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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
4
A Nashville sermon by Dr. Henry Van Dyke urged a broad Christian creed uniting denominations. The piece also reports Georgia Treasurer Park defending his refusal to fund public teachers, citing constitutional limits and Supreme Court support, while Gov. Candler backs a lawful resolution.
The Atlanta Journal notes Henry G Turner opposed rapid war and challenged the jingo tone at the state university centennial banquet. Judge Emory Speer and General Lamton praised expansion while Turner urged fellow politicians and preachers to oppose unnecessary conflict. The row drew loud cheers for Turner as he declared those fomenting war should face the first fire. The piece also includes a North Carolina timber anecdote and a comic exchange about a poet suitor.
Reports circulating suggest state teachers have discounted their warrants with local banks and kept the funds minus bank discounts. If true the banks stand to receive most of the $200,000 borrowed to pay teachers.
The Augusta Chronicle notes a view from Russia where a girl desiring higher education must marry. She undergoes a civil marriage with a male student, whom she may not see again, and the union ends after the course.
The Pittsburg Dispatch argues Cuba will become part of the United States not by force but with common consent. It says independent government will educate citizens and, as Cuba prospers, it will seek annexation to benefit both island and continent, like Texas did.
A Tacoma Sun-Democrat cartoon asserts that silencing know-it-alls who air ignorance about the Negro problem would erase the issue entirely. The piece uses sharp satire to condemn bigotry and prompt reflection on race discourse.
An editor notes brutal murders of a fourth Atlanta policeman within three years with no suspects caught. The piece questions city detectives effectiveness while mentioning broader regional issues and upcoming events including farmers' prospects and a state ordinaries meeting at Indian Springs on the 24th.
The congressional free seed distribution will nearly double from last year with 14 000 packs of vegetable seeds 400 flower seeds 110 tobacco 40 cotton 30 lawn grass 25 sugar beets 50 forage crops 220 bulbs 150 strawberries 40 grapes. Each congressman also gets 50 trees from the secretary of agriculture selected for regional climate.
An Englishman and an American businessperson debate a national debt to culture and industry. The American says U.S. capitalists could owe enough to fund locomotives and other needs, offsetting the literary deficit. The Washington Star quotes the exchange.
Johnston of Lawrence Kansas turned 1000 Angora goats onto 200 acres of wasteland. Within two to three years the overgrown land became fine pasture. The venture cost nothing and even earned money as the goats cleared the brush and their fleece paid the costs.
Texas reports the year's first bale of cotton, breaking prior records and highlighting state vigor in agriculture. Local notes praise the yield as a sign of strong farming season and regional prosperity.
A park is nicknamed the watch dog of the treasury reflecting its vigilant role in guarding public funds. The label suggests a civic emphasis on financial oversight and transparency in municipal affairs.
Atlanta merchants propose trial sale of 100 tons wheat hay to replace northern grasses. They urge uniform 100 lb bales and note LaGrange prices from 15 to 18 dollars a ton. Professor McCandless will compare analyses to Georgia and northwest grasses. They list firms A P Morgan Co and J D Frazier Co as contacts.
Rome Ga June 1 1901 Hon O B Stevens Commissioner of Agriculture Atlanta Ga Dear Sir In reply to yours regarding Rescue grass or Arctic grass I have sown for four years what you refer to as Rescue grass or Arctic grass This grass is a Bromus species likely Bromus inermis and shows strong winter hardiness United States government trials prove its drought and heat tolerance It promises value as both summer and winter pasture and hay It should be sown in autumn to establish root systems for winter hardiness and may be sown in spring but spring sowing risks poor winter performance A good combination with Rescue grass offers year round grazing and abundant hay It is best grown on good land with a seed rate of about one and a half bushels per acre sown early autumn preferably the first week of September or soon after If sown in spring it may be less reliable in hot weather Early cuttings yield hay while pasture remains available through dry months Provided as a practical southern note the author urges department action to promote its adoption and notes many farmers lack awareness of its value
A tale mocks con men who prey on the poor, from fake cures to scams that promise riches. It then quotes editorials urging honest laws, direct voting for candidates, and citizen control. A Chicago banker complains schools fail practical business training, listing core skills in writing, arithmetic, and spelling. An ostrich dies from swallowing a collar button, while jokes on clothing and profanity echo through the page.
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