Statehouse contest heats up as April plan deadline nears
The Jackson statehouse competition faces a April 20 deadline for submitting plans with two main contenders, W M Weathers and Alfred Zeucher, amid claims the short timeframe aims to exclude architects and favor insiders. Gordon considers not entering as his earlier designs resurface in Phoenix.
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Jackson
Statehouse Commission
Statehouse
W. M. Weathers
Alfred Zeucher
Commission
Weathers
Mack
Gordon
Texas
McLaurin
Phoenix
Ariz
American Society of Architects
Buffalo Commissioners
Mississippi Notes on Conventions and Farming Outlook
Sunday School conventions loom with delegates expected in Jackson. Mississippi’s truck farming expands with tomatoes and cucumbers as buyers flood from the north. Insurance taxes rise with charter fees, while funds for Peabody normals face shortfall and statehouse plans loom.
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Mississippi State Sunday School Association
Jackson
Rowan Thayer
C. W. Mills
Mississippis
Southeastern Tariff Association
Macon Man Tharpe Killed in Alabama Riot
Obit Tharpe killed near Troy Alabama during railroad camp confrontation. Funeral held in East Macon after remains arrived. Brother Frank Tharpe injured by stray bullets while trying to intervene, buckshot and pistol blasts torn his brother’s body, both men well known railroad builders in the South.
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Tharpe
Macon
Obp Tharpe
Alabama
Frank Tharpe
Troy
Ala
Othe ‘Tharpe
North Carolina
Injunction Suit Heard In Superior Court in City
The injunction suit remains in progress in the superior court. Judge John IL Hall argued the constitutional question for about two hours. Minter Wimberly contended the court had no right to enjoin the election. Plaintiffs spoke this afternoon with Hon Joe Hall and Marmaduke Bayne, solicitor candidate. A decision is expected tomorrow morning by Judge Felton. Large crowds filled the courtroom.
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Avi Wunge
Macon
John IL. Hall
Minter Wimberly
Joe 4. Hall
Marmaduke Bayne
Felton
Rope for Fuller stretched in Macon hanging of Slayer
In Macon Georgia on March 27 a special report notes Fuller is to be hanged Monday with the rope stretched and the gallows oiled. Fuller says he is forgiven and will be baptized by a colored minister tomorrow while claiming Redd killed the victim for money. A death watch guards him as his fate nears.
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Macon
Fuller
Redd
Parker
Poplar Street
W. A. Davis
Swamp Root Ads Claim Kidney Cure From Kilmer Remedy
Prominent readers urged to treat kidney trouble with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root, a world famous remedy. The Atlanta Constitution readers were offered a free sample and a book by mail by sending name and address to Dr Kilmer Co. Preconditions include urine sample and signs of kidney distress.
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Constitution
Khmer É& Co
Binghamton
Atlanta Constitution
Judge Moore Backs Swamp-Root In Yellow Fever Tale
In a letter to The Constitution, Judge Moore praises Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root after using six bottles amid a 1893 Brunswick yellow fever case. He claims the tonic restored his health, gaining twenty pounds and recovering liver and kidney strength.
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Moore
Dr. Kilmer
Brunswick
Swamp Root testimonials from Georgia readers
Mrs A I Hughes of Atlanta says Swamp Root helped kidney trouble after two years of issues. C E Smith of Arrowood describes relief from uremic blood poison after a long battle and using Swamp Root exclusively. L A Fourcher of Atlanta testifies her husband was cured after one bottle. Kilmer & Co. advertises Swamp Root with these endorsements.
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A. I. Hughes
Daniel Street
Atlanta
Dr. Kilmer & Co
L. A. Fourcher
Ivy Street
Swamp-Root
Swamp-Root Praises From Plant System Agent
Mr W J Connelly of the Plant system at Charleston reports from Tampa Florida dated January 2 1900 that Swamp Root does all that its makers claim. He declares the remedy has performed as advertised and he praises its effects.
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Connelly
Charleston
Tampa
Fla
Kilmer & Co
Praise for Swamp-Root from Dallas resident
Mrs P B Marsh of Dallas GA testifies in The Constitution that after forty years of kidney trouble she found relief with one bottle of Swamp-Root. She says she felt stronger and her back improved, and she recommends the remedy to all kidney sufferers.
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P. B. Marsh
Dallas
Ga.j
Swamp Root Endorsement Letter From Barnesville Man
Mr J G Suggs of Barnesville Ga praises Kilmer s Swamp Root for kidney and bladder relief after years of illness He reports five one dollar bottles brought great improvement and weight gain He cites a free sample offer and a kidney health book via Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton N Y The note appears as an editorial endorsement in The Atlanta Daily Constitution signed February 18 1900.
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Suggs
Barnesville
Kitmer & Co
Kilmer
Columbus Labor Unions Formed Amid Wage Rise in Georgia
Columbus Georgia March 27 Special The wage standard is rising as unions form among brickmasons carpenters and day laborers. Brickmasons now work nine hours at 35 cents per hour up from 15 to 20 cents. the change boosts pay by about 50 percent. Carpenters seek a nine hour day and eight on Saturdays bringing weekly hours to fifty three and higher wages. Contractors face higher costs as organizing spreads.
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Columbus
Oly
Armory plan eyed for Brunswick Riflemen building
Brunswick's Old Market House in Brunswick Georgia may be completed and converted into stores with an upstairs riflemen armory. Captain Frank A Dunn will seek council approval to finish the unfinished building at no city cost. He plans exclusive upstairs use by the Riflemen. In another item Jim Bush of Columbus faced a morphine temptation but survived after Dr J B Wilson intervened.
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Brunswick
Frank A. Dunn
Bishop Nelson Backs Brunswick Humane Society Support
Brunswick Ga March 27 Bishop Nelson endorses the Brunswick Humane Society after correspondence with secretary Mrs J T duBignon. The church leader notes his long experience in church work and that church aid had not been solicited before. The society has been a strong community force and the article hints at broader church involvement.
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Nelson
Brunswick
Brunswick Humane Society
J. T. duBignon
Humane Society
European Trip Planned for Athens Women by Home School Alumnae
In Athens on March 21 a group of at least a dozen Athenians plan a summer vacation in Europe to attend the Paris exposition. Centerpiece is Miss Callie Sosnawski, Home school principal, whose European trip is funded by contributions from former students and friends. Several hundred dollars have been raised with more subscriptions expected.
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Whitfield
J. L. M. Curry
Peabody Fund
Mississippi
Athens
Europe
Callie Sosnawski
Schoo
Sosnowski
Mias
Gomowski
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