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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
9
A sprawling, disjointed column riffs on political figures and themes of 1904 era politics. Mentions include Governor La Follette, President Roosevelt, Taft, and Morgan with musing remarks on tariffs, prohibition, and international affairs. The piece weaves humorous and critical takes on politicians, rail politics, unions, and looming global issues.
A senate committee backs a house convict bill with five year short term limits and lease money sharing to boost county funds for common schools while testing county convict labor on public works. The piece then critiques Congressman Crumpacker’s plan to base representation on presidential voting and disfranchised states, labeling him the worst enemy to black political rights.
A historical city editorial calls for a clean milk supply and an active sanitary inspector presence to deter bobveal and unsafe clothing sales. It condemns meat misuses and urges fumigation for second-hand garments to protect infants and adults, stressing immediate action by health officers.
The article notes collateral aspects of the lobby investigation affecting former Speaker John D. Little. It highlights the danger to his privacy in the Capitol, due to suspicion and whispered innuendo, and praises his calm, masterly response to unjust and cruel mentions of his name.
A tribute defends Mr. Lille as a fair, upright presiding officer and former speaker. The piece urges restraint in leveling lobby accusations, praising his record in the general assembly and warning against reckless character attacks and mob judgment.
The editor argues that the fifteenth amendment is a mistake and that representation should adjust to suffrage as decided by state qualifications. He favors state control over voting rights, questions abolishing the fifteenth amendment, and suggests basing representation on qualified voters rather than census counts, deeming the plan untenable and urging state-led suffrage decisions.
The piece argues for quick pop gun currency bills as a solution to tight money. It supports depositing customs receipts in national banks on Treasury approved securities and repealing the ban on retiring more than 3 million in national bank notes monthly. It predicts asset currency debates later and urges action for broader, more abundant circulation.
A fragmented Georgia newspaper fragment with poems and maxims. It includes references to Morning light and the Light in the Skies, a preacher's remark about a deceased person, and humorous dialect lines about perseverance and faith. The piece weaves religious sentiment and regional speech in a collage of brief items.
Lewis L Abbott died from injuries after falling from a streetcar last Wednesday night in Atlanta. He was a provisions dealer who fell while attempting to alight near Whitehall and Trinity. He died yesterday afternoon at St Joseph infirmary, with funeral at his home on Booth Pryor street and burial at Oakland later today.
Augusta August 7 Special Engineer E L Jackson in charge of a shifter shot and fatally wounded Jim Harris, a negro, just before midnight. Harris was struck below the right eye. doctors say there is no hope. Jackson had earlier caused the arrest of a boy kin to Harris after he allegedly threw a rack into the engine cab. Harris cursed Jackson and Jackson drew his pistol. Jackson fled to the union depot and surrendered to the police.
Baron Speck von Sternberg, newly titled ambassador to the United States, presented his credentials to President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay after arriving from New York. Secretary Loomis and Secretary Barnes accompanied officials, and the ceremony marked the first time a German ambassador presented credentials outside Washington.
Anniston Alabama August 7 Special. Mr Heflin defends free speech amid criticism over Judge Jones remarks at the Confederate Veterans reunion. Addressing about 2000 listeners he disputes General Gordon's order restricting partisan views and stresses the right of jury trial and open debate despite press opposition. Spanish Town Swept by Fire in Barcelona area destroys Barcaraguers quarter and leaves ten thousand families homeless.
In Rome Cardinal Giobons met the pope in private audience and was charged to carry the apostolic benediction to American faithful. Present were Rev Dennis R O Connell, Father Charles Grannon, and Father P C Gavan. The cardinal’s health is described as delicate with intestinal trouble from heat and fatigue, not serious.
Mrs W. Ward filed suit against the Georgia Railway and Electric Co for $1000 claiming her son John Ward Jr, a junior, was seriously injured on June 24. She says she paid medical and other bills and suffered losses totaling $1000. The filing was done in the usual way by Westmoreland Gros and Milton M. Hirsch with Ordinary John R. Wilkinson noted.
The general labor day committees seek James Duncan of Washington first vice president of the American Federation of Labor as Labor Day orator. Jerome Tones, chair of the speakers committee, is in correspondence and expects a definite reply in days. The parade marshal and aides election will be held Friday night, with eligibility limited to union men.
Rev G H Hills, longtime rector of St Luke Episcopal Church, accepts a call to the vicarage of St Mark Pro Cathedral in Minneapolis. He will bid farewell to St Luke tomorrow and begin his ministry in Minneapolis the first week of September.
Lieutenant General Miles Baron Von Sternberg and General John H. Gordon among notable figures invited to the New Hampshire Veterans Association reunion at Lake Winnipesaukee in August. The event will honor veterans including a Confederate general, with the attendance of German ambassador Von Sternberg and other distinguished guests. Capt. Charles Thomas, a colored man, was arrested today for pollination crimes in August, charged with involvement with a gang.
The general judiciary committee heard the bill to bar police board members from succeeding themselves and to place police officers on civil service. Fulton county representatives resisted relinquishing control to city council and debated jurisdiction. Mayor Howell urged action, noting strong public demand for reform while stressing the board's political strife and the need for accountability. The vote was deferred for further deliberation among factions.
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