Registration Reform in Georgia Primary Debate
Rome Ga March 28 special report from Floyd County official W V Sanford argues for full and immediate voter registration ahead of the May 15 primary. He says tax collectors can appoint deputies, sign certificates, and speed up registration to allow every voter to participate. The piece defends the primary system, attacks delays, and urges honest, lawful conduct by officials and voters alike.
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Rome
Wv. T. Sanford
State Executive Committee
Fiord
Sanford
Sanford Well
Ir. Sanford
Floyd
Georgia
Straleht
Georgia Primary Call to Unity and Duty
The passage urges alert men to stay steadfast in their duty and avoid disruption. It calls Georgians to unite, redirect energy from opposing registration toward productive effort, and ensure all citizens participate in the primary process.
The Roswell Bridge and city growth in Cobb County
The piece argues for a new Roswell bridge linking Cobb county with Atlanta to support, extend, and profit from urban and suburban commerce. It critiques double taxation from rival city county structures and advocates for zone-based municipal systems that adapt benefits and risks as roads extend toward profitable constituencies beyond corporate borders.
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Roswell
Cobb County
Atlanta
Humorous Effort Shows Gorman Bryan Feud in Press
A Washington Post note mocks reports of a GOP opposition within the Democratic ranks to Bryan’s renomination. It cites Uncle Beriah Wilkins, Wightman, Merrick, and adverse views of Mr. Gorman, alleging slander from eastern gold Democrats and criticizing Hanna ties and Chicago platform support. The piece suggests many Democrats regret past actions aiding the Hanna faction.
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Democratic Party
Bryan
Beriah Wheins
Washington Post
Chicago
Washington
Republican Press Bureau
Uncle Beriah Wilkins
Wightman
Merrick
Mr. Gorman
Gorman
Hanna
Olly Garmon
Garman
Garmon
Kansas City
Democratic Party backs Bryan for national slate
The text argues Mr. Bryan will likely secure the Democratic nomination with broad Eastern support. It contends anti-Bryan sentiment won’t form an opposing state delegation at Kansas City and urges the party to uphold its principles to avoid annihilation of the organization.
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Maryland
Bryan
Chussea
Itm
Kansas City
Union
Chicago
Berlah Wilkins
Berlah
Democratic Party
Reform atory for youthful offenders urged by Constitution
The Constitution urges Fulton county to establish a reform atory for under sixteen offenders. It cites Judge Richard H. Clark's humane view that incarceration with hardened criminals harms youth and advocates the reformatories as a social reform paying larger dividends than any financial venture. It appeals to voters to support the reformatory in the upcoming election.
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Reformatory
Fulton County
Richard H. Clark
Macrum's Charges Sustained and Salisbury Apology
Secretary Hay admits Lord Salisbury apologized for opening Macrum's official mail in Pretoria, validating Macrum's charges. The confrontation highlights British control of telegraph and mail, severing US official communication. Public interest grows as Macrum’s dismissal prompts congressional action and questions about collusion and mail inviobility.
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Macrum
Hay
Lord Salisbury
United States
Pretoria
Mr. Macrum
Africa
Fretoria
Congress
Salisbury
Primary tax payment rule sparks Muscogee county note
In Sample County debate over tax payers and primaries the piece notes that the franchise depends on paying the prior year’s taxes. Georgia sees an exceptional cotton market year with higher prices and no property adverstisements needed to secure taxes in Muscogee county. Every real estate taxpayer paid on time.
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Georgia
Columbus
Muscogee County
Progress of Registration and Election Preparations
Fulton Tax Collector Stewart prepares for a large voter registration ahead of the primaries. Books must close by April 25 to vote, with oaths in country districts and clerks sent to factories and shops. Stewart aims for a smooth process and a record-setting list despite some apathy at a plant.
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Stewart
Fulton
Atlanta Journal Gays
A. P. Stewart
Romaine
Confederates in U S Cabinet Roles Since the War
Augusta Georgia March 24 1900 lists six former Confederate officers who later served in the U S Cabinet. Amos Akerman David McK Key Lamar Garland Wilson Hilary Herbert are named with roles as attorney general postmaster general interior and navy secretary, noting their wartime ranks and missions. Each line cites state origins from Georgia Tennessee Mississippi Arkansas Virginia and Alabama.
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Confederacy
Federal
Lirm
Amos ‘T. Akerman
United States
David McK. Key
L. QC
Lamar
United States Secretary of the Interior
Davis
Trussia
A. H. Garland
William L. Wilson
Hilary A. Herbert
Georgia
Tennessee
Midsiesiam
Arkansas
Virginia
Alabama
Co. B. Jones
Augusta
Mother Steals Boy Away After Giving Him to Others
A woman on a Sumter to Columbia train abducted a boy she had previously given to foster parents in Sumter. Jane Gerald, formerly near Cartersville, had placed the child for adoption years earlier with T. J. Hayes and his wife, who cared for him as their own. The child was taken to Mayesville and then to Columbia. Hayes seeks legal recourse to recover the boy, while the mother claims she cannot live without him.
