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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1909
Page
5
The notice lists Constitution subscriptions with Haberdash notes and hotel delivery options, plus traveling reps. A stream of satirical lines follows, lampooning Roosevelt Tillman Taft and current affairs, including gaslamp jokes, moonshine, and politics, in a periodical style.
A Union City correspondent argues against criticism of the Tennessee Supreme Court for reversing guilty verdicts in the Cap tain Quentin Rankin night riders case. He contends legal technicalities should not shield known criminals and urges law reforms to prevent acquittals on procedural flaws, warning that courts must protect society by punishing the guilty.
A Nashville Georgia execution drew a large mixed crowd despite rain, with hundreds of negroes and some whites holding religious services outside the jail. The account denounces public witnessing as barbaric, urges private executions inside prison walls, and calls for legal witnesses only to prevent fanatical gatherings and maintain public order.
The New York Central posts a statement urging better public relations across all employee levels. It credits courtesy with improving service and notes a shift from aloof, arrogant attitudes to cooperative policies, reflecting wider reforms among major carriers today.
A rural Iowa subscriber repeatedly cursed operators and listened to neighborhood gossip over his line. After the company cut his telephone, he sought legal reinstallation but the courts upheld the company. The supreme court affirmed reconnecting him, nolens volens.
In Sewanee Tennessee bishops and preachers voiced views on southern problems urging political and social tolerance. Bishop Guerry of South Carolina called for ending political isolation and fostering a spirit of tolerance across the region. Dr C B Wilmer of Atlanta spoke on various facets of the issue.
An address argues the race question is a national issue, not academic, linking southern and northern roles. It notes northern support and intellect as key to peaceful, practical solutions, warning against Republican intervention and urging unified, broader political horizons amid racial tensions.
A humorous collection of rural dialect verses and local quips. It follows a Georgia styled narrator who contemplates grit and perseverance, a Jonah sympathy anecdote, comic poet jabs, and light social notes from small town papers. The piece blends regional voice with playful reflections on effort, luck, and life’s twists.
The Savannah Press notes near beer funds ease state finances while Macon Telegraph lauds their use. It argues no beer legislation will pass this session, and political blame surrounds Governor Smith’s finances disclosures and the treasury’s condition.
Four allied groups the Associated Bill Posters of the United States and Canada the Southeastern Bill Posters and Distributers the Advertising Painters League of America and the Southern Theater Managers association gather in Atlanta for a three day convention. Governor Joseph M Brown Mayor Maddox and chamber president Can der welcome delegates. The Piedmont hotel hosts the national group with Cable hall sessions and a Georgia barbecue planned for delegates and their families.
Union City Georgia letter writer defends Tennessee supreme court ruling in Night Rider case. He argues the court correctly vindicated grand jury and peremptory challenge procedures, asserting the decision preserves legal rights and curbs mob pressure.
The Constitution publishes official figures for the United States internal revenue collections by fiscal year from September 1, 1862, to June 30, 1907, listing annual totals with figures for years such as 1862 to 1907, including large sums like 1903 amounting to about 41 million and 1907 around 269 million, reflecting postwar gains and tax policy changes. The table presents yearly totals with peculiar OCR formatting and some garbled entries, preserving the overall trend of rising receipts through the era.
A Fort Valley report notes LOUID BELLE WYLIE sending a poem urging optimism and virtue. The same edition details police arresting about six well-known citizens for alleged prohibition violations and plans to present six others to the Mayor on the gaming charge with trials set for Tuesday.
Savannah July 11. President Frank Battey of the Savannah Automobile Club will depart July 24 on a pathfinding tour into South Carolina, ending in Beaufort. City Engineer Howard will accompany to study the Savannah river ferry feasibility and potential new route into Savannah. The trip, via the Screven ferry, aims to improve tourist access and involve local and South Carolina workers amid talk of a Columbia Charleston Savannah corridor.
Savannah reports the Automobile Club of America plans another Grand Prize international race in Savannah with the Savannah Club in January 1910 two months after last year. Locals debate the timing though northern attendance is expected to be higher than if held earlier.
A poem-like reminiscence in which a childlike figure mourns at a Dixie grave. Figures from folklore and nature including Uncle Remus characters appear, with references to a “Big House” and faith. Aripeka Florida writer Lona Beck Ellis signs the piece.
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