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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1902
Page
1
General next attacks Northwestern Combine as TNT 6K 2 under Presiecca's lead launches strategic offensive. Key figures and organizations unnamed. The report emphasizes planned actions and potential outcomes amid mounting tensions.
St Paul Minn March 10 By direction of the attorney general a bill in equity was filed in the U S circuit court for the district of Minnesota against the Northern Securities Railway Company the Northern Pacific Railway Company and others to test the legality of a merger. The United States seeks to prevent a hold ing company plan proposed by James J Hill and J Pierpont Morgan to unite the Great Northern and Northern Pacific systems into a single transcontinental line in restraint of interstate and foreign commerce.
London reports General Methuen and four guns captured by General De La Rey as Boer forces pressed north. Casualties include several British officers and many missing or wounded. Kitchener dispatches recount the rout near Palmiet kop and subsequent capture, prompting government debate and stock-market tremors.
Prince Henry of Prussia concludes his American stay with a five hour visit in New York and Philadelphia. He toured Cramp Shipyard, inspected Retvizan, dined at Union League, and received rousing crowds at Independence Hall and Broad Street station before sailing aboard the Deutschland.
March 10 a Pacific steamer Newport arriving in San Francisco carried word of a sudden tidal surge along the Mexican coast. Bells of La Libertad and Acajutis were swept, towns inundated, water pumps washed away, and scores of bodies already recovered. Full death toll unknown.
The readable text hints at a police or public notice but is garbled. It mentions public safety authorities, a city context, and a case or action taken. Specific names, dates, places, or outcomes are not discernible from the fragments.
The city police board failed to elect a chairman after 267 ballots, adjourned to Friday night at 7:30. Mayor Mims chaired amid ongoing deadlock with candidates Jones Brotherton and English, as several ballots yielded three votes for many, but no clear winner. The session featured long votes, pauses for recesses, and humorous exchanges before continued balloting.
Boston’s six week labor war between Teamsters and express handlers and two major rail giants the New York New Haven and Hartford and the New York Central and Hudson River reaches critical stage with 8 000 workers idle. unions rally to broaden influence while carriers seek replacements. Additional strikes loom among Adams New York and Boston and East Boston freight crews as freight moves shift to Italian labor setting off wider regional impact. Denver also reports strikes for an eight hour day involving carriage makers machinists and other trades with up to 7 000 workers affected.
Santiago de Chile reports the government has ordered two battleships of 12,000 tons each to be built in England. One ship will be built by the Armstrongs and the other by Vickers Sons & Maxim. The vessels are estimated to cost about £1,000,000 each.
Representative Simms of Tennessee introduced a resolution to protect census workers faced with bureau transformation. It states that employees discharged during the shift to a permanent bureau basis shall be placed on the eligible list for appointment to other branches of the public service.
Washington March 10 A conference of opposition leaders contends against the Cuban reciprocity plan. A vote set to decide the issue tomorrow night with a steering committee to seek agreement with reciprocity supporters for final disposition. President pressed for harmony as Allison notes limited benefits to island planters.
Police board adjourned until Friday night with no chairman chosen after a deadlock on the election and 267 ballots cast. The story covers Fulton county, Georgia, and related local politics including the Supreme court and lunacy case juries.
A Supreme Court filing raises questions about the worth of certain trusts. The document lists the parties and outlines legal arguments challenging the validity and value of the trusts at stake. The filing highlights constitutional or fiduciary questions central to the dispute.
Washington March 10 The Supreme Court held the Illinois antitrust statute unconstitutional due to an exemption for agricultural products and livestock The decision in Connelly v Union Sewer Pipe Co declares state laws exempting farmers violate the fourteenth amendment Justice Harlan notes the need for uniform application while Justice McKenna dissents arguing classifications may be proper given differing conditions between farmers and urban interests The ruling impacts multiple states with similar exemptions and frames antitrust legality on equal protection grounds
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