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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1902
Page
3
The disputed mission property near the American mission in Tientsin is under 2 acres. The French and American consuls dispute ownership, with American consul James W. Ragsdale protesting French actions and hoisting the American flag over the contested land. The issue rests with French and American ministers in Pekin, amid adjacent American mission holdings and prior purchases.
A new burlesque trust formed by the Empire Circuit Association of Burlesque Theaters and the Variety Managers Association of America in Cleveland on March 9 aims to save at least a half million dollars annually. The plan pools forty-one burlesque theaters and forty-one companies for five years, with controlled scheduling to avoid costly cross-country jumps.
Census preliminary figures for 1900 show 25,258 flouring and grist mills nationwide with capital of 218.7 million dollars and wages totaling 37 thousand workers. Total product value reached 560.7 million, including 102.0 million barrels of flour and 40.1 million barrels of corn meal, with other products and regional breakdowns noted for southern mills.
W B Gosden aged 20 and his bride Annie Sargent wed for a year but endured dire poverty that separated them. Gosden, after a separation from her 17 year old mother, began drinking and attempted suicide last night, succeeding today by morphine. His death follows a failed marriage due to inadequate earnings.
Raleigh March 9 special reports a sensational marriage in Srailsville where Miss Laura Marable and Mr Haszelip eloped from Roanoke and wed. Cards had been issued and a trousseau prepared for Miss Marable to marry another man this week.
In Columbia South Carolina March 9 four candidates seek the mayoral office in the coming democratic primary. Incumbent S Earle faces M C Wallace A F Funderburk and W J Cathcart. Wallace is backed by labor and leads the South Carolina Federation of Labor union members.
Fragmentary notes refer to a steamer at Ttridge Island and an alien liner Rav something, signaling a maritime topic with limited readable details and unclear entities.
Colonel James Fourney of the Marine Corps will preside over a court martial on March 17 to try Major Waller, Lieutenant Day, and Major Littleton for executing three native stevedores in Basey, Samar, without trial. The panel will include army and Marine officers. The case follows the December Samar expedition and notes questions of mutiny and arms, but reports praise for harmony between American troops and the Rizal province constabulary amid a short campaign.
Admiral Erans Colonel Bingham and Commander Cowles escorted Prince Henry from a hotel at 12:45 with mounted police. A luncheon followed at the club with a country tour discussion. He will visit Philadelphia tomorrow, be received by officials, tour Cramps shipyard, and dine at the Union League Club. Booker T Washington met the prince at an Armstrong Association concert and promised to send a book of negro melodies.
Washington outlines a Senate week split between the ship subsidy bill and a presidential assault measure. Senator West and Mallory pledged to speak but health and schedule limit speeches. many short remarks anticipated. The House will first tackle rural free delivery and then post office and river and harbor appropriations, with rural free delivery likely defeated tomorrow.
Raleigh March 9 Special reports that only a third of Buncombe county bridges remain after last week's flood. Widespread destruction hits mills bottom lands and roads with many scores of bridges swept away in other counties.
The state board of health reports small pox in twenty four counties. In one county there are 150 cases and two deaths noted.
Reports from Houston March 9 say all injured in the Maxon wreck are doing well with no expected deaths. It is believed Christian Kiel of San Antonio may be among the dead, though he has not been heard from, which would bring total fatalities to thirteen.
The House Banking and Currency Committee plans a sweeping financial measure to transfer gold reserve protection to national banks. It creates an international banking board, limits note issuance, and ties gold redemption to bank deposits while reorganizing into district clearing systems. The proposal, led by Chairman Towler, aims to stabilize currency, lower regional interest, and support American enterprise and commerce.
Berlin notes the April dedication of the new Berlin Royal High School for music and art in Charlottenburg. The Baroque sandstone building features a watch tower and Kaiser Wilhelm II portrait shield. The article highlights Berlin as a Mecca for ambitious musicians, with prominent teachers, orchestras, and frequent concerts at modest prices attracting American students.
Cincinnati March 9 The lockout of brewery workers in Cincinnati Covington and Newport, in effect for a month, nears closure tomorrow. The dispute centers on whether workers may return without recognizing the engineers contract while both sides await the American Federation of Labor decision. The United Brewery Workmen, in session, authorized a conference with brewers for tomorrow. Over two thousand workers were out, with many back at posts and more than one thousand still awaiting tomorrow’s outcome.
Shamokin Pennsylvania reports the Philadelphia and Reading Scanal and Tron Company and Union Coal Company mines, plus nearby pits, will resume operations tomorrow. The restart will restore work for about 9,000 men and boys previously idle due to flood closures. There is also unrelated discussion of Berlin music study costs and venues.
James Hamilton Lewis arrives in Chicago with a new plan to curb trusts by creating a government commission with power to condemn trusted corporations. If deemed trusts, assets would be forfeited, appraised to stockholders, then sold at auction to fund the government. Also recaps brutal burglary of an elderly Chicago woman, a student selling shoes for charity, and city budget woes affecting fire and police forces.
Across London, Berlin, and Manchester reports describe restricted money supply and dull trading. German funds sold, coal shares weak, and iron and cement issues mixed while real estate firms lead gains in a cautious market amid March uncertainty.
In Anniston Alabama on March 9 two laborers digging a ditch near Oxford uncovered Indian graves. Skeletons were removed and exhibited in Oxford. Items such as flasks and earrings of odd make were found with the remains. Local workers say they saw possible deposits of money and jewels but deny finding valuables. Nearby, a pest house construction near Burgin Kentucky was blown up with dynamite and a threatening note warned authorities not to rebuild.
In Chicago, Robert T. Lincoln secured Box 42 for a Prince Henry ball, defying a long history of unoccupied or wanted seats as others waited for royalty. The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad will grant two weeks of vacation to eight conductors to Florida or the South, with expenses paid, to boost familiarity with resort areas and future travel demand.
Secretary Root endorses commission reforms in war department reorganization while praising Atlanta military park. Republican factions clash over suffrage investigation. lack of quorum slows action as Crumpacker resolution fades. Senator Billy Mason campaigns boldly in Washington using reserved gallery cards. John H. Reagan declared out of danger in Palestine Texas.
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