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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1901

Page

6

Terms to Subscribers and Postage Rates

A reader notice lists daily one year eight dollars and Sunday Sunny South at similar price. A two-paper offer costs one hundred dollars. Details include six or three month options, and proportionate rates. Postage rates show United States Canada Mexico 10 to 12 page papers 16 to 24 page papers 28 to 16 page papers with foreign rates doubled.

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Consistency Debate Over Twenty-One Year Franchises

The Constitution defends applying a twenty-one year limit to all public utilities including streetrailways and electric lighting. It argues council should extend the limit to both competing companies, noting past refusals to tax changes for Atlanta Railway and Power and urging broad competition to build new Forrest avenue lines and other public works. The piece emphasizes unity among Fourth Ward residents and support for proper city taxing power over utilities.

Forrest Avenue Fourth Ward Borerd Atlanta Railway and Power Company

Unclear Constitution Position Sparks Call for Equal Treatment

A fragment argues that all competing companies should operate under identical terms until the goal is reached and warns that any party finding a loophole may claim an entitlement. The note emphasizes strict equality and caution regarding constitutional interpretation.

Repudiated Bonds Debate Reaffirms Georgia Stand

The article argues that Georgia’s legislature and public verdict over thirty years ago settled the mobility issue of southern lands tied to repudiated bonds. It dismisses renewed agitation from New York and a mobilization effort, asserting the case is res adjudicata. The author cites Samuel W. Small and Former Governor Bullock.

New York City Samuel W. Small Georgia

Work for Women in Georgia Drives Need for Education

Mrs Dr W Felton argues white women face unemployment without industrial training. She cites racial wage gaps and urges Georgia women to fund and lead domestic-arts education in Milledgeville and Athens to lift social status and provide work. The piece calls on Georgia ladies to act and invest in female labor education.

W . Felton Felton Milledgeville Athens Georgia

Questioning Sampson's Competence After Schley Inquiry

The court of inquiry into Admiral Schley prompts debate on Admiral Sampson's competence. Critics question his handling of signaling codes and whether lack of full code disclosure affected naval actions against Cervera and the Santiago harbor.

Incompetency to command blamed for Cienfuegos episode

Captain Cook of the Brooklyn declares the insurgents and our navy lacked the signals code and knowledge to interpret signs on the beach at Cienfuegos. The criticism targets Admiral Sampson for restricting Schley and failing to inform captains, seen as his own downfall.

Cook Brooklyn Cienfuegos Sampson Schley

The Negro in Illinois and Chicago Race Tensions

A critical examination of Chicago and Melrose Park coverage of black laborers, noting how Inter Ocean and others framed a worker influx as a race and immigration threat. The piece argues white mobs and officials pressured blacks to leave, while calling for equal labor rights and protection of all workers regardless of color. It cites The Philadelphia Press and cites broader northern prejudice, urging civil authority protection and denouncing coterminous labor exclusion.

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Charity and labor schools for whites and blacks

A Georgia reader argues for widespread manual training and industrial education in rural districts to lift whites and blacks out of poverty. He cites Carnegie funding as a potential catalyst and warns neglect risks deepening racial and class divides. He urges practical schooling, better wages, and maternal education to end cycles of ignorance.

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Coffee County Farmers Optimistic on Corn and Plums

Waycross Georgia July 27 Special a Coffee county farmer canvassed the county forecasting sea Island cotton output about 40 percent below a full crop,10 percent under last year. Corn crop has improved and more corn expected than last year. Northern areas show bright prospects for a full sea island cotton crop and abundant corn. Plums and peaches from Appling county farms weighed about one pound each, among the finest in Georgia.

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Georgian Governors and Gubernatorial Gossip Across Papers

A collage of Georgia political chatter from LaGrange Graphic and neighboring papers. Rumors swirl about Brantley running for governor, with editorials weighing July retreats and health reasons. Other papers weigh Fleming G duBignon and Joe Terrell as next possibilities, while editors note regional loyalties and upcoming electoral shifts.

Ferrell LaGrange Chonga Joe Terrell Georria

Chariton County Election Favors Courthouse Move

Chariton county residents will vote on moving the courthouse from Fraberg Hill to Folkston. Ordinary G W Haddock set the September 7 election. A Charlton resident predicts success, noting strong finances with about 98,000 in treasury and debt free. Road right of way for the Jesup to Folkston line is largely cleared and grading half done as crews push ahead.

Waycross Spcia Chariton Folkston Jesup Handa Aeris

The Personality of Le Conte the Berkeley Scientist Friend

A long tribute to Joseph Le Conte at Berkeley, praising his simple, genial nature and magnetic personality. It notes his revered status among students and townspeople, his respectful yet sharp debates with George Howison, and his blend of science with deep Christian faith. It recounts his vigor, temperance, poetic imagination, and enduring influence on colleagues and the university community.

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The Price of Arbitration in a Nation at Strife

An analysis argues labor seeks recognition and bargaining power while capital resists. It warns that without compulsory arbitration, two power blocs could paralyze industry, rob the public, and wreck prosperity. The piece urges swift, lawful arbitration to prevent wider economic harm.

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