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06 Aug 1903

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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1903

Page

10

Convict lease bill passage hinges on Knight Howell substitute

The Georgia House approved a Knight Howell substitute by a constitutional majority after a lengthy session debating the Clements bill. The measure allows counties to hire convicts for road work at $120 yearly, with a $96 county rate, while other substitutes argued for different terms and transportation provisions. debate featured strong advocacy for road improvements and school funds.

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Clements Messrs Howell Street Taylor Senate Chang Knight-Howell Syea and Mays House Ogajock Thurman Walker Rankin Gordon Steed Moses Cowela County Boards of Education Kelly Glascock Candler Mesars Knight Berrien Howell Meriwether Brinson Knight Georgia Good Roads Lané Sumter Lane Felder Messrs Stovall Chatham DeKalb Falder Bibb Chatham County Feider Taylor County Lana Court House West Wamble Upson County Upson Penitentiary Committee Knight-lowell Red Hills Decatur Shackelford Clarke Arone Lowndes Tigner Muscogee Wilson Clay Bible Graig Overstreet Screven Coweta Tans Knight- Howell Adams Alford Ayres Baldwin Beall Maulding Heauchamp Bell of Million Blackburn Tooth Bowen Hower Brock Bruce Buchan Buchaonen Hush Cann Carswell Cook Crum Daniel Daves Davis Davison Derre Luggan Edwards English Ennister Oconee Foster Glenn Grenade Grimm Hixon Carroll Howard Fot Laurens Johnson Bakar Clinch Crawford Jones Dougherty Jones Pickens Helly Knowles Lawrence Lowé Mann Miller McBride McCurry McLain McRae Newton O’quinn Parker Pate Dooly Paulk Coffee Paul Irwin Peyton Philips Quitman Rawia Bald Rogers Hall Roper Sande Branford Breed Talor Stewart Strickland Thompson Tracy Valentine Piercé Wellborn Whitley Wileon Womble Yates Knight Howell Ware Moesre Alexander Almand Arnold
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Engagement Ring Story Delicately Told in Old Newspaper Tone

A quaint old note describes an engagement ring scene with a fanciful line about a fourth Angel and a nerve running from there to the heart, capturing a delicate sentiment in antique diction.

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Georgia Prison Convict Labor Bill Passed by House

The House passed a convict bill to amend Georgia's 1807 prison act creating a five year program for felony convict labor. It outlines contracts, bond requirements, county penalties for noncompliance, wage terms, and governor commission powers over misdemeanor chain gangs.

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Senate House State of Georgia State of Georgia General Assembly Penitentiar United States Fidelity Insurance Company Comptroller General Prison Commission Towit Mindemednor Casa Anid Board Orde Commission Nearesy Jawa
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Important Bills Upheld By General Judiciary Committee

Several measures of importance were considered and acted on by the house general judiciary committee. Favorable reports backed a bill by Senator Comas to raise supreme court judges to 6000 a year and superior court judges to 8000 a year. Another favorably reported bill by Mr Little of Hancock would tax 25 for every 1.5 miles traveled on private excursion services not covering religious or benevolent societies. A third measure by Senator Duncan would amend section 9% to bonds for state depositories to cover deposited amounts, never exceeding bond value. W E Steed praised the convict bill's passage as aligned with his earlier proposal. Continued on Eighth Pages.

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General Judiciary Committee House Comas Senate Little Hancock Duncan The Thirty Sixth Steed W E Steed Penitentiary Committee
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Hot Dispensary Debate Moves to Next House Day

A heated discussion in the Georgia House centered on Rome’s dispensary bill which would allow a public vote on repealing the current dispensary law. Floyd representatives Knowles and Ennis pressed for a plan to delay action until 1904 and submit the issue to Floyd county voters in a spring primary, while McHenry opposed the strategy, warning that dispensary supporters would push ahead if the bill passed. The debate, touching on party politics, local option laws, and the fate of the Floyd dispensary, will resume the next day.

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General Assembly Rome Seaborn Wright Floyd House Temperance Committee McHenry Morris Knowles Seaborn Wright Floyd County Georgia Ennis Messrs Ennis House Senate Democratic Executive Committee Legisature A Knowles W H Ennis Ennid
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Levi B Nelson Critically Ill in Atlanta Home

Levi B Nelson a prominent Atlanta citizen lies critically ill at his Boulevard home with a general collapse of his system. His wife and two daughters are at his bedside while two sons are en route. locals know him for years of public engagement and wide regional ties.

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Levi B. Nelson Atlanta Mr Nelson Nelson
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The One Woman by James Lane Allen Title Notice

The One Woman by James Lane Allen published by Columbian Book Co Atlanta postpaid 133 each 120 copies. High Shoals Morgan Walton counties charter amendment to include a Methodist church faced opposition by Mr Booth and supporters Foster of Oconee and George of Morgan urged passage. Passed 195 to 20. A second bill extended corporate limits to include a town section in Oronce county. Booth opposed due to lack of Walton county publication. It was defeated with 79 votes.

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James Lane Allen The Columbian Book Co Atlanta High Shoals Morgan Walton Booth Messra Foster Oconee George Oronce County Walton County
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Daniel H Livermore Bankrupt in New York Bankruptcy filing cites Georgia debt

Daniel H Livermore a New York broker and former Atlanta businessman filed for bankruptcy in New York. Liabilities total 13716 with assets around 15912 consisting of Atlanta notes and a 762 Georgia debt. Creditors include the State of Georgia tied to a leasing dispute over the Northeastern railroad.

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Danial Livermore New York Atlanta State of Georgia W A Wright Northeastern Livermore Southern Wright State Savings Bank Alabama and Pryor Streets Alhambra Calhounia Daniel H Livermore New York City
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