Small Comfort and Municipal Etiquette in Atlanta
A 1899 Atlanta newspaper column weighs political results from Maryland Nebraska and Ohio noting a Republican drift and Democratic gains. It also defends public fairs as municipal assets bringing city money and economic activity to Atlanta and its business community.
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McKinley
Ohio
Kentucky
Maryland
Nebraska
Bryan
Judge Nash
Goebel
New York
Democratic Assembly
Croker
Hill
Erle
Chemung
Republican Party
Atlanta
Department of Trade and Business
Varlona
Macon Fairs and Local Pride in a Georgia Controversy
The piece critiques Macon citizens who fund state fairs then sue organizers if outcomes vary, contrasting Savannah and Atlanta examples. It condemns a local standout to garnish results and warns other towns to guard their interests as Georgia fairs expand. It also notes the Receivership issue and calls for prudent attorney practices to curb frivolous suits.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Savannah
Agricultural Society of Georgia
Macon
Middle Georgia
Columbus
Brimswick
State Agricultural Society
Justice balance in court rights and accountability
The text argues that both sides in court have rights and duties. It warns against ruinous public shaming via court records and notes that even meritorious suits can harm the public. It calls for open courts for business while enforcing responsibility for words spoken in court.
Where the Trouble Lies in The Atlantic Monthly
A review lauds Booker T. Washington’s November Atlantic article on the negro problem in the south. It praises his style and cautious, reformist stance, argues northern philanthropy fueled prejudice, and places blame on New England ideas and politicians for pushing social equality and misreading southern realities. The piece suggests Washington’s approach may mark a path to resolving racial tensions.
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Atlantic Monthly
Hooker ‘S
Washington
South
New England
Booker Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Fielkis
Congress
Charles Sumner
Republican Party
Exposure of Neill and Race Attitudes Sparkions Debate
The article argues that civic responsibility differs by race with northerners aligning with local interests, while African Americans are portrayed as acting against white neighbors. It cites New York Sun coverage of Mr Neill and suggests his crop reports harm credibility and that future estimates will carry little weight.
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Neill
New York Sun
Wyde
Sun
Neil
Choctaw Squaws In Demand For White Husbands
Reports from Choctaw nation detail a rush by white men to marry Choctaw women for land and annual government payments tied to family members. Since a 1899 Dawes order, interest surged, with over six hundred marriages noted, as men sought dowries of 550 acres plus yearly funds.
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Newg
Dawes Commission
The Week in Columbus and Regional Notes
The column praises Columbus for its historical lead in manufacturing and its cotton mills influence on the state’s fortunes. It notes the city’s street fair, its commercial role in western Georgia, and touches on political gossip, military officer excesses, and a brief report about Colonel A L Hawes’s ill health after an earlier assault in Bainbridge.
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Columbus
Atlanta
Cleoregia
When a Feller Has the Blues at the Rural Hotel
A mixed Potpourri of verses and humorous snippets from rural life. A feller with the blues longs for news while townsfolk trade jests over possum meals. voters in line, editorials, and regional humor weave through reflections on life, war songs, and local incidents.
Prodigal Matson Inherits Finnish Estate In Disgrace
Prodigal Victor Matson once disowned by a wealthy Finnish family after drink and downfall now inherits an estate valued at 600000 marks upon his father’s death. He returns to Helsingford to claim his ancestral home, assigns the entire fortune to his destitute wife, and vows total abstinence before Judge Curtis.
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Victor Matson
Finland
America
Houghton
Mich
Matson
Curtis
Helsingford
Fintand
Wesley Hawk
Allentown
Amos Dunn
Fleetwood
Berks County
Hawk
Dunn
Public figure Alvin Saunders dies at 80 in Himitha Nebraska
War governor Alvin Saunders of Nebraska dies at his Himitha home on November 1 at age eighty. He shaped Nebraska as state governor and senator, aided Pacific railway, and helped redraw the northern boundary adding 600000 acres. He leaves a daughter married to Major Russell Harrison.
