London Office and early 1900s Atlanta fair support
The piece promotes the London Office of The Constitution and urges Southerners in London to use its facilities. It argues for a $15,000 interstate state fair fund in Atlanta, noting improved regional prosperity, rising cotton mill activity, a likely large fruit harvest, and calls for broad subscriptions to back the big fall fair.
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Trafalgar
Trafalgar Square
London
Constitution Office
Geo
Horton
Fair Fund
Atlanta
Mepri
Truit
Atlana
Higher Than Law in Kentucky Politics
A Kentucky dispute over law and allegiance criticizes the Republican stance as defiance of law. The text charged the party with championing the higher law as self serving and lacking real constitutional restraint. It alleges manipulation of presidential timing and colonial policy to force administration power beyond constitutional limits.
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Taylor
Kentucky
Republican Party
Ly Ba
Queen Victoria and Ireland Aimed Home Rule Vision
The piece contrasts Kentucky politics with Irish issues and envisions Queen Victoria using her influence to bridge enmity between Ireland and England. It cites Canadian home rule as a model, notes Gladstone’s shift, and argues royal intervention could ease tensions and honor imperial ties, foreseeing Victoria’s crowning reign moment.
Georgia Leads the Way in Primary Reform Influence
Georgia’s lead on primary election reform inspires Mississippi to adopt a uniform state wide primary. The piece notes Georgia’s history from mass meetings to universal primaries and cites the shift as strengthening party unity and voter participation. It highlights Georgia electing US senators by popular vote through party primaries and discusses Democratic reforms impacting national politics.
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Georgia
Mississippi
Democratic Party
Farmers’ Alliance
Democrats
United States
Republican Party
Georgia's rail reforms shape future election harmony
The piece argues Georgia's 1877 railroad commission laws proved conservative in practice, improving road public relations and constraining radical legislative attempts. It says reform efforts failed, drawing interest from other states, and predicts the primary system and Democratic voter choices will dominate future senator selections.
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Georgia
Theaa Jane
Railroad Commission
Varietta
Tha Tima
Ieorgia
Mississippi Legislature Adjourns After Ten Weeks
Jackson March 12. The ten week session adjourned at 6 pm after nearly 3 million dollars in appropriations. Funds include 1.6 million for common schools and 1 million for a new statehouse. Major bills cover anti trust law convict farm purchase 390000 penitentiary removal and state insane asylum annex 40000 repairs to the state university changes in poll tax collection revision of insurance law and other civil criminal measures. Session cost estimated at 100000.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Mississippiiegislature
Passing Throng Discusses Cyrano Critique At Grand
Professor Glatk shared a reading from Cyrano de Bergerac and analyzed its construction versus Shakespeare. He noted Cyrano’s brilliance as a construction piece, the excessive nose references, and the impact of stage color on audience perception. Additional remarks touched on Mansfield’s use of lime lights and the need to preserve artistic illusion. Harry H Bowman and two Shibleys visited Atlanta en route to Mexico, signaling southern investment interest and potential return through Atlanta.
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Rostand
Cyrano
Shakespeare
Clark
Rost
Coquelin
Ives
Ragueneau
Claris
Mansfield
Roxane
Harry H. Bowman
Springfield National Bank
Springfield
Mass
John A. Shibley
Dean & Shibley
Bankers
New York
Fred C. Shibley
Shibley & Warner
Providence
A. 1
Atlanta
Mexico
Southern Securities
Prolific Georgians and Monument Plans Across South
A Ringgold based summary notes Til Crocker in Pike County raising a large household with triplets weighing seventy four pounds. It covers South Carolina’s Chickamauga Park Commission planning a ten thousand dollar monument for South Carolina troops at Chickamauga Park to be finished by September. Also notes a premature obituary for Cis Dowdy that was corrected as Gus remains alive and ready for spring. The Constitution leads in reporting Jerome Henson murder trial at Lafayette, scooping The Chattanooga Times, with The Times responding to readers that the case is in progress.
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Kentucky
M. Tayle
Juriez
Tompkin
Til Crocker
G. W. Osborne
Randle
Ile
Triwlete
New York Monument
Ringgold
New South
Betts
Chickamauga Park
South Carolina
Lattle
The
Cis Dowdy
Gus
Constitution
Atlanta Constitution
Jerome Henson
Lafayette
J. N. Jones
Chattanooga Times
Times
Fte Rendera
Oxford elects T A Howle mayor and dry ticket
In Oxford Alabama voters backed T A Howle for mayor and swept the aldermanic ticket by margins of eight to ten. Oxford, a 3000 population town without saloons for years, faced whether to adopt provisions for a town liquor ordinance.
