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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1900
Page
5
Notices to Subscribers for The Constitution in Alabama
Traveling representatives W F Overby Chari F Tl Sonnelly E Cain and Willcox appointed to solicit subscriptions in Alabama J M Willingham and J M Jackson to assist. Collectors named Claude A Virgin and others ensure proper payments. Publishing Co urges subscribers to pay promptly and notes terms for daily weekly and monthly editions. Advertising managers Nichols & Holliday oversee territory outside Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. FL
Sonnelly
E. Cain
Ff Willcox
Alabama
M Jo Willingham
Jom Jackson
Constitution Publishing CO
Nichols & Holliday Constitution
Atlanta
The Necessity for Water in Atlanta’s Growth
A 1900 Atlanta notice urges commercial bodies to back waterworks expansion funded by bonds. It argues current receipts cannot cover needed improvements, warns against high tax rates, and says only bond issues can extend water access equitably without increasing costs for all residents. The piece targets property owners and advocates leadership by those most affected to secure a timely, responsible upgrade.
Admirable Selection for Fulton County Superintendent
The selection of Mr. M. L. Brittain to succeed Major Gwun as Fulton county school system chief is excellent. Brittain is young, energetic, devoted, and understands managing children and men. He led Atlanta’s Boys High School for ten years and now takes on an untried field with promise of efficient school administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Brittain
Major Gwun
Fulton County
Mr. Brittain
Atlanta
Brittain
Justice for Democratic Communities in Pennsylvania
A historical call for reform cites supposed election fraud in Pennsylvania. The author claims the Philadelphia Press admits 80000 fraudulent votes, arguing perjury and vote stuffing advantage the party in power and silence honest Democratic voices. The piece references congressional balance and seats in dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Congress
Philadelphia
McKinley
Purified Pennsylvania Ballots and Imperial Policy Debate
A dated political critique argues that Pennsylvania ballots are infamous and must be cleansed to prevent bogus returns in November. It denounces Republican expansionism, accusing leaders like Grosvenor and Moody of endorsing imperialism to profit from Puerto Rico and the Philippines, and claims Congress treats the Constitution as a dead letter in these policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Grosvenor
Providence
House
Porto Rico
McKinley
Moody
Massachusetts
Party of Progress
The
Washington Star
Congress
Republican Party
Philippines
Washington
Republic
The Porto Rican Scandal Debating Duty on Porto Rico
The piece condemns a proposed duty on Porto Rico as a future barrier to national progress. It highlights the prior annexation breach and constitutional outrages, then recalls last year’s hurricane disaster, federal relief efforts, and generous American charity to aid the island’s starving population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
United States
Momentous Porto Rico Tax Plan Sparks Outcry and Debate
A late 19th century tirade criticizes a proposed two-year tax on Porto Rico profits tied to charity aid. The piece denounces the levy as blackmail by powerful trusts with the U.S. government complicit, claiming it harms hungry islanders while dashing hopes for recovery and self-sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
United States
Republican Party
Newark Fire Sweeps Dry Goods District in Deadly Blaze
A massive Newark, New Jersey fire destroyed over a dozen buildings in the Broad and Cedar streets area. Estimated losses exceed one million dollars as flames trapped workers and spectators, with four firefighters severely injured and several people missing or unaccounted for. Oscar O Shackleton, 60, administrator of the Snyder store, was badly burned while inspecting the scene as the fire raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newark
N. J
Snyder's
Walter Harrison
Thomas Brown
Snyder
W. W. Snyder
Broad and
Cedar Streets
Cedar Street
Broad Street
No 2
Rae
No 24
Bierman’s
Oscar O Shackleton
Bt. Imichael's Hospital
Watson Snyder
Children Runaway From Drunken Home Near Marietta and Magnolia
Police search continues for a nine year old girl and her older brother who ran away from their father George Steele living at the Marietta and Magnolia corner. The children formerly lived with a drunken mother and sell papers on the streets to fund whisky purchases. Recorder Broyles ordered possession taken, with the plan to place them in the Home for the Friendless if found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Steele
Marietta
Magnolia
Recorder Broyles
Steele
