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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
10
Special to The Georgian Warrenton Ga Aug 20 Saturday night about 7 80 o clock one and a half miles nest of Camak at Picayune on the Georgia railroad a train was wrecked four cars were derailed and one turned over several were injured but done seriously traffic was delayed several hours
Kingiro Matsumate, a Japanese midshipman, died at the Annapolis Naval Academy after several days of typhoid fever. His brother Okahide Matsukata, a Harvard student, and Count N. Taniguchi, naval attaché at the Japanese legation in Washington, were present. The body will be interred in Washington.
Private Leased Wire reports in Winchester Virginia on August 20 that Tobe Smith, accused of targeting Mack White over a romantic affair, attacked White with a razor slashing through the mouth, leaving smith’s cow in jail and awaiting injury outcomes.
Special to The Georgian Ocilla Ga Aug 20 about 4 oclock Sunday morning the entire sawmill and planing mill plant of the Dickson Henderson Lumber Company was destroyed by fire. A large amount of lumber in the dry kiln and yard burned. Loss estimated 20 000 to 40 000 with only about 3 000 insurance. The newly organized fire company did good work and neighboring property was saved.
Special to The Georgia Augusta Aug 20 Fred Cartledge brother of Councilman James L Cartledge shot and killed Jack James I Saturday night in J E B Allen bar on Upper Broad Street The feud between the men had lasted months James was Cartleighes brother in law and claimed Cartledge had mistreated his sister The coroner ruled no preliminary needed with witnesses Present Cartledge a member of the Augusta fire department faces possible bail and no preliminary Attorney A L Franklin to handle his interests.
N E McDuffie ordinary of Telfair county died Saturday morning in McRae Georgia from sciatic rheumatism. He was about 45 years old, elected to the office without opposition, and leaves a wife and several children. He was a prominent member of the Masonic lodge and the Knights of Pythias.
Delegates from Atlanta Birmingham Savannah Jacksonville and other Southern cities gather in Norfolk Virginia for a three day session of the order of Railway Conductors opening tomorrow. The chief aim is to adopt a new code of rules publish a new contract with railroads and establish a new wage scale. The wage scale may trigger friction with several railroads operating in the Mississippi valley.
A Italian anarchist Circula Hracreet, a boot maker, was arrested in Marseilles on suspicion of plotting to assassinate President Fallieres during an approaching visit. Police found explosives and bomb components in the suspect’s lodgings after an anonymous letter referenced the plot.
In New York on August 20 a well-dressed man, identified as Os Dorney of Brooklyn, was pinched by women in Central Park after a confrontation. One woman slapped him and another struck him, prompting his arrest by Detective Kane who escorted him to the arsenal.
Four hundred travelers from eastern Pennsylvania, including men women and children, slept in the Pennsylvania station in Jersey City after they say the Lehigh Valley railroad deserted them. They expected a 10:30 p m return train but it pulled out as they arrived. Some 76 used remaining funds to ride the Central Railroad of New Jersey home, while most stayed in the waiting room overnight.
A Baltimore area camp meeting featured the sale of relics from Isaac Winder, the hanged negro murderer. Rev. John is the preacher present at the gallows sold pieces of the murderer's old shoes for 25 cents each, bought by locals to ward off evil spirits and illness.
Dudley Glass reports a Sunday trolley ride that turns into a risqué melodrama with real revolvers and a staged confrontation in College Park. A Negro couple provokes crowd and conductor action as the scene escalates toward a brief stand with a knife and a gun, ending with a takedown and shouting spectators.
The mangled body of Steve Cox was found on the Leutaville and Nashville tracks near Nelson. Identified by receipts in his clothing, authorities suspect murder and that the body was placed on the railroad to mislead investigators. Cox was a stonecutter from Jasper, Georgia.
Miss Maria Lydia Winkler, a German government representative, arrives in New York on August 20 to audit Mormon activity and combat white slave trade. She plans to travel to Chicago for weeks then to Utah to collect facts on Mormons, a mission that has attracted President Roosevelt's interest.
Private Leased Wire reports urgent calls to remove Negro troops from Brownsville and other Texas posts along the Rio Grande. General McCaskey recommends immediate withdrawal to Washington and relief changes at Fort Brown. Senator Culberson appeals for swift war department action and telegraphic contact with Fort Brown command.
New York Aug 20 Funeral services were held today at Peekskill for Lewis Morrison the actor who died Saturday night after an operation at Yonkers hospital. Morrison famed for Faust where he played Mephisto for years, was 61. Born in Kingston Jamaica to English parents he came to the United States young, fought for the Union in the Civil War, and began acting in New Orleans in 1865 alongside Lawrence Barrett. He later worked with Edwin Booth Edwin Forrest and other leading figures of the era.
P D Horkan a leading dry goods man in Augusta dies of apoplexy at his residence on Sunday morning just before church. His death leaves a substantial life insurance policy totaling $125,000 and his family away from the city at the time. Horkan was known as a public spirited citizen and will be greatly missed.
Cuthbert Georgia August 20 Dr M A Baldwin a prominent physician and planter was shot in the face by Frank M n a white tenant on Baldwins farm. The assailant fired a load of bird shot after anger over fodder pulling. Morgan jailed on charge of assault with intent to murder. Dr Baldwin resting very well.
Albert L. Rountree 64 a cotton broker with R H Rountree Co died yesterday at his Brooklyn home His NC origins were noted and his body will be sent to Kinston for interment in North Carolina
Voters are urged to back M. T. LaHatte in the race for Alderman First Ward. The endorsement highlights leadership and community service as key qualifications for the position.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at rail timetable details with times like 7 35 and references to West Point route and Ave. The legible bits suggest a listings style notice for trains arriving and departing, with destinations and minor station cues.
In New York on an August night Philip Kahlan and companions staged a prank by throwing him into the East River to test his swimming. He was almost drowned before managing to reach the shore and survive the incident.
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