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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1904
Page
9
A broad, fragmented column references Balkan mice and Russian cats, US fiscal questions, river improvements, pensions, Georgia politics, and race laws. It notes Georgia and MississippI actions on race, taxation, and trade, with stray mentions of Georgia farmers, Jacksonville breeders, Port Arthur, and Florida ship canal feasibility, portraying a restless interwar landscape.
The piece contrasts the spring poet with social ridicule, praising his ability to evoke spring through song. It then weighs risks of Russian threats toward Peking, noting Britain’s treaty ties with Japan and potential international pushback to deter Russian expansion in China.
Official statistics show crime and suicides surged 1903 over 1902, with deaths by violence rising sharply. Analysts attribute higher homicide and executions dropping, suggesting lax courts fuel criminology and fear of punishment, while nervous tension and greed drive self harm rates.
The article argues that during boom years like 1903 deaths by self harm rose more than in stagnation periods, suggesting wealth and fast living erode constitution and morals. It calls for public sentiment against jurisprudence abuses, urging Americans to slow down, take leisure, and spend less on vices.
Two dispatches warn of Finland unrest and a Turkish conflict sparked by Russia's strain. The article frames Russia as ethnically fractured with revolts brewing among Finns Poles Jews and secret revolutionary movements. It notes labor strife religious heterodoxy and military disaffection risking a broader European war alongside the Russo Japanese conflict.
The article weighs Russia’s need to retain a large army at home while fighting on the Pacific front. It notes strain from the Trans-Siberian railway, chances of patriotism to unite diverse factions, and how internal disaffection could empower Japan by reducing Russia’s ability to concentrate forces. It also considers Balkan threats and the impact on wartime balance.
Letters from the People discuss immigrant labor for the South arguing cheaper, steadier work than Black labor, noting proven success in Kansas and western states. They seek legal barriers to immigrant hiring, cite Alabama and Georgia figures, and question the value of 1894 to 1895 coinage. A separate note commends county school commissioners for distributing literature in rural areas. The writer is William Riley Boyd of Atlanta, Ga.
Reports from multiple Georgia papers discuss Mrs Maybrick possibly visiting Atlanta after release. The chatter links her to the city as a major draw, with notes on Atlanta’s growing business center and new skyscraper development on Peach Tree Pryor and Houston streets near the former First Methodist site.
Public school teachers in Brooklyn reportedly back restoring corporal punishment for unruly pupils. They sent a letter to the board of education. the boys have not been polled, but their likely view can be inferred.
A collage of dialect poetry about spring longing and rural life in Grub Street, interwoven with editor envy and magazine prize talk. Vivid lines reference mockinbird song, river banks, and flowers, then shift to editor pays delay and humorous exchanges with rural printers and writers.
Atlanta and Fulton county plans to contribute 2500 toward a Georgia building in St Louis. Commissioners Hughes and Washington will present the request to city and county finance committees, seeking joint meetings and firm support from Atlanta, Fulton and other Georgia communities as talks proceed with Macon and Georgia fruit growers.
Henry Park was elected as first assistant in the manual training department of Boys High School to succeed Hugh S Paschal who resigned. A committee led by Superintendent WoT Slatun CP Davis and E I Utterbeich selected Park, Auburn College graduate, as the new professor. The manual training department has improved with updated shops and active student involvement, including daily machine shop work. Carrollton February 12. In Carroll County Superior Court Judge Robert W Freeman appointed H Bert Reagan game warden to enforce state game laws. Reagan will name deputies across the county to enforce the act.
Grain tariffs in Kansas City report a cut to six cents per bushel for wheat and four cents for corn for the southwest. Chicago and Alton states no reductions yet but signals a six cent wheat and four cent corn rate. Burlington and Wabash lines are expected to adopt the reduction immediately.
The committee on public buildings and the county board agreed to fireproof the courthouse record rooms to protect county records. Explore installing automatic sprinklers, sliding fireproof shutters, twelve portable extinguishers, and fireproofing costs estimated at 4000 to 5000 dollars. A vault was considered but rejected in favor of upgrading existing rooms. bids will be invited.
A fourth interest in the six story brick store at 63 and 66 North Pryor Street sold for 20000. The file was prepared by Hugh T Inman for John A Smith. The total valuation stands at 80000. The structure fronts Pryor Street and neighbors the Young Men's Christian Association building. Warranties and transfers followed including several other real estate deeds and cemetery transfers.
Teachers in city public schools test children’s eyes and ears under Superintendent Slaton guidance. The program, begun in several wards, aims to identify defects early so parents are informed. Cards sent to parents indicate results. if a child cannot see or hear, a warning notice will be sent. The effort involves teachers conducting the examinations this term.
Boston February 12 Justice HBoring of the supreme court of Massachusetts issued a temporary injunction restraining defendants from supporting sympathetic actions for the pressmen union amid a dispute over a new wage schedule. Mississippi House votes to invite Hearst to address on political situation on a chosen date.
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