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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1902
Page
5
The uniform yearly rate for The Daily Constitution is five dollars for six days a week and seven dollars for The Daily Constitution and The Sunday Constitution. The Sunny South will apply without exception, and no traveling agent or solicitor is authorized to take subscriptions for The Constitution at a higher rate.
A Georgia Democratic editorial argues for adding a local option plank to the party platform, contending last Thursday's primary results show strong support for local option and state prohibition. It states the only effective prohibition is local self government and urges embedding the policy in the platform.
The Washington Post argues that true tariff reform hinges on a Democratic victory in 1906, while Republicans reject reductions in iron and steel schedules and oppose Cuba reciprocity. The piece questions nonpartisan cooperation and fears protectionist monopolies would resist any Dingley Act tinkering.
The piece argues that voters in eastern and northern districts will decide the congressional contest by their view of tariff protection and trust issues. It warns that “dinner pail” voters feel prosperity fading due to war cuts, overproduction, and rising trusts, signaling a political shift against the Republican coalition.
The article argues for prompt legislature action to reform primaries, framing the current system as ripe for corruption. It warns that without changes the polling place may become an auction block and calls for clear legal status and protection to ensure honest results. It also critiques Interdenominational theology as impractical for producing strong leaders.
The Salvation Army street exhorters have long been known in Atlanta, but professional street preachers have surged in popularity recently. Sundays draw large crowds as preachers take to highways to proclaim gospel truths outside churches, embracing unconventionally to reach millions who shun formal religious settings. Some messengers may be crude or cranks, yet their zeal is valued for honest consecration and timely gospel outreach.
The Augusta Chronicle declares that voters in the recent primary openly sold ballots to the highest bidder. It cites two thousand white voters in Richmond County whose votes are habitually for sale, deeming the practice intolerable and noting similar conditions elsewhere.
A jumble of verse and snippets from Georgie nuggets. It mixes romantic refrain about hand in hand and rose of May with light humor about gold digging and sunlit days. Includes playful lines about sunshine and an interrupted story ending with a jail punch line and a magazine notice from Carrollton Georgia.
Valdosta Ga June 8 Special The following are the Lowndes county officers nominated at the primary last Friday Clerk superior court R T Myddelton sheriff J F Passmore tax receiver C S Bacon tax collector W T Staten treasurer Willis Lang surveyor Zeno Hutchinson coroner L C Solomon county commissioners J W Hagan T S McKey J K White The pace for representatives was very close Messrs W S West and E J McRee were the nominees the former heading the ticket by a plurality of 24 votes McRee s plurality over Colonel M Smith the candidate with next highest vote was 17 The primary was the most hotly contested ever held in the county and was full of surprises
Mrs Matilda Christine Noble widow of Samuel Noble died in Anniston after a yearlong illness. Born in Philadelphia August 1832 she spent over fifty years in the south and helped build Anniston with her husband. Survived by S Edward Noble of New York E E G Roberts of Atlanta and two Anniston daughters Mrs W L McCoa and Mrs James Keith.
In Guayaquil on June the arrest of Alfred Fermin, partner in the Martin Reinberg & Co export and banking house, shocks the city. The firm, bankrupt last October with liabilities over 1 million, prompts an arrest order for Martin Rellberg, longtime vice consul general of the United States in the city.
The Rev John J Brantley D D L H D died at his Vineville residence after a long career at Mercer College later Mercer University. He taught belle letters and preached widely and retired as professor emeritus. Survived by his widow and three sons including Thomas Brantley of Atlanta. Funeral services set for tomorrow at First Baptist Church.
A reader urges clean streets and presses city fathers to widen Peachtree sidewalk from Edgewood to First Methodist, criticizing clutter by shops and wagons. A second letter backs Mayor Mims on sanitation and proposes a citizen auxiliary, especially women, to push cleaner streets, parks, baths, and police cooperation. A third writer from South Carolina condemns cradle use, arguing motion risks stomach harm to infants and urges banning cradles as a health measure.
A Knoxville reporter notes a mysterious kidnaping case after a Meadow Loudon county postmaster received a Calcutta Springs Ga note from M. Gregory stating two men left a boy claiming his mother Rebecca Culler or McCulloch near London. Authorities seek information as to ransom motive.
Jacksonville June 8 Special The Woman's Club suspends its President's reception to fund a new permanent clubhouse. The event moves to Tuesday night at Mrs. W. W. Cummer's Riverside residence and promises elaborate entertainments as the club raises funds amid a lean treasury. Social notes report Daughters of the American Revolution meeting, a Trinity Methodist reception, and a wave of quiet home weddings as churches occupy temporary postfire spaces.
Woodbury Georgia hosts commencement week with Dr C Y Jameson delivering the sermon. Music by Mrs M E Battle. Events include declamations, recitals, pantomimes, the high school diplomas for eight graduates, plays, cantatas Gypsy Festival and Alice In Wonderland, Thomas E Watson day, barbecue, and a baseball schedule amid challenges from nearby towns.
In Columbus Georgia on June 8 Special report says a massive baptism occurred in the Chattahoochee River on the Alabama side near the upper railroad bridge. From Columbus Phenix City and Girard thousands witnessed as Rev Lamar Jones of First Baptist Phenix City immersed 80 of 112 new church members.
Patrick Walsh council No 677 of the Knights of Columbus is installed in Augusta Ga with about sixty members among the citys leading Catholics. Members arrive from Richmond Atlanta Savannah and other cities for the initation and installation. A banquet followed at the Albion hotel to close the day.
Brunswick Ga June Special The Brunswick Herald reveals a planned push by white Republicans to seize the eleventh district state executive committee and the next national delegation. J M Wilkinson of Valdosta is urged to run against Democrat W G Brantley in a losing bid to place Hanson Edwards and others in power, aligning Doyle and Blun against Brantley and Johnson. The piece accuses Grier Akerman Blun and Deveaux allies of engineering the move to capture the state machinery and committee.
The Liberty Bell left Charleston at 11:30 AM on a special Pennsylvania Railroad train with six Pullmans. An escort of Philadelphia councils and citizens, led by Wilson H. Brown, accompanies the trip. George McCurdy and James L Miles are in the party. After an engine explosion near Acquia Creek some in the front car were in a liquor incident. the champagne was destroyed but no one was hurt. The itinerary was altered. the bell will pause at Petersburg tonight, then proceed to Washington and arrive in Philadelphia Tuesday morning.
In Jackson Mississippi on June 8 a Perry county petition seeks a pardon for Prince Huger, jailed for arson with a seven year term. Strong doubt of guilt and prior good conduct cited. Governor Longino faces about fifty pardon petitions on file and roughly one hundred refusals since January.
In Rome on June 8 Signor Prinetti minister of foreign affairs and Signor Franchetti chamber member dueled at the Marquis Medicis villa following a heated Friday debate in the chamber over the Eg yptionian East Africa budget. Franchetti sustained a slight ear wound and later the two men made peace.
Clarke county Democrats elected a new executive committee for the coming year at the Athens convention. Officers include H. C. Fucker as chairman along with G. C. Thomas C. S. Webb W. F. Dorsey M. G. Michael and others. The body instructed the committee to adopt and enforce the Australian ballot system.
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