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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
9
A blizzard of satirical asides and partial notes catalogs political jabs about Taft New York Georgia Oklahoma and Texas with references to tariffs mosquitos and cartoons. The piece blends editorials and scraps noting Blunt humor and a Baltimore poet who writes ep a watermelon while massaging lingering campaign chatter.
The Georgia Constitution and The Constitution newspaper report the legislature's reversal of the quarterly pension payments for veterans and widows. Beginning in 1909, pensions will revert to annual lump sums after widespread protests and support from veterans groups and voters. The shift reflects public pressure and a correction of an earlier reform.
The piece discusses a new registration law nicknamed the pure registration law, praising its extra canvassing time while noting a six month gap before elections may disenfranchise up to 5,000 Fulton County voters and cost about 3000 in poll taxes. It predicts a future compromise to sixty or ninety days and says other provisions don’t affect Fulton County.
The Constitution urges a Georgia peach growers convention in early September to form a definite practical business organization. It warns that lack of cooperation and chaotic distribution threaten long term profitability for both large and small growers, urging members to sign up now for action.
The Philadelphia Record contrasts Republican and Democratic campaign finance. It argues Republicans rely on vast resources and special interests, while Democrats need only voluntary contributions from the masses. The piece cites William Jennings Bryan’s question Shall the people rule and urges Georgia Democrats to contribute to the paper’s campaign fund.
In a call for reform the piece argues the Georgia Juvenile Reformatory is failing due to inadequate facilities and parsimony. It praises Alabama’s program, cites the need for humane firm treatment, and notes the economic argument for investing in youth over adult convict leasing.
A collage of verse and prose items from Georgia themes, including a fairy of the oak tree motif, reflections on sleep after late nights, a Florida fish tale of a Spanish doubloon found with a crab, Robert de Gallienne versus Omar, and regional quips about money in Georgia and local misfortune. The piece blends poems, humorous notes, and brief observations with a nostalgic, magazine-like rhythm.
Bible reading titled Lifes Schedule to be given at the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association Sunday at 3 30 PM. Topic breaks into the way time run terminal and who are there, with railroad life insights for workers. Death of Con rad Steingruber after dog bite despite hydrophobia doubts.
Brigadier General Frederick Funaton arrives at Leavenworth Kansas from San Francisco to assume commandant duties at the army service school at Fort Leavenworth. He travels from San Francisco to take the post and begin leading the school.
A.J. Bneton urges Congress to ban futures trading to fix cotton prices, arguing futures control spot prices and proposing public transport and communication bans to curb gambling. Walker Danson endorses F.A. Quillian as Greater Atlanta’s first mayor. Robert L. Dodd supports extending school book contracts to seven or eight years to reduce costs.
Wil Abney of Girard Alabama fled from Officer Kennington when arrested on a state charge. Abney snatched the warrant readied by the officer and sprinted toward freedom, crossing into Georgia in a dramatic pursuit before vanishing.
The railroad commission ordered Central of Georgia Railway through VP W A Winburn to appear Monday to show cause why extra shipment charges on cotton ties should not be barred. W P Sparks of Thomasville, a major shipper, alleges the half cent mark for reshipment is discriminatory and unjust, noting the charge was not previously assessed. The inquiry seeks ground for the levy and whether it should be eliminated or allowed to continue.
In Dalton Georgia on August 14 a primary for Whitfield County tax collector ended in a deadlock between H D Keith and another candidate. Each received 151 votes and Keith prevailed by at least one vote after about 3,400 votes were cast.
At the annual meeting of the Central of Georgia Railway Company stockholders and directors in Savannah, it was decided to pass the dividends on all three classes of income bonds due to the year ending June 30 1908 showing a deficit after fixed charges. Gross earnings were 11 656 651 97 and net income 2 825 635 45 with a deficit of 3 408 03 after fixed charges and additions. Directors present included J T Hanson C Williams Wood Winburn S R Jacques George B Mevorm R G Steiner George J Mills and Joseph Hull. The Ocean Steamship Company also reported mixed results but with income roughly level after extraordinary expenses.
Atlanta business leaders press to revive the exchange service at the Chamber in the Empire Building. Chairman A Carter calls a noon meeting of the exchange committee to restore market quotations missing for four months. The big board has shown no activity and traders await reliable prices.
Three life convicts escaped from the Muscogee Brick Company camp near Columbus Georgia on August 4. The escape occurred at about 8 PM between two guard stations as the chained prisoners, including Fad Thomas a county murderer, fled into a ditch then through tall cotton into nearby woods. Warden M A Candler, son of ex Governor Candler, runs the camp.
The Interstate Commerce Commission extended the effective date of the new bill of lading from September 1 to November. Shippers and railroads argued the bill’s two parts one negotiable and one not cause confusion. The extension aims to improve understanding and acceptance by the shipping public.
Old receivership in New Mexico ends as Judge McFie approves final report by Henry W. Leman, discharges the receiver and cancels the bond, concluding a decade long legal matter. In El Paso, a Del Rio border conference with General Myers and others discusses border revolutionary matters and possible troop withdrawal.
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