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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1903
Page
9
A sprawling, fragmentary digest of political figures, press puzzles, and public mood. Mentions Schwab, Judge Parker, Wall Street, naval strength, postal probes, and calls for reform while mocking corruption and anti-immigrant fears.
The article by Richard H. Edmonds estimates southern prospects, noting rising cotton values, domestic demand, and added gains from railroads, finished goods, and agriculture. It argues southern capital can keep the cotton market in state control, fostering prosperity and deterring calamity prophecies. It also endorses the vagrancy bill to strengthen law enforcement and highlights The Sewanee Review as a key southern literary outlet.
The article reflects on the election of Sarto as Pius X, praising the choice as wise and prophetic. It highlights meekness and energy, piety and policy for humanity, foreseeing steady church progress under a pontiff aligned with Leo XIII. It notes The News’ anniversary edition as well.
The penny afternoon journal lauds prosperity in the metropolis and congratulates Colonel Graves Mr. Daniel and colleagues on a successful first year of The News. Dr G Stanley Hall urges revisiting Bible teaching with catechism use and consecutive Bible study to improve understanding of Old Testament history and Christ’s life.
The Americus Press cites Atlanta owing 3 300 000 while Savannah Press notes double taxation on the Georgia railroad and a 100k question of rhetoric over who fostered corruption. The Louisville Times and Augusta Herald discuss Georgia legislature special session, probes into boodling, and Atlanta’s response to Augusta’s claims.
The Americas Press reports Atlanta Mayor Howell received an invitation for the city to join twenty four other leading U S cities in a municipal exhibit at a St Louis fair next year Officials will decide on accepting and preparing Atlanta s display The invitation comes as New York Philadelphia and Cincinnati also consider exhibits The move is seen as a chance to advertise Atlanta s interests and resources to a world audience The South s leading paper notes the novelty and opportunity presented by the exhibit plan The second part of the item cites a report by the assistant postmaster general noting The Constitution accounts for the largest share of second class mail and postage among Atlanta publications, highlighting its prominent role in the city media landscape.
The New York Press recounts a forgotten war era. New Orleans held 26,000 blacks with about 12,000 free. A Native Guards of Louisiane formed eight companies for the south. They served with negro officers and later fought for the Union as the First Louisiana Native Guards.
Fragmented Rural Literary Notes recount poems and quips about rain, love, and politics. It mentions a rainy day song in Georgia, poets injured by moonshine, and a Billville remark about party lines. The entries mix song lines, obscure authors, and humorous lines, capturing a late 19th or early 20th century rural vibe.
A historic ode extols Jefferson at Monticello, praising his leadership, the nation he shaped, and the reverence for his sepulcher as a symbol of unity. The poem links Moses commandments to Jeffersonian law, urging a lasting tribute and the preservation of his mountain home for future generations. Later notes report the Burnside cable ship’s arrival in Seattle to take on miles of cable for Alaska linkups.
Richard Hadmonds editor of The Baltimore Manufacturers Record outlines a growth wave across the southern states. He cites rising cotton prices, surging cotton and cotton seed values, and a broader farm and industrial uptrend. The piece highlights steel, coal, and cotton mill advances, population and wealth gains, and anticipated sustained prosperity over the coming decade.
An 13 year old girl Mabel Richards is found dead in woods near Tantone Washington August 4 with a brutal head wound. Suspect rancher Philip Hamilton is jailed and denies the charge amid local outrage and calls for reform of the convict lease system.
Senator Hanna spoke before Cleveland Sullders Exchange on the civic federation’s aims to align labor and capital. He cited near 100 strikes settled in two years, noted a failed meat anthracite settlement, and argued the federation is not a arbitration board but seeks mutual prosperity through cooperation.
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