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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1904
Page
5
A jumble of opinion excerpts discusses political missteps by ex Speakers and legislators, diplomacy, social reform skeptics, and New Year resolutions. It surveys racial science claims, municipal scandals, Birmingham growth, Chicago crime warnings, and Roosevelts symbolism. It notes Rainey’s commerce view and cotton price hints toward 20 cents, with caution on value.
The Atlanta city comptroller reports 1903 expenditures stayed within the 1.7 million dollar appropriation, finishing with a balance within a tenth of one percent of the limit. City officials pride themselves on efficiency, honesty, and prudent public service under Mayor Howell and Finance Chair Hugh Inman.
The piece denounces the Republican leadership for fiscal mismanagement since the Civil War, accusing them of packing the Supreme Court to support greenbacks, demonetizing silver, and inflicting currency chaos. It argues the nation lacks a stable gold standard and urges broad reform in federal currency laws, noting many bills proposed without achieving change.
The obituary salutes General James Longstreet detailing a long career from early Civil War command to service under Grant. It praises his leadership, bravery, and strategic genius while noting controversies and enduring reverence from southern peers and officers.
The annual report of Atlanta's committee on charities closes with a moving call that every citizen can rest assured there is someone in need for every hungry person. The council emphasizes Atlanta's unique size and population among U S cities.
A southern editorial lauds Atlanta as a charitable city while criticizing northern critics over the Panama Canal recognition. It asserts the south’s patriotism and support for the canal, arguing the nation must honor its obligations and unify in progress.
International sale commissioner J T Winet of Coahuila reports progress on Mexico’s rail and mineral exhibit for the St Louis World Fair. He aims to finish compiling state reports by early April, detailing Mexico’s mineral production and related data for the exhibit.
Mexico City January 3. The finance minister ordered official examiners of chartered banks to exercise great care in verifying that note circulation does not exceed authorized limits.
A miscellany from Georgia features verses about daybreak and night, humorous quatrains about Bill Smith, and an anecdotal note on Christmas bills alarming a father. The slice includes reflections on poetry, humor, and seasonal observations with several named figures and places implied, all in a period newspaper tone.
Manchester January 3 Stagnation marked all departments of the ploth markets during the past week due to disturbances in cotton shivation. Spinners ran mills on short time while resisting mills closures though united sentiment favors common action. Small yarn sales at slight declines provided no basis for large shipments to buyers wary of cotton price declines.
A compiled list from 1903 reports detailing disasters and disasters causes worldwide. Entries include drownings, shipwrecks, explosions, floods, tornadoes, railroad wrecks, and fires across cities and countries, with dates ranging January to December. Names of places like Olean, Canton, Warsaw, Naples, and Chicago appear alongside incidents such as oil car explosions, ferryboat capsizes, and storms.
A historic fragment traces Colone George B McClellan a mayor elect of Greater New York and his southern connections. It recounts Thomas English, a Mobile planter’s son, his courtship of Frederica McClellan, and the Civil War paths of English, McClellan relatives, and Mount Pleasant Alabama. The piece also notes personal letters and kinship between the McClellans and Englis h families during and after the conflict.
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