European wartime fears loom over America and the Balkans
The piece discusses a tense European balance of power with Russia, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire viewed as flashpoints. It warns of a possible Latin American conflict spilling into Central and South America, while urging the United States to remain isolationist and avoid entangling alliances or provocations that could draw America into war. It criticizes jingoism and emphasizes American independence and peaceful industry.
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Weill
Balkans
Ibac Uw Kil
Rotary
Europe
John O'Groat
Ural
Mental Kilkenny Catht
Christendom
Russia
Mancutta
France
Kaiser Wilelm
Central America
South America
Limalemala
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Esta Rica
Nezuela
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Dolio
Enope
Ottoman Empire
America
Republic of the West
Sam
United States
Brooks County Presses for Road Improvements for Farmers
Editorial urges Brooks County officials to repair and improve rural roads to sustain free rural mail delivery and support farming. Cites Coweta County wagon loads and notes five rural delivery routes costing the government about $120 monthly, risking discontinuation without better roads. Emphasizes benefits to churches, schools, towns, and livestock by better infrastructure.
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Brooks County
Brooks
Hhe
Peraur
Coweta
Parkhurst Spars With Parkhurst In Civil War on Pulpits
A New York preacher known for reformist zeal criticizes Southern social conditions from Atlanta's Tabernacle and confronts charges of hypocrisy. The piece contrasts Parkhurst's stance with southern sensibilities and calls out perceived verbal attacks on the South and its people.
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Parkhurst
Tabernacle
Atlanta
Tr. Parkhurst
New York
Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Parson Parkhurst
South Georgia notes on labor and politics in 1904
Southern editorial reprints argue labor conditions in the North are worse than in the South, citing New York child hunger and insanity figures. It praises Brunswick’s steel plant prospects, laments northern reform critiques, and lampoons figures like Rockefeller and Tillman while touching on national issues and regional pride.
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Auburn
Sing Sing
Pennsylvania
South
Balmore
State Board of Health of
New York
State Board of Insane
New York State
Parson Parkhurst
When the Peach on the Peach Tree and the Melon In the Patch
Diverse verses and snippets from a Georgia crowd include a patriotic and humorous song about peaches and peaches on the Peachtree, weather musings, poetry lines, political satire, and a brief obituary note. The collage references Georgia culture, a Weather segment, and a political obituary about a perpetual candidate.
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Wren
Letters From the People The Woman Who Voted for Smoot
A reader defends Mary G Coulter Utah state legislator who voted for Reed Smoot. The letter argues representation means reflecting majority will, not individual views, noting women’s suffrage and party lines. Includes critique of Constitution satire and cites Elizabth Cady Stanton. Signed ELNORA MONROE BABCOCK and Perse L Gaskins. Also mentions Lovett H in Princeton on a determinant and a Georgia pension debate by John Tryin.
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Smoot
Yous Ingue
Mary G. Coulter
Utah
Wom
Elzabeth Cady Stanton
Mrs.Coulter
Reed Smoot
United States
Senaor
Drr. Smoot
Todara
Coulter
Smow
Constitution
Brizham Young
United States Senate
Georgia
John Te. Tryin
Dawson
Contested Will Case Opens Over Paris Auto Deaths
Charles J. Smith half brother of Mrs. Charles Fair seeks to reopen the Fair estate settlement in Boulder. He alleges his mother Mrs. Nelson was influenced by fraud and that erroneous cablegrams misled her into accepting the settlement. Smith vows to pursue the case to the end.
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Feir
Boulder
Colo
Charles J. Smith
Helf
Charles Fair
Paris
Nelson
Merman Gerrichs
Vanderbilt
Fair
Smith
San Francisco
Fall
Pair
Heavy Fire Destroys Atlas Building in Salt Lake City
A five story brick Atlas building in Salt Lake City was wrecked by an early morning blaze. Fire at 4 45 spread to the central block housing the Salt Lake Hardware Company. Loss is estimated at about two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Atlas
Salt Lake Harware Company
Joes
Need for New Reservoir Urged by Pres Hillyer
President of the Water Board George Hillyer urges immediate purchase of a reservoir site near Peachtree Creek to ensure adequate filtration and sedimentation for Atlanta’s growing water needs. He argues the current Chattahoochee supply is muddy and insufficient, recommends duplicating reservoirs, and pins on-site geology and proximity to existing works. He values the $36,000 land offer, warns of a looming water shortage if delayed, and calls for swift action.
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Water Board
Chattahoochee
Nile
Peake Tree Rex
Yeesent
Othe
Clayton
Ely
Tno
Respectrully
George Hillyer
President Water Board
Flanta Water Works
Atlanta, Ga
Investigating Devices to Stop Rail Disasters
A Berlin report details a German rail safety device tested on Frankfort to Hanau main line. A third rail powers telephones, bells, and a red lamp in the cab, triggering synchronized electric brakes. Tests showed signaling and warnings alerting engineers to obstructions or approaching trains, with rapid halts and cross-communication by telephone. The German government plans broader trials and Russia shows interest in similar testing.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Mason
Berlin
Alsa
Frankfort
Hanau
Sachsenhausen
Golgsteen
Russia
Electric method to locate underground water and oil
An invention using sensitive electrical appliances promises to locate water and oil underground by catching vibrations with rods driven into the earth. Officers of the geological survey report the device can determine volume and direction of water, aiding farmers and possibly oil exploration.
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Geological Survey
Curvey
Ewatem
Elleret
Root Cites Political Appointments and Race in U S History
Detroit Journal reports on Secretary Root and President McKinley amid debates over negro appointments, denouncing southern opposition and white neighbors, while Booker Washington urged keeping blacks from office. The piece critiques merit and citizenship in the era and laments administrative blunders and racial politics in New Orleans and beyond.
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Root
Detroit Journal
Mekhinky
Roosevelt
McKinley
New Orleans
Booker Washington
Lee
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