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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1907
Page
4
A collection of satirical snippets referencing Major Cumming, Secretary Taft, Panama, tariff ideas, immigration, and reform figures. Mentions Atlanta headlines, prize fights, isthmus dredging, and the Congressional Record. Sprinkled with playful jabs at politicians, ships Lusitania Mauretania, and the Georgia reform impulse amid national debates.
Bishop Seth Ward of the North Georgia Methodist conference delivers a forceful sermon at Cartersville arguing against denominational friction. He urges unity among churches, insists Christ remains foundational, and promotes a practical, old time religion to combate secular skepticism.
The Baltimore News criticizes misquoting and scapegoating reporters amid the Roosevelt nomination row. It defends accuracy in quotations, notes persistent journalist ethics concerns, and emphasizes the pressure on reporters and public figures. It cites The Louisville Courier Journal on privacy and the era’s sensational twists, ending with a remark on a Kentucky colonel admiring a whisky bottle face.
The piece reproduces and weighs editorials on reform in Georgia, naming The Constitution and The Vienna News while defending Mr. Watson as a sincere kicker. It discusses passenger rates, railroad accountability, disfranchisement law, preelection pledges, and political notes tied to reform efforts.
A balance of 90625 remains due on the silver service presented to the battleship Georgia. Towns and cities pledged funds are named on the service, but sponsors insist on keeping delinquent names anonymous to avoid public shaming, arguing the issue should not be exposed and that towns are capable of paying. The piece suggests public posting as a last resort if litigation arises.
Marconi has demonstrated a commercial wireless link between Breton Nova Scotia and Clifden Ireland, enabling cross ocean signaling with plans for Cape Cod, daily ocean liner service, and a costly, elaborate Breton station of 100000 dollars. Privacy remains an issue as multiple stations risk signal jumble, though progress continues amid atmospheric and tech challenges.
A collage of clippings praising and critiquing The Atlanta Constitution across papers in Washington Lancaster Thomasville Cordele Wilmington San Antonio Greenville and Austin. It notes poems limericks humor and satire about trusts the country mood and Georgia Texas relations with varied reactions and playful jibes. Strong entities include The Washington Herald The Atlanta Constitution The Lancaster Examiner The Thomasville Times Enterprise Cordele Rambler Greenville Piedmont Austin Statesman and several cities. The items reflect editorial banter on politics culture and press influence.
Journalistic sermonizing notes three prominent figures Barney of Knickerbocker Trust Chicago’s John R Walsh and Washington’s Annie Bradley who defied moral laws and faced public penalties. The piece argues retribution comes visibly when one breaks fundamental social codes, urging reflection on cause and effect beyond mere copybook maxims.
Willis Morgan of Americus Ga writes to the Constitution about two men arrested in Tifton Ga for menacing merchants. He says one man gave his name as Willy Morgan and the other as C D Wilson to Fuller Scarborough of Americus and that the first is now jailed in Tifton. The second man is unknown locally.
A Vienna News column exposes the heated row between The Atlanta Constitution and Governor Smith’s administration. It cites Thomas B. Watson as a candid critic, mocks The Constitution’s reform appetite, and notes rail, franchise, and reform measures while predicting a brighter Georgia day despite ongoing party feuds.
New York university announced the awarding of two Helen Gould scholarships honoring Jay Gould. The Jay Gould Southwestern scholarship went to Harry B. Mowen of Fort Smith Arkansas. the Joy Gould Western scholarship to Claude E. Palmer of Osawatomie Kansas. Each pays 270 dollars annually. Five additional Gould scholarships totaling 3340 dollars were distributed to students during the week.
An Augusta Herald report says an Atlanta man who died by his own hand left a note saying TJ am going to hell. The piece notes he began from Georgia’s closest point to his intended destination, implying a reconsideration of location.
A mosaic of clipped notes from regional papers jokes about Atlanta’s growth and aging issues. The items mock annexation, prohibition, rail rates, and cultural quirks, noting Atlanta’s rising population and playful ambitions like acquiring a lion for a park.
Terrell superior court closed the civil docket after a lengthy session and will resume Monday for criminal trials. Notably, Miss Lillie Farrar won guardianship of C E Farrar’s three minor children, with the aunt Lille Farrar named guardian. The criminal docket remains heavy with several murder cases anticipated.
Montgomery November 30 Governor Comer signed bills to enforce prohibition laws regulate narcotics sales prevent drinking on trains in sight of passengers and urge Congress to return Feotton tax money taken from the South during the war.
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