Whitehall Improvement Plans To Pave Atlanta Avenue
The Atlanta city council committee weighs Whitehall Street paving from the viaduct to Forsyth to create a wide uniform avenue joining Peachtree to the country and East Point. County and city funding are arranged, with some grading and possible damage claims, but broad support expected for the project.
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Whitehall
City Council
Forsyth
Peachtree
East Point
County Commission
Atlanta
A Men of Straw and Democratic Strategy
The Boston Herald miscasts Democrats as lacking seriousness over Richard Olney and presidential viability. The Constitution notes this as straw man rhetoric, while highlighting independents' historic flip from critique to support when election day arrives and party lines shift.
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Boston Herald
Bryan
Richard Olney
Olney
Bryan Stripe
the Herald
McKinley
Independent Newspapers
Democratic unity and platform in the era of Bryan and Olney
The text argues for a united Democratic platform aligned with living issues, rejecting office-seeking motive while championing true popular desire. It warns against factional reorganization plans and calls for primaries where the people set the pace, devoid of bosses or leaders.
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Democratic Party
Bryan
Olney
Governor Hill
Gorman
Republican Party
Senator Bacon Sets Out for Far East Assignment
Senator Bacon sails from New York with colleagues for Manila and then China and Japan to study peoples politics and trade conditions. He plans to return by December to resume duties, aiming to inform foreign policy and lead the Senate’s Democratic minority with seasoned guidance.
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Bacon
Philippines
China
New York
Manila
New American Islands
Georgia
Japan
Far East
Washington
Philippine Islands
Congress
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Public Franchises and Gas Prices in Cincinnati
A discussion on Cincinnati gas franchises shows dividends near the city’s gas receipts. Theodore Horstman presents data: Cincinnati Gas Company stock at nine million dollars paying 8 percent yearly, yielding 720 000 annually. 1899 gas output 1 110 000 000 cubic feet at 72 cents per 31000 would total 799 200. The implication is that consumer payments largely fund profits, suggesting price reforms to benefit taxpayers.
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Cincinnati
Theodore Horstman
Cincinnati Gas Company
Public Franchises and Taxpayer Despoilment
A critic argues that private capital seeks public grants for valuable utilities, not profit, citing influence, elections, and high salaries. Reducing prices could boost consumption, while taxpayers pay higher rates as councils squander resources. Citizens knowingly elect agents of private combinations and share blame for despoilment.
What Does It Amount To in Philadelphia Corruption Debates
The piece argues corruption spans state city and federal offices in Pennsylvania. It notes Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith downplays charges against Philadelphia Postmaster Hicks, despite Civil Service Reform League findings urging removal. An inter party row ends without real reform, the author contends.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Charles Emory Smith
Smith
Senator Quay
Hicks
National Civil Service Reform League
Especial League Committee
William Dudley Folk
Mciintey
Mr Gage Dilemma After Russian Note To Hay
The last Russian note to Secretary Hay leaves Secretary Gage in a deeper dilemma. The Russian minister pretends willingness to undo the tangle by repealing his act, but implies Gage will revise his ruling. He shows irony, knowing Gage is bound by law and Treasury influence, with Havemeyer pressing discretion away. The scenario underscores a treasury dictated by strong business interests.
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Gage
Hay
Mr. Gage
Theodore Havemeyer
Attacking the Hymn Book at Detroit Religious Education
Frank Wayland Parker led a debate at the Detroit society on hymn texts like I Want To Be An Angel. Criticism centered on childish sentiment and lacking belief, while the New York World urged removing such verses to lift sacred music and reason. The piece notes perspectives from church leaders, farmers, and Massachusetts weather as seasonal analogies.
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Society of Religious Education
Detroit
Frank Wayland Parker
New York
Insurance outlook for city patrolmen and southern market
Insurance notes favor insuring policemen lives during city meetings. Heat losses in the south are lighter, but Magdeburg fire insurance withdraws from several southern states, forecasting industry adjustments. June fire losses totaled 9.6 million with six month totals shown. Meridian and Clarendon incidents add to regional risk and coverage questions.
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Department of Insurance
Union
W. F. Pattfilow
Hlamburg-Bremen
Comptroller General
Pattilio
Magdeburg
W. D. Dean
South
Dean
Steammal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
Joene “Phe Magdeburg, Fire Insurance Company of
Germany
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisville
United States
Raser
Ita
Third Georgia Boys In Camp At Camp Dyson Honors Washington Mayor
Camp Dyson hosts Third Georgia troops under Colonel Thomason with guard mounts, drill sessions, and street riot drill. Captain Hunter and Lieutenant Barnhart lead initial guard duty. later Captain Harry Smith and Lieutenant Perfeet command the 24 hour guard. Camp Dyson, July 8 1901, honors Mayor J B Dyson of Washington Ga for the encampment. The regiment practices street riot drill and plans to move into town for instruction tomorrow morning. Governor Candier and his staff to inspect Saturday.
