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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1904
Page
21
A brisk, opinionated wrap of 1904 era talk on Panama and national policy. It riffs on Hag, Hanna, Taft, and Bryan, weighing Russia, Persia, and banking power while lampooning political stances and press reactions. It notes debates over the canal treaty and electoral maneuvering in a patently partisan tone.
The article casts Secretary of State Hay as shaping American diplomacy from Georgia with a light tone. It describes his Thomasville rest as a balm after tough bargaining with Russia and China, praising Georgia climate and local curiosities like the Guinea cow as a gentle backdrop to high politics. It notes Hay may retreat from the world’s tensions to enjoy calm, cigars, and the region’s easygoing pace.
A Southern cattle sounding piece argues that southern states can rival prairie ranching through intensive feeding using cassava milo and velvet beans, citing Spillman from USDA and Chicago packers investing in Georgia and Alabama feeding grounds. It urges southern farmers to breed strong cattle and cultivate feeds to maximize flesh for market. The column shifts to a discussion of French population decline, attributing it to alcohol consumption and degenerative trends, citing a consular report showing France leading in per capita alcohol use and absinthe, with other nations listed for comparison.
The passage claims French alcohol consumption exceeds that of England and Germany combined and that heavy drinking weakens procreation. It suggests testing the theory by comparing national birth and death rates against alcohol intake, noting the idea is presented as "interesting, if true."
The Augusta Chronicle reports Joel Chandler Harris, veteran editor of The Atlanta Constitution, returns to the Constitution staff after years away. Harris, famed for Uncle Remus stories and sharp editorials, resumes editorial duties and continues to influence Southern letters and daily journalism.
A Cumberland Maryland newspaper summary notes the Atlanta Constitution praising many democratic presidential candidate signs while warning of internal party divisions. It quips that long smoke implies fire and peace dreams, then mentions a Griffin News marriage notice titled Long-Smoak. It also trails into literary gossip crediting John Hay with Leather Breeches and other works, speculating about authorship and future Hay novels after a Thomamille return.
A fragment from a Georgia piece and a Happy Philosopher voice mix verse about weather faith and perseverance. It recalls a discussion on rain, joy, and stubborn optimism while noting a preacher and a colored hymn line expounded by an uncle.
In a two year study Professor Dodson at the Louisiana experiment station vaccinated Inols bred steers to resist Texas fever and kept them on tick-infested pasture. A car load sold in Chicago for 40 cents a hundred above rivals, near the weekly high, signaling the south’s potential to compete with the north in beef production. Washington agrostologist W. Spillman lauds the epochal result and urges replication at other southern stations.
The Jacksonville Times-Union and Augusta papers discuss Atlanta's proposed Presbyterian university amid a surge of promotional boost. Mentions of neighboring cities like Tampa and Jacksonville Metropolis highlight Atlanta as a growing hub, with governors dining and debates over Georgia prospects and a claim about a million-dollar project and related smoking figures.
State officials report Georgia insurance companies filed annual statements by January 1 with 60 day grace. Licenses renew at year start, taxes on agents and general revenue from premiums total about 125000 to 130000 dollars. Testimony on school book contracts praises low prices and adoption of state texts while discussing sliding exchanges and reader grades. Pension payments top 1.59 million with counties receiving substantial shares as monthly checks continue through March. Governor Terrell adjusts cotton sales pricing and appoints solicitor Brock for a brief term, while health tent needs and state assembly races draw attention at the Capitol.
City hall schedules indicate multiple committee meetings this afternoon and through Friday. Tax, ordinances, sewers, streets, claims, and health panels will convene at 3 pm daily, with the streets committee outlining the year’s work and funding.
Mrs Ellen D Longstreet expresses deep gratitude to General West and friends for the Gainesville funeral tribute to General James Longstreet. She recalls his Civil War service, devotion to the Confederacy, and the outpouring of flowers and tears from loyal admirers and Daughters of the Confederacy.
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