The Constitution Subscription Rates and Notices 1908
The Constitution announces subscription rates for various papers and delivery options and lists advertising and circulation staff. It notes addresses for advertising management in Atlanta and news bureaus in New York and Philadelphia, with subscriber notices about traveling representatives and delivery to poor dates. The fragment mentions Taft and seasonal commentary as context.
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FRMS
Gutside
Atasta
Bor
Nichols & Holliday
Constitution Building
Sit! Werrery Que
Atlante
Waghirngions Bureau
Com Witation
Hibba
Fifteenth Street
Jobs Commren
Constitution
New York
Vinles
Hotaling
Twenty-ninth Street
Thirty-eighth Street
Forty-second Street
Sol Park Row
Madison Square
Blackburn
C @ MOORE
O B. Atein Bow
Overrey
The Futile Venom of the Opposition in Atlanta Mayoral Race
A column denounces vicious unfounded attacks on Robert F. Maddox in Atlanta's mayoral campaign. It cites baseless rumors harming his reputation and urges voters to repudiate such tactics. The piece frames the election as a test of decency and civic virtue, stressing the need for a clean, upright city government.
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Atlanta
Robert F. Maddox
Austin
Texas) Statesman
Tere
Christmas In The Country Places Echoes In A Rural Christmas
A lively, nostalgic glimpse of holiday cheer from Georgia country corners and small towns. Readers share verses, humorous notes, and scenes of frost and log fires, with a playful blend of regional dialects and seasonal reflections. The piece mentions runaway mortables, hog killing weather, buttermilk songs, and warm greetings from local correspondents.
Tennessee Lynching After Murder Sparks Statewide Outcry
A harsh portrait of lawlessness in Tennessee follows three black men lynched near Reelfoot Lake after quick murder convictions. The piece notes the militia roundup of night riders and insists no legal delay or tampering with justice occurred despite community anger over deputy sheriffs’ deaths.
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Reelfoot Lake
Rankin
Thi
Tennessee’s law and order questioned after mob action
The piece condemns mob violence and state overreaction, noting the dragging of condemned men from the bench and the burning in effigy of the adjutant general. It laments Tennessee’s drift from lawful norms, cites Reelfoot night rider outrages, and urges decisive examples to restore respect for law and courts.
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Jwatch
Tenneasea
Tennessee
Patterson
Letters on Woodward Nomination For Mayor 1908
Editor Constitution notes Mr Woodward is no longer the white primary nominee for mayor. The writer agrees there is no current nominee and explains Woodward could not renominate himself after withdrawal. A call to consider each candidate’s qualifications for city and state interests. Bullochville, November 24, 1908.
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Constitution
Mr Woodward
Woodward
Sam Yours
A J Snelson
Bullochville
Meeting of the Laymen Missionary Movement in Atlanta
About two thousand delegates from Georgia and other churches will attend the December 3 to 6 meetings in Atlanta. Notable speakers include Rev Tamis I Vance DD, Rev Wilbert W White DD, J Campbell White, John B Leman Jr, Colonel W B Stuboe, and George Gordon among others. The program spans dinners, sessions at First Baptist Church, and a large men’s mass meeting at Blau Theater.
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Georges
Thm
Atlanta
Malh
Arag 1
First Baptist Church
Blau
Tamis I Vance
Newark
Wilbert W. White
D.D
New York
Motta’ Martin
Alreat
Robert JR Tawle
Africa
J Campbell White
New
New Yorkerbere K. Caskey, New York, John B Leman, Jr
Washington
John R Papper
Memphis
W. B Stuboe
Nashville
J. T. Henderson
Bristol
J. Harry ‘Tyler
Baltimore
Gnames H, Pratt
Athena
George Gordon
J. O Reavis
Rj” W Wllingham
Richmond
Ber WR. Lambuth
Cisy Latis
George EB Cromer
South Carolina
Cohmel 1
Halford
United States Army
Woman Accidentally Shoots Herself Near Whitesburg
Mrs Pearl Gray, living near Whitesburg, accidentally shot herself while moving her husband's gun from field to house. She was recently married and there is no hope for recovery. The incident occurred on a November 27 special report.
Farmers Union to Seek Extended Note Maturities in Bulloch
The Bulloch county branch of the Farmers Union plans a December 12 meeting at the courthouse to discuss extending the maturity of notes and obligations. Organizers urge farmers business men merchants and bankers to attend to consider delaying cotton sales to avoid depressions in price.
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Gorton
Statesboro
Bulloch County
Farmers Union
Court House
Americus Mayoralty Race Flows Into Campaign
Americus Georgia I am as mayoralty race grows with the formal entry of former Mayor J B Felder and four candidates Majors W T Lana J Bolton G R Hits and B Felder all active in a heated campaign The election is set for Thursday with strong focus on three city council seats and broader control of municipal operations by the winning slate.
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Wwe
Americus
Sipecifij
J. B. Felder
W. T. Lana
J. 3. Bolton
G. R. Hits
B. Felder
Thuradsy
Poisonous gases spark 10 million chemical firm for fertilizers
Georgia's suit against Tennessee copper firms spurs a plan to convert sulfur fumes into sulfuric acid for acid phosphate and fertilizers. A new 10 million chemical company will handle Tennessee output, with Lewisohn Brothers backing and major plants in Tennessee. Farmers stand to gain from price cuts as acid costs fall and fertilizer prices drop.
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Georgia
Copper Companies
Tennessee
South
Tennessee Copper Companies
North George
Georgie
Davihtown
Tenn
Reparty
New York
Tennessee Copper Company
Lewisohn Brothers
Tennesea
Hat
Jagon Johnsen
Atlanta
United States Supreme Court
Juative Holmes
Ducktown Company
Hata
Furnt&ice Ned
Spain
Chemical Company
Oil
Benaries
America
Supreme Court
Temples makes suicide attempt in Columbus
Julian Temples of Girard Ann attempted to take an ounce of Janda ram in Columbus and told police he would die. He convulsed but was saved by a city physician. Also in Columbus the Rome library board organized with Miss Helen Eastman elected librarian and Dec to begin membership drive. The library plans to open January with 2 500 volumes. In Muscogee Superior Court four witnesses, including two Negro women, were jailed for contempt after failing to appear.
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Temples
Columbus
Julian Temples
Girard, Ann
Rome
Young Men's Library
Helen Eastman
Frst
Wbrery
Whrory
Ola Court House
Muscages Superior Court
Gilbert
Spalms
Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway Likely Extension Route
Rumor claims the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway plans an extension from Cuthbert to Richland and into Columbus via Seaboard Air Line tracks. J P Williane of Savannah, president, and J C Hatch of Savannah, vice president, are named in the discussions.
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Richland
Columbua
Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway Company
Tw Ts Ballo
Cuthbert
Columbus
Tovcra
Seaboard Air Line Railway
J.P. Williane
Savannah
J. C. Hatch
That City
Back Shot Sparks Violent Incident In Georgia
In Waynesboro two Negro men fought another man, H Bell of Bowler Ga was shot in the back. officer Ed Netherland pursued and shot the assailant resisting arrest. Bell is dangerously wounded. In Columbus a crusade targets poolrooms allowing minors to play. J T Devin was convicted on a related charge and sentencing not yet imposed.
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Waynesboro
H. ©. Bell
Bowler, Ga
Clemson Robison
Bellda
Ed Netherland
Columbus
Minore
J.T. Devin
Vt Sentatea
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