London Office Invitation to Southerners at Trafalgar Buildings
The London Office of The Constitution invites Southerners to use the Trafalgar Buildings facilities in Trafalgar Square and make the Constitution office their headquarters. Mr Who, M S Horton, is listed as the London representative. Postage rates for North America and foreign rates are noted with traveling representatives named for subscriptions and city collectors identified.
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London
The
Constitution
Trafalgar Buildings
Trafalgar Square
Who. M.S. Horton
Landem
W. HH. Overbey
Charles H. Donnelly
Nick
Chupoh
Thia
Robinson
Zion Methodist Church
Bridgeport
Harry Hart
Hart
Spearer
Africa
India
England
Ireland
Lalonzo J. Lee
Diadem
Ale
Burns Day Observances in Atlanta Reflect Cosmopolitan Spirit
On January 17 1900 Atlanta marks Robert Burns memory with Glen garry colors and clan Cameron ties. Leaders like Dr Joseph Jacobs Captain Lawrence O Keefe Judge Joseph H Lumpkin and Colonel Hamilton Douglas join in, under the guidance of Donald Bain, highlighting the citys cosmopolitan embrace of Burns and Scottish heritage.
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Burns
Atlanta
Robert Burns
Joseph Jacobs
Lawrence O'Keefe
Joseph H. Lumpkin
Cotter Burns
Hamilton Douglas
Donald Bain
Unknown Boer Mastermind Faces Modern War Tactics
The article weighs British losses to Boer strategy in the war with praise for Boer military critics. It questions the identity of the leading Boer commander, speculating Joubert or a German officer, as movements show unity and foresight. The piece notes the war’s appeal as a study in rapid, precise maneuvers amid new arms.
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England
Joubert
Europe
Georgia Lagging in Cotton Mills Cited Against Carolinas
The piece argues North and South Carolina outpace Georgia in cotton manufacturing with quick mill funding and rising output. It notes South Carolina’s Belt location and growing spindles, Georgia’s perceived apathy, and calls Atlanta to energize cotton mill development to boost trade, population, and money in circulation.
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Bhicker
George Gould
Mr. Gould
Gastonia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Piedmont
Alabama
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Atlanta
Export Trade Shifts From New York To Gulf Ports
The export movement of foodstuffs drifts from New York to Atlantic ports with Gulf ports like Galveston showing large gains. New York’s export rise is outpaced by others, especially in corn. In 1891 about 30,693,505 bushels were shipped. in 1899 nearly 208,000,000. Europeans begin to value cornmeal as a food, while corn bread remains popular among laborers. Gulf ports report a very gratifying increase in export trade.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf
Galveston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
Europe
Gulf Ports
The Julia Morrison Verdict Debate Rages in Theaters
A critic's letter defends the stage as a broad world of earnest workers and laments conflating Julia Morrison with true professionals. The Chattanooga trial is cited where a juror freed a woman amid male victim parallels, yet Morrison's post verdict notoriety draws renewed scrutiny and disgust.
Unfair Methods in Argument Over Senator Hoar Critique
The St Louis Star editorializes against attacking Senator Hoar over his Philippine stance. It urges reasoned debate, defends free speech, and argues loyalty should not be questioned for presenting views in a parliamentary forum.
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St. Louis Star
Gumore
Hoar
Senator Hoar
Congress
Genator Hoar
One Dangerous Phase of State Socialism in Education
The Baltimore American warns against free school book campaigns linking socialism to health risks. It argues contagious disease can spread through shared books, urging sanitation and cost sharing between state and parents rather than full state funding for new books.
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Baltimore
Aldrich Speech Criticized Over Gold Standard stance
The piece attacks Senator Aldrich and Republican rhetoric on the gold standard and bimetallism. It argues their stated position masks a desire to secure stability and credit while resisting outright reform. Mentions Ellis H Roberts and Senate seat intrigue with Montana’s Clark and London volunteers.
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Aldrich
Louis
Georgia village fables and verse mix with protests at Liberty Park
A Georgia correspondent recalls Liberty Park protests at a planned resort gate with fines for grass eating and loitering, while poems and skits echo rural life. The piece blends dialect songs, comic anecdotes, and reflections on seasons, love, and faith, ending with a hopeful farewell.
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Liberty Park
Georgia
Institute
Palmer Boys Enter Work at Bank in Chicago
Honore Palmer, son of Potter Palmer, begins at the bottom as a bank clerk at Merchants Loan and Trust in Chicago alongside his twin brother, learning the value of money through service, amid family plans for future leadership. Meanwhile, a Maryland wife is jailed briefly after a wedding dispute, and other local items cover church resignations, a poison scare at a veterans home, a Parkersburg marriage club idea, and various notices.
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Europé
Newport
Honore Palmer
Mra
Potter Palmer
Merchants’ Loan and ‘Triet Bank
Chicago
Potter Palmer, Jr
Mr. Palmer
Hudson
N. Y
Downe
Albany
Letters From the People on Justice and Society in 1900
Readers from Chattanooga to Leavenworth discuss the Julia Morrison trial and jury verdict, comparing it to Laura in The Gilded Age. One writer condemns the acquittal, arguing a murderess should not gain public notoriety. others defend the verdict as fairness and Southern gentlemanly conduct.
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Julia Morrison
Steg ‘Billton
Julia Mortigan
Casa
Chattenooga
Stagedom
Aha
Marke Twain
Charlea Dudley Warner
Laura
Selby
Chattanooga
Waycross
South
Harry Ward
Barlow Minstrels
Leavenworth, Kas
Alabama’s Prosperous Year Across Mineral Districts
Alabama reports broad growth with mineral districts driving wealth as furnaces run day and night. Cotton farmers diversify, prices rise, and Mobile wood markets surge, while Huntsville and the Tennessee River valley enjoy steady gains.
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