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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1900
Page
3
A terse advertisement from Nichols & Holliday at Constitution Building outlines annual subscription terms for Daily with Sunday and Sunday editions, plus weekly rates. It notes post office entry in Atlanta Georgia as second class matter and mentions advertising management for territories outside Atlanta.
Atlanta February 12 1900 a harsh editorial condemns Albert D Shaw leader of the Grand Army of the Republic for advocating larger pensions and bond funding. It notes his confrontational speech and awkward public stance during Manila hero celebrations while contrasting Republican pension policy with fiscal restraint.
The prominent figure Dr Leyds, envoy for South American republics, has toured European capitals during the British Boer War era, garnering cordial receptions as he advocates for his cause. His tact and political skill mark him as a key international player aiding Oom Tau and navigating England and France.
A fragment discussing Emperor William I, Kruger, Leyds, and British entente dynamics. It notes Germany’s covert support for Kruger, hopes to curry favor with a rising empire, and European powers wary of England while waiting to see if tides shift. It predicts shifts in tactics if sentiment leans toward England.
The pension roll of Georgia must be cleaned of wrong entries to aid truly needy ex confederates. Vigilant revision should remove names of well to do claimants and ensure pensions go only to bona fide soldiers, not to teamsters or hangers on.
A summary of the woman suffrage movement notes milestones from 1838 through 1898 in various states and countries. It recounts school and full suffrage grants for women, mentions Kentucky Kansas England Wyoming Michigan Minnesota New York Vermont Scotland Nebraska Wisconsin Montana North and South Dakota New Jersey Quebec Illinois Connecticut Colorado New Zealand Australia Utah Idaho Ireland and other regions, and cites Brigham H Roberts’s polarizing stance as context. The piece also mentions the New York legislature voting against a recent woman suffrage bill.
The piece rails against Republican protectionists for denying constitutional limits on Congress regarding new U S territories like Puerto Rico. It argues expansion can occur without spoliation and oppression, and warns against governing distant islands as if they were domestic states. It stresses the need for consistent treatment of new possessions.
The piece argues Congress ignores the Constitution in territorial rule, accusing Republicans of imperialism in Puerto Rico. It cites McKinley Otis on Sulu, tariff battles, and a 25 percent levy under Dingley, portraying Republicans as denying Puerto Ricans basic rights while hiding behind protectionist aims.
Across Atlanta yesterday pulpit speakers urged rapid progress of the reform movement to reach the neglected outside class. Leaders urged a home for the forlorn, with support from moral forces and the grand jury as the final path to a solution, while mocking headlines and humor mixed with serious discussion.
A long, humorous collage of verse and prose mocks climate, politics, and figures from Georgia and beyond. It blends poems, satirical quips, and letters to the editor about pensions, reform, and naval name power, with references to Kruger, Buller, and southern figures.
Mrs W H Pelton defends the Georgia Women’s Christian Temperance Union role in separating women convicts from men during Governor Northen’s term. She praises the reform movement’s impact on juvenile facilities, urges appointing capable Georgia women to prison camps, and seeks support from the Federation of Women’s Clubs to influence politicians, asserting the group originated the reform.
The Lincoln Memorial Society stages exercises at Wheat Street Baptist Church to honor Abraham Lincoln. Prominent African Americans attend a program of speeches recitations and solos led by James M Henderson Morris Brown College president with Rev. P James Bryant as master of ceremonies. A banquet follows with toasts to Lincoln and a list of directors ushers officers and attendants.
Rumors swirl as Senator McLaurin resigns and a Senate seat opens. Speaker Frank B. Gary leads among possible successors, with Attorney General Bilinger, Senator Henderson, Lt Governor Scarbrough, and several representatives also active. Ex Governor Sheppard may run but could bow out with future gubernatorial plans.
Dr. Len G. Broughton faced a full Tabernacle crowd, saying criticism would not affect him. He offered a reiteration of past newspaper interviews and elaborated on his New York religious meeting role, noting his revised remark about a stenographer’s diploma and its impact on his public image.
State Chairman Simmons issues a call for the Democratic State Convention in Raleigh on April 11 to nominate state officers elect delegates to the national convention and choose a state chairman. The executive committee unanimously resolves that primaries for a U S senator will be referred to the people in the call for the next convention for action as deemed best. One delegate is allowed for every 150 Democratic votes cast four years ago, yielding about no delegates.
The schooner 4. B. Sherman from Savannah, with Captain Johnson, faced severe weather en route to Philadelphia. The crew suffered a broken arm and two other injuries as heavy seas washed lumber overboard and damaged the vessel off Cape Hatteras after leaving Savannah.
In Springfield a foreign vendor who sold healthy fruit on the Sabbath was arrested and faced likely fines in police court. Bystanders, some using cigars and tobacco bought that day, watched as others bought apples pears oranges and lemons deemed medicinal by some. William Metcalf, a Springfield printer, committed suicide today, following long ties to Clark W. Bryan who killed himself two years ago.
Four masked men entered the home of Mrs. Maria Saxton aunt of Mrs. President McKinley west of Canton early this morning. Daniel Slanker, her brother, awoke but was prevented from giving an alarm by a revolver held to his face. The robbers escaped with a small amount of booty.
LaFayette Arrewood, eighty, was struck by a southbound Southern railway train a mile from Murphy while gathering wood. The engineer and fireman saw him too late to avoid impact. The body was taken to Murphy. Arrewood was among the area’s early settlers.
Fragmented remarks from multiple individuals on timing and support for primary elections. Statements touch on holding dates in May April or August, favoring or opposing early sessions, and ensuring orderly planning for city business alongside any primary.
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