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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1902
Page
3
Butler Pa September 14 A mob attacked the jail in an attempt to lynch Jerry Bennett for assaulting a six year old girl. Police patrolled outside the roped off sidewalk while armed guards stood inside. The little victim Wagner Bennett’s condition improved and the town was quiet tonight with no trouble expected.
Rome reports Countess Bert Martini, wife of Count Bon Martini slain by Tullio Murri, arrested for complicity. Police allege she urged her brother to hire Dr Naildi to kill the count. Murri confesses but doubt grows over his claim.
Greene McAdoo a colored hotel waiter shot his wife in Greensboro North Carolina after she refused to lie with him. She died at 1 o'clock this morning from a brain wound. He fled the scene and police along with county officers are seeking him.
A severe cyclone damaged the five room cottage of A W Hull five miles south of Ona on the Arcadian road. The home was lifted from its foundation and set down several feet away, with heavy wreckage and broken contents. Mrs Hull was struck by a chair blown from the porch, and Miss Zella Murphy was knocked down by a board. Hull and children escaped injury as the storm tore through velvet bean fields, destroying about three acres and scattering vines through pine woods for nearly a mile. The cyclone formed from a dark funnel cloud and left a roughly fifty yard wide path.
Frank from Memphis has secured an option on Sportsman's park for his New Orleans club under the American Association by depositing 300. An additional 50 is due by October 1 to hold the option. Powell, returning from Mobile, announced Mobile will join a ten club league plan. Frank cannot play in the Southern League next year, and the Memphis franchise will transfer to the Chickasaws.
London on September 14 reports extraordinary crowds nearing five thousand gathered at Clapton to mob former Episcopalian clergyman Smyth Pig, alleged leader of the Agapemonites. Police formed lines as tensions rose amid the chaotic scene.
The piece argues Roosevelt should curb trusts through federal action, warning against unchecked wealth power. It notes biblical warnings about wealth, cites public reaction, and describes a funeral service attended by President Roosevelt and family, with prayers by J. W. Hegeman and hymns sung by mourners.
Griffin Ga September 14 special the democratic executive committees of Spalding county condemned J A Brooks independent bid for clerk of the superior court and pledged active support to the regular nominee William Thomas they named district committees to wage the fight and urged Democrats to uphold the primary system in Spalding county the dispute between Brooks and Thomas has grown heated
Montgomery Ala September 14 Special John LaBonte carved his brother in law T J Wilson so badly last night that fears are held Wilson may die LaBonte went to Wilsons home to collect 32 which Wilson owed him He found Wilson shaving and a fight ensued and he got the best of it Wilson has made no statement as he lies at the infirmary with big abdomen sewed up
Special: Sheriff Mit Cooper of Houston county Georgia traveled from Birmingham toward Columbus to extradite Coleman Alam Sparks Besro, sought for the murder of a twelve year old negro girl. Authorities had long given up finding the victim but recently located him in Birmingham and arrested him. Sheriff Cooper previously hanged Tor Woolfolk.
A Washington note reviews foreign naval progress in the last fiscal year. It highlights larger battleship displacements, central citadel gun layouts, and the push for quick firing high powered armor protected guns. It notes experiments in torpedo guidance, liquid fuel propulsion, electricity on ships, and expanding wireless telegraphy. It also covers British and French naval maneuvers, range shooting, and the aim to control sea lanes and deter enemy trade.
The report is disputed and mentions respect for discipline and courtly conduct. It notes admiration from American officers who witnessed maneuvers and recalls distinctions and courtesy shown.
A local case in the recorder’s court features M Zabin accused of whisker pulling and teasing two boys. The event prompts a tense scene with a crowd, altered bills, and a defendant named Stein who is fined 95.76 after a confrontation in an alley.
Macon police detective W. T. Anderson battled a large Negro man named William Roberts on Cherry Street as he attempted to arrest him for stealing an overcoat. Roberts resisted, threw the detective to the ground, and grabbed the pistol during the fight. Anderson fired when Roberts let the weapon drop, striking him in the right leg between thigh and knee. Roberts fled, was later found hiding, captured, and brought to the station before being sent to hospital for surgical care.
The article discusses a shifting naval strategy with an emphasis on breaking blockades and leveraging wireless telegraphy. It notes British and French efforts to exploit wireless communication, often intercepting and profiting from rival signals. It mentions naval budgets and programs shaping each nation’s capabilities.
Panic and devastation spread across Oregon as fires raged for a week. In Portland and surrounding counties about 800 people homeless, five dead and two missing in Cowlitz county, with extensive property losses likely exceeding one million dollars. Fires burning along the Willamette and Columbia valleys create dense smoke and hinder rescue.
Georgia life insurers leader calls a meeting for Tuesday afternoon in the English American building to elect officers for next year and delegates to the National Life Underwriters Association in Cincinnati on October 16. Major Thomas Peters is expected to be elected president of the national body. Colonel John D. Young of the Royal Southern Department will relocate to Atlanta October 15, bringing his wide southern reputation and social gifts to the city. Miss Carrie dairti¢y leads the women’s department of Mutual Life of New York, praised by Manager Robert F. Shedden. Hush W. Kirkpatrick receives a new role as stamping clerk in Macon, leaving Atlanta October 1 for a Central City post, a move widely mourned.
The text recalls McKinley memorial rites in Buffalo Cincinnati New York and Chicago with large church and public observances. It describes sermons, musical tributes, and civic speakers praising the late president while stressing unity, patriotism, and reciprocity between capital and labor.
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