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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1900
Page
9
The London Office of this newspaper operates from Trafalgar Buildings in Trafalgar Square. Handsome reading and reception rooms are provided, with a special invitation to Southerners to call themselves part of the paper and use the facilities as headquarters, under MA GEO WS Horton as London representative.
Notice lists traveling subscrips tion solicitors W F Over bey Charits H W Donnelly Felb Cain L B Willcox J Willingham J M Jackson city collectors R O Ty CAN Now James T Carter Claude A Virgin warning no other payees. Rates outlined USA Canada Mexico prices, postmark Atlanta Ga March 3 1900. Protect the Trusts at Every Hazard accompanies editorial critique of tariff policy and Porto Rico relations.
A discussion of tariff opposition and the 1880 result follows with emphasis on taxation for Porto Rico and trust levies. The piece then highlights Worth F. P. Stottlemeyer’s farming method of planting vegetables with orchards to offset costs, yielding net profits over fourteen years. Georgia fruit growers are urged to stay hopeful as frost risk diminishes and crops promise record returns while cotton remains low.
The piece critiques Republicans in Congress for pressuring to “stand by the president” while debating a Porto Rico tariff. It contrasts McKinley’s view that tariffs should be abolished with editors and lawmakers urging tariff taxes, labeling the stance un-American and unconstitutional. The Indianapolis Journal is cited as stating the party line.
A review of arguments praising imperial acquisitions notes that Porto Rico’s possession followed a war framed as humanitarian and argues self interest taints the political leaders. The piece also discusses royal succession rules in Britain, noting only a Roman Catholic marriage could bar a lineage, and cites London editorials on Sunday observance in Charleston via the buzzard story.
The piece argues Senator Bacon opposes Har ry Stilwell Edwards as Macon postmaster based on personal matters, not character. It asserts the postmaster will be a Republican under McKinley and claims Edwards has reasons for his politics, urging readers to be unbiased spectators of the public issue.
A Georgia publication weighs Senator Bacon's opposition to the appointment of Mr Edwards as Macon postmaster. It argues Edwards favors literary work, notes his southern portrayal in fiction, and suggests his literary dedication justifies the posting while defending Bacon from personal motives.
A New York gathering of the Woglum Woglums at Mrs. Bleecker Bangs’s home aims to restore the Van Woggelum name amid tales of ancestral roots from Hoboken to Staten Island. The piece blends humorous social notes with clipped political jibes and brief from-the-era anecdotes.
A collage of Georgia dialect verses and local vignettes portrays springtime joys and troubles. References range from songs about hard times and weather to letters to judges, weddings, deaths, and small-town humor, with named figures and places weaving through playful and reflective scenes.
Captain Evan B. Young recounts the 1861 covert burning of railroad bridges from Chattanooga to Bristol, organized by East Tennessee volunteers to delay Confederate control. The plan, approved by Lincoln, destroyed bridges at Strawberry Plains Charleston London Wautauga with minimal casualties, altering early wartime occupation and forcing federal entry into the region.
Indianopolis notes quote a railroad observer forecasting shifts in north south lines. Monon may come under southern control, with Louisville and Nashville and Chesapeake and Ohio seeking influence. Seaboard Air Line injunctions loom, Chicago Saint Paul rates shift, and local political bids spark regional attention.
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