Schley Case Opinion Sparks Editorial Jabs Across Papers
A collage of quips and opinions targets editors and public figures including Dom Joe Hall and William Jennings Bryan. The piece critiques coverage of the Schley Court of Inquiry, rumors about Macon and Atlanta, and commentary on race, politics, and church manners while noting editor Sid Lewis and Dublin Courier-Dispatch editor Hilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dom Joe Hall
Guerry
Macon
Bob Evans
Schley Court of Inquiry
Bob
Ian
Sid Lewis
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Epitok Apus Hilton
The
Dublin Courier-Dispatch
Philadelphia Times
Schley
Navy Department
Cook
Roosevelt dinner feuding sparks press clash over first to condemn
The Argus rebuts Atlanta Journal claim to be first to condemn Roosevelt after his Washington dinner with Booker T. Washington. It asserts its own prompt condemnation arrived with the news and accuses the Journal of delaying commentary while highlighting Roosevelt’s alleged negrophobia and dangerous temperament.
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Arcus
Atlanta Journal
Journal
Roosevelt
Chattanooga Times
Booker Washington
THE
Argus
Macgowan
Washington
s _ Journal
Atlanta
Land
Pious Scamps and Honest Debts in The Advocate
The Methodist Advocate urges paying debts as a religious duty, condemning those who avoid payment over excuses like homestead. It ridicules local editors and notes Georgia’s push toward a country weekly. It recalls Sampson’s late arrival after Santiago and questions court inquiry timing.
Georgia man appeals to Masons for Soldiers Home fund
A North Georgia man appeals to Masons to raise a subscription for the Soldier's Home. The writer argues the state institution should rise above politics creed and locality and be supported by all Georgians who love veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Georgia
Georgia
Prohibition Talk Assessed by Montezuma Record
The Montezuma Record weighs gubernatorial candidates by noting Georgia's governor has no direct power on temperance beyond approving or vetoing prohibition bills passed by the General Assembly.
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Montezuma
Georgia
General Assembly
LaGrange Graphic Defends Opper Cartoons On McKinley Policies
The LaGrange Graphic defends Opper the cartoonist creator of McKinley minstrels and Willie and his pa, arguing critics misrepresent Opper. It says McKinley policies were wrong a year ago and remain wrong today.
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LaGrange
Opper
Willie
McKinley
Booker Washington accused of elevating the negro debate
The Eatonton Messenger attacks Booker T. Washington for sending his daughter to a white New York college claiming he harms both white and colored southerners. The paper brands him notorious and uppity and disparages his leadership.
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Teddy Roossevelt
sWhen
Teddy
Booker Washington
New York
Messenger
South
Eatonton Messenger
Same Old South Echoes Through Southern Opinion
A collage of quotes and notices from The Sanford Chronicle and Greensboro Herald-Journal praise Southern resolve and advertising in the era. It recalls Roberts and Carmichael, a Tennessee governor’s wife, and Robert L. Taylor’s defense of the New South. The column ends with a memorial notice for Mrs. M. J. Moore and a touching obituary in The Argus.
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Robert L. Taylor
Tennessee
Volunteer State
United States
Alabama
South
New South
Free
Bob
Roosevelt
Sanford Chronicle
Local Grocer Promises Everyday Low Prices and Wide Selection
Jackson shoppers offered a full line of groceries with daily value pricing. Specials include California peaches 10c per lb, sun dried apples 25c for 8 lb, Santa Clara prunes 2c per lb, Lea and Perrin sauce 45c, Fairy Soap seven cakes 25c, condensed milk 10c per can, Shredded Wheat 15c per package, Heinz sauces and pickles at low per unit prices.
Notice to settle debts and local society items in Jackson
Notice requests payment of all debts owed to J R Carmichael with prompt settlement. The column lists items lost or found, local social visits such as Mr and Mrs Banks Alexander Forsyth at Calumet with Miss Effie Elder, and mentions the Atlanta Horse Show and Macon Street Fair drawing townspeople. It also references Dr Ray’s eye treatment and local residents visiting from Jackson and Indian Spring.
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Atlanta
J. M. Crawford
M. J. Moore
Charles Nutt
Eastman
Jackson
Crawford
Georgia
Florida
Moore
John L. Moore
Seney
Willie Strickland
Griffin
Willis Moore
Quitman
Dave Moore
Jacksonville
Fla
Baptist Church
W. A. Nelson
THE
ARGUS
Jackson Cemetery
Messrs
FE. L. Adams
Levi Ball
Wm. Brown
J.T. Harris
Dave McMichael
C. C. Smith
Banks Alexande Forsyth
Calumet
Effie Elder
Nesco
Parry Lee
L. Smith
Joe Warner
Louise Smith
Ray
Macon
W. A. Elder
F. M. Lawson
Lulah Lawson
Mary Wright
Joe Ware
Lulah Collier
Emessrs
Ben Cleveland
Frank Ostree
Joseph Lane
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Jackson Argus
Butts Co
Jackson Postoffice
A. H. Shaver
Addison H. Shaver
Jackson, GA
Teddy Goosemelt
Augusta
William Jennings Bryan
Sampson, Long & Co
Lip Lewis
Sam Jones
Bluffton
Ind
Mrs. Myrick
Missouri
Vienna
Savannah
Sampson
Santiago
Greensboro Herald-Journal
California
Santa Clara Prunes
Lea & Perrin Sauce
Graham
J. R. Carmichael
Indian Spring
F.S. Etheridge
Jackson Banking Co
de Witt
Dr. W. Ll. D. Michael & Co
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