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Washington, Ga
Camp Dyson
Camp Northen
Hunter
Elberton
Liieutenant Barnhart
Greenesboro
Athens
Augusta
Harry Smith
Arvin Guards
D. &. Perfeet
Madison Home Guards
4H. Dunbar
J 3. Dyson
Washington
Georgia
R. A Thomason
Dyson
Joseph R. Dyson
Thomason
A. G Foster
Candier
Gamblers Indicted in Savannah Court Fail to Appear
In Savannah on July 10 special report says Joseph L Doss John McBride and William O Dell indicted for gaming did not appear in superior court. Bondsman for each posted a 1000 bond and estreated. The Good Government League has secured many true bills and several other gamblers may flee town. Judges may impose fines beyond simple conviction for running gambling houses.
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ParHes
Savannah
Joseph L Doss
John McBride
William O'Dell
Doss
F M. Johnson
McBride
Horace Rivers
O'Dell
Michael Hanley
Petit Jury
Good Government League
Sam Jones
Bondamen
Mblers
Alligant
Young couple in Upson County marry after license chase
Thomaston Georgia July 10 special telegram from Talbotton announces the marriage of Miss Annie Grace Hannah and Dr EB Booth both of Thomaston. They left the bride’s father Dr G W T Hannah’s home to attend a party but sought a license and were wed in Talbotton before plans to travel to Columbus and Atlanta. The couple are described as highly connected and of notable social standing making the event of great local interest.
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Upson County
Thomaston, Ga
Talbotton Ga
Annie Grace Hannah
Eb.t. Booth
G. W. T Hannah
Merritt E. Davis
Talbot
Columbus
Atlanta
Tech School Leader Defends Students Amid Shop Employment Controversy
President N. E. Harris of the Technological School issues a statement defending the program and its graduates. He argues the school aids workingmen, notes few students are employed at Southern shops, and cites correspondence from Master Mechanic W. L Tracey to show limited student placements and no real ground for alleged bias against the institution. Harris emphasizes graduates advance to engineering roles and that vacations leave students free from school control.
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N. E. Harris
The
Technological School
Southern Railway
Harris
W. L Tracey
Southern
Tech
Badltor
Georgia
Atlanta
Tracey
Aigo
N. E. Haris
Technological
YG Tracdy
Sam
W E Harris
Board of Trustees Technological School
Macon
Carrollton Case Over Transfer Delays Railway Injury Suit
In Carrollton Georgia this week Judge Hodnett heard Mrs Safrona Parker's damages suit against Southern Railway for $1600 over injuries from being carried past Temple to Villa Rica on December 2 1897. Proceedings tangled as transfer rulings and injunctions delayed trial with August 10 set for hearing the petition as parties argued over consent and proper transfer.
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Barber
Carrollton
Judea Hodnett
Safrona Parker
Southern Railway Company
Temple
Villa Rica
Atlanta
Birmingham
Southern Railway
Colonel S Holderness
Carrollton City
New City Court
Hugh M. Dorsey
Frank E. Callaway
W. P. Cole
L. D. McPherson
Messrs, Holderness
W. C. Wright
Newnan
Hednett
Georgia Bull Market Hustler Builds Big Beef Trade
Irwinton and Rome newspapers describe a Georgia man born in Atlanta who rose from poverty to run a South Atlanta beef business. With 50 workers, he operates a large cattle operation near the Chattooga river, boasting $165,960 in basin revenue, cattle valued $90 each, and extensive barns, sheds, tanks, and crops. T R Sawteil is praised as a hustler.
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Rome
Tribune
Georgia
Atlanta
T .R. Sawteil
Indian Spring Chautauqua Delights Crowds With Music
Indian Spring Georgia July 10 Special large crowds attend chautauqua with concerts by the Georgia State band and Chicago Glee Club. Program lists readings on the Confederacy by Hon. J Q Nolan and General John B Gordon, plus performances by the Georgia State band and Glee Club.
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Indian Spring
Georgia State Band
Chicago Glee Club
Rappahannock
Georgia
Kik Reading
Pope Jackson
Ince
J. Q_ Nolan
McDonough
Glee Club
Fie Aeienee
Ginna Oew
Hinton White
Boston
Carter Verdict Rendered in Slander Case
Carrollton Ga July 10 special the case of D H Carter against J T Davis for five thousand dollars damages for slander was concluded in the city court here last night by the jury returning a verdict for twenty three dollars and costs of suit
Unquenched Thirst and Odd Local Notes
A brief reads that a man walked six miles to Americus yesterday after a stray watermelon, returning home intoxicated from the prior day. A separate item relays a Waycross Herald dispatch praising immediate iodine use to treat a child bitten by a rattlesnake, likely saving the child's life.
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Americus
Waycross
Hawkinsville
Asaya
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Tallapoosa
Imperial
Greenville
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
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Miss
Meridian Mattress Factory
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A. H. George
Theo
Sturgess & Co
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Williams & Buttle
Thomas Stroud
Clarendon
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