One Word More Urges Fulton Voters to Help Weary Boys
A May 15 1900 appeal in The Constitution asks Fulton County residents to consider the fate of homeless boys, urging readers to act with duty to their race. It recounts a mother's loss, a broken home, and a youth driven to crime, seeking public aid to guide and uplift him.
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Fulton County
John 3. Cowles
Constitution
Fulton
Atlanta
Sved
Old National Hotel
Peachtree Street
Falton County
Reformatory
Georgia White Primaries Preserve Suffrage and Order
The article argues that Georgia’s white primary system resolves the suffrage problem without disenfranchising any group. It credits Georgia for linking local election control to statewide primary rules, allowing conservatives to shape state government while preserving universal suffrage in principle. It notes that disciplined voters, including African Americans, may participate before the general election and lauds the method as a prudent compromise.
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South
Georgia
State Democratic Committee
Georgia Ia
Reformatory plea voiced to Fulton voters by John C Cowles
A dramatic appeal by John C Cowles urges Fulton County voters to back a reformatory measure. He warns that sending youths to stockades destroys self respect and risks moral decay, urging citizens to imagine mothers and children affected and vote for reform today.
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Chattahoochee
Stockade
Fulton
Reformatory
John
Cowles
Law and Order Lesson From Augusta Lynching Tragedy
A Georgia crime sparks debate on race seating laws after Aleck Whitney is killed during a black white seat dispute on a street car. Willis, a black man, allegedly provoked the struggle. Whitney died, and a mob lynched the shooter. The Augusta dispatch notes enforcement gaps in separate seating law.
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Augusta
Aleck Whitney
Atlanta
Technological School
Whitney
Willis
Georgia
Grovetown
Constitution
Enforce the law to prevent street car violence
In Atlanta, leaders urge firm law enforcement to restrain mob actions and ensure racial equality. They argue delaying or ignoring street car regulations emboldened lynching in Augusta and similar outrages elsewhere.
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Atlanta
Augusta
South
Western
Middle States
Government by Injunction in Labor Strikes Questioning Federal Judges
An editorial questions growing federal court power over labor disputes in Kansas City and St Louis. It warns that injunctions threaten states’ rights and local self government, asking if national courts may erode constitutional limits and concentration of power in judges. The piece calls for broad debate on this “learning issue.”
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Kansas City
St. Louis
United States
Two Colonial Corruptionists and a Havana Postmaster
A column notes alleged corruption by Warren Neely, Havana postmaster under McKinley, and compares him to Warren Hastings. It warns of punishment, then shifts to a tale about appendicitis and the dangers of imagination and suggestion in medical diagnosis.
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Warren Hastings
Warren Neely
India
Cuba
Havana
Mr. McKinley
Todia
Burke
Hastings
Neely
England
New Orleans
St. Charles Hotel
Pang
Lesa
Glee
A Southern Verse Reflects on Lost Beauty in a Picture
The poem contemplates a cherished portrait, recalling past tenderness and penitence, and finding enduring meaning in the living image. It blends reverence for memory with faith that grace remains visible in the present. Also quoted dialect pieces and poems celebrate home, poets Moran Le Tucker and Morence Le Tucker of Atlanta, and a lively mix of verses about commencement season and music.
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Morence le Tucker
Atlanta
Cuban Scandal Stirs Senate Over Cuban Finances
Washington May 13 Special Senator Bacon moves to require a full statement of receipts and disbursements by American officials in Cuba. The growing Neely frauds matter triggers post office suspensions in Havana. Republicans face political risk as talks turn to Leonard Wood as a possible vice presidential candidate. Coler of New York presses a national anti trust program urging state enforced corporate publicity and charter controls.
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Jos. Ohi
Washington
Bacon
Cuba
Senate
New Possessions
Neely
Post Office Department
Post Office
Havana
Rathburn
Leonard Wood
Spain
Wood
McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
Philippines
Teddy
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
New York
Coler
Bird S. Coler
Senator Jones
National Committee
St. 1
Jones
Asparagus Culture and Canning Advice for Farmers
A letter extols asparagus as a high yield drought resistant crop and profitable for canning. It covers variety choice, ground preparation, trench planting, manure, crown alignment, care through weeding and staking, bed formation, harvest timing, and market potential, urging neighbors to form canning factories to expand southern agriculture and wealth. The author also notes bleaching versus green shoots and stresses careful harvest and pest prevention.
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Asparagua
Thia
Legion
T B. Peland
Burcla Officer Gloer Clarifies Root Senator Ment Details
Fragmented text references Officer Gloer and Root Senator, noting a miswritten communication. It mentions training, autonomy, and ordered actions, but the exact facts and entities are unclear, leaving only partial details about officials and a sequence of events without concrete dates or outcomes.
Dewey Day Parade in Knoxville Review Hourlong
Admiral Dewey spent nearly an hour reviewing Knoxville's Gay Street parade from the woman's building. The procession included militia cadets veterans and labor groups with the Brotherhood of Old Time Fiddlers and Young Rough Riders. Mayor Heiskell spoke and Dewey pledged a first speech at dedication near Farragut birthplace.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Brotherhood of
Oldtime Fiddlers
Young
Rough Riders
G. Heiskell
Admiral Dewey
Edward T. Sanford
Farragut
Berny and Patterson Rearrested in Murder Case
Huntsville Alabama special report says Will Berner and Houston Patterson of Cherokee were rearrested this evening on murder charges and jailed. The case faces a preliminary hearing tomorrow to determine if Limestone county will try the prisoners.
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Berny
Patterson
Huntsville
Ala
Will Berner
Houston Patterson
Cherokee
Bloant
Limestone
Ison
Trust reform debate fuels anti trust plan discussions
The piece notes a push for concrete anti trust measures with Comptroller Coler cited for practical guidance. It covers Senator Clark’s resolve to defend his reputation publicly, while Democrats warn Republicans against personal attacks and predict a senate hearing dispute shaping Montana politics.
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Leadara
Trasta
Foreing
Coler
Clark Casa
Chancler
Clark
Montana
Chandler
Senator Clark
Senate
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