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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
9
A compilation of publishing staff details and New York distribution notes for The Constitution, followed by a satirical column listing remarks on Taft administration politics, tariffs, and public figures. It satirizes Aldrich, Rockefeller, Zeppelin, Wellman, and others while commenting on office-seeker prevalence and current events.
A tirade denounces the near beer tax and its use to fund legislature per diems and mileage. The author argues the extra session diverted funds meant for the penitentiary and rails against using near beer revenues to pay lawmakers, claiming the treasury would be empty without it while urging action to cut the fund. The piece mocks legislative persistence and calls for a resolute move to end reliance on near beer money.
A Tennessee reader analyzes the state's Supreme Court reversal of night riders convictions, arguing the high court relied on mechanical technicalities rather than questioning the evidence. The piece warns that such legal impediments erode the republic's core principle that justice determines guilt.
A playful yet sharp meditation on how baseball shapes civic life in a Southern city, noting how the sport’s daily presence influences business, banking, and public mood. The piece observes Atlanta’s team as a bright sign of local vigor and social mood, aligning sports fervor with political and cultural life.
The piece argues against a 10 cent per pound tea tariff pushed by Senator Tillman. It contends the South Carolina tea plan would not justify nationwide costs, noting Summerville’s limited success and the public burden on tea drinkers. It laments Senate inequity in tariff schedules.
A collection of rural humor and verse on July heat tariff talk and local politics. Includes lyrics about patriotic bears and jokes from Brother Dickey and a pharmacist incident. Features poems by N. M. Baskett and reflections on weather and daily life in a Missouri community.
The will of the late Henry J. Lamar was probated in common form with Mrs. Jack Lamar and the late J. T. Lamar’s children Henry J. Jr Walter D. Jr Camille Lamar sharing the estate. One-eighth goes to Lamar Washington of New York. The remainder is divided among other named heirs. The estate includes the Lamar drug stores and valuable property along Vineville Avenue. Mrs. J. D. Lamar and Henry J. Lamar Jr. will administer the estate.
A meeting of the investigating committee chaired by Aldine Chambers will discuss whether city funds are being wasted due to lax bookkeeping. The panel may summon witnesses and challenge expert accountant reports, amid claims of errors and possible police-like conduct in the process. Also reported is the death of Frank Fletcher a Sumter County inmate from sun stroke while in chains, reflecting harsh conditions in the local convict camp.
Newton county commissioners voted to push a bill in the current legislature authorizing the county to issue 100000 in road bonds. Proceeds would fund permanent roads across the county, reflecting a broad public push for modern highways and credit to the constitutional framework behind the good roads movement.
Governor Joseph M. Brown will remain president of the Marietta board of education while serving as governor. Attorney General Hart advised that no law prohibits holding both offices, confirming Brown may legally continue as board president. The board expresses pride in the governor leading the panel and sees no need for resignation.
Allen H. Harmsworth of Chattanooga argues that the Tennessee Supreme Court reversed a death verdict on two technicalities in the Night Rider case. He contends grand jury selection and peremptory challenges were misapplied, and that the record shows strong evidence supporting guilt despite the reversal.
The Georgia House General Judiciary Committee reported favorably bills raising salaries to six thousand dollars annually for the state supreme court justices and for court of appeals judges. A proposed cut to five thousand dollars for appeals judges was defeated. The committee also endorsed a cash book requirement for county tax collectors and reviewed bills on codifying laws and limiting attorney fees in personal injury cases.
Delegates from the Alabama State Bar Association arrive for a two day annual meeting in Birmingham starting Thursday morning. The agenda includes major business such as changing the method of electing supreme bench members in the state. Also noted is a letter from riders in Madisonville Kentucky threatening tobacco growers in Hopkins County if they fail to join the association.
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