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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
9
A garbled survey of public figures and issues cites lynching, suffrage finance, and international affairs. It mentions J F P Morgan, General Clay, Roosevelt, and a polar expedition while hinting at economic strains and editorial satire without cohesive narrative.
A San Francisco Call critique prompts debate on race rights, contrasting California treatment of Chinese citizens with southern Negro rights. The piece questions equal rights rhetoric, notes California disfranchisement of Chinese voters, and argues for consistent application of the creed that all are born free and equal. It lauds Sidney Lanier and southern literary potential as hope rises for regional authors.
A contemporary debate notes the German Baptists ban home telephones in this era. Some applaud the move as protection against swearing and temptations from central exchanges. Editors suggest the rule may reflect prudent restraint rather than anachronistic scruple.
Sidney Lanier is praised as an immortal in the American Men of Letters series after years of struggle and external mockery. Stephenson Browne notes the shift from criticism to recognition, placing Lanier among immortals alongside William Gilmore Simms in a curated southern representation.
The author argues education is an art not a science and that pedagogy should draw out each pupil’s latent powers. He criticizes standard schooling as repression and urges Americans to value educators who cultivate individual potential, comparing pupils to living creations exceeding classical sculpture and painting.
The piece argues for a national highway along the Johnston Sherman route from Chattanooga to Atlanta as a patriotic, educational, and practical project. It cites past public works and asserts funding is justified, noting the road would educate and serve thousands while honoring Civil War era blue and gray heroes.
The piece argues a protected highway would expose history on site, drive settlement along its route, unlock nearby mines and quarries, and foster farms villages and industries. A full length trolley line, rapid transit and mail shipments would link to Atlanta, boosting population and northern support. It urges Georgia and southern unity in Congress and reparative national action.
A fragmented clipping reviews Atlanta as the most enterprising city, notes a debt of 3 300000 dollars, and mentions tensions with other papers. It cites reactions from Madison Advertiser and Tuskegee Newn Atlanta amid post pope death chatter and alleged connections to Atlanta residents.
A Covington Georgia reader and Emory College trustee writes the Constitution to oppose any plan to move Emory College charter or endowment from Georgia. He dismisses the proposal as chimerical, argues trustees and Georgia Methodists favor tax exemption for the college’s modest endowment, and reiterates Emory as a loyal daughter of Georgia.
New York, August 4, Mother Jones and a small group of striking textile workers met Roosevelt after a visit to Oyster Bay. Secretary Barnes quotes the president’s position praising efforts to curb child labor, noting constitutional limits and suggesting states hold the power for action.
Chicago reports a superior court case over whether the University of Chicago operates as a religious and charitable institution or a for profit entity. The dispute centers on a $2800 water bill after the city supplied water without pay, prompting a court injunction fight as university leaders claim the city ordinance exempts religious institutions from charges. President Harper argues the university runs at a substantial annual deficit.
Aged and prosperous negro farmer George Cobb was killed at noon today when struck by a locomotive on the Atlantic and Birmingham railroad, miles north of Cordele. Deafness prevented awareness of the approaching train. Cobb’s wagon was torn and he had three bales of cotton in the warehouse, a notable option in the county.
Major J. F. Hanson of Macon speaks before the State Agricultural Society on postwar Southern challenges and the rise of manufacturing in Georgia. He argues diversification, railways, banks, and mills drive prosperity, defends corporate capital, calls for fair taxation, and urges measures to equalize tax assessments to attract both domestic and foreign investment for a stronger manufacturing state.
Reports from Raleigh and Robeson county describe a bloody clash between Croatan Indians and Blacks along a railway line with six to seven wounded and fears of renewed trouble. Other items note whisky regulation arrests in Harnett county, a $310,000 horsewhipping damages suit by A E Holton against Glenn Williams, drought impacts on corn, promising late crops, and strong tobacco quality inland. Valuation debates for railways place totals around 70 million to 100 million with hearings planned. Judge Walter Clark to speak to Confederate veterans. historic marshal Dockery stock case resolved with large damages. and the Anti-Saloon League elects W M Hinton as organizer for North Carolina.
Baron D Estournelles de Constant reports London Paris talks among British and French leaders on an arbitration treaty like the United States model, naval reductions with Russia, and a peaceful settlement of long standing Anglo-French differences. He says both sides show unified will and three core aims can be signed within months.
A Mobile man Bruce Powall was found dying on the railroad near Rowland North Carolina last Friday evening. He died around midnight and was buried the next day at Thompson cemetery. He left behind letters from Mobile and no money. His mother and an insurance company plan to move his body to Mobile.
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