30 Oct 1901
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
1
Augusta letter asks for public funds to replace Atlanta’s decayed depot. S Kronberg of Grand Opera pledges $5, urging travelers and others to donate while recounting rail yard conditions and the strain on touring company staff.
Balltown Louisiana reports a white man dead and others wounded after a race clash at Duncan Chapel. Nine negroes killed and many wounded, with over a dozen escaping into the woods. The attack followed tensions at a camp meeting and a prior arson incident. Authorities described a half hour of firing and widespread casualties among whites and blacks.
Leon F. Czolgosz was electrocuted for McKinley’s murder. Doctors directed the disposal of his body in an acid bath within his grave and guarded the unmarked tomb to ensure complete destruction. Autopsy found brain and organs normal, arguing against mental illness as a cause.
Reports from St. Petersburg Sofia and Constantinople detail ongoing U S efforts to secure the release of American missionary Miss Stone and her companion Madame Tsilka after capture by brigands on September 3. Officials in Sofia fear she may be dead though U S diplomats pursue confirmation with captors and local authorities.
New York October 29 Bourke Cockran was severely injured today after being thrown from his horse at Bands Point Long Island No witnesses to the accident say he rode a spirited horse and was found unconscious on the ground suffering head bruises and a bleeding scalp He was taken home and kept quiet.
Worcester mass October 29 Hon Henry Clay Ball longtime consul in Cuba and minister to Central America died at his Milbury home aged 81 after thirty years in government service He served under eight presidents from Buchanan to Cleveland and was known as dean of the diplomatic corps and father of the Nicaragua canal planned treaty draft and build out.
Dublin dispatch reports constabulary dispersed a United Irish League gathering at Kilmaine Mayo. the meeting was not proclaimed. John O Donnell MP and organizer Peter Regan were blocked from speaking as officers restrained attendees. William Redmond was seen being attacked and dragged through the crowd.
Washington news reports slow progress in Admiral Schley's cross examination during the court of inquiry. The session focused on the cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago, the decision to turn back, and the retrograde movement. Testimony centered on coal availability, signals, and interpretations of the department’s dispatch.
In Lexington near Cincinnati a head on collision between a southbound freight and the Buffalo Bill's Wild West show train killed 110 horses including Old Pap and Old Eagle. Colonel Cody, at Danville, says losses reach 60000 dollars and the show disbands after the wreck. Forepaugh's Circus wreck near Baton Rouge injures three. elephants run loose briefly but are recaptured.
New York October 29 Assistant Secretary Taylor of the treasury department says a London cable from Mabel Edith Countess Russell claims divorce reports about Earl Russell in America are false and that no papers were served. She demands a public apology through the press, which Taylor declines, citing lack of direct knowledge beyond newspapers.
Officials of the Rennies Central announce a special effort to settle homeseekers in Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana. An excursion for land and immigrant agents will start November 19 from Chicago visiting many cities over ten days guided by Captain J F Merry assistant general passenger agent.
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