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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
9
The uniform rate of five dollars a year for The Daily Constitution six days a week and seven dollars a year for The Daily Institution and The Sunday Constitution will apply without exception. No traveling solicitor is authorized to take subscriptions for The Constitution at a reduced rate.
Notice to subscribers lists Tivetine representatives and solicitors names, city collectors, and a warning not to pay others. It also includes Constitution Publishing Co postal rates for various paper sizes and frequencies and credits Nichols & Holliday as advertising managers for territory outside Atlanta.
A 1902 discussion notes that southern whites have more academies and high schools than blacks. It argues that northern philanthropy focused on higher education for blacks while neglecting elementary and industrial schooling. The piece contends gaps result from economic needs, parental choices, and white dominance, urging continued efforts to provide basic education and local opportunities for the colored population.
The piece criticizes northern editors for attacking southern negro schools while praising southern efforts and recounts Nebraska's fusion ticket. It notes Bryan’s avoidance of gubernatorial candidacy to protect Nebraska from national Republican funds, arguing the state’s GOP record as treasury looting and railroad oppression justifies coalition or fusion opposition.
Our Havana correspondent closes with the question what Cuba can do as the republicans push the island from Congress doors. With a depleted treasury, ruined trade, and tariffs forcing loss for Cuban staples, the planters are in debt and workers idle. Bread and work are scarce, the mob besiege Palma, and the Cuban congress cannot fund itself. The piece warns annexation or forced seizure may be the only options the United States has left, mirroring actions in the Philippines.
The piece condemns the postponement of statehood for Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico blaming Republican leaders for partisan delay. It notes widespread support in both parties for prompt admission and argues current delays contradict promises made in 1896 and 1900. It cites songbirds conservation and other political jabs and comments on several public figures.
The piece argues against admitting three western territories as states, warning it would shift Senate power toward a minority and favor wealth interests. It notes eastern opposition and Republican fears of Democratic gains in 1904. It also celebrates the Panama Canal’s progress and Morgan’s efforts, praising a swift conference report and potential completion via the Panama or Nicaragua route.
Edward G Craig of Philadelphia, guest of the late U S consul at St Pierre, Martinique, recounts harsh conditions and anti American sentiment there. He describes officials as black led, social life dead, and widespread insult toward whites including a slapping incident, urging readers to consider the danger and prejudice faced by Americans.
A collage of brief notes from Georgia papers comments on public salaries and politics. The Georgia teacher pay is seen as not overly burdensome while other items discuss speakers, judges, and political changes and a stray note on the blackberry fruit's rustic charm.
Readers discuss the origin of the hymn Greenland's Toy Mountain with Georgia connections including Lowell Mason and Miss Mary Howard in Savannah. Queries seek the fate of Civil War veterans and the emergence of surnames from biblical times to modern practice.
Georgia papers discuss Atlanta advancing on New York for railway depot sensation with Augusta Macon and Savannah outlets weighing in. Editors note Atlanta may be last to receive a union depot while railroads’ stance shapes state rail policy and public expectations.
The Confederate era notes a June 1902 recap of Atlanta advertisements and wartime events. Merchants claim blockade goods, Anderson Adair offers 85 dozen Southern made straw hats, and shipments beyond West Point are barred. Deserter hunts, militia muster notices, and posters mark civic life, with praise and memorials for Confederate figures and local leaders amid scarce news.
Washington reports the Walker commission remains strongly in favor of the Panama route for the Isthmian canal. Replies to Senator Hanna show cost was minor, with key points stressing shorter length, easier obstacles, better Lake Bohio regulation, and lower lift. They affirm sea level feasibility after construction and reject Nicaragua as workable for a sea level canal.
The Thornwell orphanage at Clinton, South Carolina, has received a 25000 dollar gift from a New Yorker who wishes to stay anonymous. Judge A A Phlegar of Roanoke, Virginia, announced the donation and indicated the donor is likely H C McHarg, a joint receiver of the Virginia Coal and Iron Company.
Delegates from Georgia's First District met in Statesboro on June 25 and renominated Rufus J. Lester for Congress. The renomination confirms Lester as the district’s candidate for the next election cycle.
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