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Oxford
Ala
Anniston
T. A. Howle
W. W. Whiteside
Senate presents gilded gavel to Dodson as praise flows
The State Capitol reports that senators sent a gold inlaid gilded gavel to honor W A Dodson, intended for presentation to the presiding officer. Secretary Northen will deliver it to Dodson in Americus soon, amid approval of his impartial rulings and leadership. The piece delayed by craft and timing.
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W.A. Dogson
W. A. Dodson
Charley Northen
Dodson
Americus
Chattanooga Convention Outlines Southern Industrial Scope
Chattanooga, Tenn March 12 N F Thompson secretary of the Southern Industrial convention outlined the May event’s plan to involve agriculture and education officials, railroad traffic managers, commercial groups and the press. Delegations from Philadelphia New York and New Orleans will discuss exports, a Florida ship canal, a Warrior canal and a southern textile university. Governors will attend to discuss state aid to development.
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Tenn
N. F. Thompson
Associated Press
South
James Wilson
Washington
A. K. McClure
Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia Commercial Museum
Philadelphia Trades League
Arantic
Cogat
New York City
New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
Florida
Hion
J. A. VanHoose
Birmingham
H. H. Hargraves
Shreveport
Great Southern Textile University
United States
Clark Howell
Ben P. Hunt
Miss Mary Lou Jones Becomes Hoganville Postmistress
Hogansville Ga March 12 Special In a formal swearing in Miss Mary Lou Jones was named postmistress and assumed control of the Hoganville post office. She is the daughter of Major J F Jones of the area and succeeds in the appointment after a lengthy selection process.
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Hogansville
Hoganaville
Mary Lou Jones
Per Jones
J. F. Jones
Aupointe
Rawlins Opposes Philippine War In Senate Debate
Utah's Rawlins challenged expansion and declared Filipinos did not rebel against the United States. He attacked administration policy as unconstitutional and retrogressive. The Spooner bill he called a recognition of hostilities while voting to fund troops for relief, not to declare war. The session also approved eighty six pension bills and adjourned after Alaskan code discussion.
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Senate
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Utah
Hoor
Philippines
Allen
Nebraska
Constiar
Pretoria
Great Britain
Spooner
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Beveridge
Lodge
Congress
China
Rev Sheldon to Run Topeka Capital On Christian Plan
Rev Charles M Sheldon of Topeka Kansas takes temporary command of The Topeka Capital for one week to run the paper by his Christian principles. He will supervise ads and news with aim to remove sensationalism and immorality and publish news as Christ would under the circumstances. The experiment draws national interest and may affect the paper’s fortunes.
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Charles M. Sheldon
Topeka
Kan
Vriue
Sheldon
Christ
Dixie and the Dead Nation Song in Atlanta
Elicits reverent reflection on mourning, heritage, and music tied to the Confederate past. Edlar Constitution urges preserving sacred songs like Dixie for a living heritage, praising Atlanta’s return of Thomas’s orchestra to perform symphonies while honoring fallen heroes and the memory of Lee.
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Zion
Babylon
Dixie
Atlanta
Thomas
Lee
E. H. Thornton
Moseley Seeks Bride At 112 Years Old In Alabama
From Centreville Bibb county Alabama comes word that A M Moseley claimed to be 112 years old and plans marriage soon. He says his life remains good for a dozen years at least and has been married four times with many descendants. He can still fiddle and recall old tunes. County folk mock the plan but Moseley remains earnest.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Kimball House
Shaw
Ag Ha
Ohio
Georgia
South
John
Candler
Stone Mountain Circuit
G. W. Gleaton
Conyers
Gleaton
State Executive Committee
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Ispa
Birmingham
Ala
Centreville
Bibb County
A. M. Moseley
Moseley
Three Warrants and a Williams Case Stirs Athens
Clarke county officers pursue Pegleg Williams amid reports of three warrants tied to an emigrant agent case. Williams, allegedly connected to a $1,000 scheme, is said to have fled Clarke county and evaded Atlanta police. Officials clash over timing of his arrest and release, while a separate investigation involves a depot incident and Emigrant agent enforcement. Local tensions rise as warrants surge and authorities coordinate across counties.
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Clarke County
Seaboard
Emisrahy
Raf
Candler
Peel
Atlanta
Wiliams City
Will
Fulton County
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