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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1902
Page
6
Fragmentary notice discusses cures for deafness and ear conditions, mentioning inflamed mucous lining and tubes. Advertises remedies and a paid circular from Hall and Company of Toledo, Ohio, with a vague claim of permanent results and a $100 reward for cures.
The summary line notes a trial in the supreme court adjourned after disruptions. Key figures mentioned include acting former Governor over District Attorney and Justice Weeks, with prosecutors James W Ivan and Nathan A. The record reflects a crowded courtroom and a motion for relief, with a further adjournment to Wednesday.
A military report states that a battalion of units serving the Sultan was completely annihilated in battle. The名称 of opposing forces and exact location are not specified in the fragment. The loss is described as total with no survivors indicated.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Volo Greece reports twenty two Macedonian villages in revolt and that half a battalion of Turkish troops was annihilated in the Krezna defile. Other Sofia led sources claim insurgents seized the mountain pass Melnik Serres area and that Bulgarian struggle for freedom continues. A Macedonian committee leader denounces aims for a great Bulgaria and vows extinction of Macedonian Christians will end the struggle. In North Carolina a western syndicate buys 800 acres near Washington to ranch cattle with thousands of head to be moved to the new grazing lands.
Willemstad October 12 A major engagement began near La Victoria between President Castro s 4100 men with 4 guns and Generals Matos Mendoza Peraloza and Retra s about 6000 men with 2 guns The revolutionists nearly encircle Caracas and sound of cannon is heard at Valencia A schooner with sixty men is sunk The government force is defeated at Goyabo on Saturday The British cruiser Indefatigable arrives at LaGuayra and US gunboat Marietta returns to LaGuayra from Curacao
Cape Haitien October 13 General Deschamps former governor of Porto Plata has taken up arms against the provisional government. Revolt has spread to Monte Christ Dajalon Savannet and Guyabin. The Artibenite army won a brilliant victory at Montreuis. The provisional gunboat Nouvelle Valdrogue was sunk at St Marc. Government troops suffered 115 killed lost a field gun a rapid fire gun and many rifles. The gunboat crew may have drowned. Firminists at Limbs hold an advantage after defeating General Nord in skirmishes. US cruiser Cincinnati departed for 1st Mare yesterday morning.
London October 13 Ambassador Choate and Generals Corbin Wood and Young attended a royal luncheon with King Edward at Buckingham Palace to honor Lord Kite and his move to India. Lord Roberts joined the guests. The King toasted President Roosevelt and then retired to the smoking room for a long talk with the generals about the American army.
Miners at three pits in the Grand Hornu colliery began a strike in Mons Belgium on October 13 and expect a general stoppage across the district. They demand higher wages citing risen coal prices spurred by U S and French strikes. owners’ federation reportedly refused.
October 18 reports a clash as carbineers sent to restore order faced stone volleys from rioters. Soldiers fired in the air but were overwhelmed. one soldier killed inside a house. Carbineers retreated toward Tifles, forced to shoot in self defense, two peasants killed and others wounded.
Confederate Veteran Reunion at Columbus Georgia on October 28 29 1902. Southern Railway offers tickets October 27 28 to Columbus and return for 1 cent per mile each way valid to October 20. Round trip from Atlanta 234 dollars. Regular trains depart Atlanta 5320 am and 4400 pm arriving Columbus 9 50 am and 835 pm. Special train departs Atlanta 8 am October 28 to accommodate campers arriving in Atlanta, running through Columbus on a fast schedule.
Riots and shootings broke out at political meetings across several towns in Porto Rico on October 12. In Guayama a mob attacked Federals including local party president Romaguera. Elias Santos, a Republican, was killed and Romaguera wounded. Three Federals and eleven others were jailed. Bayamon and Humacao saw injuries but no deaths.
Major Guthrie of the Norfolk and Western travels to meet Governor Aycock to seek sanction for Sunday coal trains in North Carolina to relieve a state coal famine. Also reports Tuscaloosa 85 Marion 0 in high school football as Tuscaloosa defeats Marion Military Institute 8 to 0 with Captain Forman starring.
The new artesian well in the court house yard at Butler in Choctaw county has been found to contain mineral properties affecting local inhabitants. The discovery draws interest from nearby residents seeking potential health benefits and mentions of York as a point of reference accompany the report.
Alabama meets furnace demand for fire clay as Hauerwas Brothers ship from Laurendale County, delivering up to ten tons monthly to local furnaces in Montgomery.
De Brodsky and engineer Morin were killed near Paris after the balloon ascended 300 to 400 feet during a trial from Vaugirard. Ropes failed, car crushed them on the ground near St Denis as onlookers watched the instrument disappear into the clouds.
Justice Hagner enjoins 33 local brokers from selling Grand Army special excursion tickets issued by the Pennsylvania, Southern, Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads. The court holds the tickets are contracts signed by original purchasers and void for any other use. Anti trust issues are deemed not applicable to the joint agency. Brokers gain delay due to improper bond presentations, hoping to sell remaining tickets.
Richmond dispatch reports violent feud flare after Bartley fatally shoots John Crabtree near Boggs store Dickinson County. Bartley and wife shot at Clintwood while fleeing. Mrs Bartley mortally wounded. Widening feud hints at further bloodshed. In related note, airship accident details from Paris recount De Bradsky’s death and Morin’s recall of the doomed ascent and wires failure.
Sir Michael Herbert presented to President Roosevelt at the temporary White House on Jackson Place. Hay officiated, the ambassador delivered credentials, and both men spoke of strengthening Anglo American ties. Roosevelt, seated due to health, exchanged cordial remarks and invited Herbert to a personal chat after the ceremony.
Mrs. Anderson, held on a murder charge in Waycross Georgia, faces bail hearings after being rearrested for the shooting of John and Perry Nettles near Bickley last June. Evidence shows a crowd gathered at her house and gunfire aimed to disperse them with one shot fired into the air and a second as they fled.
The Alabama Education Board acts with caution as Dr Buttrick and Dr Cloyd visit institutions that seek aid. Cloyd tours Troy, Tuskegee, Montgomery, and Livingston, with a visit to the Normal college today. The sole concrete proposal for Atlanta schools was a plan for Auburn to duplicate a special fund.
Montgomery October 4. The new canning factory at Thorsby, located in the Swedish colony near Pine lands of Chilton, opened as the state’s first cannery but faced a poor season. Peaches were short and tomatoes planted for canning failed due to drought, cutting a hoped for supply that would come from distant roads. Lexington races postponed due to muddy track.
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