Notice to Subscribers and Polls on the Panama Canal
A 1904 notice to subscribers lists traveling representatives and solicitors, mentions Panama Canal discussion and political figures, and notes a state of public debt per capita. It comments on Roosevelt, Bryan, and Mackeo, cites industry plans in Liberty South Carolina, and remarks on military and manufacturing topics of the era.
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W. B. Overbey
Donnalb
Victors
Blackburn
Charles
Cortelyou
Editorial endorses Merritt and state book commission
The Macon Telegraph editorial praised State School Commissioner Merritt and the state school book commission. It notes the uniform text book measure reduces costs for Georgia and commends the commission’s integrity and independence, led by Governor Terrell, as trustworthy and effective in saving money for the people.
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The
Telegraph
Constitution
Macon Telegraph
Merritt
State School Book Commission
Georgia
School Book Commission
Terrell
School
Government Cotton Statistics Deserve Support, Not Attacks
The Houston Post backs the cotton statistics bureau and urges against unfounded criticism of the Department of Agriculture. While noting possible limits in precision, the piece defends the secrecy and honesty of data collection, rejects claims of bias, and praises the bureau as a valuable and improving government adjunct.
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Houston Post
Department of Agriculture
Department
Wilson
Thomases
New York Cotton Exchange
New Yorker
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Isle of Pines Title Case Before Supreme Court
The Isle of Pines case, before the U S Supreme Court, tests whether cigars imported from the Isle of Pines may be taxed as duties and whether the island remains a U S possession or is ceded to Cuba. The ruling could fix the island’s status and raise questions on congressional power to alienate U S territory without House consent.
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Isle of Pines
United States Supreme Court
Paria
Spain
United States
Nationa
Cuba
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Cubs
Senate Prefers Court Action Before Ratifying Isle of Pines Treaty
The senate plans to await the Supreme Court's determinate action before ratifying a treaty of doubtful validity. If the court sides to affirm U S title in the island, it is unlikely both houses will consent to cede the Isle of Pines, amid colonization by American citizens and strong desire to retain the isle for Isthmus of Panama strategic interests.
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Senate
Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Isle of Pines
Panama
American Radium Discovery at Princeton Lab
A Princeton University laboratory reports successful extraction of radium from carnotite ore sent from Utah. Professor Philippe describes the process, noting the ore’s radioactivity and a photograph negative of American radium. He predicts rising supply, falling costs, and broad scientific and commercial demand for radium.
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Princeton University
Madame Curie
W. F. Magie
A H. Phillips
Princeton
Utah
Phillipe
Org of & Canary
Buffalo
Magis
Germany Faces Savage Uprising in Southwest Africa
The Herezog tribesmen rise in revolt against the colonial government in German Southwest Africa. Attacks on settlers escalate as German forces seek reinforcements from Germany, with colonists flocking to towns and several threatened by siege. The outcome hinges on a harsh test of imperial power and local resistance.
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Germany
England
Africa
Herezog
Reichstag
Quips and quotes from Georgia papers echo cotton and politics
The Pike County Journal cites a Constitution notice that 355 000 changed hands in two counties for 750 bales of cotton while The Augusta Herald and other papers debate figures, leaders, and policy. References include Rockefeller, Panama treaty, and frontier remarks from multiple Georgia publications.
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Pike County Journal
Georgia
Big Bull Suly
New York World
Georgia school book commission defended by The Telegraph
The Maron Telegraph defends the State School Commissioner and Merritt against rumors of cash bonuses from book houses. It argues the commission saved money, denies improper influence, and praises Merritt’s integrity and public service. The piece emphasizes Merritt’s education focus and calls for scrutiny of the accusers.
Intellectual Folly Letter of thanks to editorial
J D Turner pastor of the Methodist Church in Calilonera Georgia writes to thank the Constitution editor for the Ruthday editorial Intellectual Folly praising its wise words and urging continued guardianship of simple faith. The note is dated January 20 190% emphasizing appreciation for keeping faith pure.
