12 Oct 1903
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1903
Page
1
Georgia weather outlook calls for Fair Monday and increasing winds Tuesday with stifling conditions. The page notes a wide array of local incidents and figures from Atlanta and surrounding areas, including indictments, political visits, court actions, and public notices. Strong entities include J Pierpont Morgan, Spencer, and various Georgia towns, with mentions of rail and flood events, medical updates, and the state fair preparations.
In Atlanta the Tabernacle Baptist Church collected 1500 yesterday to pay off a 15000 debt and fund Baraca hall addition. Pastor Len G Broughton weighs a Boston call as deacons report 16500 raised with many subscriptions from nonmembers and a notable jewel gift from an unnamed donor.
London correspondents report Japan set to declare hostilities Friday upon Russia's ultimatum expiry. Russian fleet left Port Arthur, Tokyo landings at Msanpho Korea suspected. Germany may back action to expand influence in China. PortArthur defenses strengthened amid cholera, plague among Russians at New Chwang. Russians plan war next Friday. port conditions quiet at Port Arthur. Chinese merchants flee Yalu valley. Yasanoho troops limited to railroad territory. British admirals convene in Singapore aboard HMS Glory to discuss naval concentration in the Far East.
Doctors in Laredo say yellow fever is contained despite 18 new cases and one death in the last 24 hours, totaling 210 cases and 10 deaths. Dr Tabor notes no immediate spread to outside points, with conditions similar to prior outbreaks as cases briefly increase before stamping out the disease. Reports from Nuevo Laredo show 14 fever cases and no details from Victoria, Monterey, or Linares.
San Francisco reports the transport Sheridan arrived from Manila last night with six hundred men of the First, Fifth and Sixth cavalry and two hundred marines. The troops are welcomed home after deployment in the Philippines, signaling a fresh contingent of veterans returning to U.S. duty.
Yokohama reports a Baikal district Russian regiment near Feng Chang Teng about 150 miles from Pekin, while Baron Von Rosan awaits instructions on ongoing negotiations between Japan and Russia. Manchurian convention lapses. Lessar says evacuation depends on China accepting preconditions rejected under pressure from Japan and Britain.
In Constantinople and Sofia reports say the United States secured firman for Dr Banks to excavate Bismah and agreed purchase of a Smyrna consul’s wife’s property while warships remain off Beirut. Bulgarian Turkish talks seek repatriation of 20000 Macedonia fugitives amid refugee hardships and frontier investigations.
Reports from Panama claim General Pedro del Ospina faces a fresh insurrection plot tied to Carlist plans and President Marroquin's opposition. Prominent leaders including General Bejamin Herrera are said to back the movement, with Venezuelan troop movements viewed as aiding or inhibiting the rebel effort. Panama’s Governor Obaldia says the government could promptly suppress any revolt, keeping Pazams stable.
Telegraphic dispatches from Berlin October 11 warn of a looming clash between Russia and Japan over their recent positions. Officials say either government could initiate war with a single step, while England and France are believed to remain uninvolved. Frederick the Great’s quip about negotiations without weapons frames the mood.
London reports a cabinet expansion with the new marquis of Salisbury entering as lord privy seal. The war office gains Lieut. Col. William Bromley Davenport as financial secretary. Other minor posts go to Ernest Prettyman civil lord of the Admiralty Major Arthur Lee junior lord of the Treasury Lord Bacarrés treasurer of the household and Marquis Hamilton as civil lord of the admiralty. Major Lee also has prior posts in Washington and London.
Dallas on October 11 Judge John H. Reagan warned against dividing Texas seeking annexation pact he said would doom the republic and lead to monarchy He urged Texas remain large and free predicting it would gain 30 million people if monarchy arrived and division occurred.
Paterson New Jersey endures record flood with Passaic river cresting and a swollen dyke. Horace Riley buried in a cave-in as the Spruce street hill buckles. Thousands displaced, 500 sheltered at the armory, and city charities mobilized. Estimated losses exceed two million dollars with extensive bridge and mill damage.
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