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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1906
Page
1
Black retaliation follows a lynching as six white men are jailed for inciting riot. Officers and rail workers are killed or wounded during clashes near Clark University and East Point. Militia arms, saloons close, and schools reopen with heightened police protection while arrests for assault and disorderly conduct are pursued.
Reports describe a long list of wounded, with several expected to die. Regulars from the Seventeenth United States Infantry arrived at Fort McPherson from Chickamauga, though a call to service is considered unlikely. Macon militia guarding a Negro settlement dispersed a drilling party with no arrests. An attack by older Negro boys on a White youth occurred on Piedmont Avenue, ending with the youth seeking refuge at a citizen home. A colored woman warned that "they would get even."
The National Negro Baptist Preachers Union meeting at Cosmopolitan Baptist Church condemns white violence against black people and assaults on white women by black people as a dual crimen in Atlanta. The group urges Negroes to assemble in their churches on October 7 to pray for a peaceful race problem solution. Rev. Shaon P. Drew presided and Rev. A. W. Strother acted as secretary.
At Lincoln Temple in Washington District Deputy C T Taylor presiding, the Independent Order of St Luke heard 20 or more colored leaders denounce Atlanta whites and the lynching of African Americans. Dr S H Thompson of Washington offered a resolution condemning the Atlanta lynching in strong terms.
In Macon and Montgomery officials moved to forbid Thomas Dixon play The Clansman amid race riot fears following Atlanta disorders. Macon mayor barred a Wednesday show citing public unrest while Montgomery council passed an ordinance to prohibit a Thursday performance.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon travels from St. Louis to Sedalia to kick off a Republican campaign tour through Missouri. He states he is not a candidate for president and says he aims to elect Republican members to ensure a Republican House. He declines to comment on Cuba but trusts the President to secure justice and an end to the trouble.
About 200 members of the New York Republican Editorial Association gathered in Saratoga N Y and adopted a protest resolution led by John L Platt of the Poughkeepsie Eagle against an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on space exchange for transportation. The measure declares protest against requiring full rates for railway advertising and transportation and calls for sending a copy to President Roosevelt.
The death of Col Hill was momentarily expected at 3 o'clock this morning. He remained unconscious and grew weaker while his wife, nephew, and a trained nurse stayed at his bedside. Friends sent numerous inquiries to Mrs Hill as members of the House and Ohio citizens inquired about his condition. A long-time criminals escape in Bristol Tennessee. Special to The Washington Post. Bristol Tennessee September 24. With aid of a trusty, several prisoners escaped from Abingdon Virginia. Escaped include John Orr serving eighteen years for murder WI Whitaker serving fifteen years for burglary and Porter Hale, a negro porter convicted of burglary.
Long-widowed feud within Tammany Hall and Hearst forces drives New York governor nomination drama in Buffalo. Murphy offers concessions to Gaynor faction while McCarren and anti Hearst leaders press for preferred delegates. Nixon named temporary chairman as power plays unfold among Murphy Dix and Sullivan allies.
Minneapolis and St. Paul rail line wreck leaves five dead and fifteen seriously injured as a switch engine enters the main track causing a collision with a passenger train. Engineers jumped. two girls Myrtle Vinton and Goldien Gorrell aided the injured with improvised bandages.
Fairbanks at Pike's Peak begins with the discovery anniversary observance. Vice President and Mrs. Warburton arrive and are escorted to Antlers Hotel by Thomas Walsh. Tomorrow morning Vice President Painebanke is to deliver an address at the Grand Opera House.
In Sussex County Dupont forces led by State Senator Fennell win most delegates as Layton supporters concede. The convention in Georgetown will likely nominate six or seven Dupont aligned candidates for the House, with two of three State Senate nominees from the same faction. Judge James Pennewill of Dover is backed to succeed Senator Allee, while Layton aims to place Allee loyalists in the General Assembly. Layton won his home district Georgetown, as Dupont influence concentrates on the county convention tomorrow.
A fire broke out beneath ground at No 1 Shaft in the Oscadla Congol mine branch in Calumet, endangering 800 workers employed underground. Fire reached the shaft bottom and men climbed 1,000 feet to reach a drift, while smoke and gas risked many. Police arrested two men, John Rondyker and George Copan, as investigators searched rooms at 139 Eighth Avenue for links to the crime. A murdered man’s body and a murder weapon were found near the site, with suspects and theories under investigation in ongoing inquiries.
At Jellico Tennessee and Jellico Kentucky a massive explosion killed 29 people and left five children missing. Reports say several reporters near the blast were among the dead. A nude five year old girl’s body was found in a field miles from the scene. Mayors urged aid and a national appeal for food and clothing while authorities investigated criminal negligence by railway employees or both.
Gov J Frank Hanly started the Republican statewide drive in Indiana noting recent gambling crackdowns at French Lick and West Baden Springs. He urged law enforcement against both rich and poor and cited punishment for those linked to the Monte Carlo-like scene, including a Democratic National Committee chairman.
Brunswick Ga September 24 marine men here believe the schooner Henry B. Piske Captain Moody sailing from Boston September 14 was lost with all aboard. The Fiske usually carried a crew of seven men.
Special to The Washington. In Pest a Powder Springs, Georgia, on September 24, Toho Bullard a well to do planter near the town shot his sixteen year old daughter to death after learning she was about to become a mother. He fired six shots, three in the head and three in the body. Bullard told his brother he killed her because of the shame. He is a widower in the last stages of consumption. The daughter was his only child.
General Frederick Funston arrived in Tampa Sunday night but has not sailed for Havana due to Weather Bureau warnings of a Gulf storm. The steamer Ouvette remains at the dock awaiting clearance as the storm threat halts movements in port.
A high official warns Cuba must settle by next Friday or U S intervention with troops will follow if pesco negotiations end in Cuba by September 28 Germany and other nations fear delay and seek early peace The president warns against prolonging the Cuban crisis and sets a firm deadline to avoid armed action while ships and troops maneuver toward Havana Harbor and Cuban factions press for change.
Charles F. McGuire was arrested in the city today on a charge of defrauding the Commercial National Bank of Chicago of 1078 with bogus checks. Held on 1000 bail, he is said linked to National Fire Proof Paint Company. Officials arrest three asylum attendants Forest Elis William Byerly and Joseph Niles on assault indictments. they posted bonds. Lumber prices drop as Abbey Co advertises 3.00 dressed boards at old rates.
Havana reports a long peace conference between eight insurgent members and American peace commissioners with Taft and Bacon. The Liberal victory seems likely though no final statement issued. Palma may stay as cabinet is reorganized with elections possibly held for half the senate and representatives.
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