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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
9
A mosaic of political satire and travel by a writer peering at Taft Roosevelt and Harriman era figures. The piece riffs on railroads, Africa, royalty, confidence, and Jugend-like whimsy while touching on tariff, canal region politics, and the era’s big players. The tone is wry, topical, and reflective of turn‑of‑the‑century public discourse.
The article reports a mass meeting at Cable hall in Atlanta launching a drive by The Constitution to recruit 1000 new members for Associated Charities. It lauds the campaign's rapid momentum, notes support from prominent men and women, and invites readers to join with a five dollar four year membership.
An editorial condemns Congress for omitting a provision that would require railroads to maintain regular mail schedules and allow penalties for delays. It argues delays are mostly avoidable, caused by neglect, and that removing incentives harms public mail service, especially in the South. The piece calls for swift legislative action to protect postal rights and restore effective safeguards.
Dr Len G Broughton announces the tenth annual Tabernacle Bible conference to be held March 12 to 22 in this city. Renowned speakers include Rev J Stuart Holden, Rev Joseph Kemp, Rev S D Gordon, Rev Elmore Harris, Rev Melvin B Trotter, and Miss Elmoor Stafford Millar. The non sectarian study program offers a university level course in Bible study with lectures by eminent scholars from Europe and North America. The event emphasizes general religious study over dogma and welcomes participants from all faiths for learning and profit.
Postmaster General Meyer outlines the government postal savings bank idea. He argues it would not compete with banks or banks’ rates but encourage thrift by offering a saving outlet to those without such facilities. Loans would be made to national banks at 2 1/4 percent, with caps of 600 dollars per interest bearing deposit and 100 dollars monthly deposits. The plan aims to discourage hoarding and keep money in local circulation, even during panics.
A brief, rural verse fragment titled Just From Georgia features the Moonshine Still with a local folk tone. Congressman Griggs is quoted urging government to stop moonshine enforcement. The piece includes dialect lines about the moon, whistle of whippoorwill, and whimsical references to moonshine culture.
Weetingtom January 27 reports the second assistant postmaster general Joseph Merrett's figures on Georgia railway mail routes. The piece details 18 Georgia routes, their average daily mail weight, route lengths, and annual government pay for rail transport. It notes total federal outlays for rail mail services nationwide and explains the new divisor used for pay calculations, alongside examples for several railroads and routes.
Mr Magee argues that a postal savings plan would educate the public and attract savers to banks, replacing habit of wasting funds with deposits at higher national rates. The proposal is promising but uncertain, with debates tied to wartime financial policy and government confidence.
Secretary James Wilson, head of the Agriculture Department, is poised to set a new record for continuous cabinet tenure. Appointed by McKinley in 1897, he will reach twelve years next March, second only to Gideon Granger. His steady leadership has advanced liberal laws and funding, boosted state experiment stations, and accelerated pest control and agricultural demonstrations nationwide.
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