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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
5
A 1902 Georgia analysis notes Georgia and Atlanta show a female majority in population. It details counts by race and ward, identifying white and colored women as the driving force, and discusses constitutional implications for state elections and legislative terms.
The 1877 constitutional convention foresaw changes to meeting times and election days without new amendments. It aimed to keep the general assembly flexible for exigencies after civil strife, allowing partial or full shifts in dates to preserve governance and avoid holdover issues.
A New Hampshire constitutional convention revised the state charter by removing obsolete parts and adding essential reforms. It enacted voter literacy requirements, dropped Evangelical and Protestant references, allowed woman suffrage by law, gave trusts regulation power to the General Assembly, and taxed inheritances and franchises, all while spending prudently and adjourning with funds intact.
W. Bush of Atlanta charges local coal dealers profit from high prices. He cites Waynesboro reports of Jellico lump coal at 5.00 per ton, while Atlanta markets sell for 6.50, asserting Georgias capital pays at least one dollar more per ton than justified. He asks for relief and accountability.
A jumble of rural Georgia themed verses and lighthearted musings, celebrating holiday cheer, new year hopes, and everyday life. It includes lines about a singer’s soul, the world’s mood, humor from Georgia editors, and small tales of farm life and debts. The tone is nostalgic and dialect filled, with scattered quotes and jingle-like pieces.
Postmaster Blodgett thanks readers for the complimentary editorial on Christmas mail service and credits the entire Atlanta post office staff from assistant postmaster to delivery messengers for the efficient service. He expresses appreciation for readers’ supportive expressions and emphasizes diligent performance across all departments.
Uncertain papal appointment after holidays may fill Los Angeles see with Bishop Conaty of the University of Washington, as reports note the vacancy will be filled after the holidays. Other items include cheese price rise by Austrian manufacturers, and various international notes from Britain and Madrid.
A compilation notes Judge Raines' stern sentence for concealed weapon carriers in Dawson, defense of Santa Claus by columbus papers, and praise for Georgia cane syrup purity. It also covers The Savannah Press on executions, Cuban reciprocity with remarks on annexation and imperial policy, and legislative session timing as viewed by local papers. Plus verse tribute to Longstreet's soldiers.
The Cypress Canal Company of Bainbridge has been granted a charter, the first under the 18% law shifting chartering for canal and navigation firms to the secretary of state. Incorporators include Frederick M. Stearns and Frederick C. Moseley of Boston, A. S. Mohr and H. B. Gaskin of Apalachicola, and A. L. Townsend of Bainbridge. Capital stock starts at 10 000 with potential to rise to 200 000. the canal would connect with the Chattahoochee river across Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, and Decatur counties, aiding a timber and agricultural belt.
Reports say 300 striking Union Pacific shopmen travel to New York at Harriman’s request to confer with him and company president Burt over a settlement. In other items, Mrs. Eula Sweetland commits suicide in St Louis after Christmas, while in Westchester Pa a gunman kills one of four intruders in a cellar attack. Long list of unrelated notices and retirements follow.
Washington reports the United States Marine Hospital Service will send an expert to the Gulf of California coast in Mexico to examine reports of plague among Chinese immigrants. No official designation has been made yet. The Rome Tribune notes a sixty eight page Sunday edition of The Atlanta Constitution, praising its stature as the South’s leading newspaper.
Four men walking on a westbound railroad track in Ridgewood New Jersey were struck by an approaching passenger train. Benard Martin an employee of H B Strong & Co of Cleveland was killed at the scene. Injured were Henry Naholic of Berea Glusekul Tractured Stencil Stanislausis of Berea and Willem Shields of Undercuff New Jersey. The rider train?
Incomplete text discusses terminal requirements and charter filings by a company under new rules. Mentions deposits, deadlines, and potential actions by railroads and a depot area, with garbled phrases and unclear names.
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