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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
5
The United States comptroller of the currency plans to test national bank directors with four quarterly oath sworn questions to ensure firsthand knowledge of bank condition and regulations. The move aims to curb dummy directors and protect depositors and stockholders, potentially extending to state banks.
An old editorial satirizes a bill targeting women’s hats and the danger of hatpin injuries. It lampoons gender debates and fashion dictates, pondering public safety versus female style and the clash of social rules, with mock gravity and wit.
A Colorado range dispute erupts into brutal acts as three herders are tied to trees and 3000 sheep killed amid cattle sheep conflicts. The Nebraska State Journal condemns the brutality, while others note the region's ongoing boundary and property rights tensions.
The Navy orders that United States Naval Academy midshipmen may not marry during training or the two year sea cruise that follows. Secretary Meyer says the rule supports service welfare, noting the $1,400 annual pay and travel to wives would complicate finances. The policy mirrors Army views, where officers may wed but many deem single life preferable for career stability.
The New York Journal of Commerce argues against protectionist claims citing the large foreign market and warns that rhetoric about protecting a domestic home market is childish. It notes Carnegie’s shift on steel protection, reveals corporate pricing in Europe versus the United States, and critiques Senate and House lawmakers for weak sincerity in party charges.
Editor Constitution reports Senator Blackburn’s editorial on Congress tariff debates. He praises speeches by Bailey and Clay, notes Georgia delegation unity, defends six members accused of bolting, and argues for a universal tariff shift to tax income and free raw materials. He highlights Mr Hughes as a rising force and praises Representative Gordon Lee’s service.
A long critique of Secretary Dickinson's Gettysburg remarks praising Union victory and condemning Confederate defense. The piece portrays Dickinson as a northern home in Chicago with southern sympathies and argues the South would have a strong, just government without Reconstruction tyranny. It questions his abhorrence of southern independence and defends Confederate perspectives and governance.
The Jacksonville Times Union and other papers praise The Atlanta Constitution for promoting good roads. Multiple Georgia papers report rising activity, big hopes for road systems in counties, and a statewide push to back a constitutional amendment. The Atlanta Constitution prize contest spurs fast action, with counties pledging stronger highways benefiting farmers and commerce.
Colonel James T Van Orsdale, interim Gulf department commander, supports a military road from Chattanooga to Atlanta. He favors linking Fort Oglethorpe with Fort McPherson and argues it would serve the army better than a road to Waco. He will accompany The Constitution scout party to Dalton to inspect a connecting link.
Mrs Ida P Wilhelm of 99 Richardson street marries W H Overby of Allenta at St John s Methodist parsonage on Georgia avenue Rev S B Ledbetter officiating. Overby longtime traveling representative of The Constitution, well known in the state. couple to reside at 99 Richardson.
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