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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1910
Page
5
The Constitution is published daily and on Sundays and semi weekly editions with Clark Howell as editor and Roby Robinson as business manager.
Notices explain subscription rates for daily and Sunday papers, delivery areas in Atlanta and outside, and advertising managers. It also lists traveling representatives, contact details, and distribution options, including hotel delivery and hotel branches in New York. The piece ends with a column of satirical political notes.
A Birmingham News front page claim that Birmingham leads Atlanta in mail transit is challenged. The Atlanta post office data show 354,964 pieces of registered mail in transit via Atlanta during 1908–09, vs 113,469 in Birmingham, with Atlanta far ahead in totals and receipts.
A Chicago Record Herald dispatch debates rumors of a real or imagined "Back from Elba Club" linked to Bryan’s national presence. It notes lack of formal structure or officials, but suggests a broader mystique amid political speculation as Africa returns stir curiosity and the press ponders unfolding events.
The Newburyport News argues for growing youth participation in politics, noting that young workers can strengthen party ranks while elder operatives resist change. It criticizes seasoned politicians and predicts a shift toward younger candidates gaining influence in local and state elections.
A proposed national pension of 5000 dollars for the widow of ex president Grover Cleveland is introduced by Senator Robt. of New York. The move, seen as broadly palatable, aims to gain congressional support despite rising living costs. Speaker Cannon weighs its passage with executive signing in mind. The Times-Union comments on Florida and Wall Street temper the debate with a mix of humor and concern.
The article notes Cleveland died poor and spent retirement in public service, cites precedents where Congress granted pensions to several ex-presidents’ wives, and argues a general act granting such pensions would not face serious opposition. It discusses potential support from lawmakers and public interest.
Dr Seaman A Knapp of the government demonstration service argues the boll weevil panic, not just the insect, lowers cotton output. He cites 30 to 40 percent losses from fear among planters as bankers withhold credit and labor shifts, while urging calm, expert advice to slow spread and reduce damage.
A collection of humorous poems and sketches with rural and political satire. It mentions hook worms and Rockefeller money, a singer claiming fame for Adams Enterprise, weather fantasies, farming anecdotes, presidential talk, and dialect humor. The verse voices tease ambition, poems on nature, and small town happenings with regional color.
A called council meeting is planned for Thursday to consider placing polling places for the pond election and to act on prison committee recommendations. Indianapolis bids to host the 1910 International aviation meet will be presented at the Federated Aero Clubs of America session in St Louis with Carl Fischer and E A Morris in attendance.
Colonel James Gordon of Mississippi, a farmer and poet, serves in the U.S. Senate as an interim appointee awaiting a successor to the late Senator McLaurin. The 76-year-old ex Confederate reflects on his past, politics, and his poetry as he contemplates the upcoming vacancy and life in Washington.
Mayor Robert F. Maddox resumes duties in Atlanta after a Washington trip where he pressed for an Atlanta post office site. He endorses a viaduct to unite the business district with the west side and speaks on the bond campaign, stockade matter, and city recovery, praising ongoing leadership.
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