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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1900
Page
2
The piece notes McKinley seeks 15,000 Filipinos with a focus on strategy before Congress. It also critiques lawmakers, mentions Emperor William, Judge Lynch’s reach, Mrs. Lease’s potential stage return, Hill’s Democratic stance, and a sharp take on the ship subsidy bill and the president’s message.
The column notes renewed Cuban tension with a small but growing threat and cites Col. Gary delaying vote on Soldiers' Home bill. It reports Congress opening with a bill to reduce Southern representation by thirteen seats in the reapportionment following the last census.
The Chicago Record remarks that Chinese exploration predated Columbus by about a millennium but found no opportunity in the laundry business at that time.
A satirical note requests the president be kept alive for four more years. It contrasts Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming influence with fears of instability, expressing wobbly knees at the thought of Roosevelt leading national affairs.
The Soldiers' Home bill failed to gain the required constitutional majority on Monday with 83 votes in favor and 56 against. Mitch ell supported the measure while Wilkes was absent on convict camp duty, and a reconsideration hoped for yesterday did not yield the needed five votes.
On July 25 1900 the president directed issuance for an election in Cuba to form a constitutional convention. The convention would draft a constitution for a stable independent Cuban government and, once finished, the president would transmit the document to Congress for consideration and action.
The president's remarks do not mention reducing youth representation. On reappointment under the new census he is brief and offers one line: I recommend that Congress, at its present session, apportion representation among the several states as provided by the Constitution.
The text discusses expansion of the US military as an imperial policy. It cites President Taft era figures noting garrisons in Porto Rico and the Philippines, with plans for 50 to 60 thousand troops, potential rise to 100 thousand, and native Filipino units up to 15 thousand. It also mentions Cuba with 5 to 6 thousand troops and ongoing constitutional developments.
The article lists past popular vote pluralities and electoral outcomes for U S presidents. It compares McKinley Bryan 1896 to later figures, cites Grant over Greeley 1872, Cleveland over Harrison and Blaine, Harrison over Cleveland, Garfield over Hancock, Tilden over Hayes, Grant over Seymour, Lincoln over McClellan and Douglas, and Buchanan over Fremont, noting percent and vote margins.
The Savannah News comments that Georgia representatives favorations of the yellow dog influence as they consider the dog law. It argues many dogs are worthless, harm livestock, and urge the Senate to kill the House bill repealing the dog law.
William Ferguson, a Black man, sued theater manager Plumpton B. Chase for 10000 damages after a Grand theatre ejection in Washington City. He won a verdict of one cent, highlighting that race remains a local question with no north or south.
A fragment hints at a divorce context in Kansas with references to Mrs. Lease and a divorced woman. The text suggests themes of hiding, dodging, and social pressures surrounding marriage and separation.
In New Orleans the Southern Industrial Convention highlights the region's vast resources. President H. H. Hargraves urges organized effort to develop raw materials, noting the South's share of land, people, and key industries, while wealth and manufacturing lag. Investors are urged to capitalize on the south's future potential.
The piece surveys plans for reorganizing the Democratic Party with focus on George Fred Williams of Massachusetts. It argues Williams embodies a bloc and could steer policy, potentially excluding gold Democrats, and ends with a sharp jab calling Williams an ass in response.
Dr. Johnson chair of the revision committee says the proposed article would serve as an additional standard of doctrine alongside the four existing principles. He notes the supplement would clarify the faith and address misinterpretations prompting presbyteries to seek an explanatory statement.
The Chicago Chronicle jokes that a statement about openings for young men in the Philippines refers to six foot by two foot by six foot excavations. It notes a sign board at the end and that many of these openings are already being filled.
Republicans crowd Washington as Democrats watch the lavish political pie and pudding distribution, highlighting partisan tension over access to benefits and favored allocations.
The fragment discusses deploying more forces to defeat an enemy quickly, using harsh rhetoric about subduing the Filippinos.
The Daughters of the Confederacy in Thomas county will present the Cross of Honor to eligible veterans on January 19, Lee’s birthday. Custodian S E Gabbett requests chapters to prepare filled application papers promptly, with blanks obtainable from Miss Etta Reid at the library, to honor old soldiers who served from 1861 to 1865.
The author contrasts license and liberty, arguing true liberty means equal rights for all and the freedom to act only as it does not infringe others. Liberty is defined as行动 within bounds to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak, guarding republican ideals against despotism or anarchy.
Editor McIntosh laments the loss of traditional buckwheat cake as Georgia cane syrup arrives. He notes mothers’ buckwheat cakes have vanished, blaming widespread adulteration of food products in the South.
A mother fears her thin, dimpled baby is wasting away from lack of fat. The text urges Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as the lifesaving fat, claiming the genuine product includes a distinctive picture and offers free samples, with prices 50c and 1.00 at druggists.
The Philadelphia Record argues that Republican decline since 1896 in the South due to negro disfranchisement threatens the Democratic Party. It warns that strong party control corrupts governance and cites Philadelphia’s municipal administration as an example of entrenched partisanship harming self reform.
An African American editor in Abbeville South Carolina argues the biggest harm to black people came from federal constitutional grants of universal suffrage. The piece notes a revenue reduction bill proposed by Republicans led by Chairman Payne, promising stamp tax repeal on telegraphs and medicines and beer tax cut from 2 to 1.60 per barrel to woo German votes.
Chas. A. Towne confirmed that Gov. Lind has offered the United States Senate seat to succeed the late Senator C. K. Davis and that Towne has decided to accept. He telegrammed the governor to that effect.
The depot bill did not pass the house missing five votes. The article argues the state may regret not improving its property and frames the issue as a business proposition.
They advertise Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tonic with claims it corrects stomach disorders and regulates the liver and bowels. Priced at 25 cents, samples are free at R. Thomas's Jr. drug store.
John F Parker treasurer submits a detailed county cash book showing receipts and disbursements across multiple accounts including jail pauper roads bridges and insolvent costs with a final balance of 32 536 64. The document lists payments to individuals firms and authorities such as Judge Roddenberg L B Bouchelle J F Parker Pittman Redden Smith J Q Bryant and others and notes board adjournment and chairman's signature.
Democrats mount a vigorous challenge to the Republicans push for a larger army. The bill is expected to pass. Reports warn of a yellow legged chick outbreak near Cuthbert this week. The Methodist conference remains in session there.
Dc. T. Chisholm of Chicago recounts chronic lower bowel catarrh that resisted several eminent physicians. After trying Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy he took two doses and was completely relieved. He notes no recurrence since. For sale by Dr. Thomas Jr. druggist.
A meteor flashed with a lurid glow and a gunshot echoed minutes later as a concealed killer struck. The sequence linked the celestial sight with the murder, the attack leaving buildings shaken and onlookers stunned by the eerie coincidence.
Cairo suffered a major blaze that wiped out three shops occupied by Messrs. McDonald, Caren, and Sanders and destroyed most contents. The fire occurred the night before last in the western part of the county, leaving extensive damage to the buildings and stock.
The Isthmian Canal Commission report to Congress on Tuesday adopts the Nicaragua route as the most practical and feasible, under U S control. Estimated total cost is $200,540,000.
Whitefield and Co of Chicago report Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for la grippe in many cases yields prompt recovery and counters pneumonia risk. R Thomas Jr., druggist, sells the remedy.
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