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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
9
The region needs expanded education for young people in home service and domestic trades. Atlanta Mounting demand from mistresses for skilled servants highlights a gap in training. Schools should promote household labor as respectable work and train large classes of domestic workers to meet widespread need.
Fragmentary text shows debate on taxing corporate franchises and private property to fund government, with references to illinois supreme court rulings, New York odell, and bills in Delaware Albany. Mentions Ohio Governor Nash and general shift toward licensing fees on corporations to cover public expenses, amid broader push in the union.
The article notes shifting demographic trends in Porto Rico, with births rising in 1888 then steadily outrun by deaths each year. By 1900 deaths (41,854) far exceeded births (20,039). The piece cites official yearly figures and warns that continued excess deaths could threaten native population under Spanish rule. It casts comparisons to Cuba and doubts future improvements.
An analysis of population density in Asia compares Japan and China to the United States and Texas. The piece notes Japan’s rapid modernization amid high density, contrasts migratory patterns, and predicts Western ideas will push China to awaken and Japan to expand influence in global commerce and politics.
A facet of the postwar debate explores whether military service erases citizen rights. The piece notes Connecticut's constitutional convention, addresses representation flaws in towns, state corp adjustments, and calls for reforms reflecting New Haven and Hartford power dynamics. It cites Kipling, Griggs, and policy shifts, with commentary on Congress and national figures.
The discussion argues a binary choice in U S Cuba policy reciprocity to boost Cuban crops or annexation by starving the island through strict Dingley tariffs. It notes that granting favorable rates could foster autonomy and delay annexation, while opposing reciprocity and pushing hard tariffs favors quick possession. The remark cites Governor Gen as backing the hard line.
A debate unfolds on Capitol Hill as leaders urge against annexing Cuba and push for life saving entry to markets. General Wood supports entry to foster autonomous government while avoiding full annexation, though presidential circles consider granting exceptional trade rights may be preferable despite potential regional hurts.
A compilation of editorials and commentary from The New Orleans Picayune and other papers. It discusses a Pax Americana concept extending US influence over Latin America, critiques on ship subsidies in France, Cuban governance, Roosevelt era conduct, Democratic policy desires in the Senate, and calls for editorial boards to streamline state reports.
In The Augusta Herald, Marlin YV. Calvin recalls historic Georgia gubernatorial campaigns. He notes Howell Cobb versus Charles J. McDonald in 1850s battles, the rise of figures like Herschel V. Johnson, Joseph E. Brown, and Benjamin H. Hill, and the era of rousing stump speeches. The author laments changing audience passions and calls for renewed eloquence in public oratory.
The engravers at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing completed a presidential vignette for Roosevelt to be used on money or securities after his death. It is based on the best photograph from the last decade after extensive review of prior images. Mrs H M Samuelth of Mound City seeks state superintendent of public instruction, backed by Las and Egyptian supporters.
The Chicago Record Herald profiles Russia's supreme representative in Bulgaria, Mr. Bakhmeteff, a veteran diplomat with Washington ties through his wife, daughter of General Edward F. Beale. Mme. Bakhmeteff leads Bulgarian charitable work, organizing a free hospital, introducing the Red Cross, improving schools, and aiding Bulgarian women while remaining largely American in habit.
The letter discusses the Visayan council the role of Negros in suppressing insurrection and the cautious stance of American officers toward civil government. It notes Delgado as provincial governor, local police forces, and the Katipunan’s persistence. It describes Filipino guerilla units as small, scattered fractions and reflects on future trouble versus reconciliation with American sovereignty.
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