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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1909
Page
9
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The council debates reducing membership to fifteen to curb ward politics and speed administration. Supporters argue a lean, cohesive body is essential for efficient municipal governance, while opponents fear loss of representation. The push vows swift action, aiming to place Atlanta’s governance on a businesslike footing.
Theodore Roosevelt, celebrating his birthday, issued an executive order restoring the name of Jefferson Davis to the inscription plate of the Cabin John Run bridge near Washington. The prewar bridge had honored Davis when he was secretary of war, was removed amid Civil War bitterness, and Roosevelt’s action marks a broad Americanist gesture praising Davis and his era as part of a reconciled national memory.
The text reflects on Lent as forty days of penitence observed by many denominations. It notes the period as a time to pause the frantic pace of city life, relax diversions, and focus on physical and moral order, viewing religion as sublimated common sense.
An enterprising traveler reports that Kansas may follow Georgia in forbidding physicians to prescribe whisky while locals still hint at accessible liquor. The piece notes enforcement questions and cites Dr. Summerall at Grady Hospital, reflecting confusion over evolving prohibition laws and exemptions.
The text condemns abuses of physicians in granting whiskey for medical use. It notes scouring towns for brandy for sickalides, cites Elmfiar physicians as witnesses to extreme cases, and argues for careful, prudent conditioning of whisky prescribing to prevent abuse. It references Kansey and other places as examples of misuse.
A tribute to Dr William T. Bull, renowned cancer specialist, who faced terminal illness with unyielding resolve. The piece frames his struggle as a modern martyrdom of the medical profession, noting his cheerful acceptance and the inspirational example it offers to others confronting unknown trials.
Readable fragments describe a rural scene with a mule team and ox tram, a city show, and a tribulation sermon. The text shifts to gospel talk about Providence and the care of the poor, urging faith, patience, and hope amid hardship. It blends stage parodies, religious exhortation, and rural humor with scattered lines about June, gardens, and home life. The piece portrays a mix of frontier folklore and spiritual reflections.
A Boys High School committee passed a resolution praising Miss Julie Rankin, Carnegie librarian, for supporting a plan to establish a Boy s High School branch library with 4 000 volumes for daily use. They commend her management and foresee benefit to Atlanta students.
Washington February 23. Special report outlines legislative tensions over railroad mail pay and fines, Taft's praise of mature judgment in public life, and debates on an income tax. Noted are federal revenue splits for railroads, postal receipts comparisons among cities like Atlanta and New Orleans, and plans for a monument to Dr Stafford and a Democratic Club HQ in Washington.
General Clement A. Exans reports a telegram from Mrs W Behan of New Orleans, president of the Women’s Confederate Memorial Association, urging restoration of Jefferson Davis’s name to the Cabin John Bridge. The act, begun under Secretary of War Davis, is credited to the Confederacy women and their vice presidents. Secretary Luke Wright’s support is cited as pivotal in the final action, with President Roosevelt approving overdue justice.
New York February 23 Rev Dr Madison C Peters has joined Brooklyn Presbyterian after leaving the Baptist faith. He favored sprinkling over immersion and had earlier served Dutch Reformed and Baptist pastorates. He later preached to unchurched audiences before this move.
Chicago February 23 Reverend Ferdinand S Rockwell of Sheridan Park Methodist announces he will resign from the pulpit for up to a year to "catch up" financially. He says his $2500 annual salary is not enough to meet an urgent obligation and plans to return to church duties after clearing the debt.
The Atlanta delegation will march in Tafts inaugural parade portion through downtown. Atlanta drum and fife corps, cadets from Georgia Military Academy and Donzia Fraser school, and National Guard companies L and K Fifth Regiment will move at 4 pm. The route runs Trinity Avenue to Whitehall Street, to the va duct, Peachtree to the Grand opera house, then Broad Street and Mitchell to discharge. Committee leader Henry Jackson heads a group including Gen. Clifford Anderson, Major Maddox, Charles E Caverly, and others who raised funds and organized the event.
Washington February 33 The North American Conservation Congress adopted a declaration of principles to govern the natural resources of the United States Canada and Mexico. Signatures of the signatories representing the three countries will be affixed to the document tomorrow.
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