Council to Aid in Charter Revision
The council agrees to assist in revising the city charter and invites further cooperation. A committee approves the request and signals readiness to collaborate on the revision process.
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1902
Page
1
Atlanta Council and Charter Committee End Deadlock
The meeting resolves to add all city aldermen to the general charter committee, signaling cooperation between the Council and the charter panel. Debate centers on speed versus careful consideration as the Mayor and general council weigh adopting the resolution to expand the committee for a stronger presentation to the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mims
Council
Hopkins and Harrison in bitter fight at Illinois Democratic convention
The Illinois Democratic convention nominated a full ticket including Clerk of the Supreme Court John L Pickering and State Treasurer George W Duddleston with J P Hopkins reelected state central committee chairman after a rancorous clash with Carter H Harrison. Hopkins won the general committee chair by a small margin as Harrison’s faction failed to sway the floor amid heated exchanges and competing reports. Stringer delivered a keynote denouncing trusts and tariffs, urging reform and party purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Democratic
Supreme Court
John L. Pickering
Springfield
George W. Duddleston
Chicago
Anson I. Bliss
Hillsboro
The
State University
Julia Holmes Smith
J. A White
Urbana
Parton
Monmouth
Springfeld
John P Hopkins
State Central Committee
Carter H. Harrison
Hopkins
Harrison
Nicholas Hotel
Hopking
Thomas J. McNally
John L Pickering
Stringer
John Hopkins
Lawrence B. Stringer
Lincoln
Inj
Democratic Party
Cabinet debates sending ships to La Guayra amid Venezuelan crisis
The American cabinet discussed protecting interests in Venezuela and ordered the Cincinnati and Topeka to La Guayra with discretion to head elsewhere. Reports say Ma los advances on Caracas with about 7,000 troops, and a French and German cruiser warned Venezuelan gun boats to limit bombardment, pausing further fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Topeka
la Guayra
Castro
Ashington
Venezuela
San Juan
Orinoco River
Senor Farrta
Guinana
Ciudad
Bolivar
Salas
Orinoco
San Felix
Trinidad
Malos
Caracas
Camp
Suchet
Falke
Poril
Adams Praises Lee Statue Vision at National Capitol
Charles Francis Adams spoke at the University of Chicago on the propriety of a Robert E. Lee statue in Washington. He framed Lee as the loftiest Confederate ideal and argued the monument would symbolize loyal acceptance of defeat and the constitutional rebuilding of a people, linking it to Arlington across the Potomac. A later dispatch reports the sudden death of Rev. Eugene Hoffman, dean of the general theological seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Phi Beta Kappa Society
University of Chicago
Cromwell
England
Oliver Cromwell
Robert BE. Lee
Lee
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Will
Potomac
Arlington
America
Eugene Hoffman
D. D
New York
Associated Press
Plattsburg, N. Y
General Theological Seminary
Protestant Episcopal Church
Oklahoma City Real Estate Boss Fatally Killed in Land Claim Fight
Elbow propped gun case ends in murder as E. w. Johnson, 14 year Cuban Rough Rider and vice president of Classen Real Estate, is shot by W. T. McMichael during a land claim dispute over 180 acres in an Oklahoma City addition. Johnson fires back, wounding McMichael. Brown fires in defense but misses. A crowd contemplates lynching McMichael until found wounded. both men are jailed. The disputed land, valued at $60,000, has involved long litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
E. W. Johnson
Classen Real Estate Company
Rough Riders
W. T. McMichael
Johnson
McMichael
E . Brown
Times-Journal
B E Brown
Times- Journal
Brown
Johnson Johnson
McMichael Johnson
The
Roosevelt
San Juan
Kipling closes drill hall after aunt house attack
London June 1 to show his disapproval of the attack on his aunt Lady Burne Jones's Rottingdean home Mr Rudyard Kipling has shut up the drill hall he had given to the public His action drew intense feeling The attack occurred June 2 and targeted his pro Boer aunt displayed a black banner reading You Have Killed You Have Conquered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rottingdean
Rudyard Kipling
Hipling
Burne-Jones
Governor to convene depot committee on Atlanta proposal
Governor Candler plans to call the special depot committee within ten days to review the Southern Railway's Atlanta depot proposal. Samuel Spencer sent a reply letter seeking more details, not a rejection or acceptance, and no decision will be final until the committee meets likely Thursday or Friday. The issue remains unresolved but expected to be settled soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candler
Atlanta
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway Company
Southern
Athens
Spencer
Depot Committee
Council
RR. A
Frank O’rorke
Wright
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Millard Lee
Miss Suttles
Ireland
Denny Installed as President of Washington and Lee University
G H Denny assumed the presidency at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia on June 1 before a large gathering. Notables including Ira Remsen A F West Francis Venable R McTwain and Col William F Peters attended. Denny was sworn in and delivered a strong inaugural address. Ernest B Reutzschnitt delivered the annual address in Lee Memorial chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Virginia
George H Denny
Denny
Ira 2. Remsen
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
A. F. West
Nceton University
Francis P. Venabie
University of North Caroline
R. McTiwain
Hampden-Sydney College of Virginia
William F. Peters
University of Virginia
Ernest B. Reutzschnitt
University
Bar of
New Orleans
Lee Memorial Chapel
Maybrick pardon reported during coronation week
London reports King Edward will grant a pardon to Mrs Florence Maybrick during coronation week. Mobile relatives have been cable notified. if released she may sail to the United States on the fast steamer. The case has long drawn public attention and support from Maybrick's American friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Florence Maybrick
Home
Ritchie
Borts
Marbrick
Maybrick
United States
Mobile
Ala
Ottone
Wing Award
Insurgents Will Smile at Final Obsequies
Washington June 17 Special The Republicans in the senate plan a caucus to arrange a decent burial for their dead Cuban bill The administration leaders concede they will drop Cuban reciprocity and thirty four of fifty four Republican senators will yield to insurgent demands not to pass the relief legislation this session The Spooner reciprocity substitute from the house will be proposed The bill will be shelved The beet sugar men now number at
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
Forecasts Bring Cloudy Brief Cooler Weather Ahead
An early summary notes increasing cloudiness on Wednesday and Thursday with probable showers and cooler conditions in the north. Southeast winds along the coast, with a high around 30 and lower temperatures, plus past two hours of no precipitation reported. Details mix forecasts, civic actions, and regional updates from Georgia and beyond.
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Assist
Charter Revision Committee
City Council
Charter Tovial
Alderman Johnson
Charter Committee
Key
Welch
City of Atlante
General Assembly
State of Georgia
Counciman
General Council
Mr. Moyers
Captain English
Reed
Aenetich
Lanta
Jatter
Moyers
Colville
Broyers
Mi. Velch
Arctic
Bryan
Iminois Democrats
Shun Kan
Sas City Platform
Lagua
Adams
South
National Capital
Poe
Cuba
G. H. Denny
Mrs. Maybrick
Freedom
Atives
BECN
Macon
Baroness LaRoque
Mayobrick
Ahe
Confederata
Ita
Federala
Florence Maybrice
Spooner
Georgia
Summi
Lollie M Smith
North Carolina
Addox
Savannah
Bibb County
Greensboro
N. C
Korea
Horn
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Alabama
Birmingham
Kansas City
Illinois Democrats
Carter Harrison
Friends of
Nicaragua
Parama
Morgan
Francis Adams
Basaton
Washington Foreign
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