Georgia Headlines and Political Harshness Reflected in Atlanta Wit
ATLANTA GA May 21 1903 The column mixes chatter on political figures and events with local notices. It mentions Pratts performance prospects Mac Wood in stage plans and social commentaries on Bryan Taft Fairbanks and Johnson amid a variety of political satire. The piece touches on hotel rates and watermelon season. It notes church building fundraising and notable Atlanta business figures backing the project.
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Negro Congregational Church
Atlanta
Te Enterprise
Newera Perhalsive
Stringency Tests Georgia Economy and Confidence
A Georgia editorial argues that national financial stringency reshapes the economy and individual outlook. It links factory closures, unemployment, and reduced purchasing to hard times, urging confidence, sane policy, and a square deal to attract capital and revive prosperity.
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Georgia
Richard H. Eamonds
Baltimore
South America
Canada
South
Too Much Talk and Fireworks Define Jerome’s Downfall
The piece argues that William Travers Jerome faces scrutiny over alleged inactivities in high finance cases. It contends his bold campaigns and dramatic rhetoric, while honest in intent, eroded credibility and fueled public demand for measured promises and deeds. The era of inflammatory politics may be fading.
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America
William Travers Jerome
New York State
Jerome
The Core of the Unpatriotic Tariff
Reformists urge abolishing tariffs on all shipbuilding materials to enable American shipyards to compete. The New York Evening Post argues against subsidies and calls for tariff revision to prevent foreign competition and renew national maritime strength.
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Pather
New York Evening Post
Congress
America
Has the American Congress Fallen on Decadence
A historical critique notes Congress' record of inactivity and poor press regard. It cites random editorials from The Philadelphia Ledger and The Hartford Courant, questioning legislative leadership and the nation’s faith in lawmaking. The piece asks if Congress has entered decadence.
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Congress
Washington
Philadelphia Ledger
Hartford Courant
American Congress
Atlanta Spirit or Atlanta's Declining Civic Pulse
An analysis questions Atlanta's role as a regional leader, citing The Manufacturers' Record on southern city improvements and a proposed 1.5 million dollar bond. The piece argues Atlanta risks stagnation unless it funds health and infrastructure, while other southern towns accelerate growth and employment across trades and industry.
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Atlanta
South
Bysifeas
Prosperity Association
Aeignta
A Boost for the Militia and State Guard Aid
The United States government now funds arms, equipment, and uniforms for state troops under the Dick law. Georgia previously paid from state military funds, limiting encampment. The amendment ensures free gear and annual encampments, boosting morale and efficiency across Georgia and other states.
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National Guard
Georgia
United States Army
National Guard of
Congress
War Department
Hig
Jingoism in San Francisco Star Warship Bill Debate
The San Francisco Star prints arguments contrasting $160,000,000 in warships with alternative public works and national services. It rebukes jingoism, calls for redirecting funds to irrigation, land settlement, a national telegraph and telephone system, and public power, while criticizing glorification of war and urging honest debate on naval buildup. The piece references reactions from the Oregonian and Taft, noting political tempers and cultural critique.
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San Francisco
Erias
San Francisto Harbor
Ses
Elvie
Atlantic
Pacific
Bulld Sple
America
Soldier of the Legion and farewell poems reach across memory
A dense, fragmented sestet sketches veterans and old time figures in nostalgic verse. It laments aging, war memories, and the fading glory of past days while weaving references to Curfew, Homer, Thy Kingdom Come, and echoes of regional dialect pieces. Strong named figures and places anchor the lines amid varied imagery.
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Algiers
Bingen
Rhine
Mary
Letters on Popular Vote versus County Delegates in Georgia
J R W Anderson of Covington argues that the state executive committee rule allowing only the governor’s friends to select delegates centralizes power in one man, disenfranchises counties voting for the defeated candidate, and risks a one man's convention in Georgia. He endorses Joseph M Brown for governor in the June 4 primary.
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J. J. McConnell
Royston
State Executive Committee
Georgia
Democratic Party
Atate
Efiitoc
McConnell
Executive Committee
Brown
Hart County
Hoke Smin
Smith
Hart
Joseph M. Brown
Hoke Smith
Denver
Georgis
Joseph M Brown
Jr. W. Anderson
Covington, Ga
Welcome by Birmingham as first Illinois Central train arrives
Birmingham Alabama May 0 The first Illinois Central passenger train into Birmingham arrived this afternoon about 3 o'clock. Citizens gathered at the terminal station and along the line to greet the train. Sterling A Wood, former president of the Birmingham Commercial Club, extended a welcome with a reply. The occasion included sightseeing this afternoon and a banquet at the Fishman Hotel tonight. The first regular schedule train between Birmingham and Chicago departed at 8 o'clock.
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City
Birmingham
Ale
Illinois Central Railroad
Janper
Sterling A Wood
Birmingham Commercial Club
Fishman Hotel
Chicago
Mistrial for Whitmore in wife murder trial
Nine jurors favored acquittal after a hung jury in the Jersey City trial of Theodore Whitmore of Brooklyn for the murder of his wife Lena. Justice Swayzee sent the jury to reconsider but reported no verdict. Prosecutor Vickera said a retrial would likely occur next fall. The accused was remanded to jail.
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New York
Jersey City
Theodore
Whitmore
Brooklyn
Hin Welte
Lena
Justice Swayzee
Possibla
Vickera
The Pope's Palace complex in Rome described as many inns
A historic Vatican collection notes eight grand staircases and 200 smaller ones, twenty courts, and about 11 000 apartments. Spanning 1200 by 1000 feet, it supposedly rises on Nero’s former gardens, famed for rustic surroundings.
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Vatican
Rome
Nero
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