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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1900

Page

3

Unruly Barber and Aged Tramp Face Atlanta Court

A tall barber named Will Gill quarrels with spitting in a depot courtroom over a turned spittoon while the judge fines him $10.75 for unlawful spitting. An elderly tramp Thomas Nash is fined $5.75 after failing to migrate south. Arthur Nesbitt and Toombs Moss are jailed for stuffing sacks on a police bench and claim they “lead a blind man around every day” as a defense.

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Odds and Ends of News at the State Capitol

In Wilcox and adjacent counties the county seat battle continues with Rochelle and Abbeville factions wagering for the courthouse site. Robert Bowen of Wilcox may run for the fourteenth district senate against Rochelle backing and Abbeville seeking a strong rival. John T Allen of Baldwin pursues the twentieth district seat with Muscogee and Chattahoochee involvement. Chappell and others are rumored as contenders as the district lines spark a wide contest across counties.

Rochelle Fourteenth Dooly, Wilcox Pulaski Robert Bowen Wilcox Senate Abbeville Rochello Ers Mark T Hodge Wilcox County John T Allen Baldwin Hancock Washington Tima William Rawlings Representative Allen Thomas J Chappell Muscogee Marion Chattahoochee Appropriations Committee House McLester Pel

Georgia politicians weigh Senate race and female office rule

The piece notes Chappell as a leading appropriations figure and mentions a potential Swift versus Long senate race in the thirtieth district covering Elbert Oglethorpe and Madison. It also reports Governor Candler invoking the state law barring women from public office as Blanche Brackett seeks commissioner of deeds in Massachusetts, with endorsements from New York and New Jersey.

Appropriations Chappell Thomas M Swift Senate Long Elbert Oglethorpe Madison G@ C Daniel Messra Swift Dr Long Georgia House Ferrale Candler Boston Mass Blanche Brackett Massachusetts New York New Jersey

Chaplain Nave Letter Sparks Talk of Possible Charges

A Fort McPherson chaplain wrote a confidential letter to a U S senator, describing a medical officer as an old duffer and fearing unfair treatment in a disability examination. The senator referred the letter to the War Department, triggering a probe and Army Navy Journal commentary on the dispute.

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Chaplain Nave Involved in War Department Letter Affair

The article describes Chaplain Nave and Captain H M Hallock denying definite roles in a letter controversy. Nave had been leading a post night school for about thirty soldiers when the interview occurred. Nave suspects a senator’s clerk may have leaked a private Washington letter to the War Department, causing concern among Nave’s friends.

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Coffee’s Hidden Harm Warned By Medical Class

A medical group warns a class of people suffer injuries from coffee use. A new preparation named GHAI oO is being tested in grocery stores and could affect consumer safety.

The Wise Man of Hart County Learns Through Education

A country boy named A J McMullan, who stayed at the university to work through, becomes a pillar in Hart County. His success in farming, trading, and milling shows how university education widens opportunity and inspires others, including sons and nephews, to pursue knowledge.

Hart J. McMullin Besini Old Hart MrMullin Athens McMullin Cuahiry Ife Hart County

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