Georgia papers debut in same week and political jabs
A collection of editorials and notes from the Griffin Call Meriwether Vindicator and Dalton Argus discuss new papers Con cord Enterprise Macon Sunday Times Culloden Herald and the Georgia political scene. Critics mock reform rhetoric and debate inspector general ethics while praising Judge Beck and Judge Candler.
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Concord Enterprise
The
Macon Sunday Times
Culloden
Rucker
Georgia
Colonel Hanson
Washington
Hanson
Meriwether
Judge Beck Urges End to Lynchings as Accommodation
The Macon Telegraph notes Judge Beck's critique of two lynchings in Spalding county within a year for crimes not committed there. He warns of vicarious lynching and suggests a businesslike plan for reciprocal violence costs, urging caution and reflecting on the folly of killing on mere accommodation.
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Beck
Spalding County
Grand Jury
Griffin Call
Oscar Williams
Henry
Spalding
Tax Digest Looks Solid Despite Court House Assessment
Tax Receiver Harmon completed this year’s digest and shared it with the comptroller-general. He notes a $51,403 gain over last year despite a planned special court house levy. The aim was even property valuation, with returns listed by district.
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Harmon
Comptroller-General
Court House
As To Lynching Opinion in Georgia
The Argus opposes lynching as a general principle but notes a rising Georgia epidemic. It argues courts should stop delaying justice and warns lynching may fade if the legal system acts decisively. It mentions insanity, degeneracy, Mosaic law, and applies harsh caution on rape crimes.
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Argus
Georgia
Condition of Crops and Agricultural Outlook in Georgia
The state shows an excellent cotton prospect with minor local damage from wind hail and rains. Corn prospects are strong with timely rains. hog and hominy likely next year. Peas potatoes sugar cane and pastures show varied results but overall good yields expected. notes on Flanagan lynching case and Judge Beck's stance on law and order from Barnesville Gazette.
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Beck
Candler
Georgia
Barnesville
Floy Fincher
Jackson Argus
W.M. Beck
J. A.mcmicnak
Peachtree Street Residents Upset by Rucker Move Rumor
Neighbors on Peachtree Street fear Henry Rucker may advance from internal revenue collector after a prank involving a letter from Mrs. W. H. Smythe. Smythe, visiting Virginia, hinted she might rent her 409 Peachtree Street home to Rucker to gauge local support for him over her husband.
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Peachtree Street
Henry Rucker
Georgia
W. H. Smythe
Peachtree
Virginia
Atlanta
No To Bac Ad Promises Quick Tobacco Cure
An advertisement from Sterling Remedy Co. claims No-To-Lac cures tobacco habit easily and forever, promising gains of ten pounds in ten days and a full life makeover. It offers a booklet and sample mailed free from Chicago or New York.
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Ad. Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Sunny South
Independent
South
Illustrated Family
John Strange Winter
Bonnie Briar Bush
Palestine
Holy Land
Hoffman
Christ
Earth
Atlanta
Annual Indian Spring Sunday School Convention Opens
Large attendance at Indian Spring Camp Ground heard songs led by J. G. Kimbell and welcomed by Miss Nellie Pittman. Rev. J. B. Smart opened with prayer, followed by program reports from Antioch Stark Methodist Stark Baptist Cedar Rock Indian Spring and G Elgin schools.
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Nellie Pittman
McMichael
Antioch
Stark Methodist
Stark Baptist
Cedar Rock
Indian Spring
Botanic Blood Balm Promoted by Atlanta Pharmacy
Advert appears touting Botanic Blood Balm as a forty year perfected blood purifier with cures for skin and blood diseases including catarrh and rheumatism. It claims high demand, large sales growth, and satisfaction, priced at one dollar per large bottle from ACOBS PHARMACY Atlanta GA.
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Acobs’ Pharmacy
Fred B. Palmer
M. D
Atlanta
Georgia legislator to push stricter bar admission exams
Fulton representative J. M. Slaton plans a bill for the next session to tighten Georgia bar examination standards. He argues many applicants are incompetent and flood the profession, delaying legal progress and development, and the measure aims to shut out a majority of would‑be admittees.
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J. M. Slaton
Fulton
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