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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
9
Atlanta dispatch from August 6, 1901 notes postage and freight rate discussions among United States, Canada, and Mexico, detailing proposed charges and adjustments for cross border mail exchanges. Authorities and postal officials are cited as studying tariff impacts and regional commerce.
The Constitution and The Sun clash over lynching and immigration policy. The debate cites Mississippi and Louisiana mob violence, notes gun violence in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and argues whether the South or North bears greater prejudice. The piece weighs hospitality versus lawlessness, challenging broad generalizations.
The text discusses rising boxer activity in southern China and Western fears. It notes past massacres that drew western intervention and acknowledges limited openness to the outside world. Missionaries faced hostility as foreign influence was tied to alien domination in the eyes of locals.
The article argues against pursuing indemnity after diplomatic clashes with China, warning it fuels Chinese hostility. It urges winning goodwill through respectful relations to restore future trade, missionary freedom, and mutual respect among peoples, contrasting mercenary gain with lasting peace.
A southern focused appeal urges citizens to enact hostile yet liberal laws that welcome capital. It argues insurance firms may relocate their headquarters due to restrictive statutes, risking higher remaining rates and fewer facilities, urging decisive action to ensure competitive, abundant insurance services.
A Baltimore Herald critique urges direct trade with China to cut middlemen from the chain that delivers American cotton drilling abroad. It traces routes from New York brokers to European intermediaries and Hong Kong, ending with Chinese merchants and consumers. The piece argues four unnecessary intermediaries profit while planters stay underpaid, urging growers to unite with local manufacturers to secure fairer prices and direct access to markets. It also references broader political commentary and editorial takes on various figures and issues of the era.
Dr. K H Boland of this city argues against The Constitution on a future college graduate, warning scoliosis could reshape humanity. He notes higher female incidence, less exercise in women’s colleges, and urges athletic sports to counteract overstudy and impending deformity.
The account credits Acting Assistant Surgeon Hodgson of Progresso with leading experiments against bedbugs as fever carriers. It parallels the mosquito yellow fever fight begun in Havana and notes tincture from cedron seed as a potential antidote. Hodgson claims the seed cures yellow fever and urges renewed insect eradication efforts.
The article blames withdrawal of 50 fire insurance firms from the south on unfounded laws and lack of understanding. It notes that restrictive statutes prompt companies to move operations elsewhere, harming local insureds who must seek cover abroad, while the state loses revenue and salaries from domiciled firms. A prominent company representative cites hostile southern legislation as key to de moralized rates and higher losses.
A fragmentary column surveys poems and poets in Georgia and beyond, citing local rhymes and a LaGrange correspondent who writes in verse. It notes pieces from The Whitsett Courier and Billyville Banner, with reflections on Lincoln, English poets, and an anti-Semite repartee in London. The scan preserves names like Dennis McCarthy and James Whitcomb Riley, along with brief literary notices and regional literary chatter.
Tax return disputes involve South Georgia Valdosta Southern and Georgia Northern railroads. Gov appoints two arbitrators per case due to delays from Hon J Pops Brown’s illness. Macon Street railroads, Consolidated and Metropolitan, see Crenshaw and Jenkins named with Fort and Barrow as state reps amid unresolved umpire talks.
A wave of gubernatorial chatter across Georgia featuresDupont Guerry, Henry G Turner, J H Estill, J H Tosti and others urged for the next governor. Prohibition, corporate power, and economic reform shape platforms with endorsements from various papers.
Savannah Colonel J H Estill yesterday released his formal declaration as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1902. He appeals for liberal support at primaries and mass meetings to select delegates, noting strong backing in southern Georgia and expectations of broader strength across middle and north Georgia.
Jackson Mississippi August 6 Special crops have progressed well under hot dry weather. Cotton shows good headway with no deterioration and early open picking expected in parts of the state within three weeks. Ginners ready for the season and corn prospects improve, likely matching or exceeding the five year average.
Raleteh August 5. Governor Aycock will not interfere with the law's course. Lewis Council a negro will be hanged at Fayetteville on the 12th Monday. Executions must be private under the new law, appealing to sensible people who opposed public hangings attended by rabble.
