Harriman Sickness Reports Troubled Financier's Condition
Arden September 7 A close friend and Dr Lyles dispute early claims. Harriman is described as very ill with a rheumatic knot or indigestion at the secum, requiring constant nursing and rest.
08 Sep 1909
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
1
Arden September 7 A close friend and Dr Lyles dispute early claims. Harriman is described as very ill with a rheumatic knot or indigestion at the secum, requiring constant nursing and rest.
Nashville September 7. Mrs Helen Dickinson wife of Overton Dickson son of Secretary of War Dick inson died this morning at Belle Meade near the city of heart failure. Mrs Dickinson had been married about four years and was Miss Trento of Charleston.
Dismembered body of Misa Maybelle Milliman, 18, found in Ecorse creek near Detroit after a weeklong search. Identification hinges on a tortoise shell comb and matching teeth as investigators probe a surgeon's hints in a case tied to Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County authorities.
The trial of Lieutenant Hazlehurst and Private Elam at Fort McPherson focuses on the August 7 shooting and pursuit that killed Private Edward Coulter of the Seventeenth Infantry. A court inspection of the scene and pantomime reenactment followed testimony as Elam described the fatal shot from a distance of about 25 paces during a pursuit near the north gate.
In Bartow County a special term jury convicted Jack Worthington of criminal assault on Miss Mary Elrod with mercy recommendation and sentenced him to twenty years. Co defendant Dink Worthington jailed. William Golden to stand trial for assault on Miss Annie Gentry amid countywide unrest.
At a carnival in Lynchburg Virginia on September 7 Bruce Harris a county officer who had separated from his wife shot and killed her and then escaped. The search for Harris is underway with a large-scale manhunt in the county and surrounding suburbs as authorities expect he will evade capture tonight.
Cleveland and Cincinnati primaries yield Tom L Johnson nominated for mayor in Cleveland for the fifth straight time, with Dr F W Waty as opponent. Republicans nominate Dr Louis Schwaab in Cincinnati amid Taft family connections. Lord Northcliffe predicts looming war in Europe and urges Britain’s prep.
Linares Mexico September 7 marooned on a mountain a mile and a half from the Santa Ana ranch house American owners J E Goodward and Stuart Bryan are believed to be starving awaiting aid after flood waters forced retreat. Anniston Alabama September 7 fire destroys warehouse at Anniston Manufacturing Company 600 bales of cotton valued at 40000 dollars partially burned. fireman Kid Lee injured. Chattanooga Tennessee September convention of Sigma Sigma Sorority gathers delegates from southern women's colleges for annual meeting.
Columbus Ga September 7 special W J Massey appealed from recorder court fines for selling watermelons on the street arguing melons are fruit not vegetables and thus not subject to city market laws. A fellow farmer fined for selling produce in market hours also appeals to the superior court claiming a constitutional privilege.
Pittsburg Pa September 7 peace and quiet will reign after a fifty three day strike at the Pressed Steel Car Company. Over 6600 workers will return to work at about 4000 daily. Most demands were granted including wage raise promise and no Sunday work. Indefinite suspension of T A Farrell, and better conditions promised. Washington September 1 contracts signed for Pearl Harbor dry docks at 1 760 009 and a Sparrows Point fleet ca ller at 369 008 by Acting Secretary Winthrop.
Seattle Sept 7 John J Stevens formerly in charge of Panama canal construction has been elected president of the Oregon Trunk, a Hill railroad to be built from the Columbia River to central Oregon and to San Francisco.
London reports that Peary claims first reach of the North Pole with no details from St Johns. The Roosevelt steamship departs to the south via Harbour Labrador touching Battle Harbor. In Parliament Sir George Parker seeks to question Premier Asquith on North Pole sovereignty and whether Cook’s flagging grants U S possession.
Reported wireless messages from Labrador say Robert E Peary and Frederick A Pooh each claim polar honors. Peary on the Roosevelt nears the Strait of Belle Isle, with both men expected in the United States soon. Details await official confirmation amid limited telegraphic facilities.
Unsettled Georgia forecast for Wednesday and Thursday expects showers and light north winds. Records show low temperatures around 6, high near 244, and normal and mean temperatures fluctuating with rainfall around 0 inches in 24 hours and monthly deficiency data.
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