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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1902
Page
1
In Upatote Georgia Arthur Comer killed his wife with a pistol five times then fled and was killed by her father Joe Murphey who pursued him. Murphey then surrendered, and the couple's eleven month old child survived. Funeral held today at the family graveyard.
A terse note states Col Clings remains out of reach of the people amid ongoing public concern. No further details on actions or dates are provided in the fragment.
New York reports a coal crisis as soft coal hits eight dollars per ton, hard coal remains nominal with no supply, and wood prices rise to twelve dollars per cord. Fuel famine spans the city, with charitable groups planning aid and contracts for coal constrained by strike terms.
Eight times millionaire J Painter arrives in Chicago with 8 million dollars but cannot secure a hotel room. He contemplates buying the hotel, laments the lack of lodging, and waits to arrange accommodations as officials and associates discuss his large cash holdings connected to the Painter Steel and Iron Company sale to a steel trust.
Atchison Kansas September 26 Nor man Barrett president of the Atchison national bank killed himself in his hotel room by cutting his throat with a razor. A note cites worry over the bank’s failure and financial troubles as the probable cause. He leaves a wife and three children. Seven injured in wreck near Elxora on a work train carrying fifty three men. Engineer and fireman escaped by jumping. Also includes a Philadelphia coal strike critique and remarks by Mr Mitchell about miners and coal police.
Arcnibald G. Crofts 28, electrician from Eustis Florida, at 3202 Prairie avenue breakfast room. Died instantly with revolver wounds to heart. Found with letters to Eustis. Wealthy appearance contradicted town room, few acquaintances. Also notes Maryland Can and Manufacturing Company receivers appointed for 300000 debt.
Philadelphia dispatch reports a $25,000,000 holding company for 60 percent of southern spinning and weaving mills. The Fries plan gains backing from major southern mills and Philadelphia cotton traders. South mill owners retain control via board majority, with executives and directors to be southern mill men, backed by Philadelphia and New England financial interests.
Cable from Commander Faten, reporting from Cape Haitien on September 26, says the blockade is not effective as insurgents sit 18 miles from the port. Haitien troops are concentrated and engagements have yielded a government victory at Cape Haitien. The insurgents may head to Gonaives if defeated. U.S. citizens at Terra Neuve are safe. Sea ports near Haiti are quiet.
Nashville Tennessee reports Henana Colson and Elizabeth Rush were brutal ly beaten by a gang of white capped “regulators” in Mapie Heights near Bloomington. The attackers have targeted about twenty four persons across Brown and Monroe counties in the past year. Gov. Durban and state officers are acting to provide protection and break up the gang. The women lie in a dangerous condition with serious charges against the crowd members. Governor Durban plans immediate action and to confer with the attorney general. General Francis J. Lippitt, veteran of Mexican and Civil Wars, died in Washington at age 80. He commanded the First New York Volunteers in the Mexican War, served as Colonel of the Second California Infantry, and was brevetted brigadier general. He was a noted writer on sanitary topics.
Brigadier General Frederick Funston denounces the congressional abolition of the post canteen as ruining discipline and enriching saloon keepers. He cites resentment from soldiers returning to routine garrison life and outside drink establishments as the root cause, noting gambling and dissolute women near these resorts undermine soldiers and evince lax local oversight. He warns the act has degraded many veterans and shifted funds to saloon owners and prostitutes.
Boston September 26 special The Massachusetts Republican platform to be adopted at the state convention will include a tariff revision plank. The plank supports adjusting tariff schedules to correct inequalities and favors a bipartisan tariff commission to prepare revisions for Congress. General Draper is cited as sympathetic to the president's tariff ideas while Home Market Club influence grows.
In Scranton on September 26 a temporary injunction barred a local man’s daughter from marrying a New York dry goods clerk. The father contends she is under twenty and forbids consent. the couple had already secured a license when the injunction was served.
A cablegram from Pekin reports Russian forces have begun evacuating Manchuria and plan to clear territory up to the Liao river by October 5 under the terms of the agreement. In Montreal, Francis B. Sargent, US immigration commissioner, tours Quebec to limit Chinese entry, with deportations to Canada for those lacking proper evidence.
Minneapolis reports the trial of former Superintendent Frey W. Ames on charges of extorting 15 from a woman. County Attorney Boardman outlines an official tour of the Tenderloin district, schemes to collect payments at a pawn shop, and unmarked envelopes. State witness Addie Mills corroborates the testimony. Roosevelt grants full pardon to William Dinkella for a 1889 Japan murder case.
President Gompers issues call for the twenty second annual AFL convention to meet in New Orleans starting November 12 with executive council sessions October 6 at federation headquarters. Delegates must be bona fide wage workers, dues paid by September 30, and representation varies by union size and federation status.
Militon avenue resident Mrs Higda Swatson was found dead in an alley behind a shoe factory near Kingsbury and Superior streets. Her face and body were severely beaten and clothing torn. Several arrests have been made in the case.
Justice Nan Sicket filed a written opinion upholding the United States Steel Corporation case in which Mrs. M Berger challenged the conversion of 200 million dollars of preferred stock into bonds. The ruling upholds the act's constitutionality and the conversion procedures as authorized by the general corporation act, delivering a complete victory for U S Steel.
Senator Thomas M Patterson and RB Campbell purchase the Denver Evening Times for 100000 dollars. The paper will publish from the Rocky Mountain News office starting October 1, and will shift from Republican to Democratic alignment with Patterson and his son involved in management.
Justice Davia J. Brewer of the United States suffered facial burns at Thompson's Point on Lake Champlain while tending a brush pile with gasoline. He was at a summer cottage with other cottagers, received prompt medical care, and hopes to recover without scars in a few days.
At Fort Riley Kansas September 26 the Blues and Browns met in a field maneuver with an imaginary division. The defending Blue army included engineers cavalry infantry and mountain and field artillery. The attacking Brown force used field artillery and Fourth cavalry troops. An hour and a half of heavy fire followed by light skirmishes ended with both sides retreating to start points. A later move saw Brown cavalry detour around hills to threaten the Blue rear guard, cutting off the rear from the main force.
Four hundred machinists boiler makers blacksmiths and woodworkers strike at Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf railroad car shops in Shawnee Oklahoma demanding monthly wages under old management. The walkout delays traffic. Separately in Kentucky a strong oil and gas flow was struck near the old Porter well at Beottsville.
Long Branch New Jersey November 26 Laura Biggar former wife of Henry Bennett faced by Justice Wilbur Hersley as the 60 percent estate share was accepted by her. Investigations reveal warrants for Samuel Stanton Dr Hendrick and Miss Biggar with accusations of a conspiracy and a forthcoming grand jury presentation. Bail set at 6000 and preliminary hearing ordered. Biggar absent from court.
Weather forecast notes fair days with modest winds and highs around eighty one. A charter petition and local offices were noted. gun violence reported with a fatal shooting and self defense by a father. Cases include a 12 year old arraigned for assault with intent and a convict arrest with burglaries. County Democrats plan full ticket while prohibition advocates organize at Oxford. Reports mention coal prices rising and a cyclone in Sicily with high casualties.
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