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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1910
Page
5
A compilation of political musings from 1910 including remarks on Taft Bryan Roosevelt and Oyster Bay, comments on weather and public mood, hints of reform and corruption, and calls for accountability. The piece mixes satire with references to campaigns, GOP figures, and international affairs.
The search for a New York Republican gubernatorial candidate centers on Gifford Pinchot. He advocates conservation nationwide and would face a conflict between governing New York and advancing the conservation cause, making a party bid unlikely as his heart lies in the crusade for conservation.
The Rochester Post-Express argues a government of farmers by farmers is a pleasant fantasy but not reality. It cites Roosevelt hay pitching and tariff laws, navy spending, and Wickersham role in market meddling to show farmer influence is limited. It notes growing farmer awareness of being economically pocketed.
The city’s street committee recommends diverting 13000 from paving to widen Marietta Street, with paving to be completed in January. Local property owners have mostly agreed, showing how organization and cooperation among taxpayers across wards fuel public improvement and governance efforts.
The Constitution reports Southern Railway starts electric interurban service in South Carolina between Greenville and Anderson with two daily round trips. Cars are gasoline engine powered and trolleyless, providing high speed and full control, suggesting broad revenue gains and cost advantages for dense districts and optional use on existing tracks in the eastern South.
Kent Ohio resident John Davy issues a manifesto urging annihilation of the English sparrow. He blames the bird for noise and for driving songbirds from habitats, citing robins and bluebirds near extinction and likening sparrow suppression to futile rabbit drives and bounties. The piece condemns the sparrow as a prolific, aggressive defender of its own population.
An assorted fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century paper mixes verses about Georgia, camp meetings, and rural musings with satirical quotes on political office seeking. It includes a poem motif about paradise on golden meadows and a brief anecdote about an indignant Missouri editor and a humorous campaign remark.
A fragmented piece argues for a state led plan to preserve raw cotton at home, boost wages, and keep the cotton industry prosperous. It contends cotton should not be exported, urges fair prices, and envisions universal employment and national wealth from a strong domestic cotton sector. It also touches on compulsory education and questions legal feasibility of such a policy.
Fragmented OCR presents a poem fragment praising Edgar Allan Poe with archaic phrasing and misspellings. It references visions of heaven and hell, celestial imagery, and notes on Poe’s life as echoed in a dreamlike, heraldic tone attributed to Joseph Lewis French. Weak source clarity limits specifics.
Special dispatch from Jackson Georgia July 31 reports A B Bloodworth Monroe county candidate for congress in the Sixth district spoke at the county courthouse criticizing Congressman Bartlett as a do nothing. The primary race is tight with all candidates optimistic about victory. Also Macon and Eatonton notes recount a fire damage to J Brooks residence on Magnolia Street and a July 6 speech by William M Howard drawing a large courthouse crowd.
A mosaic of editorials and clippings from Georgia papers favors Hoke Smith or Joe Brown, urging fair campaign conduct, praising Smith’s leadership, criticizing Brown’s administration, and noting public demand for business growth and policy clarity ahead of the August 23 primary.
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