Campaign for Popular Election of Senators Gains Steam
A 1902 Atlanta discussion outlines widespread belief that U S senators no longer reflect public will. It cites legislative capture by corporate interests, two-thirds vote hurdles, and rising popular reform sentiment. The piece notes limited support in the Senate but growing ratification effort despite opposition from powerful interests.
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United States
Senate of
Senate
Congress
Massachusetts
Boston
Tillmans
United States Senate
South Atlantic
Georgia
Piedmont
Industrial activity and national prosperity emphasized
The piece argues that suspending industrial activities would threaten national prosperity. It cites America’s abundant resources and skilled labor as the keys to surpassing Britain in industrial competition. It warns against overproduction fears and urges increasing production to maintain profits and market dominance, countering Colonel Shock’s anxieties.
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Great Britain
Shock
Southern water powers and ships subsidy clash in debate
A Georgia survey highlights the Piedmont’s natural power as southern industry expands. The piece contrasts pro southern power utilization with partisan ship subsidy fights, lampooning factional tactics, the differential tariff, and political maneuvering around immigration and canal bills.
Atlanta News Roundup From Nearby Towns
A collage of brief notes from Macon Birmingham Atlanta West Point Carrollton Hogansville and Lexington reflecting small city views on Atlanta. Mentions include population figures for Birmingham a new Atlanta postmaster a lingering depot issue and local jokes about Atlanta’s status and council plans.
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Macon
Birmingham
Atlanta
Darren Gazette
West Point News
Carrol Wreé Press
Iarest
Wrest Point News
Hogansville
Lexington
Cy Elie
Prince Henry on America and Sir Richard Temple
Editorial notes Prince Henry praised American crowds as orderly cheerful faces upon his arrival in the United States. The Philadelphia Record contrasts royalty’s view with democratic equality ideas. The obituary outlines Sir Richard Temple’s career in India service from 1846, including governorships, parliamentary runs, and major works. his son Richard Camac Temple to inherit the baronetcy.
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Prince Henry
America
Dispatches
Fatherland
Philadelphia Record
Tere
United States
Richard Temple
London
India
Bengal Civil Service
John Lawrence
Punjab
James Wilson
Andrew Laing
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Hyderabad
Bengal
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Evesham
Worcestershire
Kingston
Surrey
Palestine
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Andaman and Nico~ Bar Islands
Port Blair
Georgia candidates poised for money filled campaigns
In Georgia, political energy rises as counties brace for campaigns, with editors noting heavy spending ahead of elections. The Swainsboro Wiregrass Blade jokes about lively pre election activity while The Albany Herald cites a trend of candidates spending more than the offices' value.
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Brunswick News
Eorgia
Union
Poers
Swainsboro Wiregrass Blade
Georgia
Albany Herald
Reveries and Rhetoric in Georgia Campaign News
A collage of campaign verse and editorials reflects Georgia politics, with jabs at Miles, Terrell and Estill, and notes from Forsyth News-Gazette, Senoia Enterprise, and Columbus Ledger. It highlights campaign feelings, candidate perceptions, and local reactions across counties, urging support for Terrell while debating Estill and Guerry.
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Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Estill
Forsyth News-Gazette
Ion Ion
Guerry
Joe Terrell
Blaine and Sueier Quoted to Confound Crumpackerites
A defense of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments argues that the second section of the Fourteenth is superseded by the Fifteenth and that enforcing it would harm African Americans. It cites Blaine and Sumner, notes historical debates in 1866, and contends political not judicial power should drive the issue, warning against partisan action and data costs.
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Senate
Blaine
Jim Younger
United States
South
Supreme Court
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Congress
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Hecht
Crumpacker
Sumner
Henderson
Missouri
Unr
New York
Merriam
Letters From the People On Judge Clayton Epigram
Mrs T M Green replies to readers about the attribution of the famous toast to Judge Augustus Clayton of Georgia. She cites Judge Garnett Andrews’ reminiscences and notes Clayton’s political career, dinner anecdotes, and the wording of the saying. The letter defends the Georgia judge’s place in history and acknowledges later figures connected to the debate.
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Augustus Clayton
Halter Constitution
Madison
Garnett Andrews
Wilkes County
Nfe
Congress
Clayton
South Carolina
Dallien
South
Georgia
Lexington
Oglethorpe County
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Blackburn
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Toon
Atlanta
Mramith
Clayton Ami
T M. Green
Sam Small Paragrapher for The Atlanta Constitution
The passage discusses Sam W. Smalls role as a pungent paragrapher linked to The Atlanta Constitution, noting his pithy lines as gems of thought. It references various papers and mocks the idea that his name appears on daily editions while praising his sparkling, diamond-like paragraphs.
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Joe Terrell
Eiberton Star
Thomas M. Swift
Georgia
Sam W. Small
Atlanta Constitution
Danielsville Monitor
Sar Small
E Journal
Rhe Newnan News
Perry
West Point News
Sam Small
Atlante Ponsultation
Seasons Are Changing
Dalton Citizen reports on a civic interview with elderly residents reflecting on past winters and a theory of changing seasons. The piece references Herodotus and ancient pyramids, noting astronomical observations, the north star, and the procession of the equinox, predicting future shifts in which June and July may be coldest and December and January warmest.
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Dalton
Constitution
Heroditus
Angera
Intriguing Paris Trip Turns to Tragedy for Honeymoon Couple
London Globe details a newly married pair traveling Antwerp to Paris when a fellow passenger fatally cuts his throat aboard the railway carriage. In Paris a hotel visitor is killed in a lift, and a lunch invitation ends in shock as the host’s servant dies that morning, sending the bride into fainting spells. The couple returns to Antwerp on the first available train.
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London Globe
Antwerp
Paris
Dni
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