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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1910
Page
13
The Constitution Publishing Company Atlanta releases notices on postage and subscriptions, mentions staff in Atlanta and New York Bureau, and lists agents and routes. A June 21 item previews Teddy Roosevelt era politics with satirical notes on June heat and legislative chatter.
A Georgia debate cites Judge Hillyer and Judge Callaway in Athens to argue pistol possession drives crime. The piece notes 57 counties show 809 indictments linked to pistols, predicting 2 800 to 3 000 pistol cases statewide, with concealed weapons blamed for murders and felonies and criticizing laws and administration.
The Washington Flerald editorial on the christening of Murphy, P. M. of Augusta, as a “champion poker player of Dixie” sparks debate in The Chronicle about a cited game incident. The piece questions Murphy’s card skills with age but predicts he will make Augusta’s best postmaster if his business acumen matches his past deftness in lighter days.
Georgians urged to attend a Kimball house meeting at 11 this morning where the Georgia Game and Fish Protective Association will push for legislation in the coming session. President Charles L. Davis expects broad turnout as delegates from across the state discuss measures to safeguard game and fish for the future.
A Montgomery report to The Constitution notes a surge in corn planting and predicts a bumper crop of prosperity for the south. The piece critiques southern leaders and newspapers for overstating cotton dominance and urging broader optimism across counties from the Potomac to the Mexican border.
The article notes growing confidence in diversification reducing dependency on cotton profits. Georgia Farmers' Union reports rapid adoption of crop diversification, forecasting corn and food crops edging King Cotton from dominance and boosting southern prosperity. An external New York Commercial editorial highlights lumber, naval stores, iron and phosphate as valuable southern resources and cash sources. The piece emphasizes soil versatility as key to genuine state independence from cotton.
A collage of rural Georgia scenes and political sentiment with verses on happiness beside a country ranch, sketches of backwoods philosophy, a mock call for reform, and local journal jabs at prosperity and figures like Colonel Roosevelt, all voiced in folksy dialect and printed as a snapshot of regional culture.
A meeting of the promoters of the Atlanta stock exchange is set for tomorrow at 4 PM in the Chamber of Commerce room. The report from the membership committee is expected to show all preliminary arrangements completed and seats sold. Banks and streetcar companies are said to be pledging support, with operations likely to begin soon.
Kansan City June 20 It was learned here today that Thornton Cooke of the Fidelity Trust Company had been offered the director post at the mint by President Tat. Cooke tacitly admitted the offer but refused to say if he would accept.
A passenger train No 34 on the Louisville and Nashville railroad derailed at Catawba Pendleton County Kentucky thirty five miles south of Cincinnati. One railroad employee was slightly injured in the accident.
Potsdam sage to Emperor William suffers a stiff knee from overexertion in the saddle. Court physicians report he decided today to attend the yachting regatta at Ele.
W Woods White chairs a committee to draft a constitution and by laws for a group to combat the money sharks of the city. A meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 11 oclock will adopt the constitution for submission to the approving body. Backers press grand jury evidence collection as the committee works toward an early action and a ready to pass document.
In Jackson Kentucky on June 20 Asbury Spicer involved in the Hargis feud shot and killed Judge Fugate and wounded his mother Mrs Fugate. Reports say Mrs Fugate will recover while Asbury Fugate and Denile Johnson, a Fugate household member, are dead. Spicer, once accused in the Dr Cox murder case, was on the man’s farm.
A severe rainstorm hit Union City Georgia at about 4 PM causing heavy washout of cotton fields and significant damage. The downpour described as the hardest of the season led to noticeable agricultural losses for local growers.
A 1910 letter from T M Street of Seneca South Carolina details a client with $100,000 to invest in municipal enterprises and seeks live towns in the south. He praises Georgia for leading in awake towns and notes many replies press him to keep capital south, inviting further southern inquiries to The Constitution at no cost.
Letters from readers laud The Sunday Constitution June 39 for its eleven page five pieces. The editor praises Mrs Hamilton Douglas and urges ministers and teachers to notice a call for practical faith that helps improve the world, not just prepare for the next life.
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