Americas Times-Recorder 1907 items digest
The Times-Recorder Americas Ga December 6 1907 issue notes editorial leadership changes and official status for the paper. It surveys quirky items from national politics including Bay Street subway jokes and a lion roar death in a zoo. It reports divorce suit after wife beatings and humorous travel notes. mentions Thanksgiving meat prices, hangings reporting rules, a Wisconsin hotelier suicide, and the ongoing Thaw case. It also references financial commentary blaming Andrew Jackson for banking laws and Bryan praising the donkey in Washington.
President's Message to the Sixtieth Congress
The article reviews the President's message read to the Sixtieth Congress. It highlights focus on currency, trusts, railroad regulation, and anti trust policy, with less belligerence than expected. Fiscal measures, taxation, postal savings banks, and naval and army needs are among the topics discussed, plus campaign finance reform and child labor issues.
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Congress
Department of Justice
Message covers forest policy and land laws reform topics
The message discusses repealing the duty on wood pulp for paper, amending land grabbing laws, extending national forest reserves, granting citizenship to Porto Ricans, and boosting the merchant marine, among other topics.
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Terways
Change for Better is Said to Be Slight
A slight motion of the hand marked the condition of Mr. Ben Lightfoot on Wednesday. He remains paralyzed from Friday’s blows that crushed the back of his skull, with eyes closed and no speech or signs. The injuries may prove fatal, though some hope lingered. Marion Sims, who delivered the blows, is nearby at Leslie but has not been arrested.
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Ben Lightfoot
Marion Sims
Leslie
Asylum Plea Considered in Forgery Case
L C Joiner convicted of forgery seeks asylum instead of prison or other penalties. His attorneys moved Wednesday to file a special insanity plea for jury review, an unusual step not seen here in a long time. If insanity fails, he faces gang labor, a fine, or jail time.
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L. C. Joiner
Love is heaven and heaven is love said Scott
A brief quotation notes the sentiment love equals heaven as attributed to Scott, reflecting a romantic or spiritual axiom. It presents a standalone mood statement with no additional context or events.
Success of Bazar Great as Expected
The hospital bazar conducted by the Ladies Auxiliary netted seven hundred dollars, with $700 deposited and an expected final total around $710. The play In No Man's Land by Mrs Marshall Martin drew strong returns, the baby show and other features boosting the overall sum. The Auxiliary thanks all supporters, especially Mrs Martin and the Times-Recorder, for assistance.
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Seble Wooten
No Man's Land
Marshall Martin
Mia
the Times-Recorder
Grist of the Courts Disposes No-Drama Term
The superior court Wednesday disposed of several minor criminal cases with little general interest. Walter Reese was convicted for shooting another man but awaits sentence. Jack Swain and Isom Gay pled guilty to a misdemeanor after facing an assault with intent to murder indictment and faced a year on the chain gang or a $100 fine plus costs. A burglary case from Macon and Atlanta was set for trial but deferred. Sam Ware’s murder case remains underway, with Jewell Davis killed at Cannon plantation two weeks ago and witnesses expected.
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Superior Court
Walter Reese
Jack Swain
Isom Gay
Macon
Atlanta
Brad
Sam Ware
Ware
Jewell Davis
Cannon Plantation
Davis
Congressman Lewis Receives Key Banking Committee Seat
Congressman E. B. Lewis of the Americas district gains a top post on the banking and currency committee as ranking Democrat. The panel, vital for relief to money stringency, may see cross party cooperation. fellow Democrats include James Kentucky Glass Virginia McMillan Pennsylvania Crawford South Carolina Gillespie Texas Page Louisiana. Republican ranking member Fowler of New Jersey may chair. The appointment is praised as a significant honor by press observers.
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Cannon
Lewis
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Lkely
James
Kentucky
Glass
Virginia
McMillan
Pennsylvania
Crawford
South Carolina
Gillespie
Texas
Page
Louisiana
Fowler
New Jersey
Atlanta Constitution
Washington
Banking and Currency Committee
House
Finance Committee
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