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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
8
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Birmingham October 14 President J C Maben of the Sloss Sheffield Coal and Iron Company confirms a satisfactory settlement with the United Mine Workers. The agreement signed by Sloss and the miners suggests suspension of work will affect only the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad properties. Other operators await Sloss’s move. General Manager Charles McCreery of Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad contests a union-only labor clause, says miners violated their contract, and hopes to have Johns in full operation soon. Fifteen miners are at Johns, eight of whom are union, with deputies still there but quiet.
Birmingham October 10 Special The Alabama state fair will run October 2 for ten days. Promoters expect strong attendance statewide if weather stays favorable. Superintendent McKnight has led months of planning. displays include fire brick, field products, poultry, coal, iron manufactured and forest products. Races and diversions planned. counties sending exhibits, interest described as greater than before.
Will Resume at Once Birmingham La October 10 Special The Moore Handley Hardware Company burned out last Wednesday has arranged to resume in an adjacent building and will rebuild its commodious quarters With slight delay possible One company appears to be little net loser by the fire total insurance 189500 damage about 200090 The company has announced to its clerks they shall not be deprived of salaries by reason of the fire They are said to have more than 100 men on their payroll.
James Kidd, a Columbus Machinery Company worker, fell from a ladder at the Columbus plant and was entangled in machine belting, mangling both limbs and necessitating amputation of one arm and one leg. He also sustained internal injuries and faces uncertain recovery prospects.
Chief Engineer Sheldon and Senior Captain Pennington of Clyde Steamship Company arrived in Charleston to inspect the stranded steamer Apache after a collision with the Iroquois. They will assess monetary loss and whether the vessel can be floated without a wrecking ship, with other steamers replacing damaged ships and no further delay expected.
Coal dealers in Chicago bid 36 per ton for JeIlico coal to ship to Chicago. East Tennessee demand is very heavy with orders rejected for early delivery. Car shortages and shipments delays limit supply. no labor troubles reported. Prices expected to rise from 4 to 4.50 per ton soon.
Americus, Ga October 16 Special Jim Woolfolk the negro who attempted assault upon a lady near Preston several weeks ago is tonight in the Americus jail awaiting transportation to the penitentiary where he will serve a sentence of twenty years Woolfolk was carried from Columbus today to Preston for trial He pleaded guilty to the charge and was given twenty years He will remain in Americas jail until carried to the penitentiary Union of Telegraphers Washington October 10 The International Union of Commercial Telegraphers applied to the executive council of the American Federation of Labor today for a charter but to avoid conflict with existing organization a conference will be held here October 17 and a combination of the two organizations effected if possible Bl Gneee USSG IES Wie be platned to hear that President Roosevelt is more interested in Missouri than in any other state that has heretofore been democratic and that he rightly perceives its importance as a vast empire in the heart of the nation The president's belief however that his Party can carry the state this year and elect a republican senator to succeed Mr West will tend to amuse the great majority of Missourians They cannot but see in such confident conviction on the part of the president proof of his ignorance of critical conditions and public sentiment iun Missouri
A Greensboro committee selects sixty-seven mills for entry into the Southern Textile merger under a unanimous written approval clause. Participants include T. W. Pratt of Huntsville S B Tanner of Henrietta John Fries Latta and A W Haywood. The group met at 10 am to review values and bids, with completion expected in two to three days due to the scale and delicacy of the process.
Russell Bohannan of Middlebrook, a Knoxville suburb, turned violent while awaiting breakfast. He seized a pistol and fired at his wife, narrowly missing her head. Neighbors called for help and officers detained him. He is to be committed to Lyons View Infirmary for insanity.
West Point Ga October 10 Special cable announces the death of J J Hagedorn of Philadelphia in Arolsen Germany at sixty seven after seeking health in Europe He built J J Hagedorn Co a leading West Point dry goods house Born in 1835 in Westphalia he immigrated to the United States in the 1850s and later established his West Point business He will be interred in Philadelphia and was active in local Masons Knights of Honor and the Inn of Pythias
The Southern Railway will discontinue the sleeping car line with the last car leaving Atlanta on Saturday night October 11 and arriving in Asheville Sunday morning.
Jackson scene reports an insane bigamist convict, 8 J Fleming, who leaped from a speeding train ten days ago and survived. Doctors say he shows a definite insanity form and likely will be sent to an insane hospital rather than prison. He has made three suicide attempts and is closely watched. Other notes mention rising educable Mississippi children, potential no bond issue, fiscal plans, and the mysterious death of Chicago mechanic Charles Habert found near Florence.
The New York Sun notes the third act of Quin cy Adams Sawyer features a kiss a kick and a paint smear that stirs the Academy of Music audience with three curtain calls. A yokel marks a sale sign with Jack paint and a Virginia reel ends the scene as a farm hand and maid exit in garish mischief.
A guiding note suggesting a father gift an Endowment Policy to a son nearing adulthood. The first premium is paid and the boy is taught to keep it in force as a compulsory saving habit, using Equitable Life as a reference. The goal is to instill disciplined saving from an early age.
A lively scene at an academy performance features a chaotic milkmaid gag and a dramatic sentimental kiss that silences the crowd. Across town Asheville faces a worsening coal shortage with soft coal priced at 6.50 and no hard coal available. Also Geneva endures heavy clashes as troops confront mobs, while former congressman P. T. Glass dies in Ripley. Upcoming U S Cavalry drill and Grimes Battery shows run October 14–17 at the Horse Show building with advance ticket sales.
Travel deals advertise low fare October specials from Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. The notices list fares such as 37.85 from Atlanta to California and other reduced routes to Portland Seattle and intermediate points. The ads reference sleeper service and route choices via the Us route or the southern east routes, with agent contact details for Peach and Van Rensselaer.
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