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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1905
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text lists numbers and words that hint at a sale or auction at a Grange event but lacks readable names dates places or clear action making precise summary impossible.
The Augusta Chronicle accuses The Atlantic Coast Line railroad of deliberately disrupting Hoke Smiths Boston Georgia speech with noisy switch engines. The piece labels the plan as cheap demagogy designed to win votes, arguing readers should repudiate such tactics at the polls.
Ex Congresssman William H Fleming of Augusta writes on Negro disfranchisement accusing white leaders of fraud and constitutional misuses. He argues genuine education should not bar voting, warns removal schemes risk court scrutiny and political upheaval, urging adherence to the U S Constitution.
Louisville in Jefferson County leads regional progress with a revived courthouse site and plans for a marble monument to Yazoo fraud papers. The town ties its growth to new rail links via a proposed Wadley Augusta line, celebrates architect William Denny’s work, and notes strong historic pride fueling ongoing development.
A Georgia writer argues against federal overreach and predicts ongoing white supremacy. He claims negro domination is imaginary, cites few offices held by blacks, and asserts violence and disenfranchisement laws will not end white dominance. The piece frames racial order as a national struggle between legal constraints and constitutional goals.
A troubling discussion from Christinia cites Foreign Minister statements opposing a republican plebiscite as dangerous to Norway’s constitutional monarchy. Leaders argue a republic would erode political stability and long-standing monarchic traditions amid shifting international posture. In other notes, a magazine sketch depicts a tired audience at a department store concert reacting to an earnest but unamusing piano tableau titled The Nearest Human.
A dated advertisement promotes a supposed cure for catarrh describing symptoms and urging readers to purchase Eclipse Medicine and Manufacturing Co relief by mail for one dollar. The piece mocks sufferers and includes a brief, unrelated anecdote about a Harvard-bound student and a misfired telegram.
Lindsey reports pension roll increases for 1908 may reach 1900 names after about 1600 new applications with one third likely rejected under penal laws. The state faces a potential $10 000 to $20 000 shortfall and possible legislative deficit next session. Separate Capitol notes cover Supreme Court action on the Ducktown copper ore case, opposition to new plants and a temporary restraining order sought to halt further plant construction. Also noted are a tax collection deadline, Monticello campaign events with Hoke Smith and Judge B B Russell, and possible joint debate.
The Eugrema court is out for now and won’t hear arguments until late next week. Early cases include a quarantine dispute between Atlanta and state wealth boards and Chatham superior court rate cases. Rail tax battles over Western of Alabama stock for Georgia and Central of Georgia will be argued in November with railroad officials Parker and Hanson present. The railroad commission meets November 10 to discuss capital stock ownership, followed by class A issues and prison commission decisions next week. Details remain fluid as sessions reconvene and plans for the reformatory building progress.
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