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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1910
Page
6
A jumble of slated boasts and jests about Roosevelt and other leaders fills the column, lampooning politicians and public figures. It touches on Roosevelt, Cleveland, Longworth, Cannon, Fairbanks, Bryan, and Riley with satirical quips about campaigns, governance, and cultural references.
A libel caution notes twelve Washingtonians were cited for playing poker in public on the Canton public highway. They halted traffic and risked a two hundred dollar pot confiscated as evidence amid police intervention.
The New York Sun argues age boundaries vary with time and lifestyle. It notes historians once deemed men old at 60 65 while modern life with better health and sanitation pushes the threshold forward. The piece calls for avoiding harsh labels and acknowledges women’s age隐 invisibility until death.
An Athens editor reflects on the enduring image of the old black mammy and reports a proposed monument and school in Clarke County. Five acres have been secured with promises of more, and nearly $1,000 raised. a $500 shortfall remains to fund a school teaching cooking and industrial work in the southern tradition. The piece argues such a school could help address racial tensions by promoting fidelity and practical training aligned with southern heritage.
October 7 and 8 mark the launch of Georgia s resource conservation movement. Gifford Pinchot, renowned as the father of conservation, will outline the program and speak prominently during his Atlanta visit.
Former President Roosevelt's supporters bid to form a Georgia conservation movement guided by State Entomologist E L Worsham and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. A general committee and subcommittees will report at the October meeting as citizens are urged to join Dr Worsham or Chamber Secretary Walter Cooper in the effort to safeguard forests soils streams and mines for future generations.
A fragmentary collage of verse and dialect prose. It weaves dreams of joy through hardship, shadows of a world in trouble, and a preacherish tone about prosperity and fate. The piece blends lyrical lines with humorous dialect quips and reflections on progress, longing, and resilience.
New York dated July 24 reports Theodore Roosevelt’s possible visit to Mineola Long Island for aviation events. Clifford B Harmon says Roosevelt may attend a cornerstone laying on August 1910 and likely watch flights at Hempstead Heath with a chance for his first airplane ride.
A meeting is set for this afternoon at 3 oclock in the board of health office with the bond commission and health board to review a joint committee report on crematory location. The committee favors placing the crematory in the ninth ward on the Belt Line railroad opposite stockade property, drawing protests from ninth and third ward citizens who demand a site outside city limits. Organizers will seek postponement pending a site visit and actions to secure an outside location.
A rally in the superior court room in Macon is set for tomorrow night with speakers including Judge John Ross Hon W A Hum and W B Barnes. Joe Brown headquarters will open tomorrow morning to organize supporter turnout in a businesslike fashion.
Captain HC Wright 80, Civil War veteran born in Pennsylvania, laid to rest at Riversite cemetery Macon Georgia after funeral at Forsyth street residence. Survived by three sons Harry Wright Thomas F Wright Albert Wright and one daughter Mrs B B Bullock. He was a Mason highly esteemed by the order.
De Witt Davis died at Macon hospital from a shot fired by Robert Zanders in a crap game at Adolph Nisbet’s place. Zanders won a quarter from Davis and Davis slapped him. Zanders fired, injuring another man Wiley Glover in the hand as he fled. Coroner’s inquest finds Zanders charged with voluntary manslaughter.
A feature on Laurens County Georgia, its growth, road improvements, rail connections, and rising land values. Judge Hawkins extols Laurens as a leading agricultural and industrial area with expanding towns Dublin Watkinsville and Dexters Rentz Bruton and more, predicting rapid growth and higher census numbers for 1910.
A garbled poem reflecting on youth, duty, and longing. The speaker recalls spring and faith, notes life’s burdened labor, and seeks guidance as time wanes. Imagery includes dawn and night, hope amid struggle, and a belief in eventual homeward rest with God.
Lieutenant Davie and Patrol Officers Avent and Chambliss raided James Murphy's store on Telfair street last night and lodged charges of violating the state prohibition law. He will also be held for violating the tiger ordinance in Macon.
The Augusta Herald notes Mr Watson often opposes opponents like Brown or Smith rather than backing any single candidate. The column suggests Watson generally aligns against someone rather than for a specific ally, reflecting a cautious stance in recent years.
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