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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1902
Page
7
Florida politics see a sharp primary battle as Democratic factions clash over corporate influence and the anti corporate push for a primary system. Veterans Mallory and Call loom, with Mallory favored but uncertain as the July primary approaches and reform efforts stir controversy.
Fort de France June 7 reports say eruption damage is less than first feared. Morne Rouge plains are coated in hot mud and several fishing boats with crews are missing.
At Collins a drunk man named Charley Datis stood on a side track as Seaboard train approached. Conductor A A Reppard exchanged shots with Datis, was wounded in the arm, and Datis fled after a party pursuit. Two small children of a local preacher were shot. one died from wounds, the other slightly hurt. A posse and pursuing dogs now search the woods for the fugitive.
Emory College in Oxford Georgia will run a ten week summer school starting June 17 led by Professor Andrew Sledd chair of Latin. He will be assisted by T H Wade and C G Quillian both top graduates, with Wade directing English and Greek and Quillian in charge of mathematics. Sledd anticipated larger attendance than ever before.
Columbus Ga June 8 special report calls off a 150000 sewer bond election due to improper advertising. Had it been held June 19 bonds likely would have been defeated. Sanitary sewers are needed, but the main objection is it reducing the city’s overall bond capacity for other projects like water works.
In Macon Georgia R D Stinson commissioner of education of the A M E church in Georgia presided at a June 8 meeting at Cotton Avenue A M E church supporting Morris Brown college. He urged the better element of the race to denounce crime and separate from criminals. About 150 dollars was raised for educational work. Postmaster Edwards was called out of town. Mayor Bridges Smith sent a letter. addresses included Atlanta figures James M Henderson Morris Brown president and a question on whether education fits Negro citizenship.
The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa announced a large graduation class last week with recipients across Bachelors of Art and Science Bachelors of Law and Civil Engineering Masters of Arts and multiple master and bachelor level programs names include S H Bailey W R Carothers A M Donohso and many more from Art Science Law and Engineering tracks.
Savannah faces two major bank projects. Germania bank buys a corner lot at Congress and Bull to build an eight story bank tower costing over 125000 dollars. Citizens bank plans a five story branch at Tilberty and Montgomery near the Central railway station and Union depot. Central Railroad shifts offices to the Citizens branch after selling its Bay street building for 25000 dollars. Lava from Mont Pelee washes ashore along Georgia coast with specimens found in Savannah. Superintendent Otis Ashmore notes lava floated at least 2600 miles in the Gulf Stream from Mont Pelee to Georgia.
Jackson Mississippi June 8 Special less than half of the back tax claims on aplvent credits filed with boards of supervisors in Mississippi by State Revenue Agent Adams passed further investigation wholesale reductions were reported across the state some up to seven percent and total back taxes collected will be much less than anticipated The Clay county claim of over one million was cut to 45000 similar reductions occurred this week A decision on the revenue agent authority to assess these taxes was expected to be issued by Monday
Chattanooga reports list diverse new ventures across the region for the week ending June 7. Includes cotton mills, oil refineries, coal mining firms, lumber and planing mills, electric plants, and transportation enterprises in Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and other states, with multiple values ranging from 5 000 to 2 500 000 dollars and numerous new facilities planned or underway. Sparta High School Closes with eleven graduates. Miss Chico Allen top honors.
In Hattiesburg a mob tried to lynch Walter Bankhead after an alleged assault on Mrs. Ed Garner. A militia company repelled the mob, keeping him in jail as authorities, including Judge Enochs, plan a preliminary trial the next day. Governor orders troops to Ellisville to relieve duty.
The Georgia State Industrial College for Negro Youths near Savannah ends a prosperous year with 702 students and sixteen teachers. Since opening eleven years ago, the school expanded from eight registrants to a large program offering trades and teacher training, producing graduates and engaged farmers and mechanics statewide. A Farmers Conference and mechanics gatherings accompany ongoing commencements and anniversaries, including speeches by Rev. Adams and other dignitaries. The next session starts October 1, 1902.
Montrose Arkansas grave discovery leads to the arrest of B F Newton a prominent merchant and Dr Nickelberry Newton confesses claiming self defense and absolves Nickelberry The case unfolds in Memphis Tennessee with a journeyman French painter as the victim and a grave found without a marker in a field away from a cemetery.
Valdosta Ga June 8 Special The Valdosta Institute held closing exercises last Friday night with a class of thirteen graduates and high honors. Dr J E White of Atlanta delivered the literary address praised as eloquent and scholarly. Covington Ga June 3 Special Professor W C Wright resigns as Covington public schools superintendent and county school commissioner to take Dublin public schools superintendency.
Charleston reports stir over possible US Senator McLaurin appointment to the court of claims. Mayor Smyth backs Captain F W Wagener for mayor or senate, while Wagener’s stance remains unclear. If McLaurin is named, Governor McSweeney will avoid any candidate entangled in politics.
In Charleston South Carolina the six month South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition boosted retail trade by about 100 percent and filled hotels with profit. The Consolidated Railway Company reported net profits of around 100 000 after heavy investments in lines and electrical gear. Although stockholders receive nothing, business sectors benefited and officials speculate on higher attendance.
The Western Carolina Game Association based at Greenville reports the first conviction under South Carolina game laws in years. William Serving, Greenville restaurant proprietor, was convicted by Magistrate McBee for selling quail and fined. The Court of Sessions affirmed the magistrate’s fine on appeal, a move seen as a boost to sportsmen and a warning to game dealers for next winter.
Mrs W A McNeil wife of Postmaster McNeil Waycross Ga died suddenly in Savannah at 12 40 pm telegram said funeral set for Quitman tomorrow afternoon she was cousin of Judge Emery Speer and well known in Macon and Atlanta Mr McNeil left for Savannah this evening.
Raleigh June 8 report finds North Carolina far behind in electric railway construction with only one eighth of one percent of the nation’s electric railway mileage currently in operation.
Charleston South Carolina June 8 Special The exposition board withdrew gold medals awarded to Arthur C. Jackson after discovering he posed as president of the Alaskan Geographical Association. The Smithsonian Institute denied the society’s existence. Jackson claimed a London engagement and disappeared with an assistant, who moved boats upriver and removed the exhibit. No trace of the exhibit or the men has been found.
The remains of Dr Charlie C Campbell, a Monticello dentist, who died in Macon after a week with appendicitis, were brought home for burial. He was 24, a 3 year Atlanta Dental College graduate, and a past chancellor of Monticello Knights of Pythias. He is survived by his mother Mrs Missouri Campbell and four brothers James Sherrod Milton and Doyle Campbell.
Jackson Miss June 8 Special Charters for new corporations establish ed in Mississippi continue to pour in at the governor's office. The year 192 promises to show more industrial development than any year in the history of the state. Notable charters include a cotton goods plant at Coldwater with 330000 capital, a lumber mill at Lumberton with 100000, a brick and tile factory at Sardis with 25000, a gunnery and oil mill at Monticello with 320000, and a planing mill at Yazoo City with 10000. Promoters expect at least three new mill enterprises within ten days.
Mississippians wake to alleged ex slave pension ruse. B E Cage of Claiborne County accuses the National Industrial Council in Jackson of levying assessments on Black workers to fund supposed pension legislation. He warns Negroes against fraudulent certificates and notes past losses.
Dougherty county voted Friday to issue 40000 in bonds for a new county court house. Voters approved by fifteen more than the two thirds required. Commissioners accepted building plans and construction is set to begin in August.
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