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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
14
In Houston on May 15 Ella King, 22, shot and killed Pat Valentine over a refused marriage promise. She said she was forced to leave home, out of work, and could not obtain satisfaction from Valentine. A bystander, J A Power, was wounded by a stray bullet. The woman is in custody.
A vivid railcar vignette follows a pink-faced drummer and a smoky crowd at a Georgia depot as locals mock slow trains. The tale pivots to Montana travel, a chatty conductor, and a nervous passenger plagued by delays and a looming note due. Also notes visits by Congressman Allen, F G du Bignon, R J Feeley, Rev David M Skelling, J G Truett and Asher Thomasson registered at the Kimball.
Savannah Ga May 16 Special The Georgia Commandery of the Knights Templar closes its forty first annual conclave with adjournment at 1 30 pm deciding Rome as next meeting site Officers elected to serve until next May include Frank O Miller Fort Valley right eminent grand commander George B Whiteside Columbus deputy grand commander William Schweighert Augusta eminent grand generalissimo and others James L Mayson Atlanta to deliver next conclave oration Charters granted to Plantagenet No 18 Milledgeville and Cyrene No 13 Cordele resolutions thanking Palestine commandery and Savannah for hosting adopted Visitors enjoyed Tybee Island spread under a breeze from almost a gale More visitors depart for Charleston exposition.
Styles, a white man, told police court he followed a physician's diet of a pint of whisky and ten eggs daily. The arrest arose from a disturbance at his boarding house. His wife declined to testify and no witnesses appeared. The recorder dismissed the case after Styles promised to leave Atlanta with his family.
Birmingham May 16 The Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company raised the price of pig iron No 2 from 12 to 16 per ton citing a scarcity and high demand. President J C Maben said No 2 foundry sells for 316 and demand exceeds supply as furnaces stay in blast and shipments move quickly despite higher prices.
The article recalls a late 19th or early 20th century visit to Topeka Junction Georgia by a Tuskegee speaker. It highlights agricultural potential and peach belt location, tenant farming challenges, and efforts by landowners to educate tenants. It notes a monthly conference with 40 to 500 attendees focusing on farming, home ownership, and taxpaying as pathways to respectable citizenship, plus crop rotation and livestock practices.
Mrs Mamie Polok 21 sues Georgia Railway and Electric Co for 5000 damages alleging a front end car fire caused deep fright and nervous deterioration. She boarded at Mitchell and Haynes on April 21 with three other women. The petition claims the car front burst into flames as the conductor warned the motorman. Polok fled the car, fainting companions, and the group exited the rear. She says she sleeps little, dreams of being burned, and fears returning to normal. Attorney R J Jordan filed the suit.
Galawire, a Tuskegee ’96 graduate, leads a notable agricultural movement praising soil improvement and diverse crops. The speaker highlights dairy, beef, mutton, and pork potential, urges abandoning one crop planting, and urges replanting with clover, alfalfa, and grasses to restore virgin soil fertility across the South.
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