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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1902
Page
1
Charleston officials and business leaders travel to Washington to press President Roosevelt to keep his Charleston visit, amid sensational Tillman McLaurin remarks. Governors and locals insist Roosevelt will be welcomed and deny hostile bids, with mixed public reaction across South Carolina.
South Carolinians urge President Roosevelt to honor his Charleston exposition visit amid protests over recent senate incidents and Lt Governor Tillmans sword gesture. Major Jenkins disavows party to the insult and Charleston expo managers disavow Tillmans telegram. South Carolinians condemn the state’s notoriety in the senate controversy.
Washington March 2 The senate will take up the ship subsidy bill tomorrow and keep it unfinished business but not to the exclusion of other matters. The house will devote time to rural free delivery on contract and post office appropriation debates with votes expected on subsidies and war claims.
London reports a stagnant week with £8m to £9m still owed to the bank. Demand for gold from Paris remains the standout feature as market activity slows despite gains in South American securities and Lord Kitchener’s success. American securities traders await Northern Securities case outcome. rails and taxes dampen activity while mining shares stabilize after February’s market carnival.
A massive blast in Reading Pennsylvania destroyed the four story Lichty music store and adjacent three story umbrella factory owned by Mrs Mary Rolland. Three people missing feared dead and a watchman plus six others injured as flames and debris damaged nearby firms. The blast is believed caused by acetylene with total losses at about 250000 dollars.
From Vienna on March 2 a Politische corrrespondent reports Albania in turmoil as rebels besiege the Aviona seaport, cutting it off. Twenty six Albanian towns have resolved to declare independence from Turkish rule by refusing further tax payments.
Charlotte dispatch reports the worst flood in state history with at least seven confirmed deaths. Asheville isolated, trains halted, and the French Broad swollen as Marshall suffers major destruction including a breached dyke and ruined buildings. Hot Springs wiped from the map. relief teams trek to Marshall amid continuing rain and rising floodwaters.
The two Oconees are resuming normal flow after the worst freshet in years. Clarke County lost a bridge valued at 1500 dollars spanning the middle Oconee between Mitchell's bridge and Princeton factory. Other bridges in the county were...
In Chicago on March 2, the jury convicted Dr Orville Burnett of murder in the case involving Mrs Charlotte Nichol of Nashville. He was found guilty and recommended to serve fifteen years, with new-trial motions anticipated. The trial drew attention as Burnett faced charges of being accessory before and after the act.
Savannah Ga March 2 Special The Chicago and Florida limited and Chicago and Florida special now run through Savannah in both directions via Central and Plant systems due to washouts on the Central line between Macon and Jesup. Seaboard routes operate between Savannah and Montgomery via Columbus and Opelika, with a washout 20 miles east of Montgomery.
Continuous rain since Thursday in Oglethorpe Ga floods the Flint River rising to a record height. A new bridge under county construction between Oglethorpe and Montezuma has been swept away. More than 300 yards of the Central of Georgia railway wash out and northbound traffic is suspended indefinitely. The river continues to rise.
Montezuma Georgia faces the heaviest flood in history with half the business district submerged several feet. Stores and homes are 3 to 4 feet underwater, hundreds of dollars in damage expected, and 700 feet of railroad embankment washed away halting all traffic as the river continues to rise. The Chattahoochee subsides at Columbus with a 10 foot drop by night after earlier record rises, delaying cotton mill resumes for a day or two.
James River in Richmond Virginia continues to rise with flooding affecting wharves shipyards and the city's lower sections. Authorities predict no serious freshet though water levels remain high. Water has fallen at Columbia and Scottsville while railroad conditions improve across the state.
River fall to 41 feet 9 inches by 4 PM, flooding Cleveland and Pittsburg station and suspending traffic on the Cleveland and Pittsburg and the Wheeling, Lake Erie and Western lines. Mingo Junction reports widespread flooding with about four thousand steel workers idle. one man drowned.
Albany reports Hudson River flooding halting streetcar service and delaying New York Central trains. Lehigh Valley and Central railroads see washouts and submerged tracks as rivers rise. Paterson endures combined flood and earlier fire damage with hundreds homeless and one fatality. Continued on second page.
Washington reads letters from Commissioner Foulke denying coercion by government employers in political activity. He says contributions must be voluntary and that officials may not pressure employees, while defending personal giving and stressing the merit system. Delineates freedom to support factions without interfering with duties or discipline.
Warren Ohio March 2 Hon Henry Bishop Perkins a wealthy Warren banker and philanthropist believed to be temporarily insane after the death of a favored Yale graduate son killed himself by hanging in his office adjoining his home. He was born and life long in Warren and headed the First National Bank of Warren with extensive rail and state affairs influence. His fortune was reported around 4 to 34 million dollars. In Rome Cassano Calabera, residents burned municipal buildings yesterday and troops restored order with several wounded.
Fair Monday with cooler southeast. Tuesday forecasted as fair with fresh winds. Council to elect Capt. W H Brotherton Capt. James W English and former Alderman 8 W Day to the board of police commissioners. Six day bicycle race ends tonight at the Coliseum with Turvilla Lake Leander and Ruiz leading by one lap. World record at telegraphers tourney set by F M McClintic of Dallas at 517 words in ten minutes. Major W F Slaten returns from Chicago praising Atlanta's school system.
General Boynton guides Prince Henry of Prussia over Lookout Mountain and through Chattanooga after visiting Nashville and Indianapolis. The prince studies Civil War landmarks, asks for battle details, and expresses awe at the Tennessee Valley views while admirers cheer at each stop.
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