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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
7
A report notes dates or dates of retirement from the race for the Senate race. It discusses whether the candidate should continue in the contest, outlining potential implications for party and strategy. The piece frames the question of ongoing candidacy.
The Mobile County primary shows Morgan men victorious among nominees while Johnston backers fail. Key officials listed include Sheriff John W. Powers, Tax Collector Phelan Darlan, Tax Assessor T. Herris, and County Treasurer George E. B. Stone with final outcomes pending. Strong turnout and large sums of money changing hands mark the scene as Alabama political shifts unfold.
The article reports populists nominating J J Kelly and democrats naming C R Garvin in a contested Choctaw county primary amid claims of negro participation and a push to admit more black voters on April 14. It notes tensions between Morgan and Johnston factions and possible cross-party influence.
Louis Keipp, bartender at Doherty's saloon in Selma Alabama, died by overdose of morphine at 6 pm after noon. He told owner James Doherty to get another man, then went home and told his mother he had taken powder. Police note unclear motive and cause. He was well liked locally.
Eatonton Georgia March 21 Special stockholders of the Middle Georgia cotton mills meet at the Middle Georgia bank for organization and director elections. B W Hunt elected president T G Greene vice president F B Frell secretary treasurer. Directors include Ty G Lawson B R Beck W H Hearn TL B Hearn W V Garrard G W Nelson W C Teurette W C Stephens M Block EK J Martin M E Clark. Prospects improve as subscriptions rise to 70 dollars. project aims for 5000 spindles and 125 looms with work to start by August near Eatonton. Judge Robert J Rodgers named in correction as candidate for Atlanta criminal court.
In Opelika Alabama a local editorial accusing aldermen of bribery sparked a council clamor. The city denounces W T Wear of The Opelika News as cowardly and unworthy while demanding identification of the implicated alderman. The mayor, the council, and residents debate the insinuations and response.
Cassie Bonn, a young white woman, was found burned in woods near Cheraw after missing days. Three men, John Harvey Ben Jackson and James T Steen, were arrested and held in Chesterfield courthouse. County locals vow to uncover motive amid limited early details and regional isolation.
Members of the Atlanta Freundschaftsbund will entertain at a calico ball in the society hall at 11744 Whitehall street tonight. A large number of tickets have been issued and indications point to a sizable crowd enjoying the hosts hospitality.
In Trenton Georgia on March 19 the Dade county democratic executive committee met with full attendance and adopted a plan requiring primaries in each district on May 15 for governor statehouse officers Prison commissioner Cherokee circuit judge solicitor of the Cherokee district the forty fourth senate district senator for Dade the county representative and the United States senator designation.
A near capacity Grand audience enjoyed an Atlanta Symphony Club program featuring Gustave Pringnitz, Edward Buchanen, B. W. Merritt, Oscar Pappenheimer, Joseph Maclean, and Mrs. Sarah MacDonald Sheridan. The program mixed string quartet and vocal pieces, with notable performances by the Haydn quartet in D major and Schumann’s quartet opus 44, though acoustics of the Grand limited chamber music effects. Sheridan impressed, though overall reception highlighted both appreciation and the venue’s acoustic challenges.
A vintage notice offers dull finished cabinet photographs by photographer Peres. It advertises miniature portraits at one dollar with partial address details given as Carbon Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The OCR fragment is incomplete but presents a classic 19th or early 20th century advertising style.
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