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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
15
The Washington Bureau of The Institution operates from Suite 920 to 927 in The Colorade building at the corner of Fourteenth and G streets N W Mr J H K Ohl is noted as special staff correspondent in charge
The Constitution is advertised as available daily at Motaling's Newspaper Agency at Corner Broadway and 38th Street in New York's hotel and theater district. A notice from Atlanta, December 21, 1905, urges readers to obtain the publication locally or by writing for it.
In a call to action, critics say Attorney General Moody must prove the Justice Department can enforce anti rebate and anti discrimination statutes. They argue enforcement will restore faith after past cases and clarify railroad rate regulation, with Moody guiding officials to uphold the laws in spirit and letter.
The letter criticizes military discipline and hazing laws while discussing U S policy toward Latin America. It questions Roosevelt era “big stick” diplomacy, Latin American dictators, and Monroe doctrine, urging careful study of Castro and Venezuela to avoid missteps in South American relations.
Information sought about J. J. Washington a Florida regiment member on detached duty as a butcher in Macon 1868 to aid pension claim. Also appeals from Eliah Grantham grandson seeking Seminole War survivors who knew his father’s service and lineage, including a seven-family massacre and a claim of no compensation. Kenka, Fla.
Georgia Congressman William M. Howard, from the Eighth district, received congratulation in Atlanta on his appointment to the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents alongside Senator Bacon. The board includes the president and cabinet, chief justices, and select senators and representatives, with Robert Toombs previously the only Georgian to hold a seat. Howard expressed gratitude for the honor granted without application.
Governor Terrell granted pardons and commutations to several inmates, including Shell Cochran for murder and W. St. Channell and Dave Roberts serving life terms. The article notes a portrait presentation for O B Stevens and rewards offered for incendiaries in two counties. Stephens County forms its new board of education and state officials handle county postings and tax receipts for the Southern Railway and Augusta Electric Railway.
Captain Fuller, famed Atlanta pioneer Captain W A Julier, who helped build the Gate City, is recovering at 337 Washington St after weeks of illness and a carbuncle. Doctors Hutchins and Antry removed diseased tissue and aim to prevent blood poisoning, hoping he will be back on the streets soon amid Atlanta congratulations. He is celebrated in Georgia history for guiding the Big Shanty engine raid and his lifelong service.
Lake City Florida learns Supreme Court decision sustaining the Buckman act. Quo warranto proceedings by Lake City citizens tested constitutionality of moving the university to Gainesville. Board of Control and Education had begun contracts for two university buildings and plans to proceed with construction.
A Macon Telegraph open letter to Hon. T. W. Hardwick critiques Georgia's electoral disfranchisement debate. It presents 1902 census and comptroller data on white and black poll taxes, analyzes county results, and questions the logic of educational voting qualifications, urging consideration of the real voting landscape and potential anti democratic outcomes. The piece cites figures for white and black polls, county shifts, and historical presidential results to argue for or against changes to the suffrage system.
Rail and railway officials report unprecedented ticket sales to students and families heading home for Christmas. Atlanta hosts eighteen colleges and universities drawing large student crowds, with enrollments expected to rise sharply next year. Governor Terrell appoints judges and solicitors for Crisp County after legal questions about establishing a county court are resolved. Judge Hart’s opinion clarifies that old county laws remain active in the new Crisp County and do not block a county court's creation.
Beaver Falls December 20 Hugh McCoy a 45 year old cripple was shot through his kitchen window by two burglars who fired at close range instantly killing him Two brothers Robert and an unnamed companion survived a fierce struggle and raised the alarm The burglars then ransacked the house securing about 200 in cash before fleeing
Governor Terrell appoints a new board of trustees for the Confederate Soldiers' Home to serve five years from December 21 1905. The nine districts each appoint one member. several incumbents are reappointed while five new officers join. The board will meet in January to elect officers and conduct annual business.
Athens December 26. Freshmen at the University of Georgia pass resolutions denouncing vandalism that disfigured the Normal school and university buildings. They condemn the act as unbecoming to the class and contrary to the university’s dignity and good standing. President Dwight L. Rogers signs as president.
Newnan Georgia December 20 193? county commissioners meet to appoint J W Willcoxon tax collector until a February election fills vacancy caused by death of Rev H I Davies. The election will occur the first week in February.
El Davis, president of Paulding County Cotton Manufacturing and director of several local bodies, also a city council member, lies critically ill at his home in Georgia. His condition improves slightly by morning as he remains under care after a reported illness on December 20.
A joint board from the army ordnance department and the navy will meet in Washington to review the current display of ammunition and assess powder production capacity for army and navy needs. The session aims to gauge adequacy and potential wartime expansion. Nearby reports note Thomas Platt’s daughter’s wedding in New York with gifts from the senator. Eight people were injured in a Greensburg gas explosion at a local dry goods store.
The passage argues that old Booly county had no applicable law to transfer to the new Crisp county and that only the legislature’s abolition of Dooly County’s court could not prohibit Crisp county. It concludes a county court may be lawfully created in Crisp county based on a grand jury recommendation and a quoted code section.
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