The Scandal of Georgia Journalism on Tom Watson
The Journal Building in October 1917 notes Tom Watson, former Populist presidential candidate, faced suppression of his paper The Jeffersonian due to anti-draft stance. It catalogs his career, legal battles, and critics, including Julian Street’s view of his demagoguery and chaotic influence in Georgia journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Watson
Jeffersonian
Watson
Burleson
Georgia
Thompson Guard
Georgia Journalis
Julian Street
Colliers
Thomson
Edward P. Thomas
United States Steel Corporation
Atelanta
Theodore D. Rouascal
Mitchell
New York
Ivey Street
Ralph Peters
Long Island Railroad
Atlanta
Panhandle Road
Ivy Ledbetter Lee
Robert Adamson
State House of Representatives
No Peace Without Victory: A Snapshot of WWI Peace Calls
The piece surveys Allied and German peace sentiment amid WWI, noting President Wilson’s stance against premature peace without victory. It contrasts Pope terms, German editors, and Hearst editors, with Haig’s Belgian advances and the futility of trench warfare. The Reichstag and London Paris governments face the looming risk of this year's campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Pepe
Dewess
Berlin
Vienna
Indianapolis
Hearst
William II
Charles
Belgium
Haig
Reichstag
London
Paris
Allies pursue attrition amid German alarm and U boat shifts
The press dispatches describe allied attrition policy with minimized losses while German daily casualties reach 1,200. German fear grows as U boat sinkings decline and hopes to hold England wane. A General Staff associate admits world conditions favor enemies and soldiers lose the fruits of victories. Arthur H. Pollen notes German peace rhetoric hides fear of death. The West struggle appears unwinnable for Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthias Broberger
England
Lind
Arthur H. Pollen
New York Tribune
Married by Mistake Leads to Legal Wedding in Statesville
In Statesville the Campbell House hosted a prank that turned serious as Miss Mary Sharpe and Lawyer L F Klutz, both staying at the hotel, were secretly married by Magistrate J M Matheson after a joking setup. The license was issued by W A Barnette, with Matheson noting doubts but proceeding. The ceremony completed, the couple later asked for the license to be destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
J. M. Matheson
Campbell House
Mary Sharpe
W. F. Sharpe
Loray
L. F. Klutz
Klutz
Malden
Catawba County
Sharpe
Messrs. Klute
Flake Campbell
Miss Sharpe
Sara Campbell
Rowinson
Campbell
Register
W. A. Barnette
Matheson
Mr. Matheson
Mr. Barnette
Misa Sharpe
Mr. Klutz
Journal End Subscriptions On Expiration Date
Beginning January first The Journal will stop all subscriptions on their expiration date with two weeks notice. The change aims to improve cash flow by removing postages and statements costs and will be implemented by date labels, not by subscriber name.
Marriage plans derailed as parties seek annulment
The couple refused marriage. neither party wished to wed the other. An effort will be made to have the marriage annulled, signaling a breakup and formal nullification attempt.
Foam as payment at a molasses factory
A lawyer buys hot molasses at sixty cents from Brownlow Traywick on Olive Branch road. After pouring, foam rises to about twenty percent, leading Hiram Arrawn to joke that paying with foam is acceptable given legal services often consist of foam. The piece ends with a wartime rabbit diet note and a nod to Chatham county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshville
Brooks
Brownlow Traywick
Olive Branch Road
Brownlow
Legal Services
Hiram Arrawn
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RB. F. Beasley
John Beasley
Journal Building
Jefferson and
Beasley Streets
Mortimer
Bru Net Theatre
Babby
Europe
Chatham County
Cull Sikes
St. Louis
C. C. Sikes
the Sikes Co
Belk & Bro
H. C. Godman
Lion Brand
Wright, Ralston and
Reynolds
Queen Quality
Sweet Sally Leen
Monroe Hardware Co
Maine, Hayne, Franklin and Morgan Streets
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