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Columbia
Sumter
Jane Gerald
Cartersville
Sumter Watchman and Southrow
T. J. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Death of John Lynch One of Brownlow's Men
John Lynch, last survivor of Chattanooga's early postwar police force created by Governor Brownlow, died of brain fever in Chattanooga. A former Massachusetts Army first sergeant and educated man, he spent the past fifteen years as a saloon keeper. He was noted as the last reminder of the era just after the Civil War.
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John Lynch
Chattanooga
Tenn
Brownlow
Lynch
Massachusetts
WANTS MONEY DUE SOUTH CAROLINA FOR WAR CLAIMS
Washington reports Senator Tillman proposes an amendment to the sundry defense appropriation bill. South Carolina seeks payment for money spent on defense during the War of 1812 and related Indian wars, arguing state aid and expenditures should be reimbursed by the federal government. The proposal blanks the sum to be paid pending expert computation.
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Jos. Ohl
Washington
Tillman
South Carolina
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Charleston
Congress
Lincoln
General Schenck
House of Representatives
Wheeler
General Wheeler
Philippines
Blair Case and Wheeler Oath Controversy in Congress
The discussion compares General Blair and General Wheeler over holding military office while serving in Congress. Blair was seated then unseated after a party contest and a later disqualification. Wheeler seeks oath of office amid claims no precedent allows expulsions for volunteer appointments. Republicans urge Wheeler’s oath. Democrats back admission, while Speaker’s firmness may block action.
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Wheeler
Congress
Severnteenth
Samuel Knox
Knox
Lair
House
General Blair
Mr. Knox
Tenderson
Tie
House Judicial Committee
General Wheeler
Committee of
Last House
United States
House of Representatives
Beside a Young Master in Civil War Tales
An elderly Black man named Paris Baker from near Eufaula Alabama recalls vivid Civil War experiences beside General Alpheus Baker. The article paints Baker as a noted Alabama orator and jurist and shows Paris Baker as a loyal body servant who witnessed musket fire, cannons, and battlefield scenes, offering rare reminiscences of Confederate battles and marches.
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Darky
Eufaula
Ala
Thigalty
Paris Baker
Old Paris
Alpheus Baker
Baker
Alabama
Congress
Paris
Prohibitionist Hale Johnson Emerges In National Campaign
The Public Eye notes Hale Johnson of Illinois as a potential presidential candidate for the prohibitionists. Illinois delegates to the national convention were instructed to push his nomination. Johnson, an attorney and farmer, has wartime service with the Grand Army of the Republic and leads the Illinois prohibition state central committee. The article also covers a grand American handicap shooting meet in New York, with entrants from western states and prize money, and mentions the push to renominate President McKinley with Kansas supporters urging his nomination at Philadelphia.
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Hale Johnson
Ilinois
Minneapolis
Johnson
Illnois
Egypt
Produce Dealers’ Association
Prohibition
Vick
Jie
Ciy
Grand Army of the Republic
Temperance Republicans
John G. Woolley
8. C. Swallow
Interstate Park
Borough of Queens
New York
Elkwood Park
New Jersey
Tom'' Marshall
Keithsboro, Tr
West
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Indiana
Minnesota
Tennessee
Nebraska
Texas
California
Michigan
Arkansas
Colorado
McBkinley
Philadelphia
Joseph Ralph Burtuny
Kansas
Turton
Brooklyn
William J. Bryan
Kane
McKinley
Kansas Politician Joseph Burton Declines National Committeeman
Joseph Ralph Burton of Kansas refuses a national committeeman post while pursuing the U S Senate seat to replace Senator Baker. A native of Indiana, Burton settled in Abstine eighteen years ago to practice law and has long shaped Republican politics in Kansas, including a gold standard stance during silver debates. Continued support for Beveridge as McKinley’s nominee is noted.
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Burton
Kansas
United States Senate
Senator Baker
Idiana
Abstine
Kan
Wageworld
Chicago
Lucien Baker
Leavenworth
Beveridge
Indiana
McKinley
Hill
There Is Money in Potatoes in City Sale
March 28 report from Griffin describes Colonel X N Barrow delivering sweet potatoes from his farm to the city. His driver sold them on Hill street at one bushel, touting the yams as finest for eating. Barrow, who also grows fruit and builds mills, shows farming can yield solid profits with proper handling.
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Griffin
X. N. Barrow
Hill Street
Colonel Barrow
Hit
Verdict Against Seaborard in Damages Suit
Special from Columbia reports that G W W kts of Barnwell, once a penitentiary guard, sued Beaboard Air-Line for injuries from a road cut reaching its terminal here. He seeks $10,540 in damages. Court proceeding concluded with a verdict favoring the plaintiff.
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Seaborard
Columbia
Barnwell
Wit
Bienwell
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