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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
7
A Mississippi tragedy reports Louis Westrope learning his wife and six children were killed as their Brandywine home burned. The mother, later found in a graveyard, shot herself after the crime, suspected to be fueled by insanity.
Major L W T Waller of the United States Marines, arriving in San Francisco aboard the Warren, advocates severe measures in the Philippines. He claims four to five hundred natives were killed in battle, eleven carriers shot after court martial, and says Samar was a “howling wilderness.” He recalls a court martial over alleged executions without trial and hints at behind the scenes influence.
In a New Orleans coroner's inquest the Luciano cousins disclosed the killings and vendetta behind Sicilian assassinations. Witnesses recanted, claiming absence from shootings, while police welcomed the shift as it clarifies ambushes and suppresses mafia activity. Three Sicilians were killed and three fatally wounded in recent shootings.
The president sent to the senate the name of Captain B. Clark to be advanced seven numbers in rank and to be a rear admiral in the navy.
An attempt was made to take the life of Thomas Thoman, superintendent of the William A. colliery of the Lehigh Valley company, at Old Forge near Wilkes-Barre. The information came from the Lehigh Valley Coal Company office on Thursday.
Gonzalo de Quesada Cuban minister to the United States reached the National Capital Thursday afternoon with his family departing from Cuba for official duties.
A. A. DeLoach Mill Manufacturing Company in Atlanta was destroyed by a fire that started Friday afternoon at 6 and razed the plant within an hour. The loss exceeds 100000, but A. A. DeLoach plans immediate rebuilding. the firm, capitalized at 100000, employed about 200000 annually and served markets in the South, North, and Europe.
The president Friday sent nominations to the senate for postmasters including Henry J. Ritchie for Saint Augustine Wisconsin, and J. P. Murphy for Bamberg South Carolina.
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports a worsening famine in Siberia with growing intensity. The notice highlights regional distress and concern over escalating shortages affecting communities.
The centennial celebration of the West Point Military Academy concluded Thursday with diplomas presented to the graduating class. On Cavalry Plain the President greeted each new officer and shook hands, signaling a brief ceremony without remarks.
A quoted line argues preferring ruin by prosperity to ruin by adversity, noting the process is more enjoyable. The fragment reflects an editorial stance on fortune versus hardship and hints at satirical tone. The source appears as a truncated opinion snippet from Chicago journalism.
A collage of patent medicine pitches including Allen's Foot-Base powder for foot ailments, Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claim, Hall's Catarrh Cure, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Piso's Cure for cough, and assorted quips about medicine, manners, and style from early 20th century ads.
Low rates excursion tickets now on sale at all ticket offices on the Central of Georgia Railway. For full particulars rates and schedules contact nearest agent J Robinson assistant general passenger agent Savannah Ga or Haile general passenger agent Savannah Ga.
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