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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1902

Page

6

Flow Flag Game Lads to Bayern

New York May 14 Promoter A L Meyer of Hackensack Meadows Co and other firms with stock tied to Rutland railroad faced an arrest order damaged by Rosenberg suit seeking 9200. Meyer surrendered to the sheriff posting 4000 bond. Affidavit by Bernard Uhren details margins and alleged matched buy and sell scheme to unload Rutland stock through Offenbach Moore and associates.

New York A.L. Meyer Hackensack Meadows Company David Rosenberg A. L. Argher Robert Offenbach Benjamin P. Moore John D. Eliwell Rosenberg Offenbach & Moore John D. Eilwell Rutland Railroad Webb & Meyer Meyer Ahren Awhren Boston Rutland

Camorta Sinks in Bay of Bengal With 650 Aboard

London reports that a life boat from the British steamer Camorta, missing since May 6 near Madras, has been found in the Bay of Bengal. The Camorta, with 650 passengers and 99 crew, is feared lost after a cyclone. A second life boat and boom were recovered near Krishna light ship by a searching vessel.

London Rangoon Madras Bay of Bengal Krishna

Boers to Meet Today Over British Peace Terms

London May 14 Lord Kitchener says Boer representatives from Transvaal and Orange River Colony gather at Veeringing for a conference starting tomorrow. Delegates will not be impeded reaching the rendezvous and the assembled body is expected to be large. The peace terms decision will be submitted to the British later.

London Lord Kitchener War Office Transvaal Orange River Colony Veeringing Pretoria Ord Kitchener

Morgan Seeks Broader Role in Transatlantic Shipping

May 14 dispatches report J P Morgan delegates negotiating to join the Antwerp to Central and South American steamship lines in a Panama style shipping combine. Ballin denies buying Cunard shares with Morgan. Spain may enter the Atlantic combine as Morgan plans talks with Transatlantic company.

London Brussels Dairy Telegraph J. P. Morgan Antwerp Central America South America Berlin Herr Ballin Associated Press Cunard Line

Death of Major WH Jolliffe in Roanoke Virginia

Major WH Jolliffe, a renowned civil and mining engineer who designed much of Duluth Minnesota and served as city engineer of Pittsburgh, has died in Roanoke Virginia at age noted. He authored authoritative engineering and mining texts and hailed from Virginia. His death occurred while he was engaged in engineering work in New Mexico.

Roanoke Ham Jolliffe Duluth Minn Pittsburg Major Jolliffe New Mexico

Those Crash Suits Invite Storm of Style and Craft

The notice urges readers to try crash suits praised for style and general smartness while noting the comfort of a lighter layer. It invites customers to evaluate fabric, workmanship, and fit as a self-imposed task in selecting attire for practical and fashionable wear.

Comb Evidence Hints at Florence Burns Inquest

New York May 14 The inquest into Walter Brooks death at Glen Island hotel February 14 began with Florence Burns cited as a suspect but released after police hearings. A hotel servant identified Burns by sight after noting a comb she wore. Witnesses, including Toslin who shared Burns’s stay in 1901, connected a comb found at the hotel to Burns, and the inquiry adjourned until tomorrow.

New York Walter Brooks Young Commission Glen Island Brown Florence Burns Miss Burns Weston Lennox Mr. Lennox George Washington Brooks Backus Washington Alfred P. Toslin Toslin

Esmeralda a Success at Emory College

The Etta Pi dramatic club of Emory College presented Esmeralda to Covington Oxford audiences and the student body in Covington's music hall for library benefit. It drew praise as the finest amateur performance seen in the town.

Emory College Oxford Etta Pi Dramatic Club Covington Covington Mbrary

Death toll from Sheridan disaster climbs toward forty

Pittsburgh May 14 The casualty list from Monday's Sheridan disaster grows with deaths rising to twenty nine and an expected total near forty as hospitals and homes report more victims. Injured count exceeds three hundred fifty and climbs daily.

Pittsburg Sheridan Lst

Actor George Pritchard to be buried in Griffin Ga

Griffin mourns losing George Pritchard the Griffin born actor who died yesterday in Denver. He was the son of Mrs Willie G Pritchard and brother of Mrs Bachman Cheeves Mrs Bessie Frazier and Emmett Pritchard. Remains will be brought to Griffin for burial.

Pritchard Griffin George Pritchard Denver Colo Willie G. Pritchard Bachman Cheeves Arlington Bessie Frazier Lumber City Emmett Pritchard Jeckinville Fila

Wu Ting Fang to Prepare Modern Chinese Law Code

Pekin is the scene as an imperial edict appoints Wu Ting Fang the Chinese minister at Washington and Sheng Cma Peng to draft a modern code of Chinese laws. Wu Ting Fang will likely be recalled to China to undertake the work, signaling a major legal reform effort.

