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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1902
Page
1
In a New York stock exchange day, Offenbach & Moore Henry Bros. & Co. and Tickwood Hurd & Co. suspended, tied to the Webb Meyer syndicate collapse. The three firms face estimated liabilities from 2 to 5 million with doubtful assets, as the market braces for further fallout and possible prosecutions.
Arch bishop Michael Augustine Corrigan of New York died at 11 20 PM after a grave illness. Bishops priests and relatives gathered as he passed peacefully. Born in Newark in 1838, he rose from St Marys Wilmington to Emmetsburg and Rome before leading Newark and finally New York. His tenure saw reform work amid internal Catholic tensions.
Giant forces fight for control of Jellico coal fields near Knoxville as Southern and Louisville and Nashville systems clash. Chief Engineers Wells and Elliot lead, 209 men deployed, posters demand workers, and rail materials rush ordered. Skirmish hints at broader East Tennessee battle with lines to Cumberland Gap.
The state department announced that J. H. Gilder, related to Richard Watson Gilder of New York, was appointed United States dispatch agent at London to fill the vacancy created by B. F. Stevens’s death. Frank Wadsworth of New York was named to replace William v. Eustis as third secretary of the U S embassy in London, effective July 1.
Yale University awarded the degree of LL D to Lord Kelvin of England. Dr FR H Chittenden presented the honor and President Hadley conferred it. Lord Kelvin delivered a brief address in response.
Washington May 5 Senator Pettus suggested an amendment to the Philippine government bill requiring all officers under the civil government of the Philippine archipelago to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
General Electric stockholders met in Schenectady on May 5 and voted to increase capital stock by 319,757,600 to 5,100,000 shares. Each stockholder will receive 6 2 3 percent of his present holdings in the new distribution.
Washington May 5 two desks were draped in black and covered with flowers when the house met Rep Cummings and Rep Peter J Otey of Virginia had died in Lynchburg yesterday Dr Cowden the chaplain offered prayers for the families and the house adopted resolutions of regret A funeral committee was appointed and the house adjourned at 12 15 p m
Philadelphia stockholders of Union Traction Company vote to lease and merge all city street railway lines into the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. The lease becomes operative July and the Rapid Transit Company is capitalized at 90 million dollars.
A 6 year old Colin McDougall died after alleged brutality by five older boys aged 10 to 12 who forced him into a sewer, beat him, and rode him on a rail before he swallowed poison. The father investigates, with doctors attributing death to sewer gas poisoning. Evidence and dying statements point to the five suspects, whose identities and actions are under police review.
Manila May five eighty four Moro prisoners under guard attempted escape at dinner signal soldiers fired killing thirty five and capturing nine. others fled. Captain Moore wounded mindanao and Lt Vicars of the Twenty first buried at Malabang. Cholera claims a sailor on the Warren quarantined at Manila.
May 5 Havana reports Governor General Wood convened the Cuban Congress at noon in the palace. He announced no legislative power would vest until after the formal transfer of governance. The Senate met at Palacio Segundo and the House of Representatives at the Commandancia Generale de la Marine to credential and inform military authorities of elected leaders.
Albany reports a seven year old abandoned in April found in a charitable home is believed to be Margret Vinton Taylor. The child vanished August 13, 1898 near Cincinnati. grandparents were indicted for child stealing. Parents live in Bellevue, Kentucky. Cincinnati detectives plan to confirm identity and reclaim the girl.
The Supreme Court sustains state court authority in bankruptcy matters by denying the petition for a writ of certiorari from Seymour Lumber Company et al v. Thomas J. Carling. The New Orleans circuit court’s findings are upheld, clarifying state court rights in bankruptcy proceedings.
In Armour Texas a family dispute escalated to deadly violence. Two men were killed and two wounded, including Robertson's son and a man named Deming, in a remote area of Limestone county. Names cited are Robertson and Lum Weeks as the deceased, with limited details on the wounded. London Ware Houses Gutted in London docks. wool, sugar and chemicals stored there burned, twenty-two engines fought the fire but roofs collapsed before flames were checked.
At Cincinnati convention National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association with about one hundred delegates heard President Young oppose tariff cuts. He urged strong resolutions supporting the Ray bankruptcy bill and dock weight bill, and warned that tariff reductions would harm high grade cigars and the tobacco industry. He also urged unity with beet sugar men to defeat reciprocity, calling it a bid for a sugar and tobacco trust.
A fatal sewer gas incident involving Colin McDougall, aged six, is reported as authorities investigate. Council tables a key resolution abolishing the police board over objections. Suburban property owners protest a proposed city-limits expansion. A destructive hail storm damages peach and cotton crops in Sumter County. The Farrar Lumber Company planing mill in Dalton burned, estimated loss about 5000 dollars with no insurance. Initiatory steps in Savannah pursue bondholders’ liability for forfeited bonds of two fugitives. Marion County voters advance a county primary for senator in the twenty fourth district. other counties warn a populist senator may be elected without a district primary. In Columbia a German, Babb, murdered during a burglary tied to fortune loss. Cordia Childers case mirrors Cropsey mystery. Miss Childers disappeared with William Fullwood, who searches with authorities as Mrs Baker of Norfolk faces charges for attempting to place her baby under streetcars. W L Martin, a Montgomery lawyer and former attorney general of Alabama, emerges as a sub gubernatorial candidate to oppose Governor Jelks. Senator Lodge responds to Democratic attacks on U.S. Philippines policy, acknowledging abuses but promising punishment for the guilty. The Northern Securities suit receives its answer denying a merger will lessen competition. President Roosevelt nominates Herbert G. Squires and General E S Brage as minister and consul general to Cuba. Three New York stock exchange firms fail amid the Webb-Meyer stocks flurry. the Vanderbilts assist Dr Webb. Eighty-four Moro prisoners at Maida attempt escape. thirty-five shot dead. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands improves but heir prospects remain troubled. The Cuban senate and house meet in Havana with an address by Governor General Wooe.
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