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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
8
Public notice from Constitution Publishing Co warns readers not to pay other rates or services. Names Carter and Claude A. Wingin appear amid postal and subscription details. Publication details include Atlanta postal matter and class rates for daily weekly and Sunday editions.
A late Senator Tillman speech from Wisconsin defends lynching by arguing southern women should not testify to their "shame." The piece notes mixed reactions, cites Atlanta area cases showing legal restraint, and asserts courts will handle offenses, not mobs. It highlights a shift toward law over vigilante action and respect for womanly sensibilities.
The Montgomery conviction of Sanford Jacobi marks a notable triumph of law, amid critique of judicial delays. The piece notes repeated court appearances, the absence of a key witness, and calls for reforms to curb continuances while praising the judiciary's growing firmness in enforcing justice.
The Georgia horticultural convention held in Milledgeville highlighted a thriving industry with large crops and rising income. President Burckman is praised for guiding the sector's growth and its impact on railroad transport and state development.
A patriotic presentation highlights Georgia’s role in expanding fruit and vegetable production. It notes the state’s geographic advantage for rapid distribution to Chicago, Boston, and eastern markets, predicting reduced freight barriers through improved negotiation and expert handling of the commercial end.
The governors of Virginia and Tennessee settled a border dispute via telephone. They agreed shared costs for a boundary survey by the coast survey, with a third civillian member, aiming to keep peace as Main Street Bristol lies on the line. Estimated total expenses near four to five thousand dollars.
A Texas congress speech extols the South as comfortable with churches schools and social life while noting critics claim misrepresentation. The Baltimore Herald counters with that climatic limits hurt energy but strong farming productivity and happiness among southern farmers persist. The author urges more facts and fewer flowers, valuing hard data over rhetoric.
The fiscal year closing shows cotton remains the U S royal product with raw cotton exports averaging about 1 000 000 daily. Total raw cotton value in 1900 reached 313 673 443, best year before 1891 was 290 712 98, and total value of cotton and byproducts reached 365 405 707. Exports surpassed breadstuffs in value, nearing combined breadstuffs and provisions, with a decade total over 2 000 000 000. Colonel Peek notes other crops boast high sums yet suffer from their temporary sale needs.
The article discusses crop value versus cotton, noting potatoes as a staple with storability and price spikes driven by heat and shortages. It cites Baltimore and Pittsburgh markets with prices from 3.50 to 4 per barrel, mentions Virginia Maryland supply decline, and foresees potential relief from rains though concerns linger about a national shortage affecting Georgia farmers.
The piece notes August is mild with mosquitoes largely absent this year, credits kerosene spraying by the board of health, and mentions Camp Jackson barracks immune due to early air treatment. It also includes political quips about Tom Platt, Roosevelt, Chandler, and others, with varied local commentary.
Rates fixed for Episcopal convention travel to San Francisco with a $9 Atlanta round trip and a window for route changes. Separate items discuss Georgia peach and melon growth, market demand in New York and eastern cities, and the Central of Georgia rail program.
Georgia politicians including Colonel Estill and Congressman Brantley are openly weighing run for governor. Supporters rally to Estill in Savannah while Brantley contemplates serving in Congress if not governor. Other figures like Henry G Turner and Dupont Guerry gain attention with prohibition stances and broad state appeal.
Baltimore August The National Grand Tabernacle of Galilean Fishermen meets in convention at Hampton Virginia to plan a bank chartered to serve as a depository for Fund a savings bank for colored people. The order claims upward of members across the United States and the West Indies.
Wheeling August 7 John Vilna and Clayton Rogers were arrested on a murder charge involving May Yost, 17. Her father swore out the warrant alleging abduction and assault followed by a murder and disposal of the body in the Ohio River. The girl, taken from Walter Hammond at gunpoint, identified the suspects. her body has not been recovered.
Dallas August 7 report shows first bales of the new cotton crop arriving at Dallas Hilile toro Kaufmen Cleburne Mexia Waxahachie and Whitney. Prices range from 7 to 10 cents per pound reflecting quality differences. Drought has stunted growth and caused premature opening amid dry hot weather statewide.
Letters from the People debate tax assessments in Wilkes County with claims of inflated values by county commissioners. A correspondent alleges properties appraised 20 to 50 percent above value and calls for tighter regulation, while Carroll Payne mails from Part France praising Atlanta’s progress and asking for subscription continuation.
In Austin on August 7 the Texas House adopted a resolution to investigate how much money the state treasury had in the First National Bank of the city when it was closed by a U S bank examiner. A committee was organized and met at 3 pm. Senate and House redistricting committees were active but otherwise little business occurred.
A sensational incident unfolds in a Chattanooga justice office on Severth street as Miss Jessie Ryal, a prominent young woman, uses a horsewhip on Attorney M H Doughty after his trunk seizure in a debt case. Doughty defends himself with a walking stick. both are arrested.
Columbia August 7 Special It is understood Tillman and McLaurin will not meet at Union tomorrow where a great gathering of people and office seekers will attend McLaurin had another engagement Tillman cannot be located today He is supposed to be returning from the west to make his speech There is great interest in how Tillman will treat McLaurin's attack The committee at Union has issued a final injunction against profanity
Fugate, a condemned Black man sentenced to hang, escaped with two others from Wise county jail. He was recaptured near Wise by the sheriff after attempting to cross into Kentucky. Authorities plan to erect a scaffold for his execution on August 23. A white man, Dinguss, has been granted liberty for turning state's evidence in the plant of cacane.
Peter Cannon aged 60, a stone mason, died at St Vincents hospital from a skull fracture after falling down steps at the O'Brien on First Avenue and Eighteenth Street. He came from Atlanta three years ago and was a former Confederate soldier.
Othello Fuller of this city says his wife Alice is the daughter of a sister of Joriah Wesley Fuller, an Australian who left $50,000,600 to heirs in Georgia and Alabama. The claim stirs the poor, who have hired a lawyer to investigate the matter.
Captain Noble Wiley son of Congressman Wiley of this district was shot and seriously wounded in Montgomery Alabama tonight by Dr J E Croseland. The officer recently received an appointment as lieutenant in the regular army. The immediate cause of the difficulty is not known.
Washington suffers through a rare coordination gap as top posts from secretary of state to postmaster general are away for weeks. The acting roles fall to junior officials while critics argue this government is run by chief clerks. Amid vacancies Representative Lon Livingston presses for Georgian appointments and a wave of examinations for new military officers from Georgia and nearby states.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the recent coal price drop claim with skepticism and urges reconsideration of whether it will truly ease summer hardship for the poor. The piece questions the benevolence of coal barons and the practical impact on vulnerable households.
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