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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
4
A local editorial condemns the Palmetto mob that attacked prisoners amid fires and unrest, defending law and urging governor led action. It notes infractions against the courts and calls for strong public stand on law and order, while also affirming Atlanta’s plan to host the state fair at Piedmont park grounds without conflict.
The piece argues General Brooke should take sole control of Cuban matters as the Cuban assembly proves ineffectual. It praises General Gomez for aligning with American aims, curbing assembly self interest, and fostering broad Cuban uplift over personal gain. The text predicts the assembly’s insignificance as American policy proceeds.
A dated reflection on women’s influence and a dramatic case where a wife travels toAtlanta to stand by her convicted husband. The piece contrasts rugged life with moral duty and praises steadfast faithfulness as the gallows looms. It frames a test of personal duty against divorce and social judgment.
The article recalls an aged Dahlonega widow who, with her husband before, dedicated years to rescuing and raising orphans. She adopted one child early and later cared for ten others at her funeral, embodying the idea that house and heart can transform unkempt children into productive citizens through steady nurturing.
Readable passages touch on Kipling’s visit prospects to Florida, a poet Stockard from North Carolina, and a comic piece about a steam heater in a Paris hotel room. The mix includes local humor, literary notices, and a brief item about President McKinley and Thomasville visitors.
A stream of social and political chatter covers figures like Tos Chaats and the pirate of Walea with salons and society talk at attention. References to Croker and the Democratic dinner sketch debates and the Jones inquiry outline shaping New York delegation tactics as well as civic figures like Tom Glenn and the Atlanta board of education highlight public service and reform themes.
Multiple Georgia counties rally to exhibit at the Atlanta state fair. Editors from Ringgold Jasper and Acworth urge farmers to prepare and apply for state fair displays while New South offers to help with expenses. Local pride in Dodge and surrounding counties highlighted as a statewide agricultural showcase advances.
Reader questions range from military etiquette for officers and enlisted men to the Alaska boundary dispute. A subscriber asks about commissioned officers socializing with enlisted men and the need for discipline, while another outlines the historic boundary along southern Alaska and the strategic aims in the northwest coast region.
Reports from Cordele Columbus Marietta and Augusta describe Atlanta activists led by Peach tree angels and epouters opposing indecent posters. The move aims to rally subscriptions and public support, while Atlanta plans to host a new smelter eight miles from town on the Chattahoochee River. Local papers note strong reform sentiment across Georgia.
Richmond March 16 The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals today affirmed a lower court judgment convicting Carter of contempt of court while ruling there was no error in denying a jury trial Carter's case centers on the constitutionality of the Saun Daniels injunction plank urged to square with the Chicago platform measure. The decision emphasizes the court's authority to handle contempts committed out of court and the right to trial by jury in such matters.
Female nurses at Camp Shipp field hospital in Anniston Alabama were discharged. Orders also directed the field hospital to close and patients to be transferred to regimental hospitals. The Third Alabama regimental hospital patients move to Fort McPherson Atlanta for muster out. Lt Cond to report to Fort Sioux. Voluntary officers ordered mustered out.
In Birmingham on March 16 the remains of R Camp, who died in his bed at the Morris hotel last night, were sent to his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Judge J E B Camp of Talladega confirmed the physicians’ finding that death was due to heart failure.
A March 14 telegram from Cornel Gate Hoyt aboard Fort De France Martinique says ex Secretary Sherman suffers from durumania and must be brought to the United States. The Chicago will meet the Paris at Kingston Jamaica to escort Sherman to Hampton Roads and then Washington aboard a Potomac river steamer. He will stay two weeks aboard the warship.
South Carolina School Superintendent W D Mayfield challenges a state board supply committee and county trustees over costly chart purchases. He notes charts cost up to 350 dollars, with some counties paying more for charts than teacher salaries. He cites misalignment with samples and suggests strict authorization before sales.
The United States will deal with the people of Cuba directly after telegraph reports from General Brooke. Congress earlier proposed a resolution. no government or official body will be recognized, and census plans may proceed to determine island residents. The Cuban assembly is dismissed as a potentially riotous body, with meetings seen as mere repetition by uncooperative leaders.
In Berlin the army bill moved toward third reading as both chambers filled. Dr Lieber and Count Von Bellenstein led calls to trim peace footing by 7000 and to shield civilians from service, while the bill’s Article 2 and the overall measure were debated, amended, and finally adopted by a 2 to 12 vote.
Breese remains jailed after a ten year penitentiary sentence for wrecking the First Normal bank and failing to post bail. Dickerson, his associate, faced trial on embezzlement charges with a request for venue change denied, while teller Dorsett testified. Also reported is a death of Private Robert Tankey in service, shot at Santa Rosa, noted by the adjutant general.
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