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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows a funeral notice for Frans ML Bratherton and listed names such as John a0 ston and George Ry tied to a family event. The snippet also includes a weather forecast with conditions for Thursday through Friday, mentioning coastal and western stations and general fair weather into Friday.
Fragmented OCR shows an Atlanta to Washington daily local and through train notes with stops at Birmingham Memphis Chattanooga and Richmond. Mentions Pullman cars and arrival times around 12:43 p.m. in Washington and 10:35 p.m. connections, with through routes to Kansas City and Florence.
Mount Pleasant Mich October 16 a bloody divorce case ends in a triple murder and a suicide. Woodin 28 18 year old daughter and his wife Anna Gulick are shot as he confronts a lawsuit and then escapes on a borrowed horse. He later kills his wife and himself after gaining access to a revolver. The victims are Mr and Mrs Gulick and their 14 year old daughter. Woodin served in the Civil War and denies intent to kill his wife.
Berlin dispatch notes Reichstag debate on the tariff bill focusing on wheat and rye. Chancellor von Buelow urged passage as drawn, warning against higher tariffs that could block new treaties. He warned Germany seeks greater concessions and urged unity to strengthen economic defenses against rivals.
Philadelphia October 16 The statement on Lieutenant Peary's operation and general condition says the operation was simple and successful. A speedy recovery is anticipated and it is thought he will resume naval duties soon. The operation does not impair his physical condition, aside from aiding walking, and his health is expected to improve.
At the Atlanta horse show last evening Grimes battery delivered a spectacular artillery drill with caissons and friction primers. Colonel Lowry led a glamorous coach party with Misses Emerson Thomas Gibbs and others in elegant gowns, drawing cheers as the red ribbon winners.
Programme outlines times for heavy harness horses saddle horses ponies and roadsters with entries open to prize winners. Events include pairs with T cart drives drill by Seventh cavalry and Grimes battery and divisions for ponies driven by boys or girls and municipal police horses across afternoon and evening slots.
Announcement made here tonight says President Roosevelt will be entertained at ex-President Grover Cleveland’s home if health permits. The occasion is the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as president of Princeton on October 25.
Judges faced tight decisions as St Louis entries earned blue and red ribbons across classes. Robert Aull’s horses took top ribbons, Gypsy Queen owned by Thomas Lawson won the gaited saddle class, and Black Prince with Duke of Carlisle, owned by Robert Maddox, captured first prize for the Piedmont Driving Club. An exhibition by Gypsy Queen is planned, and Toronto rider Mr Murray impressed in the hunt class.
The executive boards of three anthracite districts of the United Mine Workers of America voted unanimously to urge acceptance of the president’s arbitration proposals. Labor and coal operators express great joy as a five month strike nears end and resumption of coal mining is hoped for next week. John Mitchell, president, issues a statement aligning with the modified settlement and calls for a convention to declare the strike over.
The forecast notes increasing clouds on Friday and Saturday with variable winds turning southeast and mild temperatures. Local features include Grimes battery drill on the third horse show night drawing larger crowds, while a missing person case in Grimes County raises fears of foul play. Across the region reports cite a house attacked by bullets in Waycross, a Confederate monument project in LaGrange, and several fatal or violent incidents, with rail and mining news, price shifts, and political tensions in states like Tennessee, Mississippi, and New York.
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