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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1907

Page

5

Traveling representatives named amid political clamor

The text lists traveling representatives including GG DON MULY WOW BLACKBURN and others, noting no payments to certain parties and lamenting the lack of space for all political figures. The prose references a summer sea, a mule, and the rumbling wheels of the water wagon as imagery.

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Williams Victory Ends Mississippi Senatorial Fight

Mississippi voters backed John Sharp Williams over Governor James K Vardaman in a heated Senate race. The piece lauds Williams as alert and strategic, noting his reelection to the sixtieth Congress and anticipated leadership by the Democratic minority. It contrasts Williams with Vardaman’s demagogic style and criticizes efforts to repeal fourteenth and fifteenth amendments.

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Landis Ruling on Standard Oil Rebates Stirs Legal Echoes

Judge Landis upheld by higher courts faces 29.24 million in fines on 1 462 counts against Standard Oil for rebates. The decision labeled trust lawlessness and linked rebating to counterfeiting, urging stronger corporate regulation and criminal action against offenders. The Chicago case prompts a broader view of federal authority over interstate railroads and pending actions against Chicago and Alton.

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Vote Against Popular Vote To Elect City Heads

Editorial urges Atlanta voters to oppose popular vote for electing city department heads. Argues officials should answer to supervisory authority and be removable for cause. Warns ward politics erode municipal safety and growth. ballot reads Against popular vote to elect.

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Jest From Georgia To the Bright Side

A brief verse item highlights sorrow as a constant, yet Hope pushes toward a brighter side with a rhythm suggesting resilience and uplift amidst struggle. The fragment hints at motivational contrasts between gloom and optimism.

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Georgia Legislature Bits From Odd Atlanta Humor

A collage of quips and verses lampoon Georgia lawmakers in Atlanta. Cartoons and columns mock bills, heat, and civic life, with references to Coosa Tiger catfish and local papers from Rome, Americus, Brunswick, Augusta, and Bainbridge. The tone skewers politics, weather, and public policy through satirical verses and clipped notices.

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Weather humor and heat quips from various papers

A collage of comic takes on extreme heat from Augusta Brunswick Rome Atlanta and Chicago. Jokes compare sultry days to penitentiary offenses and heat records, with quips about frying eggs on streets and chickens hatched by the sun.

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Reflections of a Bachelor From The New York Press

A fragmentary satire on advice to men about courtship and marriage The narrator notes that a wealthy man spends less to prove himself than a poor man and jokes about kissing in the dark and the labeling of a wife as a good husband when she is cared for, while he calls her his little girl

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Open Letter to Council on Atlanta Holly Pump Purchase

Reuben R Arnold attorney for Holly Pump writes to mayor and council urging cautious buy of a vertical triple expansion pump. He argues for expert review, bids from centrifugal pumps, and a council appointed committee to avoid costly mistakes and ensure a safe, standard installation. He cites Brooklyn tests and urges a thorough, fair evaluation before committing Atlanta to any one pump choice.

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Atlanta Spirits and Prohibition Rivalries Across Georgia

A compilation of satirical items from multiple papers lampoons Atlanta’s water woes and alcohol ban tensions. It notes Apalachicola Bay pollution fears, Rome and Dalton quips on Atlanta’s influence, and jokes about Atlanta’s growth tactics against Birmingham, reflecting a period press collage of regional foibles and civic bravado.

Lockerbie Street Poem by James Whitrourd Riley

A lyrical portrait of Lockerbie Street as a cool quiet refuge from city heat. The speaker contrasts clamor with its shade filled walkways and night skies, praising the street as rare and serene. The verse intertwines imagery of trees, sunshine, stars, and romantic adoration for the street as artful muse.

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A Gentle Guest Turns Harsh Master in Verse

In a dramatic 19th century verse, a host welcomes a stranger who becomes a tyrant. The speaker recalls lavish hospitality and wine, then the guest's words reveal control over the host. The guest asserts dominance, transforming service into servitude while evoking pity for the host. The poem presents a chilling shift from generous hosting to domineering command.

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