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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1903
Page
9
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Fragmentary notice dated January 10 1933 from Atlanta GA mentions subscribers and names Carter and Nichols Sala Ay tag sole Mutaga with unclear travel references and city context. Entities include Atlanta, Georgia and individuals Carter Nichols Sala Ay Tag Sole Mutaga.
A regional editorial defends investigations into Atlanta Police Department management by the board of commissioners and Grady Hospital operations by the superintendent. It argues open inquiries strengthen government, cautions against immediate guilt, and urges transparent truth seeking to restore public trust and reform.
The Boston Herald disputes The Constitution on southern suffrage restrictions, arguing northern bias misstates southern policy. It suggests northern settlers moving south resist black enfranchisement and warns northern replication of southern conditions would alter policy, citing Alabama where 14.2 percent of the population is affected.
A letter argues whites are illiterate at higher rates than blacks in the South and notes Northern blacks migrate north for education. It claims Northern states would reverse suffrage laws under a negro population and accuses The Boston Herald of bias while asserting elections are cleansed of bribery since black exclusion from politics.
Colonel Carroll D Wright declares in an American Association for the Advancement of Science address that most mortgages signal prosperity rather than failure. He cites census statistics showing 95 percent of mortgages reflect increased credit and future gains, with only 5 percent representing losses, urging a public shift in view of home and farm loans.
The article describes using smaller cities as testing grounds for new plays and government experiments, likening this to “trying it on the dog.” It notes New Zealand as a land of the dog, where many reform schemes and legislative experiments are being tried and evaluated.
A long-state summary notes that New Zealand adopts Henry George's single tax concept locally for three years, with 36 royal communities including Wellington on board. It cites consular reports of growing farmer support, tax burdens equalized by productivity, and pressure on landowners to improve or sell. Experts expect possible European and U.S. adoption if tested well, while debates in U.S. politics and other nations continue.
Ernest Davis, a colored man from Richmond, was executed in Manchester Virginia for the murder of John Henry Stokes, another black man. He confessed on the scaffold, according to reports from the morning.
A Chicago Tribune report sketches political turmoil in Spain with Don Carlos abandoning his claim in favor of his son Don Jaime amid pressure from Carlist leaders. It describes Don Jaime's alleged traits and the broader European intrigues including Austria, Italy, and Prussia, plus a Bavarian-German succession twist and a Brandt inheritance swindle case in Amsterdam.
J Hamilton Lewis denounces government overreach and constitutional abuse at the Jackson Club banquet in Chicago. He attacks the Democratic party and calls for upholding Jeffersonian principles, warning against wealth power and treason as he critiques federal policy and the ship subsidy.
Mrs J A Dunn wife of ex constable Dunn of Charlotte is missing after reading two letters dropped by a postman. Neighbors and a servant recall no trace since she sat on the steps crying and then departed. Dunn family and Signer relatives in Rockingham are mentioned. authorities suspect temporary insanity.
An unidentified man about thirty five to forty five, neatly dressed, boarded a Whitaker Street car in Savannah. He grew ill, was taken to a physician, then to a hospital where he died. A freight bill bearing the name George B D Gould and G D Gould connected to sacks of meal was found. no match to a local resident could be identified.
Special report notes both Montgomery contenders Wooo and Vunsita in the same hotel to drum support. Campaign activity appears light with no formal statements yet as advance organizing frictions loom. Several notable politicians have visited, and insiders hint at upcoming hotel discussions, though Tunstall is still viewed as having a likely edge.
In January at the Presidio government reserve heavy gun practice aimed at a wooden pyramidal target towed by a tug. Corporal Regan fired a 2 inch gun as the target neared shore and within moments the moving mark shattered in splinters after the second shot.
Judge McLwen in Chicago orders a 75 member pool with 23 to be chosen for a special grand jury to investigate alleged coal price fixing by operators railroads and dealers. Forty witnesses named in subpoenas, Deputy Sheriffs mobilized to serve, Attorney General Hamlin to lead the inquiry with extensive evidence from London.
Dr LB Flick announces Henry Phipps of New York donated 300000 for a new Henry Phipps Institution for the Study Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis in Philadelphia. The endowed income will be about 50000 to 9000 annually. Flick will be director and staff selections were made. The project includes the Finsen treatment using sunlight and electric light.
The sixth annual convention of the National Live Stock Association will gather in Kansas City starting next Tuesday for four days. Delegates from many states and territories will attend, with routine business and numerous addresses by stock men. Receptions balls smokers and other entertainments are planned, with special efforts to entertain women visitors.
During the Venezuelan breach, Red D line steamers will not run to Caracas. Venezuelan mails will be carried by the Porto Rico line to Puerto Rico and then by a small vessel to Curacao, from which point a U S warship will transfer them to Venezuelan ports.
Athens Georgia announces a new city directory to aid citizens with population, homes, businesses, and education. H J Rowe and T W Reed organize the project, starting work immediately for a release within sixty days.
The Athens Country Club in Athens Georgia has nearly completed a thorough renovation of its Milledge Avenue clubhouse. The club will occupy the refreshed building within days, offering roomy rooms verandas and a large golf link area. Mr B Griffeth led the improvements with help from the house committee including Mrs Phillips Phingy Mrs O T Send and Miss Dorothy McPherson.
The annual report of the state superintendent of education credits Spartanburg County with more public school pupils than any county including Charleston and Richland. Spartanburg has twice as many pupils enrolled as the next county, and the county leads in the number of schools with seventy-eight Negro schools and sixty four white schools. The total enrollment is about 15,75.
The report shows Florida city finances with receipts into the general arena fund for the year and a beginning balance. It notes expenditures totaling and a remaining balance, with sources including taxation and other revenue streams.
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