Political quips and odd news note from a bygone era
A playful roundup of political jabs and curiosities. Mentions John Sharp Williams naming a battleship Skeered-o’ Nothin, art purchases by J Pierpont Morgan, Hoke Smith as a Democratic leader, and Chicago’s packing-house probe. Also notes a Philippine island sinking, a Texas boy’s pie tale, Hobson luck with a dollar ticket, Bryan’s rising popularity, and a New Jersey farmer’s homebound hens with uneven legs that circle back to their coop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Savannah Morning News
Hon E B Lewis Active District Canvas
The Hon E B Lewis returns home to begin an active district canvass. Reputed as the region’s most popular figure, he is wealthy yet unpretentious, with many crediting his influence for home ownership and early success across South Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Lewis
Lewis
Georgia
South
Steel
South Georgia
Scorn of success and the hunger for work
A reflective essay argues the scorn shown to the jobless harms the able and the desperate. It cites a Staten Island incident where Henry Kopter, hungry after days without work, attempted suicide after being told to hang himself. The piece urges compassion over wealth-fueled indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
Henry Kopter
Elm Street
Clifton
Hanisch
Kopter
New York
Auguata Chronicle
Yearning for the Farm Across Ages and Careers
An Atlanta Journal note discusses aging Sen. Edward W. Pettus of Alabama dreaming of a peaceful farm life with orchards and grain. It contrasts youth’s view of work with older longing, mentions Horace’s farm ties, and cites Chicago’s long baseball throw and Tennessees Bob Taylor as a versatile senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pettus
Alabama
Q. H. Flaccus
Horace
Atlanta Journal
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The
Vienna News
T. A. Adkins, JR
W. T. Adhing
Dooly County
City of
Vienna
Opr
Dooly
John Sharp Williams
J. Pierpont Morgan
Rudolph Kann
Hoke Smith
Chicago
Hoke
Clark
Atlanta
Journal and Constitution
Texas
EK. H. Hobson
Washington, D. C
Alabama Hobson
Congress
Bryan
Heerst
Tennessee
Bob’ Taylor
Victoria
Venice
Richelieu
Williams Barber
America
Unaoia
Unadilla, Georgia
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