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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1910
Page
16
Atlanta edition notes tariff disputes and political shifts, referencing Taft era debates, beef trust criticism, Ballinger, South Pole exploration mentions, and Georgia prosperity. It highlights growing civic awareness and calls for renewed state and regional effort to build the nation.
One week from today the battle of Greater Atlanta will be fought at the polls. The message urges personal outreach to neighbors friends and associates to pledge votes for each proposition and start an endless voting chain in every neighborhood and business district urging a record-breaking favorable vote.
W A Wimbish of Atlanta is urged as a prime candidate for the national court of commerce. The Georgia petition cites his wide experience in commerce and transportation law and notable wins in the Tift lumber rebate, Pacific lumber rates, and related cases. Endorsements come from Georgia judges and multiple cities, urging Taft to appoint him.
Washington correspondents lament the lack of early action on major bills after two months of Congress. The Springfield Union notes sessions often show a do nothing pattern as legislators debate while threats of teak or demagoguery rule.
The text notes the Barclay Memorial appeal already draws many applicants awaiting admission and praises securing Mr. Peacock for his familiarity with such work. It urges large Atlanta donors to direct philanthropy toward practical community uplift in its most tragic aspect.
The piece dismisses federal peonage charges in Texas as exaggerated and compares northern coverage unfavorably to southern assurances. It urges restraint, arguing against inflating the issue, noting some northern outlets have begun to shift away from sensationalism.
A fragmentary column features dialect sketches and verses about breakfast chores and wood cutting, interspersed with weather lore and humorous anecdotes. It references a meat trust, a town marshal, a judge, and a sheriff, weaving Southern characters with regional speech and playful satire.
In Yorktown Indiana brothers Fames and Baonard Hicks were fatally killed when the carriage they rode in was struck by the Southwestern Limited train on the Big Four Railroad. Rolla Jones, a Tiv eryman's driver, was fatally hurt in the crash. Also noted is a wage advance for clerks in Boston with five hundred clerks receiving a 49 percent increase.
The Southern Railway plans a broad land and industrial promotion after a pause in 1907. It will reallocate resources to attract settlers and industry to the southeast, using newspapers, pamphlets, exhibits at northern fairs, and expanded European outreach through its London agency to generate interest among investors and migrants.
Editor argues good roads hinge on surface quality, not just light grades. Clarke County uses local topsoil for surfacing, testing cost and durability. urges Georgia counties to adopt similar methods to achieve permanent, economical roads. Also notes a Collier's Weekly post spurring southern land interest and directs correspondence to a colonization inquiry.
Julian Roundtree, jailed since December 23 for burglarizing W A Strother's home in Perry Georgia, escaped Sunday at 3:20 AM by breaking through a brick wall with a scantling and using a barrel and plank to vault the enclosure. He stole diamonds and valuables from Mrs Strother, awakened by the theft, but was recaptured the next day with all stolen items recovered.
Former Judge James Edward Shepherd of the North Carolina Supreme Court died in a Baltimore hospital at age four after seeking treatment. He had retired from the bench and resumed legal practice in Altzh. Glad His Fate Is Settled reports Toledo. Joseph Mackly, 32, was sentenced to be electrocuted June 3 for the murder of Caroline Hunt, 18, on December 27, who had rejected his advances.
Governor Brown authorized signatures on counterfeit risk money tied to a Marietta bank while resignations and new appointments occurred. The governor granted clemency to several inmates, commuting sentences and pardoning offenses. A requisition was issued for Tom Patterson, an escaped convict from Alabama. Judge McCrory argued for clemency for three inmates in a robbery case.
About one hundred ladies tailors visited the White House in Washington to hear President Taft praise Americans for originating popular clothing styles. Taft may visit the show, as tailors return to exhibits planning the annual National Ladies’ Tailoring Association meeting and banquet tomorrow with society patrons from Washington and New York.
Charleston court hears testimony alleging extensive perjury and bribery in a bid by C L Topping to join the city council as a wet member. Judges criticize conduct as lawyers fight a petition for an injunction amid a tight wets vs drys council split.
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