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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1904
Page
15
The text surveys diverse topics from Truce of the Bear and Senator Smoot to Tammany Hall and Democratic presidential talk. It notes South Carolina roads, Louisiana and Iowa legislatures, medical cautions, and editor Gonzales memorial efforts, with remarks on Russian diplomacy, Birmingham growth, and race science advances.
The city comptroller reports 1903 closed with expenditures under the $1.7 million appropriation. Mayor Howell promised no overspending, and the council delivered a clean balance sheet. The article lauds Atlanta’s nonpartisan, businesslike government and urges the 1904 council to match or exceed this fiscal performance.
The piece denounces Republican claims of fiscal wisdom since the Civil War and ridicules their silver demonetization and greenback stance. It argues the nation’s currency system is chaotic, stable only by public confidence, and calls for reform in Congress to ensure true stability and elasticity.
The article criticizes Secretary Shaw for a colorless annual report on fiscal affairs and currency operations. It argues the country faces a great peril in monetary policy and urges a bold, well digested plan for currency reform to rally voters in November and demonstrate Republican leadership.
The obituary honors General James Longstreet as a great soldier and revered leader. It notes his enduring courage, strategic skill, and chivalry, praising his decades of service, loyalty to the South, and enduring legacy despite past controversies.
The Atlanta city council committee on charities closes its report with a moving pledge that every citizen can find relief in hard times. It asserts Atlanta’s unparalleled size and population, promising no resident will suffer hunger during cold nights or deep snows.
A long editorial decries Northern mockery of Southern patriotism as it argues the Panama Canal is vital to civilization and U.S. interests. The piece asserts the South supports the canal policy without sacrificing national honor and vows continued cooperation with the world.
The international reir commissioner for Coahuila reports progress on a mineral exhibit for the world’s fair in St Yaws. Work spans eighteen months compiling reports from Mexican states, with completion expected in early April. The exhibit will cover mineral production across Mexico.
The minister directs chartered bank examiners to exercise strict oversight. They must verify that note circulation does not exceed authorized limits. The move aims to prevent overissuance and ensure monetary discipline in January actions.
A garbled OCR inspired page fragment blends poems and humor notes. It references Georgia themes, Christmas verses, and lines about light and night, with scattered attributions to poets and humorous musings about bills and publishing. The readable bits center on seasonal imagery and campus style humor.
English spinner interests face a stagnant cotton market with mills operating short time. A recent cotton trade meeting urged unity to face common dangers, while small buyers hesitated and prices potential drop loomed.
A dense and sweeping 1903 casualty list recounts disasters worldwide. It notes storms, shipwrecks, explosions, floods, and fires with multiple dates and places, naming towns, ships, and events such as tornadoes, rail accidents, and a major arsenal explosion.
The article traces the antebellum connections of George B. McClellan and the English family from Alabama to Philadelphia to Mobile near the Alabama River. It follows Englishs through the war, notes a northern confinement, and recounts postwar life and relatives including General Wedeler and Mount Pleasant, with scattered Atlanta social details and a 1903 inquiry about Atlanta saloon counts.
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