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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1913
Page
1
A photo shows Provisional President Huerta of Mexico embracing Pascual Orozco Jr with a kiss on the forehead signaling rapprochement. The scene, described as a peace gesture, mirrors Huerta’s recent congress message seeking harmony among leaders including Vilagy and Carranza as conflicts ease.
Riot police clash with crowds across Dublin as tramway strike protests turn violent. Baton charges, arrests, and looting leave hundreds injured including constables and civilians. James Larkin arrested on seditious conspiracy. public inquiry requested. death toll rises with two confirmed deaths and one critical. Troops deployed to quell unrest as businesses halt and transport suspends service.
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In Atlanta, a man named T Byzra Harrison shot Joe Williams five times at the Owl Drug Store on Kennedy Street after declaring Williams had ruined his sister Nora Harrison. Williams was wounded and hospitalized. Harrison was arrested for disorderly conduct. The shooting followed a sermon against weapons at Western Heights Baptist Church nearby. Williams had returned from Savannah recently after a prior period away. Williams worked in a cane factory.
In Silay at 4 Fifth Avenue during Sunday services four rowdies disturbed worship. Tom Harris colored was shot and killed instantly by a disturbances. Detectives expect to arrest the slayer by nightfall as the department pressing the case.
Queenstown is omitted as a call by Cunard liners. The Mauretania anchored offshore to take mails with 250 passengers redirected to Liverpool. Vigorous House of Commons debate followed, Cunard arguing the harbor’s danger for large vessels like Mauretania and Lusitania.
An Ottoman mission arrived in Rome on August 31 to present proofs gathered after a visit to Paris. It claims the people of Adrianople favor remaining under Turkey and urges acceptance by the Italian government.
Police seek Tom Adams of Albany after he shot his sister in law Dora Watkins while aiming at his wife near Marietta. Mrs Watkins shielded her sister and was wounded. Adams fled as authorities were alerted. Both women are well known in Atlanta and had separated from Adams.
Toxcos Georgia August 31 Special reports a lightning strike during a thunderstorm killed young man SClan Jordan and both mules as they towed a wagon along a road near his residence in Big Creek County. The wagon was demolished.
The Pacific end barrier of the Panama Canal was blown by dynamite this morning. A 20 ton charge carved a 400 by 400 foot opening, allowing water to flow and the canal to begin filling the new passage between Gamboa Dike and Miraflores. By 3 PM the opening was full and the Pacific channel was effectively completed awaiting final barrier removal.
In Boston on August 31 Mrs Stuyvesant LeRoy and her daughter Mrs Amos Tuck French of New York and Newport were seriously injured when a high powered car traveling from Newport to Houston (sic) near Canton crashed into a tree after the forward right spring broke. Mrs LeRoy is in critical condition. The party including Francis French, the youngest son, were not injured and remained in their seats.
In Cartersville Georgia August 31 a high speed pursuit ends as Harry Booker is halted after tires are shot from his car. He is jailed on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and had tried to lure a passenger to Atlanta for a loan to buy a tire before switching cars. Marietta Acworth and Smyrna police joined the chase as Booker sped toward Atlanta, firing, until his vehicle was disabled and he was arrested.
In Waycross Georgia Rosa Wheeler a negro woman at a logging camp in the Okefenokee swamp shot and killed a man suspected of killing Aldine Joyner. Three others were wounded by stray bullets. Wheeler was arrested and held for investigation as authorities seek Mitchell seen in Waycross. Sheriff Pittman and Sheriff Joyner coordinate to identify the body.
George and Parker, 21, an employee of Cornel Hoosewell, were jailed in Mineola after allegedly stealing jewelry valued at 5000 from Theodore Roosevelt’s Oyster Bay home on Saturday. Jewelry, including a pearl necklace and a diamond pendant, was recovered. Authorities described the suspect as a former employee.
A wave of patriotism sweeps Mexico as thousands pledge allegiance and volunteers seek drilling. Planters in Mereles offer 3,000,000 pesos to Huerta Lind at Vera Cruz. Washington and Mexico City issue denials about moving army divisions, while work crews and bank employees join arms training. News covers foreign sympathy, Diaz supporters, and Diaz’s possible October return as elections near.
Washington reports official circles are not alarmed by mobilization of Mexican troops as administration waits for expected developments. Secretary Bryan said no new orders or changes in policy had been received, with brief routine embassy notices and John Lind remaining in Vera Cruz as a cautious, ongoing stance.
A fragmented forecast notes fair weather in Georgia north and warmer conditions in Virginia on Monday and Tuesday. Local showers are expected in Florida and the southern regions on Monday, with some persistence into Tuesday. North and South Carolina look generally fair, while Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana are mostly fair on Monday and Tuesday. Kentucky and Tennessee are fair on both days, with West Virginia warmer and fair.
Savannah reports Sophie Meldrim daughter of General Meldrim of Savannah Georgia wed Edward H Coy known as Ted Coy famed Yale football star in Asheville North Carolina on August 31. Ceremony at Trinity Episcopal church attended by Milaree Cunningham and Smith after which the couple left for the east for their honeymoon.
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