McEntyre
Mardi Gras Splendor Dazzles Mobile Town
February carnival in Mobile featured seven Knights of Revelry floats and a grand procession. Felix the emperor rode a globe with quarters, followed by gods of husbandry floats and a Myths procession with ten floats. Evening events included Felix’s grand ball at the Princess theater and a Temperance hall hall celebration amid fine weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bama
Mobile
Ala
Knights of Revelry
Felix
Fire Department
Telix
Knights
Order of Myths
Heaven
Temperance Hall
Princess Theater
Mardi Gras Comes to a Close in New Orleans Parade
New Orleans closes the carnival with a magnificent parade of twenty five tableaux drawn from Greek myth leading to Hercules and the Amazons. A brilliant ball at the French opera house followed, with King Captain Thomas J. Woodward and Queen Rosale Feblger presiding over a large court. Weather was pleasant and the crowd was the largest ever. next week Carnival extension plans include Humorous parades by Elks and Falstaffians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Comus
Washington Artillery
Thomas J. Woodward
Rosale Feblger
Elks and Falstaffians
Benefit for Maine in Rome at Grand Hotel ball
A Rome Grand hotel ball to aid the hospital ship Maine maintenance fund drew elite attendance led by Princess DeBrancaco and nobles including Marquise Theodell and Countess Telorier. Rome mayor Marquis Di Rudini and ambassadors from France Britain the United States Russia and Turkey attended the event held February 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Grand Hotel
Maine
Princess DeBrancaco
Marquise Theodell
Telorier
Marquise de Tallyrand
Marquise Vita
Dannarco
Mesdames Chandler
Leslie, Mortimer
Waldo Storey
Mar Quis di Rudini
France
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Turkey
Gillmore on His Way Home From Manila
Lieutenant J C Gilmore, Yorktown band leader held captive by Filipinos, begins return voyage aboard the Solace from Manila. He travels with numerous naval officers including C E Vreeland and C J Quinby, among others, as they head toward home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Manila
Washington
J. C. Gilmore
C. E. Vreeland
G. H. Signor
W. W. Buchanan
I. A. Bajser
J. G Quinby
Shot His Mother at Funeral in Pleasant Hill Georgia
George Willams, a young negro, shot and killed his mother at a funeral procession for a husband and father as she cried. The incident occurred near Pleasant Hill, Georgia, on February 21. Two other blast victims were reported nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
George Willams
Crier
Public whipping spares assault suspect in Greenville county
A sixteen year old girl was publicly whipped by her father in Greenville county rather than face arrest for a brutal assault on an elderly woman who had chastised her for improper washing. The scene drew only a magistrate, the constable, a spectator, and a representative of the injured party to witness the infliction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional
Charleston
D. C
Greenville County
Root Appeals for Big Changes in Army Promotions
Secretary Root told the House Military Affairs Committee that a bill by Lim would reform promotions, staff tenure, and artillery organization. It would make one third of promotions to majors lieutenant colonels and colonels by selection from a three officer list, with merit guiding the process. A new staff system would replace permanent appointments with four year line details and a one year post-detail waiting period, aimed at reducing bureaucracy and increasing cross training and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Root
House Committee On Military Affairs
Lim
Congress
Senate
Coast Artillery
Niece of Texas Governor Dies in Birmingham from Burns
Minnie H Millinen, 43, a niece of former Texas Governor Herndon, died at Hillman hospital Birmingham from burns suffered when wet clothing ignited near a hearth in her Thirteenth Street home. Her husband survives. Also reported: 4000 tons of coal booked for Mexico by Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad. Pratt City fire causes $15000 loss with $5000 insured at Prenmen building, origin unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Birmingham
Ala
Minnie H. Millinen
Hillman Hospital
Millinen
Thirteenth Street
Herndon
Mexico
Tennessee Coal Iron and Rairoad Company
Pratt City
Prenmen
President Peters A Close Cat Trion Factory Ga Herald Kin
A garbled report recounts a late day incident near Trion involving President Peters and a buggy on a flooded creek bank. The vehicle reportedly washed downstream, driver wet, and the buggy’s fate unclear as local lines pursued shoreward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trion Factory
Ga Herald
Lafayette
Chickamauga
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