Pres Roosevelt's Message and Pension Debates Echoed
The piece surveys President Roosevelt's congress message, praising its clarity on federal powers, trade and tariffs, and trust regulation while criticizing gaps on trusts reform. It also weighs Georgia pension policy, arguing true veterans favor indigent support over bloated payouts and condemning opportunistic politicking by pension critics.
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Roosevelt
Ican
Porto Rico
Philippines
Nd Coal Trusts
Con
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Theodore Roosevelt
Cuba
Isthmian Canal
Alaska
District of Columbia
Canada’s Preposterous Alaskan Boundary Claim
Public sentiment in the United States echoes Mr. Frederick W. Seward’s letter denouncing Canada’s bid on Alaska. The piece argues the Russia Britain treaty boundaries remain fixed, rejected arbitration, and warns Canada and Britain of the risks of pushing the claim. The column blends foreign policy quips with political jabs about figures and parties of the era.
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Canada
United States
Frederick W. Seward
New York Tribune
Seward
Great Britain
Russia
Alaska
Alaskan
Pacific
Festive Verse and Humour From a Rural Christmas Page
A collage of verse and light commentary on holidays and customs. It includes notes on Joaquin Miller, dialect ads, comic anecdotes, and reflective pieces about winter scenes, Christmas cheer, and small town life. Names like George Georgia Moonshine and Letty appear among the varied items.
Recent Legal Summaries From Old Cases
A digest of recent decisions covers fire insurance waiver after adjuster conduct, horse liability for a single kick not proving vicious temperament, firm name endorsement estoppel after dissolution, illegitimate child presence at trial not grounds for new trial, prosecuting remarks about counsel not reversing conviction, and street improvements allowing tree removal within sidewalk limits under city authority.
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Northeastern
Southwestern Rep
Texas
Brooks
Kentucky
White
Atlanta License Tax Soars by Thousands in Year
City figures show Atlanta license and business taxes rising sharply. Deputy City Clerk Adams reports eleven month gains across general business, drays and hacks, retail liquor, wholesale liquor, commission, and insurance, projecting year end increases between seven and seven and a half thousand dollars. Strong note that retail liquor tax rose about two thousand while wholesale liquor tax fell slightly.
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Atlanta
Campbell
Charles HE. Adams
Adams
Special Bequests Made In Hemphill Will Paid Out
Checks totaling 319,500 were drawn yesterday to execute all special bequests from the late W. A. Hemphill. The will favors education and charity with gifts to Tormory college, St. Mark's Methodist church, Methodist Orphans home, Osgeod Sanders mission, Reinhart college in Waiseke, and individual sums to his sisters. Executor R. A. Hemphill remains in charge for ten years, after which the estate is divided. all debts have been discharged.
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St. Mark's Methodist Church
Peachtree Street
Methodist Orphans’ Home
Decatur
Osgeod Sanders
Reinhart Colope
Waiseke
Mary J. Evans
E. Haddock
Nela Wall
Georgia House Passes 1903 04 Appropriations Bill In Senate Today
The Georgia House approved the general appropriations measure by a 102 to 14 vote after four days of debate. Key fights centered on military funding, technological school support, indigent pensions, and use of the public property fund to pay bond interest. The bill, with one change shifting $10,000 for agriculture from the general fund to fertilizer fees, moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Appomattox
Georgia
Lee
Jackson
Bragg
Johnston
Veterans of Columbus
Savannah News
House
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Treasury
Rankin
Gordon
Committee
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Milton
Bower
Decatur
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Miller
Gleny
Whitfield
Henry
Murray
Hiron
Carroll
Kent
Johnson
Knight
Berrien
Lowe
Chattooga
Mayson
DeKalb
Thurman
Walker
Underwood
White
Valentine
Echols
Yates
Catoosa
Mr. Reid
Campbell
Messrs. Hall and
Felder
Bibb
Hall
Mitchell
Thomas
Tech
Technological School
Wiften
Eaton
Fulton
Slaton
Fulton County
Bological School
Staton
Tay
George
Morgan
Bibbe
Steed
Corm
West
Lowndes
Teer
Tigers
Davis
Meriwether
Atey
Supreme Court
Hail
Morris
Reid
Appropriations Committee
Committee of the Whale
Dr. Kelly
Glaycock
Fields
Dooly
Flynt
Spalding
Sider
Carswer
Wilkinson
Lindsey
Sis Carswells
Bibby
Bott
Mrr
Ranvin
Messra Feljer
Hellpath
Feluer
Peder
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