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Maine
Havana
Francis Atwater
Merlien
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Connecticut
Cuba
Villians
Havana Harbor
Countrg
United States
Alvin Saunders
New Braska
Himitha
Newbraska
Alvin Bitte Coe
Surly Selliers
Raye
Union
Pacihe
Trans-Mississippi
Omaha
Saunders
Fleming County
Kentucky
Illinois
Young Saunders
Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Nebraska
Pacific Railway
Union Pacific
Missouri River
United States Senate
Russell Harrison
Harrison
History of Georgia published by Atlantic Constitution
The Atlantic Constitution prints a history of Georgia by Charles Edgeworth Jones in daily installments. A Washington Ga reporter notes a pig with eight perfect feet displayed by Leverett Lincoln counts at an exhibition. The animal’s front feet resemble hog cow goat and sheep while the rear feet resemble horse chicken and dog.
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West Point
Atlante Constitution
Georgia
Charles Edgeworth Jones
Washington
Withiam P Tatom
Leverett
Lincoln
Atlanta honors Lt Brumin for Manila Bay service
Jacksonville Times notes Atlanta now believes Brumby acted with Dewey to align with Washington authorities. Raleigh observers recall Brumin as a young hero from Admiral Dewey’s Olympia voyage. Atlanta residents give Brumin a handsome award in tribute to his role at Manila Bay. Lawrenceville News-Herald reports many citizens attended the fair week and Gwinnett residents spent about $45,000 on the event.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Mint
Atlanta
Brumby
Dewey
Washington
Dears
Mary
Raleigh
N.C
Tom Brumin
Gewey
Manila
Spain
Lawrenceville
News-Herald
Ciwinnett
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the Constitution
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W.A. Hemphill
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Bas
London
Constitution
Trafalgar Buildings
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Constitution Office
M.S. Horpon
Il.ts
W. Pyerpey
Charles H. Donnelly
Messrs
RL. Cannon
James T Carter
Claude A. Virgin
Constitution Publishing CO
Emily
Postoffice
Allanta
Nichols & Holliday
Constitution Building
Atlanta, GA
Grand Jury
Fulton County
Ft World Farm
Jack Chinn
Mr. Hanna
A. E. Hawes
Hinkely
A. L. Hawes
Colquit
Bainbridge
Hawes
W. H. Hammond
The
Alabride
Democrat
Bun
Win
Salt River
Fiddler
Alfred Austin
South Africa
Eise
England
Wales
Aes
Old North
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Williams
Scott
Tve
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Naet
Wren
Jobnaer
Marie Jim
Ann
George Hilson
Bridgeport
Elisha Crowell
Bristol
Hilson
H. F. Stulz
Truro
Somerset
Mr Crowell
Board of Trustees
St Joseph's Cemetery Association
Cincinnati
Eugene Sullivan
Sullivan
Sexton
St. Joseph's Cemetery
New St. Joaveh's
Massachusetts
International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons
Hoston
E. Hill
State
Isabella Charles Davis
National Organization
Mary E. Goodwin
Davis
James D. Phelan
Dock Board
Press Publishing Company
Justice Smyth
Supreme Court
Phelan
Miss May Oller
Waynesboro, Ps
Holy Land
Antietam
O'er
J. B Ruthrauff
John Delly
Miss Olver
Miss Oller
Misa Oller
Tate
Jacob F. Oller
Raglan
N. 4
Stangi
Tomundo Osgood
the State Press
Gwinnett
Lawrencevile
Dick Fwing
Spurge Slime
Yellow River
Midnigtt
Fylsom
Pelham
Vertis Ibis
Ciergii
TALES
Terest
Allegz
John S
Cynin
Geors
Camp Railway Company
Ning
Judee Carlers Ic Trust Company
Tharites
Candler
AU Power Company Company
Weorr
Janta Railway Com Company
Trans Ateck
Railmay Company Railway
Street Railroad
Atlanta Rail Company
Railway Company
Way and Power
Bald Street
J. P
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