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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
6
A jumble of mock headlines and wry commentary on Roosevelt tariff, Big Gs and airships, with references to Georgia and Tennessee. Mentions Little Joe, Aldrich, and Governor Farnum amid seasonal heat and political satire.
An opinion piece questions investor protection under current law seen through Governor Hughes' commission findings. It argues buyers beware, lamblike investors face steep odds against seasoned operators, and calls for stronger lawful oversight and inquisitorial powers to curb financial manipulation.
The article notes a shift toward openness in railroad operations, led by Harriman with a policy for prompt boards of inquiry into accidents. Public hearings and wide questioning are promised, with newspaper involvement under certain conditions. The Pennsylvania system and others are adopting similar publicity measures to ease public grievance and improve relations.
The piece notes railroads as early indicators of economic normalcy amid stringency. It cites tentative plans for 60 000 freight cars with 40 000 more in view, mainly to replace worn stock and meet expected traffic boom, signaling optimism and efforts to avoid past congestion.
A collage of regional musings and poems from Georgia and Texas era humorists. It mix of dialect weather wisdom, river and summer imagery, reflections on life, and noted poets like Joaquin Miller, delivering light verse and moral hints with local flavor. The piece blends humorous quips on weather, poetry, and everyday life with nostalgic reflections.
A critical review praises Astyanax as an epic with pure English, lofty morals, and rich incident. The Georgia author is depicted as a serious literary mind whose long effort yields a monumental, vividly imagined tale. The reviewer lauds the narrative scope from Atlantis to the Americas and the heroic, mythic scale of the saga.
A reader urges faster political reform and closer primary to inauguration timing. March 1909 letter discusses Governor elect Brown and Taft, advocating action to shorten the gap between primary and inauguration.
Copenhagen June 27 The Danish sculptor Hagsilius proposes that Danish Americans present a large statue of Columbus to the American government. Hasselius offers to craft the statue and present it to Danish Americans in Aarhus for the celebration, with plans to set it on the White House grounds in Washington.
A Kingston New York 1200 paper copy in J W T Jones Georgia possession mourns George Washington. It recounts his funeral at Mount Vernon, with artillery salutes and a House of Representatives tribute praising his leadership and virtue. The issue also includes poems and foreign dispatch snippets.
Washington reports that frosted and tinsel particles in post cards forced daily withdrawals to the dead letter office. New envelopes to contain cards led to difficulties, as stamps are often mailed inside, complicating cancellations and trainee safety in railway mail cars. Also cites a nine year old Marjorie who seeks a dollar for good reports but falls ill, while her father promises payment if she can win a hurdle race.
A three year old boy, Hughee Turner, wandered from his East Linden Street home during a Saturday night job search. He reached his grandfather T J Whitley’s Inman Park house, knocked, and was admitted. The boy, with sandy hair and black eyes, spent the day with his grandfather while authorities assisted in locating his worried parents, the Turners.
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