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Eoior
Ruthday
J. D. Turner
Methodist Church
Calilonera
Weary Winter Ballads and Georgia Dialect Patter
A fragmentary collage of dialect verses and snippets from a Georgia editor describes winter scenes and political bustle. It blends songs about Mister Winter, rural imagery, and humorous exchange, ending with a line about the Lord disposing of seasons and the contrast of roses amid thorns.
Joel Chandler Harris Returns to The Atlanta Constitution Editorial Page
Georgia newspapers report Joel Chandler Harris, known as Uncle Remus, is back on The Atlanta Constitution editorial staff. Readers, editors, and rivals alike welcome Harris’s return as his distinctive writings resume in the paper.
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Dawson News
Joel Chandler Harris
Atlanta Constitution
Washington
Fort Gamnes Sentinel
Uncle Remus
Davidsville Monitor
Joel Chandler
Harris
Atlante
Constitution
Carrollon Press
Joel Chandler Harda
Atlanta
Tha
Griffin News
Nha
Bainbridge Argus
Joel Chandler Harts
The
Remus
Dallas
New Era
Columbus Hnquirer
D Sun
Bia
Georgia
Hemus
Georgia shifts away from Bryan and Cleveland dynamic
A special dispatch from The Brooklyn Eagle, via The Fayetteville Eagle, outlines Georgia's political realignment. Key Georgia figures Clark Howell James R Gray J H Estill P A Stovall support a conservative, pro enterprise path and a substitute for Bryan ties to Cleveland. The piece notes Georgia favors party reform aimed at federal regulation of trusts and canal interests while showing skepticism to Gorman and Roosevelt era policies. It highlights Parker and Hearst in New York as potential national influence, with Georgia Democrats wary of cross state maneuvers.
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Spteid
Brooklyn Fagle
Georgia
N. O. Vancing
Eagle
Fale| Atlants
National Committee
Man Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
James R. Gray
The
Atlanta Journal
J. 4.Terrell
United States
Baron and Clay
J. H. Fsttll
Bavannah News
Charles R. Pendleton
Macon Telegraph
T. F H. Cabaniss
Augusta Chronicle
P.A. Stovall
Savannah Press
George
Bryan
Fidelite
Democratic
Stantls
Oleveland
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Georgia d Gamarats
St Louis
Kansas City
New York
Delaware
Maryland
Virginian
Carolinas
Senate
Parama Waterway
Gorman
Googla
Isthmian Canal
Panama
Seaboard South
Howell
Canal
Wilson
South
Hare
St. Louis
Bin
Parker
Judge Parker
Tkely
Chariss
Washington
Tammany
Dy Parkers
Ealtor Willam R Hearst
George B McClellan
Panama treaty in danger of being talked to death
Southern Press comments from Jacksonville Metropolis and Jacksonville Times Union warn that the Panama treaty risk grows from public debate and could be worsened by rhetoric. The Aberdeen Examiner notes leap year humor about girls and engagements as mothers urge practical suitors.
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Clarkesville
Albany Herald
Jacksonville
Panama
Aberdeen Examiner
Fragmented Southern commentary on immigration and weather notes
A clipped set of editorial excerpts from The Jacksonville Times-Union and other papers. It cites Southern views on immigration, the economy, and labor, mentions a weather headline about miles of solid ice, and praises political cartoons and poetry amid seasonal notes.
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Jacksonville Times-Union
Atlanta Constitution
New South
Athens
Nelson A
Hag
Thomasville
Frank Stanton
Four Miners Die After Shaft Accident Near Briar Mill
Four foreign miners were killed at Briar Mill Coal Company when a 400 pound weight broke while men were lowered in a bucket in a new air shaft 685 feet deep near Brownsville. The weight fell, crushing them beyond recognition, as the bucket dropped to the bottom.
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Brownsville
Briar Mill Coal Company
Lamb Seeks 1.2 Million for Negro Development Project
Washington reports Representative Lamb of Virginia introduced a bill to appropriate 1 200 000 to the Negro Development and Exposition Company of the United States of America, chartered in Virginia. The measure would fund a Jamestown exposition intended for 1890 and provide 500 000 for bounties and arrears of pay owed to estates of Civil War Black soldiers.
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Lamb
Washington
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