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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1906
Page
1
A large, tense mob gathers around the Fulton county police station as residents fear vigilante violence over the Misses Lawrence assault. Police disarm visitors and hold suspects Reed and Kelly, with Chief Jennings warning that identification could spark deadly consequences. Nearby searches and rumor mill fuel the unrest as possible lynching looms.
Aug 21 dispatches from Havana report armed rebels attempting to force their way into Havana while fleeing rural defenders. Police foiled the assault near the city altar as the revolutionaries escaped, amid escalating tension as the situation worsens.
Havana reports an all-out revolutionary movement under General Bandero with Lt Roque killed and eight guards captured. Rebels advance on Pinar del Rio as government forces clash, threatening civil war conditions. U.S. and foreign observers watch for possible intervention amid rising tensions in Cuba.
Saratoga results list winners such as Sir Russell and Woolwich with times for each race. Fort Erie and Latonia cards show multiple winners including Stoner Hill Edwin T Fryer Sam Parmer and Camp Night Burn Bonart Devout The Englishman and Manard with varied odds and placings.
In Memphis Tenn on August 21 the Crackers beat the home team 1 to 0 after a tense middle innings. Plass homered and several players reached base on errors and hits as the visitors held the lead through the final frame.
Special to The Georgian Henry H. Cobb proprietor of the Victoria Hotel and prominent Anniston capitalist was arrested last night by Chief Deputy Sheriff W C LeGrand on a charge of assault against J F Spearman.
Fourteen men were overcome by gas at the Jones and Laughlin Eliza furnace in Soho Pittsburgh at 4:16 this morning. Three men died at the Emergency hospital. A fourth man remained under medical care as officials investigated the incident.
Atlanta braces for election day as mayoral race and county contests in Fulton unfold amid crowded fields. Key candidates include Culberson backing in the treasurer race and the Joyner Goodwin clash shaping precinct battles. List of state ticket contenders spans governor and secretary of state, with several Supreme Court and agriculture posts noted.
Campaigns enter final stretch as Hoke Smith and Clark Howell close their bids with speeches in Green Meriwether County and Marietta. Russell presses two days of county tours while Howell refuses press statements. Party leaders forecast Smith sweeping about 110 counties with Fulton and Bibb among them. Howell and Rugee teams offer no firm county tallies.
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