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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1901
Page
9
The piece argues the franchise issue should not dominate Atlanta’s municipal campaign. It praises Mayor Mims for his honesty and urges a fair settlement that secures city compensation for street use. It questions a rigid twenty one year limit and seeks equal terms for all transit companies.
The piece argues that Democratic strategy should focus on living issues like tariffs and Philippine policy, urging a practical platform to win in key states. It cites Senators Gorman and Blackburn advocating an up-to-date approach while warning against revived battles over Alaska and emphasizing domestic concerns and the Dingley tariff.
The Stuttgart Deobacher outlines a German tariff schedule with high duties on cereals and meat, including minimums on wheat and maximums on wheat, rye, and oats. It warns that such protectionism risks provoking retaliation and harming global trade, urging return to broader friendship and mutual exchange.
Excerpt notes blunt strikes of reform and public figures. It mentions women seeking liberty and mockingly questions a writer. References Taft, Cervera, and Schwab. Critics rail at industry leaders and state power, while marriage laws and guardianships surface in a fragmented pastiche.
A collage from a Georgia rural exchange blends verse, local humor, and social notes. It includes Georgia travel songs, humorous weather quips, references to Will Harben's Westerfelt, Jean away, a tale of a struck black man, and political chatter praising Guerry Griffin while noting regional voting divides in a gubernatorial race.
Statement from Joel Hurt defending the Atlanta Railway and Power Company against proposed transit franchises. Argues against condemning and paralleling tracks on Whitehall and Peters streets, notes 21 year limit for grants, and urges alternatives and noninterference with existing lines. Defends aldermen who supported the 21 year clause and condemns criticism as unfair.
Editorial traces quinine’s journey from Java plantations to world medicine. Dutch and British efforts across South America and Asia yielded saplings and seeds, with Hasskarl’s failed first attempt, Ledzer’s Bolivian seed, and a plantation system that renews stock every six years. Bark is harvested by Japanese or Indonesian workers, processed with alkaloids, and shipped to Amsterdam and Agadea ngen for refining into final product.
A collage of notes from several papers about Atlanta including calls for more public drinking fountains for people and livestock, reports of a moral wave in the city, and a feature on journalist C Arthur Pearson. The items reference inter-state travel plans, a mass voting contest by The Atlanta Constitution, and Pearson’s satire aimed at American readers.
President McKinley’s era spark as Secretary Long explains barring Volume III of Maclay’s History from the Naval Academy texts. He defends Schley while condemning the author’s temperate language and prejudice. He cites civil discipline limits and notes other staff remarks do not prompt action.
Acworth and several Georgia papers note Jos Ohl, Atlanta Constitution staff editor, will travel to the Philippines China Japan and Korea to study commercial conditions. His letters from the Orient are expected to be informative and Meaty for readers. The Constitution promotes its global coverage as essential reading for its wide audience.
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