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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
9
The item lists individuals Clark Howell and Roby Robinson and notes business manager roles in a brief constitutional context. It presents two names connected to executive or editorial positions, implying an organizational leadership update in a historical newspaper.
Fragmentary text references a great comet and new aviation records as a backdrop for a world in ascent. Mentions eyes in congress and weather delays amid hurried times. Includes fragmented notes about Zelaya, child counts, and proxy discipline.
A long analysis of Booker T Washington’s view on the Negro question stresses practical education. It argues success lies in everyday life on kitchens and farms, urges white Southerners to observe real outcomes, and notes Washington’s ties to religion and education as keys to racial progress.
The committee’s report condemns mixing stockade duties with public works. It urges immediate independent management, arguing one official cannot supervise both well. It highlights past neglect and praises Commissioner Collier’s recommended steps and the appointment of former Chief John W. Ball as stockade superintendent.
A dated critique accuses the sugar trust directors of evading guilt in underweighing scandals. The article mocks their annual report as evasive and questions whether executives knew of or participated in fraud, suggesting deeper crimes and calling for accountability.
Postmaster General Hitchcock cites potential savings from ending free passes as a model for reducing the postal deficit. A dispatch from Indianapolis notes Congressmen Horblys seed shipments to Marion County illustrate how free mailings inflate costs, with 488 carloads imagined for all lawmakers.
In Indianapolis a discussion touches on postmaster duties, freight shipments, and government spending. The piece weighs the postmaster's remarks against recent events and wonders about Pinchot’s political future amid calls to be practical public benefactor.
President Taft names Henry S Grdfrector and Albert F Potter acting forester to replace Pinchot era leaders. Both have served under Pinchot and are described as sympathetic to his administration policies. It remains to be seen if they will adopt a reformer conservative stance as they assume authority.
A fragmented collage of rural verse and reflections from Georgia style humor. It mixes seasonal imagery with social jests about autos and weather, quoting poems and brief anecdotes about edgier city life, prosperity, and daily life amid winter's bite.
The Associated Charities plans a mass meeting at the Grand Sunday. Miss Helen B Pendleton, Savannahs newly elected secretary, is expected to attend along with President George J Baldwin. Savannah recently organized its charities and Baldwin, head of the street railways there, left the park board to focus on charity work. Pendleton trained with the Baltimore association and rose to assistant secretary in Pittsburg.
Rev Wiki D Upshaw will speak at the Southern Shorthand and Business University Lyceum. The lecture is set for January 14 at 11 49 a.m. in Rome. The institution invites the public and friends to attend as part of a series featuring leading national lecturers. In other notes, preparations for the North Georgia and Alabama Firemen's Association tournament in Rome next May began with a planning meeting and invitations sent to many departments.
Macon Ga January 13 Special Hon Martin V Calvin director of the Georgia Experiment Station spoke in Macon reinforcing Dr Knapp’s push for diversification in southern agriculture. He cited historical yields and urged higher per acre output via fertilisers better soil prep and varied crops to complement cotton. He emphasized live stock value and urged farmers to resume fifties policy of diversification to raise yields across corn cotton and other crops.
Two chorus girls find Jack Coleman bleeding on the way to the Southern depot in Macon Georgia. They bound his wounds and took him to the depot where he said he was assaulted and robbed by two Black men. He claims to have lost a month's salary and was beaten while unconscious.
In Columbus the Georgia state board of embalmers adjourned after adding eleven new members and set next meeting in Atlanta on June 14. Edward W. Pratt of Augusta was chosen secretary treasurer to succeed L. H. Burghard of Macon. C. G. L. Torkett of Columbus was reelected president.
John Yancey sued his mother Mrs. Mary J. Yancey in superior court alleging lunacy to seize her property. Judge Pendleton invalidated the writ and dismissed the case after vigorous defense by her attorneys W. C. Munday.
The Boston Young Men s Christian Association building at Boylston and Berkeley streets was destroyed by fire of unknown origin early today. The blaze caused losses exceeding $200,000 and the cause remains undetermined.
President Taft nominates United States Marshal Asbury Patro for the Eastern District of Kentucky and signals forthcoming nominations to the Senate. The brief notice highlights the selection as part of the administration’s continuing appointments for federal posts.
The committee on tax nominated seven city hall officials for reappointment subject to general council approval. G B Beauchamp chief clerk, George H. Saxe W M Bearden F W Johnson Joan Holliday and W C Gifford tax office clerks, and J T Collier tax investigator. All faced no opposition and will serve one year.
Wounded Clayton man Pitts faced police court on Thursday afternoon held on a $100 bond for carrying a concealed weapon after a revolver discharged in the Kimball toilet Wednesday evening wounding Pitts and Mose McCrary. Pitts arrived in Atlanta with Abe Adair to buy mules and testified on crutches as the pistol slipped from his pocket and fired unexpectedly.
An Atlanta group lists speakers for the Laymen's Movement meeting in Montgomery Alabama on February 5. Rev Dr D H Ogden D D will address "The World for Christ by the Men of Today" followed by Rev R W Patton of Atlanta speaking on "The World's Debt to the Missionary."
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