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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1909
Page
5
The piece notes the Constitution Publishing Co based in Atlanta with a New York distribution line and subscriber notices. It includes satirical snippets about Taft, Georgia transport, rural mail boxes, and local figures, reflecting early 20th century journalistic humor and public notices.
London authorities report lower street maintenance and cleansing costs despite rising car use between 1901 and 1908. Road mileage increased while autos improved sanitation by reducing horse-based filth, germs, and vermin, supporting broader acceptance and need for regulation.
The Kansas City Star reports Supreme Court judges reversing cases over tiny defects in indictments and information. The Missouri ruling cites missing the before state of Missouri and a name spelling discrepancy in Judd v. Charles Cohen as grounds to remand. Calls for simplified procedure and appellate arbitrate solely on verdict fairness, not mechanical flaws.
A Canadian government approved plan seeks a large scale celebration of a century of peace between America and Canada. It urges cross border cooperation for pageants to highlight friendly relations, notes Canada’s vast resources, and argues for continued strong relations rather than annexation.
A fragmentary 1920s style portrait depicts Wu Ting Fang as charmingly “child like and bland” yet intensely curious, noting his detail habit and readiness to question high society at pink teas and mauve receptions. The piece hints at his reassignment by the Chinese government and his knack for stirring debate among Western observers.
The article lauds Wu for extracting data and classifying it with an analytical mind. It notes his ability to influence a Chinese boycott against American products after an earlier visit, praising his purposeful interrogation methods and the high regard in which he is held by both the press and society.
A rough collage of dialect verses and local jokes from Georgia era humor. It features songs about hopeful times, mule quips, political jokes, and moral observations on harvest and daily life in a rural Georgia setting.
A brief heavy downpour occurred in the business center yesterday at 3:45 pm while the sun shone brightly. The shower lasted about five minutes, prompting a visible rainbow across the Fourth National Bank building and Empire building as spectators stood without umbrellas in the humid aftermath. Washington report notes Siouxums row about South Dakota silver service for the battleship South Dakota remains undelivered after being stored in New York. residents want it presented now as the ship sails the Atlantic coast.
Washington reports the post office department can now use devices for tying mail packages. A plan once funded the government about 150000 yearly, now used for twine in the postal service costs 225900 annually. About 1000 devices have been submitted showing varied mechanisms from buttons to large boxes and metal frames.
Soldiers of the Seventeenth regiment at Fort McPherson receive July pay late after a three day hike caused by an official delay. Paymasters eventually disbursed sums ranging from 915,000 to 2009 among the unit as months’ pay shifted and August payroll moved up.
The council will convene at 3 PM in a regular semi monthly session with little agenda. A city attorney will be elected to fill the vacancy from William P. Hill’s death and Jamon L Mayson may be chosen without opposition. Decatur Street paving and Madison Avenue ordinances are to be adopted.
A delightful afternoon program at the Federal prison featured Miss Annie Armstrong and local volunteers. The lineup included orchestra selections, piano duets by Armstrong with Foster, baritone Mr Fincher, cornet and trombone duo Messrs Fisher and Peck, Gate City Quartet, soprano solo by Armstrong, a piano duet by Lucian Perry Hills and Mina Armstrong, and the anthem I Know That the Lord Is Great performed by the choir.
Beaufort August 16 government expands the wireless station on Piyers Island in this harbor. Commander Quinby leads the project to raise capacity enabling messages to be sent and received over much longer distances. The article notes the coast’s first reception and reading of messages last week aboard the steamer Araphos broke, tail end unclear.
The design for a monument to the women of the Lost Cause, created by 22 year old Belle Kinney of Nashville, has been adopted by several states. The central figure is the Goddess of Fame with a sad, self sacrificing Southern woman and a dying Confederate soldier. Tennessee funds a bronze cast. other states plan similar tributes.
An elderly citizen recalls a Grant Park watermelon cut among city youths, joking about rind battles. A rind hits him in the eye, provoking a fall from grace as he retreats to darkness. next day he has a black eye and offers no consistent account of the incident.
A mystery rat invaded a private box at Ponce de Leon ball park during the Atlanta Nashville doubleheader. Ladies endured consternation as the rodent ran amid boxed seating while the ball park detective investigated. The incident disrupted viewing for about a dozen Atlanta Athletic Club members and remains unexplained.
In Cartersville Georgia on a Tuesday night two men R J Worthington and his eightyearold nephew jailed here admit being with Mary Elrod of Oak Grove on the night but deny guilt in the alleged criminal assault. Elrod says they tried to take her to church and drove to a dark forest where they removed the mule from the harness and kept her prisoner. Excitement and threats against the prisoners are reported.
Montgomery August 15 Special The bill to curb loan sharks and high interest lenders stalls in the senate committee on banking. Bankers oppose it arguing for higher profits while lenders push for lower rates. Banks say they cannot offer small eight percent loans on five to ten dollars.
The poem segment presents a lyric about longing and guidance titled The Lights of Home with reference to a beacon and Love Divine. A separate note reports Hurt in Saw Mill at Mintowa, Ga on August 15 with a brief fragment about Biggles and a large rough value.
Alabama legislators consider a bill to prohibit sale or disposal of coca cola and any drink containing caffeine in any form. Offenders face a fine of 100 to 800 dollars and up to six months in jail. General P W Meldrim will travel to Detroit for American Bar Association uniformity committee meetings.
From Success article notes sugar’s rapid fatigue recovery value and its large role in German and American rations. Observers in the tropics claim more sugar reduces cravings for stimulants, with government shipments to the Philippines aiding cane workers and soldiers.
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