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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1902
Page
1
The forecast calls for fresh south winds Monday with partly to mostly cloudy skies and chances of showers. Cooler temperatures expected as winds shift, with easterly to southerly flow. local winds may bring a brief respite from heat, followed by cooler conditions into the afternoon.
Washington Oct 13 The operators propose a presidentially appointed commission to settle all questions between companies and their employees, with a binding decision. The panel includes an army or navy engineer, a non coal mining mining expert, a federal judge from eastern Pennsylvania, a sociologist, and an active coal industry participant. Miners to return to work once formed, and to refrain from interfering with non union workers. The commission will set a date for its findings and govern employment terms for at least three years. President Mitchell, shown bulletins, declined to comment on the plan.
Atlanta's Third Annual Horse Show opens at 8 p m with Libératti's band of fifty performing. The matinee features high school entries and fire department drills. Decorations and lights are ready as the Coliseum glitters in bunting. the Seventh Battery and Third men, along with Libératti’s orchestra, promise a grand showcase of southern beauty and equestrian display.
A Texas mob intercepts Sheriff Spradley after Jim Buchanan a negro confesses to the Hicks family murder in Nacogdoches. He allegedly subjected Miss Hicks to brutal abuse and killed her with a rifle barrel. Guards refuse mob demand and request troops. Meanwhile a Kentucky woman, Mrs Andrew Dean, is shot dead near Level Green. In Hempstead Texas Mrs Susan P Lewis, 64, is found murdered near a school. Educators to meet in Boston and a sale of Lucian Appleby and The Lady for 13000.
Augusta Ga October 13 Special. Georgia railroad engineers claim backing from 9000 miles of lines vow to strike if mileage wage petition is not granted by October 23. General Manager Scott faces pressure as Brotherhood officials demand mileage pay and reinstatement of seven discharged engineers, warning action on the 23d if no favorable reply.
Miss Hannah Fresh, employee of C H Simons dry goods on Whitehall, was knocked down and her purse snatched by a large black man in a light brown coat on Woodward Avenue. Nearby Miss Lee Mills, an operator at Southern Bell, had gloves and a handkerchief stolen and suffered a shallow wrist cut. Police describe the suspect and urge help to apprehend him.
Washington dispatches reveal a clash between factions backing candidates for Choctaw Nation governor was averted by federal troops. Green McCurtain won the council vote and was sworn in. Governor Dukes claimed authorities tried to overstep and urged a peaceful, lawful resolution.
J Pierpont Morgan and Robert Bacon with Secretary Ware met with President Roosevelt at the temporary White House for an hour and a half. A statement by Secretary Cortelyou announced coal operators and mine owners propose a five person commission to settle the anthracite strike. The plan aims to satisfy the United Mine Workers leader and resume mining soon.
Secretary Cortelyou releases an authoritative statement from the White House after a conference involving J P Morgan and coal company partners. The coal property managers outline their view on the anthracite strike and assert union membership details while noting wage practices.
Local report notes Atlanta's third annual horse show begins at the Coliseum Exposition Park. Organizers promise the greatest southern event yet with grand attractions. Also covers Seventh Cavalry camp in practice, a robbery of Miss Hannah Fresh, and various political and local incidents.
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