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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
9
A sprawling 1909 Constitution notice blends editorials on Taft Roosevelt Poe and Carnegie with advertisements and subscriber notes. The piece jokes about politics, society figures, and public life while listing traveling reps and subscription details amid fragmented clippings.
An historical notice argues Georgia pioneered popular selection of United States senators via a people’s submission in primaries. It compares Georgia to Oregon, notes Georgia’s railroad commission model in 1879, and urges other states to adopt the Georgia plan for direct public choice without constitutional changes.
The article argues Secretary Straus seeks $10,000 to gather data on whether American goods cost less abroad, criticizing reliance on general rumor. It suggests using consular reports and house testimony from steel case evidence to inform tariff revision, predicting little public uproar if funds are denied and urging concrete, evidence based action for fairer home pricing.
In Atlanta, about seven hundred members of the Georgia Farmers Union pledged to raise all needed corn, meat, and supplies for the year and to wear cotton clothing to promote cotton prices. The plan aims to shift acreage from cotton to home staples, retain cash within the state, and foster diversified, reliable money crops. Businessmen are urged to support a nationwide expansion of this movement.
The article weighs reaction to Quay's legacy amid legal scrutiny of officials who built the capitol. It questions whether new rulers should honor Quay’s historic role despite past “big methods” and whether posterity and historians must address his influence as the state moves through political reckoning.
A mosaic of Georgia humor and river town whimsy mixes poems and snippets. Obituary quips, songs, dialect sketches, and a Razorback joke parade through Biltville style vignettes. The piece folds lyrical pondering with rural punch lines and a boastful pride in simple joys.
Col Lowry argues that the South has transformed into a manufacturing region and must adopt strong protective tariffs to shield growing industries. He traces tariff history from 1789 to the postwar era, notes shifts from protectionism to free trade, and urges continued protection to sustain mills, factories, and wage levels in the New South.
A Pennsylvania dispute over placing a statue of Matthew Stanley Quay on capitol grounds stalls after the 1905 law funded the statue. The statue is finished in the artist’s studio, but the state commission of public grounds delays site selection, citing mandatory but contested action.
Americus Ga January 20 special postmaster Frank Mitchell approved by treasury department supervising architect awarding contract for the government building. Successful bidder George Brock ing of Chattanooga at 861 846. Seventy five thousand dollars appropriated for the Americas building including land cost. An early start expected. Keys declared not guilty Meridian Mississippi January 30. Webb and Frank Key acquitted in murder case.
In the January 19 1908 letter from RL Mil Griffin Georgia readers praise the editorial Let Congress Get Busy. The writer criticizes Congress for dull arguments and calls for pragmatic leadership while praising Theodore Roosevelt for national service and public welfare.
The Georgian Soldiers Home trustees met at the home and elected officers for the coming year. President W. Bel of Jefferson. Vice President W. S Thomson of Santa. Treasurer Amos Fas of Atlanta. Secretary Wo Harrison of Atlanta. Superintendent Robert L. Barry. Matron M A Clayton. Surgeon Dr. C Brewer. Chaplain Dr. A R Melderby. Improvemets funded by recent legislature session show, with 118 inmates and strong finances. A separate note reports Eugene B. Trammell appointed solicitor for the court of Tami. The Cherokee Insurance Co of Atlanta was granted a charter by Secretary of State Cook. J C Harris of Ramer resigned from the Cave Springs Deaf School board. no replacement named.
In Statesboro Georgia January 20 a 7 month old girl daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Waters nearly died from morphine given by mistake. Fred Yoyster brother in law had taken some for a headache and a portion remained on the mantel. Parents intended to give calomel and administered a third tablet of morphine to the infant. The child suffered greatly before medical aid arrived.
The Harvard board confirms the nomination of Professor Abbott Lawrents Lowell to succeed Charles W. Eliot as Harvard president. The piece includes editorial views on wages, tariffs, and national prosperity, arguing tariff protection supports high wages and strong citizenship amid industrial growth, referencing the Southern States and economic policy.
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