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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1902
Page
1
Residents flee Martinique amid terror as authorities warn the entire island faces grave danger. Reports describe widespread panic, evacuations, and the collapse of normal life as the crisis intensifies and relief efforts mobilize. Strong entities include Martinique officials and emergency responders.
Reports from Castries and Point a Pitre describe Mont Pelee eruptions near Martinique with dense dust clouds and tremors. Steamers Ta and Sevan report ash and dust clouds from 20 miles south of St Vincent, while officials warn of possible tidal waves and arrange evacuations and relief.
Huntington and Roanoke dispatches report miners along the Norfolk and Western field plan to resume work Monday after a mass meeting signaled acceptance of old miners' rehiring. President Mitchell urged return. Pocahontas mine still burning. no violence noted. Similar actions anticipated in New River and Kanawha fields.
Fort Wright and Fort Terry engage in a naval clash as searchlights lock on the Brooklyn Olympia and three battleships near The Race. Major General Macarthur reports Fort Rodman attacked, ships repelled landing marines, and Block Island force anchored off Great Salt Pond. Navy units resume patrols. Brooklyn suffers minor damage.
Special report from Vinita Oklahoma notes the death of ex-chief Sixkiller of the Cherokee tribe on September 4. The article recalls his legendary strength and boxing prowess, his avoidance of scalping knives, and the incidents that earned him the name We-a-lit-Ka later called Sitkiller. It details tribal council actions declaring his fists "deadly weapons" and how these laws governed violence within the tribe.
In Massachusetts a North Carolina case ends with a colored man, James M. Rogers, seized out of state after habeas corpus petition denial. In Texas, Jesse Walker, a colored man, is hanged by a mob for criminal assault of a white woman.
Washington dispatch details the Brooklyn striking an uncharted obstruction while withdrawing from a mano euvering attack. Six frames under ASS and A99 bent, inner bottom plates bulged, compartments taking water, no blame assigned, recommended docking for examination and a formal investigation.
An aged Choctaw leader, nearing 100, lived in a small cabin in the Spavinaw hills in his final years. He was found dead by a white acquaintance, with authorities attributing the death to natural causes as he neared his century mark.
In Danville Kentucky at Bethany church during a revival a groom Richard League threw the bride's two brothers out of a church window as a large crowd watched. The Rev J C Milliam announced the marriage and conducted the ceremony after expelling the brothers. The couple Lily Peliey and Richard League were wed despite the disruption.
In Boston on September 4 the National Association of Stationary Engineers held a heated discussion over adding the word white to its constitution. The debate grew into a storm as amendments were considered and delegates argued. Ultimately the convention voted to leave the constitution unchanged.
Chattanooga Tennessee September 4 The paving concerns of the south have entered into a consolidation with Chattanooga as the headquarters of the new corporation The main offices will be here The consolidation is just being completed and interested parties wish to keep offices capital stock and other details secret until the new entity is an absolute fact Two or three firms are known two are in Chattanooga the other in Birmingham
New Orleans report by Secretary Hester details the 1908-02 cotton crop at 10,690,680 bales, up 297,258 from 1907-08 and 1,244,264 over 1899-1900. It notes regional shifts, state outputs, crop value at 486,014,687, and a south total spindle count of 7,512,982 with 714 mills in operation including 996,853 in new mills.
Charter revision committee to meet with council committee and submit the new charter section by section for public consideration. Governor Candler to appoint a temporary successor to Justice Hal T. Lewis to assist until after the election. Writ of superseders and stay of execution granted in a black defendant case. Lynching fears cited in Webster county. Roosevelt reception canceled in Knoxville for sightseeing and speeches. Second primary in South Carolina upcoming with U.S. senator and governor on ballot. Coal miners prepared for return to work next Monday. Foreign and domestic economic notes and Mont Pelee eruption updates. Lipton to challenge America's Cup with steel yacht.
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