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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
9
A collection of opinion snippets touching on a labor strike, the Georgia legislature, Treasury surpluses, and potential presidential contenders. References include Taft, Roosevelt, Hughes, and Parker, with notes on Sunday laws, receiver cases, and the national sway of party politics.
The article reports Georgia’s disfranchisement bill as the first Macon platform measure enacted, passing the house 159 to 16 and headed to the governor for signature and statewide ratification in 1908. It notes constitutional concerns, potential long term harms, and the duty of the legislature to act per party primary demands, while opposing the measure but accepting the process.
The piece argues that party government is a humbug but questions its grip on public opinion. It compares Georgia and Mississippi politics, noting leaders like Henry Watterson and Tom Watson challenging party lines, and asks how voters and leaders should respond as the Macon platform and Ocala reforms loom.
The Charleston News and Courier predicts expulsion of LTTE Georgia lawmakers from the Democratic ranks noting Bryan is a teetotaler yet not a prohibitionist and calling his view sound and democratic. A Norfolk Landmark symposium presents a short poem about Joe Foraker who lingers as a train heads toward the Republican National Convention and then may return to the Senate.
A special census report by Dr. Roland P. Falkner and John Koren compares prisoners and juvenile delinquents by race, showing higher proportions of colored inmates, younger ages, and a declining share of female prisoners. In 1904, 149,691 prisoners included 125,098 whites and 24,598 colored, with colored groups committing most serious crimes and younger inmates common across regions.
Multiple civil actions filed in the superior court include Bettie Barnes seeking 2000 damages after a fall from a Georgia Railway car, Fannia Hightower claiming 2000 damages against Southern Railway, and James Fryer suing Central of Georgia Railway for 3000 damages over a job incident. The West End Heights Land Company sues Louisville and Nashville for 500 over a ditch, and also sues Fulton County for 1000 over an embankment. Carrie Rudin Bruce seeks total divorce and child custody, and Lonella Callaway seeks divorce from Joseph Callaway. Attorneys Moore and Pomeroy, Etheridge & Etheridge, Y. J. Ripley, and Samuel D. Hewlett represent various clients.
The Fulton County Medical Society will convene tonight with eight physicians facing ethics charges for signing a public statement objecting to a 4% memorial against the recent prohibition campaign. The memorial urged maintaining alcohol use in medical practice and triggered society discussions after the senate passed the prohibition bill.
In Logansville Georgia a crowded courtroom bound over Parker a seventeen year old to the superior court on a charge of attacking Mary Johnson a six year old schoolgirl. The alleged crime occurred on Thursday August 8 in Buncombe district Walton county. Parker’s father is described as a good citizen.
Fragmented song fragment and humorous snippets reflect rural life. The piece blends verse about time and perseverance with crude quips about a Jones automobile accident and local dialect humor. It evokes a celebratory Good Time Season mood amid hardship and resilience.
Representative Rogers the only Black member of the House attempted to amend the Felder disfranchisement bill to extend voting rights to all former slaves and descendants. He sought to explain his vote later but the House cut the explanations short. His drafted speech urged fairness by treating soldiers and enslaved families alike, calling for equal rights across generations.
The governor submitted a list of appointments to the senate including Rufus H. Burge as judge of the Oconee County Court for four years from November 18, 1907, Robert Ash as solicitor of the Oconee County Court for four years from January 4, 1907, Nathan A. Milton as judge of the Pierce County Court for four years from December 11, 1807, and H. J. Dane as solicitor of the Clinch County Court for two years from October 28, 1907.
In New York on August 14 officers from the artillery service report Maxim, Colt, Millimeter and Gatling guns will be turned over to infantry and cavalry commands. At Fort Hamton and Wadsworth maneuvers the Seventh regiment trained with Gatling guns, proving capable in practical use. The shift aims to align with Congress authorization delays for artillery recruits. In Wrightsville, Milary Daley, son of Hon. A F Datey, was taken to Atlanta for foot surgery.
A quirky account portrays Steve Glass, a fifth ward grocer, acting as chief justice in a police court session. The piece blends humor and local color as Glass weighs testimonies, disperses fines, and jokes about his grocery store amid disturbances by locals and visitors.
The legislature pushes disfranchisement measures with strong support from Dunbar and Butt, while a Western Atlantic rail road sub committee reports favoring a route from Atlanta to tidewater via Sapelo. The Altamaha levee plan aims to reclaim 10,000,000 acres, and pardon actions in Savannah mark notable legal progress.
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