhelmed drains and rising Sowashee Creek. The Alagama Great Southern line suffers tree blockages while rail damage rises. In Vicksburg a cyclonic storm kills Copeland's five year old daughter as houses crumble. other children escape with injuries. four inches of rainfall noted.
Heavy rain and hailstorm struck Montgomery and Union Springs causing severe flooding and crop damage. Trains halted to clear fallen trees while Greenville reported damage to a courthouse and a store roof with no casualties yet.
The Rev James Chapman president of Wesleyan training college Battersea has accepted an invitation from Vanderbilt University to deliver a series of lectures under the Cole lectureship in the spring of next year.
Washington reports show the total cotton area planted at 27,582,000 acres, up 8 percent from last year while picked area is up 10 percent. State by state gains vary, with Alabama and Texas posting notable increases. New Orleans notes the belt-wide acreage rise but warns much must be replanted due to wet weather. The overall crop condition remains among the lowest in twenty years, with potential for large yield if favorable growth and late frost align.
A four minute hailstorm hits Griffin Georgia damaging fruit and crops. W B Hudson, an experienced gardener, loses corn over four feet tall to hail. Charles Moore reports cotton injuries severe enough to require replanting or crops replacement. Ballstones remain on Hill street roofs as hail refuses to melt.
A morning rain storm swept Fort Gaines and part of Clay County damaging two colored school houses and a dwelling on Iraniz Grumley’s premises with no injuries. Professor Pipkin’s barn collapsed and a cow was killed. Numerous shade trees fell. country damage details pending.
A heavy rain and hail storm struck Texas this morning causing extensive crop and property damage. Eastern Texas bore the worst impact with accumulations reaching up to twenty inches in some areas. Palestina reports city property and surrounding crops could total about 150000 dollars in losses, while Anderson, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Hill, Gregg, Cherokee and Fisher counties suffered the heaviest agricultural damage.
Chicago May 31 Miss Mario Defenbach long with Dr M Unger and F W Brown faced a court today as conspirators in a life insurance fraud plot. Smiley, the chief witness, testified he was hired to pose as Defenbachs fiancé and that a $1000 payment was arranged while Defenbach pressed for the policy proceeds to go to her friend Dr Unger. A former detective agency stenographer also described visits to Ungers office to discuss the ruse.
Reports from London and Paris sketch reactions to U S supreme court rulings on insular cases amid fears of American imperial expansion. Commentary links annexation to Latin American aims, warns of canal control and potential Mexican and Caribbean consequences.
Paris May 92 The election of Eamonn Rostand caused a near duel between Maurice Bernhardt and Lucien Muhlfeld a Paris critic. Muhlfeld had attacked Rostand in The Gaulds and referenced Mme Bernhardt in a way Rostand found offensive. The seconds ruled Bernhardt misinterpreted the allusion and there was no duel.
William T Sullivan told a reporter he would run in the next Mississippi senatorial race against Senator Money and Governor Longino. He said his goal is to confront a faction he claims has sought to undermine him and he intends to prove they cannot prevail.
Rev William J Holtzclaw will fill the pulpit at Jones Avenue Baptist Church Sunday The morning sermon will be The Importance of Feeding upon the Word of God The night sermon will be The Danger of Receiving the Gospel in Vain
On the anniversary of Lord Roberts's entry into Johannesburg Britain reports desperate fighting within forty miles of the Gold Reef city. Windfontein on the Durban-Johannesburg line is the period's most serious engagement since a prior setback. Delarey conducts a strong defense as casualties mount on both sides with 174 killed and multiple officers among the dead.
Lord George Hamilton defends American engines against British locomotives in Parliament. He cites reports on American workshops, claims American locomotives improve yearly in quality and price, and notes India’s railways imported American design via a Philadelphia company. He urges Britain to learn from American methods.
China’s unconditional acceptance of 460 million taels to satisfy the powers spurs satisfaction among foreign ministers. They anticipate minor details remain for negotiations though evacuation may be delayed. Ministers discuss raising customs to 3 percent and diverting 5 million taels yearly from likin tax to cover debt interest and revenue.
In Mississippi the fire insurance industry has stabilised with rate cutting rare. No state association or rating bureau operates here as firms set and revise their own rates via their special agents. The Mississippi Fire Insurance Underwriters Association meets in Vicksburg on June 12 to discuss continuing harmony.
Two students were expelled and four suspended by the Technological school's faculty after an executive session yesterday afternoon. The six students were found responsible for mutinous conduct during the week, with suspensions set to continue into October.
State School Commissioner G R Glenn reports a Macon rumor that a black man stole state teacher exam questions and offered them for sale. He investigated and found the tale unfounded, noting such scare stories recur yearly. Exams proceed with strict safeguards and may be halted if leaks appear.
President Chandler urges members of the class to attend the centennial reunion at the University of Georgia in June during Phi Kappa Hallas centennial celebration. A register will be provided to record each member name and stopping place. Professor Chandler urges large attendance and details will be given to prospective attendees.
Petition filed in Fulton County Superior Court seeks charter for The Medical Association of Georgia to advance medical science and professional standards. No capital stock, aims to operate across counties, with twenty year charter and powers to sue and own property, donate and manage funds as needed.
Sheriff sale notices list numerous properties in Fulton County Georgia to satisfy tax and court judgments. Items include parcels in Atlanta and surrounding streets, with detailed lot descriptions, levy details, and names of claimants such as City of Atlanta Emma C Pease and Merchants' Loan Company. Properties include land lots in the 14th district, parts of original Henry now Fulton, and multiple parcels along Peachtree and Georgia avenues.
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