Constitutional notice and political commentary mix from 1904
The Washington Bureau notice to subscribers lists traveling representatives and solicitors for the Constitution in Atlanta. The page then blends political chatter about Teddy Roosevelt, Panama, and Democratic factions with jokes about cities and editors, including remarks on Lincoln Nebr, Georgia roids, and media figures. The tone mirrors a bustling early 20th century newspaper page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols & Hoditday
Atlanta
Washington
Ts Constituton
Lora
Colorado
Carner
J K Obl
Taft
Overbey
H Donnally
W Blackburn
Charles Moore
J 2.Carroll
Jamea T Capter
Claud. A. Virgin
Constitution Publishing CO
Catoosa
Dahlonega
Rome
Senator Bacon and the tariff trust scrutiny debate
The piece argues for utilizing a Bacon resolution to force the Commerce and Labor Department to report which trust made goods are sold abroad cheaper than at home. It notes Republican and Democratic reactions, warns against partisan misuse, and stresses U S interests in Korea and Manchuria remain limited to protecting American commerce rather than intervening in East Asian conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Department of Commercce and Labor
Congress
Georgia
Gop Confession of Faith
Cartelyou
Bachu
Senate
United States
Korea
Russia
Japan
United States of America
Chosen
Tai Han
China
Republic of
Panama
Ching
Manchuria
Batt
Washington
East
Holidays and patriotism shape Atlanta public schools plan
The piece argues holidays disrupt progress and endorses a plan to keep morning classes while using afternoons for patriotic exercises honoring figures like Washington and Lee. It supports rational observances, preserves calendar holidays, and urges broad backing from patriotic education advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoola
Stefan
Landrum
Atlanta
Washington
Lee
Sciog
Individual kindness can curb class conflict and drive reform
The piece argues that humanity’s progress comes from personal benevolence, not laws. It suggests corporations like Atlantic Coast Line showing humanitarianism, and that true change rests on Christian charity applied to modern conditions, reducing labor strife and paternalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Coast Line
Gfew
Chris Hanity
Not a Record Breaker and Liberty Hall Views by Readers
Readers weigh past snowfalls and the Liberty Hall restoration, praising the home of the great commoner while noting care needed for repairs. Also obituary and tribute to Captain W. T. Smith of Buford, a Georgia legislator and Confederate veteran, remembered as a generous, steadfast public servant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Hall
Liberty
Stephens
Executive
Atlanta
Daughters of the Confederacy
St Louis
Ita
Crawfordville
W. T Smith
Buford
Constitution
Wilam Smith
Buford Ga
Georgia
Captain Smith
Batta County
Georga
Forty-second
Tennessee
AL Jlant
Deantifo
Georgia Fragments and Prisoner Poems Echo in A Dream
A collage of verse and prose pieces evokes prison walls and distant states. Reflections on faith, endurance, and optimism run through lines about Bedford jail, Raleigh Tower, and a Tennessee obituary sketch. Public and private musings mix with literary jests and readers’ notes.
Days of Long Ago by Earle E Griggs
A nostalgic poem recounts evenings by grandpa s farm fire telling stories of past times. Children listen with wide eyes as grandma smiles and the wind whistles outside, then drift to sleep with dreams of yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle E Griggs
Grandpa
Times of Yesternight
Grandma
A Dream of Springtime by Frank £ Stanton
A brief poem in four numbered stanzas imagines spring approaching despite lingering snow. The speaker hears birds signaling nest time and invokes divine presence in nature. The plea asks for spring, birds, blooms, and light to lift grieved hearts.
Cotton Control by Strong Clique in Market Manipulation
A long analysis reports that a powerful group led by Wall Street figures including Rockefeller affiliates and John W Gates is shaping cotton prices through speculation, margins, and large loans. It claims a vast pool could absorb supply, with profits rising on price increases while mill owners and speculators absorb risk, amid broader moves in coffee and stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meakly
Europa
Rotten
Belt Command
Tila
Rockefellers
Standard Oil Clique
National City Bank
Wall Street
J Sullys
John W Gates
Mr Gates
Getes
Sime
Weil
Mann
James Stillman
City Bank
Silman
Stiltman
Orleta
Ira
Sully
Les
Watton
London
New York
Gates Press
Nearle
Pittsburg
United Stars Steel Corporation
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the Constitution
Diter
Masaser
United
Canada
Warrier Déevery
Sunny South
Atlanta, GA
Joe Chamberlain
W J H Fearog
Teddy
Lincoln Nebr
Arigana
George Fred Williams
United States Senate
Birmingham News
Macedona
Uncle Wareng
The
San Antonio Express
Doge
Alexis
Ruasta
Monte Carlo
Nicholas
Republic of Panama
Li Hung Chang
Helstead
Cincinnati
Harlem
Broadway
Tamman
Parson Parkhurst
Democratic Party
Loldy
Denver Post
Werary
Boston
Houston
Chicago
Progressive Southern Railroad Corporation
Wilmington
Boul
Bedford
Paul
Raleigh
Walla
Dickey
Ceene
Salem
Garth
Marias
Rest
Alan
N Herben
Georgina Ife
Mae
Thomas Nelson Page
Thackeray
America
Frank £. Stanton
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