Raleigh special reports the state corporation commission will decide Wednesday on abolishing freight rate differentials. The key issue centers on Carolina Central railway part of Seaboard Air Line, where the differential is at least 2 percent above standard. Carolina Central argues the road could not operate without the differential, and federal Matthews suit inquiries revealed difficulties in its business viability.
The Milledgeville Horticultural Convention opens Wednesday at 10 am in the courthouse with Mayor Julius A. Horne giving the welcome. President P. J. Berkmans delivers the annual address and the state entomologist reports. A Ladies of Milledgeville barbecue follows at 1 o clock on courthouse grounds. Afternoon sessions include papers and discussions. a 3 to 10:10 pm reception at the courthouse hosts Milledgeville ladies. Thursday’s session is set by President Berkmans.
Raleigh August 2 The grand jury will investigate reports that Asheville ice manufacturers formed a trust to fix prices. If facts are proven, prosecutors may move under the new anti trust law enacted last February, deemed one of the country’s most sweeping measures.
An oil portrait of Captain Otway Burns, who commanded the privateer Snapdragon in the War of 1812, has been received for presentation to the state. Dr. Kemp P. Battle of the state university will deliver the presentation speech, with Governor Aycock to give the acceptance.
A new knitting mill will be established in Winston, Winston County, North Carolina, owned by L. A. Vaughan. Machinery is ordered and workers will include girls. The mill aims to open by September 15 producing underwear for Indies and ribbed goods under a children's union.
Plainfield Conn July 27 Mrs Ora R Geore of Jewett City dies suddenly at home widow of Hing Pajito last direct full blooded descendant of Hing Pajito funeral planned for later today Readable fragments indicate connection to Pequot and Narragansett heritage with local Indigenous lineages referenced in brief notice
Dr Louis deM Bleeker longtime physician and surgeon at the state insane asylum in Chattahoochee has tendered his resignation to the governor, effective August 1. The 34 year old will study in New York for postgraduate work in surgery before returning to Pensacola to practice.
Governor Jennings names Hon. William Trount, Hon. Herbert Drane, and M. Brown to head the Capitol enlargement and repairs project. The commission, with the governor as president and the state comptroller as secretary, will direct contracts and oversee work per Architect Frank Milburn’s plan. A $75,000 appropriation funds the upgrade.
Tallahassee August 5 Special Governor Jennings appoints Hon N A MacWilliams state senator from St John County and former captain of the St Augustine Rifles as Adjutant General. MacWilliams resigns from the office after finding duties conflict with his law practice. Judge J Clifford R Foster of St Augustine City Court succeeds him as Adjutant General. Foster, though young, has long shown interest in the state troops and is expected to energize militia affairs.
State Forester William Ashe leads a special study on soil erosion of farm lands prompted by unprecedented May floods. Observations began in Haywood County and proceed to Marion and the Itawhee valley before moving to Mitchell County to assess widespread erosion termed waterspouts by locals.
Captain R E Rose of Kissimmee will succeed Hon William A Rawls of Tallahassee as state chemist. Rawls retires after eight years of faithful service expanding the department. He will become partner in the Capital City Bank of Tallahassee, in which he is largely interested. Rose has wide experience and plans for further development of the department.
Raleigh August 5 Special The Agricultural and Mechanical College trustees will this week elect a professor of mechanical engineering. Boston professor Trowbridge is a probable choice among several applicants. The textile school building lags behind schedule and may not be finished before year end.
The body of James M. Frazier 82 a Presbyterian minister was found in the Ohio river three miles below Paducah Kentucky this afternoon. He is believed to have drowned himself while temporarily insane this being his second suicide attempt. He leaves two daughters and two second wives from whom he was parted.
The July weather report shows a mean temperature 19 degrees above average at Raleigh. Rainfall totaled 7.14 inches, above the 6.39 inch average.
Raleigh reports Charlotte will hold a fair as part of a statewide circuit. The Western Carolina Fair Association has won approval to stage the event, placing Charlotte on the fair circuit for the season.
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