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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1901
Page
9
The notice from Atlanta Georgia dated July 31 1901 outlines new postal rates for newspapers of 10 to 12 pages and 6 to 24 pages and 29 to 60 page papers, with foreign rates doubled. It states rates remain proportionate for six or three months at the same scale.
A critical column questions the Atlanta police detectives history of corruption and ruined reputations from recruitment to promotion. It argues systemic flaws in officer selection and management undermine public service and hint at deeper institutional failings. It also reconsiders the notion of national flags amid a separate column on the German envoy and Colombia.
A clipped Kansas article questions 100 degree heat in Kansas tied to local eccentricities. It references the Jayhawker era John Brown life and Mrs Nation as examples of a lack of ballast. The piece mentions the Kansas City Journal and a teachers’ institute in progress in the West.
A local paper quotes a city board stating that certain actions by teachers, deemed unbecoming for women and men, could lead to revocation of teaching certificates. The board argues educators must uphold decorum beyond mere scholarship.
The piece rebukes公开 attacks on Admiral Sampson and navy officers defending against charges of cowardice. It condemns public accusations as unnecessary and harmful to national character, urging observance of quiet official discourse and warning that such defamation harms the entire American people.
The Chamberlin Johnson DuBose Company announces a Saturday afternoon holiday for all employees citing faithful service and summer heat. The progressive mercantile leader says the half day rest will rejuvenate workers and boost productivity, noting growing adoption and benefits to health and leisure.
The drive to shift presidential inauguration to a different date has progressed to proposing two national committees to study and secure the change. The matter was referred to the District of Columbia commissioners by the last inaugural committee chair.
In Atlanta interviews with leading ladies discuss domestic labor reform. Mrs. Lewis Beck argues the vocation is honorable and white girls deserve equal access to opportunities. She proposes training schools and personal assistance by white women to uplift the underemployed, starting immediately through selective, practical training by employers.
The piece profiles Miss Jessia Trimble, Chattanooga native and Cincinnati training alum, now in charge of The Daily Express woman’s department in London. Her career spans The Commercial Gazette, Commercial Tribune, and The Chicago Record, with world’s fair coverage underpinning a cosmopolitan style. Her prominence highlights American journalism’s go‑ahead ethos versus British constraints.
A broad critique of billboard and poster advertising sweeping the United States and Europe. The piece notes Niagara Falls banners, Broad Way signage, and encroaching visual pollution from street lamps to painted trees. It cites The Times and The Sun urging curbs, urges legal limits, and references England France Belgium and Potomac era comparisons.
A nostalgic collage surveys cheerful Georgia poems, political quips, and local salvos. It notes a 92 year old man who never voted, jokes about candidates, and prints breezy verse on weather and life.
A ragged mix of political gossip and editorials from Georgia papers discusses South Georgia’s reluctance to settle on a gubernatorial candidate, debates on geographical lines, and endorsements for attorney general. Notables include Ed Brown, J. T. Hill, and editorial calls for unity among southern factions. The Matanzas Mule monument story closes the round.
A Pike County court session opened with Judge Candler urging grand jurors to seek indictments fearlessly in a peachy district. A Griffin attorney joked of a peach brandy invite, causing laughter as the group gathered at Zebulon’s hotel veranda. Major Ryals previews Savannah state fair boxing move.
Havana July 25 Special Correspondence describes Havana under Spanish rule with many charitable and hospital institutions. It contrasts old isolation and poor sanitation with the Mercedes Hospital No. 1 built in honor of Queen Mercedes, detailing its warded structure, staff, Cuban nurses, and the challenges of training them in a tropical, resource-limited setting.
A compilation from Georgia papers notes Atlanta topics including editor comments, women arming themselves against crime, railway franchise debates, and weather indications. It mentions Captain Evan P Howell, panama editor traveling from Buffalo, and various city voices on security, transit, and climate.
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