21 Sep 1903
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1903
Page
1
A garbled weather summary notes Georgia events. Monday forecast calls for warmer interior conditions. There are scattered mentions of regional temperatures and a forecast that includes possible fair conditions by Thursday with fluctuations noted across the state.
Constantinople reports the sultan promising full leeway amid rising Turkish and Macedonian violence in Macedonia. Bulga rian forces plan to concentrate about 200000 troops at the front within a week while rumors of massacres and mixed commissions surface. Diplomats note the note to not be an ultimatum but an appeal for great powers intervention as Balkan tensions surge and Me nIk remains besieged by insurgents.
A chaotic scene unfolds as a suspicious package left on a porch near the Lynch residence prompts police to respond. Officers Dorsey and Tibbs handle the parcel cautiously before learning from Mrs Lynch that poke berries were sent by a cook asking the milkman for berries. The confusion ends with apologies and a lighthearted resolution.
A circulating omnibus ticket backs Captain Brotherton and allies in a city election. Scarce readable list shows First Ward aspirants and other posts, with Scratched names including Barrett and Welch. The piece argues a party war between Engish and Brotherton factions, noting term expirations and possible board majorities shaping 1904.
Federal prison inmates Kendig and three confederates tied to a wide Pennsylvania counterfeiting plot were in Atlanta under Secret Service scrutiny. Warden Moyer denied knowledge of Secret Service agents in the city while Kendig’s gang allegedly coordinated from the Eastern Penitentiary. The scheme involved forged internal revenue stamps and engravings linked to ex US Attorney Harry Newitt and associate Conrad Ingham.
Posses in Montana sweep the region near Bear Paw in pursuit of Curry the train robber. Curry leader of a gang escaping Knoxville and sought for July Great Northern express theft while awaiting transport to a terseonary sentence. Trail stretches miles with armed men familiar with the countryside aiding him toward the rendezvous. Last report he was ten miles from his destination and well mounted, with chances leaning in his favor.
Robbers broke into Eugenie Fouguine's Aix les Bains villa on Friday night and killed her, a female servant also slain, another servant wounded. Police say robbery motive. identity confusion noted by The Flash regarding the singer.
El Paso reports the new bull ring at Juarez on the Mexican border opened with about 10,000 spectators. Six bulls were tortured and killed and several horses perished as part of the event led by famed bullfighter Cervera, with his troupe prominent in the performance.
A New York Central railroad experiment between Utica and Albany uses a single wire for both telegraph and telephone messages. While Morse code is tapped for a telegram the line carries a telephone message without interference, signaling a breakthrough in allroad telegraph service.
News from London reports multiple resignations in the British government. Elliot and Noel of Mississippi appear in resignations, sparking reshuffles with Chamberlain possibly remaining as premier and a major cabinet overhaul touted.
Senator Noel, after a dog bite near Winston County, travels to Atlanta for examination at Pasar Institute. The dog, linked to planter Flaher, was killed. authorities seek rabies verification. Noel, a gubernatorial candidate, led in the first Mississippi primary and backed Cruz in the second after his own defeat.
In Panama City Senator Obaldia assumed governor duties as demonstrations sweep all parties backing the canal treaty. Officials say the move aligns with a broader plan aiding General Reyes’s possible presidency and treaty approval. Across Washington, Colombian envoy Herran’s confidential proposal keeps canal talks alive past September 22 as U S officials decline comment.
President Palma spoke at El Caney urging Cubans to protect the ideals won through intervention. He said paying the army is just and necessary for reconstruction, and that civil war would betray Cuba. The alcalde noted veterans were present and claimed no insurrectionists were near El Caney.
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