MR. WU Pekin Wu Ting Fang Washington Sheng Cma Peng China

FIERY MOUNT Pelee ERUPTION REPORTS AND RELIEF EFFORTS

Reports from St Pierre describe widespread fires and shifting flames as Mont Pelee erupts on Martinique. Dr Artier, survivor, fled to Fort de France as bayonets deterred evacuations. The Dixie sails with 3000 tons of supplies and surgeons to aid victims. Funds and donations surge in France and the United States, with Kruger contributing 800 francs and various cities pledging support.

London Daily Mall Barbadoes British West Indies St. Pierre Solent Artier Martinique M. Ll. Moutett Insular Mont Pelee Morne Rouge Fort de France Dr. Artier St. Pierere Dizie New York United States Auxiliary Dixie Sandy Hook House Appropriations Committee Savannah Peacock Port Royal United States Topeka San Domingo France Paria Chamber of Commerce Barnum & Bailey's Circus Toulouse Martinique Fund Joseph Dimsdale Island of St. Vincent Washington Pittsburg Chicago Boston St. Louis Baltimore Detroit Cincinnati Root Louis Klopsch The Christian Herald Kruger Paris Loubet Mexico Monterey Topo Chico Vesuvius Naples Erupion

G A R B Declares View on Copperheads and Philippine War

Indiana G A R department adopts a resolution backing U S conduct in the Philippines and the war with Spain. It denounces critics as resembling copperheads of 1860s and 1890s, praising soldiers and government. Navy notes: Admiral Coughlan to command North Atlantic station and Captain P F Harrington to take his New York yard post.

Indianapolis Ind Indiana Department of the Grand Army of the Republic United States Philippine Islands Union Spain Philippine Coughlan Washington Navy Department Admiral Coghlan North Atlantic Admiral Cogheran New York P. F. Harrington

Branch bankers condemn asset currency in Missouri Kansas meet

Missouri and Kansas bankers adopted resolutions against branch banking in Congress. J. H. Eckels and Charles G. Dawes argued assets currency risks, urging emergency circulation with high tax. Missouri delegates chosen for New Orleans convention. Indian Territory bankers rejected consolidating associations.

Kansas City Missouri Kansas Congress J. H. Eckels Charles G. Dawes Missourans United States Missouri Association American Bankers’ Convention New Orleans Indian Territory Oklahoma Bankers' Association Grand Opera House James H. Eckels Commercial National Bank of Chicago

Bankers in Havana Pay Respects to Bryan and Jennings

The Bankers Association of Havana paid respects this afternoon to William J. Bryan and Florida Governor Jennings and his family. They arrived in Havana this morning and will stay until next Wednesday.

Exodus of the Negroes Flourishes Across North Carolina

Labor agents recruit Black workers in North Carolina, sending 125 men and women from Raleigh to Pocahontas for coke oven work. The labor squeeze grows east of Greensboro as farms lack white labor to harvest crops. In Wilson a Confederate monument was unveiled at Maplewood Cemetery with Henry Blount speaking. Plans advance Wrightsville as a seaside resort aided by a new electric railway. The Southern Railway plans double tracking between Danville and Charlotte within sixty days due to heavy traffic.

North Carolina Raliegh N. C Pocahontas Greensboro Wilson Maplewood Henry Blount Wrightsville Wilmington Électric Railway Whch Southern Railway Danville Charlotte

Peruna Proves Remedy for Female Pelvic Catarrh Says Readers

Mrs Augusta Boettcher of Chicago reports long struggle with leucorrhoea and womb inflammation resolved after nine bottles of Peruna. Mrs John Kahring of Glidden Wisconsin also credits Peruna and thanks Dr Hartman for health restoration. The ad asserts pelvic catarrh is a form of catarrh and that Peruna cures such cases by treating catarrh wherever located.

Augusta Boettcher Emerald Avenue Chicago John Kahring Glidden Wis Hartman Peruna

Centuries of Salem French academy centered events noted

A Salem centennial celebration plan draws prominent figures such as Dr. Martin Brumbaugh and Gov and Mrs Candler with social functions at the Twin City Club on May 24. Also reported is the death of Mrs. M F Stark at Harmony Grove, age 73, mother of C D Stark A G Stark and Judge W W Stark. funeral set near Bethany church.

Salem New York Georgia South Carolina Alderman Tulane University New Orleans Nelson H. Henry Twin City Club Aycock M. F. Stark Harmony Grove C. D A. G W. W. Stark Old Homestead Bethany Church

Rural Free Delivery Expands in Pike County Georgia

Two rural free delivery routes will start July 1 in Barnesville Pike county marking the first rural deliveries there. Residents welcome the improved convenience with other routes under study and likely to be created later.

Pike Barnesville Pike County

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