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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1902
Page
8
Kosciusko Miss September 12. The grand jury has returned about forty indictments including a murder count against roughly twenty five defendants all white. Arrests have not yet been made and a sensational wave is expected when they occur. Several indictments target prominent county figures spanning misdemeanors to felonies.
The executive committee of the Turpentine Operators Association in Jacksonville adopts The Industrial Record as the official organ. A meeting is set for October 7 to plan next year’s annual gathering, with a resolutions draft team for Colonel S L Varnadoe’s death. The legislative committee will be chosen at October’s session. Georgian attendees have returned home.
Solictor B F Elmore resigns effective October 1 prompting a scramble for the Jelks administration. Rumors cite desire to be home and long absences from circuit work. Competing applicants include State Senator W D Dunn W G McCarver and J R H Barefield along with Harrison backed by Zimore noting the internal politics.
Covington Ga September 12 Mrs C R Powell died after long illness at 31 oclock She was daughter of Mr and Mrs R Thompson of this place A member of the Methodist church her funeral will be held tomorrow at Midway Methodist church Thomas Stovall Hufaula Ala died at home aged 60 after slight bruise led to blood poisoning Survived by children grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral held this afternoon interment in Hufaula local cemetery
In the new seventh district Democratic primaries there were four candidates. A. P. Pujol of Calcasieu and Lee Garland of Saint Landry led in votes but neither won. a second primary will be held between Pujol and Garland.
Colonel Harvey H. Hannah, Democratic nominee for Congress from Tennessee's Second District, accepts a debate challenge from Republican incumbent Henry R. Gibson. Also notes oil prospects in Tennessee with Walden Oil and Gas Co planning $150,000 work contract and potential gas supply to Knoxville.
The Great Council of Red Men of the United States adjourned at Norfolk Virginia after a five day session. The judiciary committee urged appointing committees, funding mileage and per diem, and proposed amendments. They reported on West Virginia Maryland grievances as amicably settled and ruled that a Pocahontas degree member cannot be elected Great Keeper. They concurred with dis pensations, recommended no per capita payments, and denied California’s $2 drill appropriation.
In a battle between revenue officers and moonshiners in McDowell County John Wooten a moonshiner was killed John Squire another moonshiner was seriously wounded Wil Rennick a revenue officer was seriously wounded Moonshiners were captured Nearby Spe Texas Town in Ashes Sonora Sutton County fire destroyed an entire business block and caused about 1000 in losses plus insurance under 25000 Several citizens were injured but none seriously The Mayfield Mercantile Company stock damage reached 25000
Mississippi counties in the pine woods show an $8 million rise in assessment rolls, Perry County alone up nearly $1.5 million. Land values climb over three years, pine timber lands fetching offers of $50 an acre yet often refused. Other notes include state insurance session plans, a Yazoo County death sentence, and an escaped convict captured in Alabama.
A Kentucky ex-senator recalls a tale of presence of mind under pressure. He describes witnessing a young farmer John and wife during a nighttime cellar mishap with a lamp in hand. A dramatic sequence ends with the wife handling the moment as danger looms.
The Georgia county school superintendents adjourned in Athens after a productive session. Topics included local taxation, school consolidation, transportation, and improving school buildings. Gov. candidate Joseph M. Terrell praised rural education and urged better schoolhouses, while discussions covered teachers libraries and industrial education for Black students.
In a dim room a wife asks if the pitcher is broken. Jack denies then swears and declares he will break it. The ex-senator from Kentucky says he then follows through and breaks the seal of his letter to read the mail.
Russell Sage criticizes trusts citing overcapitalization and stock manipulation. He warns concentration of business in a few hands risks national financial ruin if those few err, noting competition will eventually test inflated securities and that broader control would limit risk.
The New York Sun reviews medical statistics showing pneumonia remains a major killer, linked to aging trends and limited progress in treatment. It notes life expectancy rose from 31.1 to 35.2 years between 1890 and 1900, with pneumonia, consumption, and heart disease as top causes.
A Washington Post item recounts a New Yorker seeking a horse and runabout while pressing for views on automobiles. A Jersey farmer touts the horse’s steady pace and safety, promising a written abatement on a wire, and the sale proceeds. The horse turns out blind, underscoring the plainspoken deal.
Mrs Perkington recalls the De Styles dinner as a bang up affair with many queer looking forks by my plate. Mr Perkington says there was dust on his knife but he hid his ignorance.
United States Life-Saving Station at Cleveland, Ohio, saved twenty seven men and two women from wrecks on Lake Erie between October 31 and November 1, 1683. Nine crewmen received government gold medals for heroic daring after a November 11 rescue of the barge J. T. Janson during a hurricane. Charles L. Learned, 41, survived after being knocked unconscious, then saved and later disabled by rheumatism. he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with aiding his recovery.
Fraternal greetings from the International Union of Steam Engineers were read as the Pittsburg convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen reviewed rulings. Grand Master Sargent’s expulsion of a Boston and Maine employee was upheld by the board of appeals after scrutiny. The session funded a $53 aid for John Tatum, and salaries for top officers were debated with an $800 annual target. Miles to inspect the Philippines for tropical uniforms.
Fulton county will host a public sale at the city hall on the first Tuesday in October to satisfy city tax levies for multiple parcels. Properties include a Davis to Magnolia street lot with house 169 and 1275 street numbers, and additional wards and lots in wards 4 and 2, all levied to satisfy years 1899 through 1901 taxes, with transferees named. The sale is conducted by City Marshal BE Riley for the city of Atlanta.
Petition to incorporate as Dougherty Ward Little Company for twenty years with renewals. It seeks wholesale dry goods notions boots shoes hats and related merchandise, real and personal property, and borrowing powers. Capital stock set at 150000 dollars, with office in Atlanta and branch rights.
Sealed bids are invited for five years of garbage collection and night soil removal in Atlanta starting January 1, 1903. Include cremation of all garbage and night soil for five years. Bids based on tonnage with $5,000 certified cash as evidence of good faith. Open October 10, 1902 at 12. For specifications contact Dr. E H Richardson or Dr. B W Bizzell.
The residents of Alexander City Alabama celebrate double daily mail service and clerks for the two evening trains. Credit goes to postmaster J C Manning and the Industrial and Development Association for securing the improvement. Also promoted are reduced prices on blank books at Via duct Stationery Co and ticket sales for westbound travel via Union and Southern Pacific.
An art note reveals Towne conceding his sneers about D'Auber after learning he completed a $5,000 painting for Mr. Hiel and Tate Browne. The piece is described as a large sign advertising a corner lot for sale at 60 by 14 feet for $5,000.
Tickets sold by Southern railway offer round trip from Cincinnati to Cartersville for $1.00 on a Sunday return via W and A. with Sept 14 15 dates and last sale day Sept 1. Tickets on morning train, valid returning date. Co BE Harman, Gen Pass Agt.
Tickets on sale for one fare round trip via Western and Atlantic railroad from Sept 6 to 14 1902 limited to return. Applies to C E Harman General Passenger Agent.
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