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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
7
By James M. Head Mayor of Nashville Tenn he denounces the contract system saying it corrupts officials and robs taxpayers by favoring bidders and grants franchises to quasi public corporations leading to widespread public indignation and crooked bidding practices.
The text argues law stands against raw passion and vengeance. It insists restraint and deliberate judgment protect civilization, contrasting barbarism with justice tempered by moral teachings. It frames reprisal as irrational, urging adherence to thoughtful law over immediate fury.
A Detroit Free Press note recounts a summer camp encounter with a woman nicknamed Wild Bet described as a heavy borrower. Camp guests lent her coffee tea bread sugar flour and other items, then she returned every borrowed item with her two children.
Very low one way and round trip rates Southwest this winter about half the regular fare twice a month nearby dates are Dec. 15 1903 Jan. 5 and 18 and Feb. 2 and 16 1904 Good time to visit Southeast Missouri Arkansas Louisiana or Texas and pick out a location Round trip tickets permit stops over on the going trip return limit 21 days Write and tell starting point and where you want to go We will tell you exact costs and arrange baggage handling and train placement Mail for illustrated literature maps and lists of real estate agents to find a better home along the Cotton Belt Route Contact N B Batro T P A Cotton Belt Route Atlanta Ga and E W Labeaume GP&TA Cotton Belt Route St Louis Mo
The Iron Mountain Route now runs Memphis to Los Angeles in eight days with daily standard sleeping cars and a tourist car every Thursday. For information contact E Rehlander, Chattanooga, and H C Townsend, St Louis.
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