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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
9
The Constitution Publishing Co Atlanta GA lists travel reps and solicitors and warns subscribers not to pay others. The page blends news snippets about Russia Japan war terms, Wall Street bears, census age questions, and political commentary with notices from the Constitution staff.
The piece argues Congressman Burleson to Texas and the Bourke Cotton Association misread statistics. It contends the department's figures imply a crop not exceeding 18 000 900 bales, likely producing only a temporary price dip. It urges substantiated charges of misconduct and defends statistical integrity amid market scrutiny.
Nan Patterson, freed from custody after failed murder trials, signs to play a leading lady role for $1000 weekly in a melodrama. The show flops as provincial crowds fail to fill halls, drawing blamed on Patterson’s notoriety rather than the production. Patterson ends her engagement and returns home in chagrin.
The article analyzes the sudden move by Norway to declare absolute independence from Sweden, tracing long rooted tensions in trade policy, foreign affairs, and constitutional status since the 1814 union. It notes Norwegian drives for an independent consular service, Swedish opposition, and King Oscar’s veto, amid Viking legacies and a shared royal link.
Fragmented reminiscences mix Georgia sayings and dialect with memories of home. The speaker recalls childhood games and neighbors, notes life’s hardships, and riffs on Kipling and poetry. A college commencement remark about Greek speech sits beside rural verse and weathered wisdoms.
Tyne and Special reports conductor Kay Matthews of a Southern Airways local division died yesterday in Birmingham Alabama hospital after a fall from the tender at Frethurst Alabama ten miles west of the city. He was severely injured and survived by his widow in Atlanta.
Long report on travel agents convention in Atlanta with Renfroe Jackson and H. D. Ray among attendees and a plan to invite Cleveland railroad officials. Notes construction at Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis city ticket office, rising peach exports from Georgia, and growing rail activity shaping a larger Atlanta. Includes mentions of officials, routes, and anticipated attendance for reunions and summer rates.
A jumble of opinions on reformers backing or opposing Hoke Smith for governor in Georgia. Mentioned figures include Hon. Joe H Hall, Hon. Holt, and Dupont Guerry. The Augusta Herald and The Journal are cited in debates over true reformers versus political convenience, with calls for clear statements of position and plans.
Carrie Chong, a mulatto wife of Savannah Chinese immigrant Sam Chong, appeals to Governor Terrell to halt his deportation under the Chinese exclusion act. Chong faced arrest for entering the U.S. without proper papers. his wife hopes a gubernatorial stroke of the pen can help. Carries letter notes their Savannah marriage and a young daughter, with the family’s home in Atlanta.
A special filing with Savannah Superior Court announces Seaboard Car Company as a new Savannah based corporation. E B Leaf and Hoy C Foster of Philadelphia along with C B Demming of Savannah are petitioners for a $3100,000 stock issuance in S100 shares. The firm follows the Georgia Car Works sale and restructuring after a year.
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