07 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
1
King Edward prepares to return to London aboard a royal special train, with Victoria Station brilliantly decorated for a capital welcome. The procession to Buckingham Palace is planned, and no special arrangements for the king's fatigue beyond the royal schedule.
Mr and Mrs John Shandrow of South Haven Michigan take charge of a whole orphan asylum housing 22 children. The couple, on a 100 acre fruit farm and devout Methodists, arranged to adopt all the children including several not yet baptized and christened them on the spot.
Misa Whalley, an English visitor at a Swiss hotel, set out Saturday to walk from Zinal to St Luc and lost her way. A rescue party found her Monday 400 yards above Ayr with a broken ankle after two freezing nights without food. She crawled long distances despite injuries and is recovering quickly due to a strong constitution.
During a electrical storm in Harriman Tennessee a contractor William North and five workers sheltered in an unfinished building. Lightning struck the structure killing Charles Daniels and rendering the others unconscious. Two workers remained in a precarious condition and were not expected to recover. The incident comes as storms sweep the region.
The body of Nick Nachthelm, an old bachelor living alone, was discovered in his cottage cellar late last night with the head severed and a bullet hole in the crown. Decomposition suggests death days earlier and the body was placed in the cellar after the killing. The case remains a mystery.
New York officer Lieutenant Edgar N Coffey was arrested in Oakland California after cashing a 125 dollar bogus check at a hotel. A Portland Oregon letter on official paper claimed he was a coconduct lieutenant and asked for secrecy. He later admitted the offense stating it was first time he violated the law.
Mrs Sperckles offers 5000 reward through Scotland Yard for recovery of a pearl necklace with ruby and diamond clasp valued around 20000 dollars. The jewels disappeared at a railroad station in England en route to America aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Mrs Spreckels traveled with Miss Spreckels and cried upon loss, later entrusting police to search.
Spokane reporters say Tracey, an escaped convict, is believed hidden in Lincoln county. Sheriff units from Spokane and Lincoln counties chase leads from Bear Dam toward Edwall and Craycock country as deputies extend search in Sprague area and northern Lincoln county. A sighting near Odessa in the Crab Creek area is reported, prompting intensified pursuit.
A Panama cable reports a fierce battle at Agua Dulce isthmus with unclear results as government forces and the Ranger operate nearby. Separately in Bangkok a 2000 strong force advances to punish Shan attacks on Phrag Che tawny with reports of 25 Siamese officials killed and resistance expected.
Governor Aycock pardons A L Daley of Chicago who was jailed for a gold brick fraud in Greensboro. Officials cite long good character, Chicago Milwaukee support, and a clean prior record. Daley may return to employment in Chicago and begin useful work upon release.
Fort Valley Georgia August 6 A gun mishap while handling a shotgun in a home leads to the death of six year old Marguerite Wil over, struck in the head as her brother Robert Flournoy attempted to unload the weapon. The incident haunts the grieving family as details unfold. Also reports of Mrs Mary Franklin's suicide by acid in Atlanta. Senator Pritchard not seeking congress run. and a military post site survey at Chattanooga by Major Schuyler and colleagues.
War planners moved to select a site for a new army post at Chickamanea Park as investigators began evaluating a suitable location. Local weather reports note showers but cotton prospects remain grim with county estimates near a half crop, while river farmers report some fields yielding only a bale per ten acres and many may not harvest. Seale named as transportation chief for Southern with headquarters in Washington, after long service with Mobile and Ohio. Caffey, who broke jail last week with Shavers, has been recaptured. Earthquake shocks were felt across central Portugal with no damage reported so far.
A tale recounts an actor who obtained a skull amid a Kentucky caper. The elderly thief stole a horse and a skull. Pontaine was seized, released, and the horse recovered. The incident ends with Pontaine bequeathing the skull to the actor.
The text outlines the cougar’s combat approach noting it prefers close engagement, uses stealth, and delivers a straight rush rather than leaping from trees. It emphasizes stealth and sudden strikes as a hunting method in pursuit of big game.
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