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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1904
Page
11
The Constitution announces subscription rates for daily and weekly editions with city and postage options. A Washington Bureau listing, staff correspondents, and solicitors are named. A long series of editorials, literary and political snippets follow, mentioning figures like Hayashi, Rockefeller, and others, with satirical comments on current events and journalism.
Dispatches from New York note the war’s impact on textiles with silk prices rising as US mills, led by Paterson New Jersey, gain from Japanese disruption. Some demand substitution toward cotton goods amid high silk costs. Russia and Japan trade rhetoric complicates peacemaking and fuels sympathetic views in the United States, while Japan seeks no external help in its conflict. The piece discusses broader economic and diplomatic fallout.
A 1903 analysis questions why American commerce lags in South America. It cites modest gains vs Africa Asia and Europe, critiques merchants’ packing and market focus, and suggests policy hints for Secretary Cartelyou to uncover the underlying cause and boost U S exports.
The article argues the United States must intervene to stabilize San Domingo where anarchy and insurgent violence threaten foreigners. It notes the Morales government lacks interior power, the imperial debt pressure from foreign creditors grows, and U S involvement is possible if European claims press for payment. It warns politicians counting on U S intervention may be mistaken.
Amid fears over San Domingo unrest and mass American property, Washington may intervene to back a capable de facto government and capture or punish the killer of the American engineer. The piece also weighs Japan's WWI era rail disruptions and strategic moves to cripple Russia via land and sea, stressing future battles to sever Siberian supply lines.
The Bristow report and court proceedings are cited as context for Senator Dietrich of Nebraska demanding a complete investigation into charges against him. The piece commends his decision to seek full scrutiny beyond court action and hopes others involved in the Bristow report will also welcome light on the alleged transactions.
President Smith of the railroad commission says Comer's circulars are erroneous and a fair-rate comparison is needed. Alabama will soon issue a detailed statement comparing rates in Alabama Georgia and neighboring states. He urges suspending judgment until the facts are shown and denies Alabama rates are 60 percent higher.
A Norfolk style miscellany prints poems and prose sketches from Georgia and Texas. Vignettes include a Texas georgian poem about planting cotton a narrator remarking on painters charging fifty dollars for a single picture, and dialect humor about weather, winter and spring. Local light verse and humorous dialogues feature regional speech and moral quips, closing with a note on Southern literary ambitions.
A reader highlights the need for municipal action and insurer support on fire safety. The letter argues that fire prevention efforts by associations and fire companies lower rates by improving hazards, urging local governments to back precautionary measures and water supply, with examples from major cities.
The Pittsburg Press urges immediate adoption of automatic sprinkler systems in theaters hotels and large buildings. It argues human error caused most deaths and that automatic sprinklers would flood spaces without reliance on staff. The piece calls for widespread installation in theaters and other large establishments.
In Tallulah Falls Georgia on February 1 special report states Frank Lesner, killed in December by a Black assailant known as House Bermett, was exhumed and sent to relatives in Bolivar. A new furniture firm Walter Emory Hunsfelt proprietors will manufacture rosewood tables chairs and couches and seek a charter to sell to visitors this season.
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