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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1903
Page
9
The Constitution publishes a subscriber notice listing traveling reps Ww. H Overbey and C. H. Donnally and city collectors James T. Carter and Claude A. Virgin. It warns readers not to pay anyone else and signs Constitution Publishing Co with a broad, dated, and opinionated collage of contemporary political items and sensational asides.
The Department of Agriculture notes Dr. Charles H Herty's method using cups and gutters could raise turpentine production by over a third, with early trials showing cup usage rising from 20 000 to about 8 000 000 cups. The new process saves forests, avoids tree death, and the Bureau of Forestry offers support to operators adopting it.
Article notes Georgia leading illicit distilleries per the Internal Revenue schedule with 621 seizures and 971 arrests nationwide, contrasted by North Carolina figures. It also reports Princess Theresa Wilcox in Hawaii pursuing political leadership to unite home rule and democracy after Robert Wilcox’s death, highlighting her influential role in Hawaii’s political scene.
A Massachusetts Supreme Court decision pins criminality on buyers of votes, not sellers, arguing buyers corrupt elections. The piece also supports Senator Morris Sheppard's push to reform congressional seed distribution, urging science based agri policies, soil surveys, and better funded agricultural programs.
Letters from the People discuss damage suits and juries in Atlanta with bias concerns, plus a note about walking as exercise. A poem claim about the chrysanthemum is clarified as paraphrased from an Atlanta News editorial by Lawton Riley. Also dated notes report Queen Maria Christina ill and Mrs Vanderbilt offering a prize at the Asheville horse show with past participant ties to Alice Roosevelt.
A cornucopia of verse excerpts, stray notes, and local writers from Billville and Georgia. Including poet hopefuls seeking publication, a Georgia history duo, quips about winter and writing, and snippets from a church-like singing sermon.
A reconstructed read of the Atlanta Sun Day Constitution notes a lavish eighty four page Sunday edition with varied articles by prominent writers. It reports U S moves toward recognizing King Peter Karageorgeevitch of Serbia and mentions diplomatic steps by Minister Jackson and the state department.
Gossip from the capitol notes representatives before the state school book commission as it struggles to select readers with about eighty publishers waiting. The prison commission hears Lee Crib’s request for commutation from hanging for a Coffee County murder, governor delaying decision. Supreme Court to hear a frivolous watermelon case, detailing a 67 pound imperial melon valued at 60 cents. General Harris to assume Georgia adjutant general duties, Robertson to retire quietly. Capitol notes report three $100 rewards and the state deposits into the Exchange Bank of Macon, plus inspection trips by Tennessee and Georgia officers.
Washington reports the seventh annual secretary of agriculture’s overview. It covers education, research, post graduate training, farm production, and exports. It notes rising farm exports, cotton and grain movement, and the Boll Weevil threat, plus proposed funding and forest reserve plans.
Evan P. Vowell is named president with W Hayrer as vice president and J K Ottley treasurer after a brisk meeting at city hall. The group plans a late January pigeon show, drafts by laws committee chaired by Game Bow, and draws on noted breeders like Marshal Loring B and Judge F J. Is a for judging. The assembly emphasized enthusiasm and aims to foster poultry breeding in Georgia.
Boston November 30 A large scale wage reduction hit about 32 000 cotton textile workers today and will sweep to roughly 76 000 in southern New England by next Monday. Rhode Island mills affect nearly 20 000 workers with an estimated weekly wage loss of about 1 000 000. The cuts extend into Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island mills, with around 7 000 additional workers impacted in the region. Mill officials report the new schedules were accepted with little or no protest from operatives.
The Republic Iron and Steel Company announces postponement of the usual dividend on its preferred shares. President Alexiy W. Thompson cites unsettled industry conditions and urges preserving company strength. Directors aim to strengthen finances as irrigation and water distribution initiatives continue, with leadership changes and long term assets detailed in the filing.
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