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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1902
Page
10
The county white primary closed with the day’s largest one day registration, about 7 500 expected to qualify though final totals await counted slips. Clerks worked nonstop as candidates and supporters filled the courthouse area and tax office with political talk and carding.
Captain Wiley Williams announced his candidacy for prison commissioner of Georgia, seeking the office to succeed Thomas Eason whose term ends next year. Williams cites his eight years as police chief and leadership roles as support, with letters of encouragement from across the state.
In Baldwin County Georgia a three-way split among factions signals a heated campaign with lingering disputes over open saloon versus prohibition. Officials expect announcements, turf wars for offices, and strong shows for Terrell and Guerry as campaigns expand across towns and counties.
A joint city county committee meeting failed to settle plans for a reformatory option, delaying a county primary vote. Officials discussed court authority, cost sharing, and the fate of youths sent to reformatories, with no final plan agreed and a request to postpone beyond the April 10 deadline.
The Leopard's Spots by Thos. Dickson Jr. draws southern readers with its compelling perspective. Available in Atlanta at John M. Willer Co., 39 Marietta Street.
Fragmentary text describes selections of Beal and Rookwood for rich mellow beauty and mentions Crystal and Les Cinq Fleur Silver with address ALR & Binwe at 83 Whitehall Street.
Civil war veteran Mr. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana writes his wife was sick despite doctors care yet cured by Dr Kings New Life Pills. They always do Try them. Only 2d at all druggists.
Rev Lin Cave, once of Kentucky, now Georgia state evangelist, will lead nightly meetings at the West End Christian Church corner Duna and Gonion streets, Atlanta. A renowned speaker, his address seeks large turnout this week as he makes Atlanta his home.
A unified request urges city and county leaders to adopt a fixed plan to open the project. Resolutions call on the county executive committee for consideration, with committees from both sides endorsing the proposal. Signatories include H. E. Palmer, Waller Brown, Clifford Anderson, Frank Beck, H. C. Glass, James Bey, and T. K. Longines.
Georgia School of Technology faculty and students adopt formal resolutions at Atlanta in March 1902 to mourn Aaron French. They honor his philanthropy and long life, expressing sympathy to his family and requesting published notices in Pittsburgh and Atlanta newspapers. The document records gratitude for his support of the institution and its moral guidance to youth.
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