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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
9
A long jumble of editorial quips from 1909 comments on tariffs trusts and politics. Mentions Caruso, Clemenceau, suffragettes, Wright brothers, Eden Maine ban on autos, and Dr. Eliot. Puns and social notes mix with remarks on fashion and bread trusts. A broadcaster style slice of era opinion and chatter.
Editorial laments Georgia lawmakers for taxing soft drinks at five cents a gallon after a ten cent rate fight. It argues the tax drives away capital, already wary of future business, and urges repeal to attract industry rather than discourage investment. The piece calls for Senate courage and biennial sessions.
The Georgia House delays action on an occupation tax increase, prompting widespread disapproval. Critics note a potential 100 to 1000 dollar maximum tax, and a possible 1600 percent jump, threatening capital, payrolls, and dividends. The piece urges restraint on corporation baiting to protect the state’s commercial preeminence.
A critical look at 120 percent duties on thorium nitrate showing how tariff revision quietly raises living costs. The piece argues policy favors a few manufacturers, obscures impact on gloves and hosiery, tea, and daily expenses, and leaves citizens puzzled by debates and statistics.
Douglas hosts a discussion on country editors who drive Georgia’s progress through small towns and counties. They face subscriber pressures and fixed costs, yet their optimism and close ties to communities shape civic sentiment and local advancement. Their work, beyond the city press, underpins the state’s postwar growth.
A lively pastiche piece mocks Georgia prohibition, southern customs, and political fashion. It likens gorgeously named moonshine to an airship of booze, jokes on mint juleps in Oxford England, and notes local music, exits, and political bravado while peppering dialect phrases and satirical quips about government and prosperity.
A Georgia reform proposal urges favorable House committee action on Judge John L. Hopkins’s codification plan. After fourteen years since the last code, the Hopkines code promises cheaper, clearer statutes, backed by Hopkins’s strong reputation and prime years of achievement.
Hagan & Dodd Co. in Atlanta commends an editorial titled Freak Legislation and argues against a special ad valorem tax on soft drinks. They claim Georgia taxes other businesses while soft drink makers invest and build in the state, urging sensible business legislation and reassurance from legislators. They note plans for property and improvements but fear future operations depend on legislative decisions. The letter, dated July 27, reflects concerns about attracting and retaining manufacturing investment in Georgia.
The article notes editors play a prominent role in Georgia's economic growth and intellectual progress. It recounts a gathering of key figures from weekly papers during the past week to discuss their influence and responsibilities in guiding public opinion and development.
The Jeffersonian editorials attributed to Tom Watson accuse Governor Hoke Smith of breaking campaign pledges on seaport and freight rate reductions. They recount Smith’s delays, political shifts, and the paper’s sustained pressure from 1907 to 1908, charging him with inaction despite tools and reforms.
Carrollton Georgia prepares for a major fair from October fourth to ninth with exhibits from all district sectors. Stock and poultry displays grow, fair grounds improve, and farming products will be shown free of charge. The event excludes items manufactured by convict labor.
In an injunction and receivership suit filed in the superior court yesterday, National Manufacturing Company and officers R M Freeman and R M Freeman Jr are charged by I H Franklin and others with improper stock sales. The company, formed to manufacture cotton seed oil and cotton tires, allegedly had improper organization and funds from stock sales not invested in the company. Edgar Latham was appointed temporary receiver by Judge Pendleton, with a hearing set for September 6 before Judge Ellis. Temporarily, the company is restrained from changing its affairs. Smith Hastings & Ransom represent the petitioners.
Mark Bassett editor of the Tulsa Daily News and former Illinois publisher and politician died after being found shot in a printing office. He did not regain consciousness. The shooting tale remains unsolved with the mystery surrounding the incident.
In Saigon on July 21 French forces clashed with bandits near Cochin China. Captain Totthuls and ten soldiers died, twenty were wounded as bandits sustained heavier losses with about fifty killed and one hundred wounded reported.
The funeral of Henry Wallace Willingham, who died Sunday night, will be held at First Baptist Church at 10 o clock this morning. Dr W W Landrum of Louisville will assist Dr C W Daniel. Pallbearers are deacons of the church. interment at West View. He had surgery for appendicitis ten days earlier and died unexpectedly at midnight. He is the son of B L Willingham of College Park and survived by two sisters Carolyn and Emme, and brother Judson Wills.
Exoduses of Colquitt county sheep resume in summer, with a carload shipped almost daily. Wool growers struggle as range declines and losses from dogs and forest fires last winter hit hard. Five carloads have left a Robin district community, with sales at 1.75 dollars per head f.o.b. Moultrie or nearby county points.
A humorous essay critiquing domestic life and gender roles. The narrator jokes about blame for cards, flattery, parenting methods, and prayers for the family, contrasting a baby’s mood with heavenly dispositions and a bratty angel image.
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