Constitution subscribers notice demands statewide agent service
A 1909 notice from Constitution Publishing Co Atlanta urges subscribers to use traveling representatives W Iwan Moors Overb etc and avoid paying others. It announces service from New York outlets and delivery to hotels, with address details and a March 13 1909 dateline. The rest reflects era politics. notes on Roosevelt Rockefeller Taft Cannon and Standard Oil appear in accompanying text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Iwan
C. A. Moors
W. H
BH. Donnelly
W. FB
Constitution Publishing CO
Court ruling favors Georgia grain cities over Nashville in rail rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission decision sidelines Nashville favored privileges, aligning with Chicago as the primary grain market and boosting Georgia cities in their grain trade dispute. It signals a move against railroad favoritism and could aid Georgia's pending case for relief from unjust discriminations.
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City of
Milwaukee
Chicago
Georgia
Nashville
Mississippi
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Spirit of the Atlanta Art Association
The Atlanta Art Association celebrates a gift from Cameron Burnside a water color ofLuxembourg gardens as a nucleus for a permanent city exhibit. Burnside an American born artist known in Paris married to Atlanta’s Lucile Hitt, reflects who supports broader arts in Atlanta. The article urges greater civic attention to the fine arts noting Atlanta’s metropolitan growth calls for intellectual and spiritual gains alongside material progress.
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Atlanta Art Association
Cameron Burnside
Luxembourg
Burnside
Atlantic
Paris
Lucile Hitt
Atlanta
Railroads of South Georgia Spur Prosperity and Growth
Eugene Ray writes from Nashville that every part of South Georgia will gain anew railroad or see one soon. The piece reviews the rise of small lumber roads into standard gauges linked to trunk lines, fueling industrial and agricultural expansion. Improved lands and fertile soils promise rapid fertilization driven prosperity as demagogic fears fade.
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Nashville
Eugene Ray
South Georgia
Purane
The Coming of Dr Eliot to Atlanta
Dr Charles W Eliot Harvard president is lauded as one of Americas great Americana. The piece notes his influence on higher education the elective system and his moral views. It highlights his role as a proponent of commission government and his current visit to Atlanta as an honored guest.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Atlanta
Harvard
America
Blue and Gray at Fitzgerald Reunion Reflects Reconciliation
The piece notes a FitzGerald gathering of Confederate and Union survivors, stressing unlikely harmony after long feuds. It emphasizes meaning beyond spectacle, the reconciliation, and the lasting, beneficial spirit born from shared history and mutual understanding. It highlights northern-origin roots of Fitzgerald and the chance to read deeper significance into their meeting.
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Fitzgerald
Jetixgereld
The Gator's Mistake and Other Sayings The Brookfield Gazette
A collage of poems and humorous items from The Brookfield Gazette includes verses about mornings, hope, and right versus wrong, plus short anecdotes from local editors and farmers. It features "The Gator's Mistake" and reflections on life, work, and happiness.
Letters From Poogie In Behalf of Charley Pirkle
A 1909 letter from William Riley Boyd of Atlanta argues for Pirkle’s release after a 1902 Hall county murder conviction. He recalls jury sympathy, a petition for pardon, and defense by W B Sloan, urging mercy and justice to prevent a wrongful imprisonment while noting support from community leaders after a long, controversial case.
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Charley Pirkle
Hall County
Prete
Pirkle
W. B. Sloan
Gatneaville
Charley
Walter J. White
Boyd
Jean
William Riley Boyd
Atlanta
No Change for Emory Says Asa G Candler
Asa G Candler president of Emory College trustees denied a Macon report that Dr James Dickey would be replaced by Rev T D Elite He said Dickey is doing well and was elected for four years and may be reelected later The rumor of Dickey’s replacement is unfounded and injures both men
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Asa G. Candler
Emory College
Macon
James
Dickey
T. D. Elite
Mulberry Street Methodist Church
Zilli
Belk to Speak at Railroad YMCA Series on Sunday
Dr. Belk, pastor of St Mark's Episcopal Church South, will lecture to railroad men at the Railroad Y M C A rooms on West Alabama Street. He will deliver three talks titled Links in the Chain of Character, The Retributive Influence of Violated Law, and Preparation for the Age Life. The program features piano, violin, and cornet, with a warm welcome for all men, including travelers away from home.
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R. Belk
St Mark's Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Railroad Young Men
Christian Apociation
West Alabama Street
Dr. Belk
Des Moines embraces the commission plan for efficient government
Des Moines Iowa March 12 Special Goundiman Cherie W Schram superintendent of the department of accounts and finances has won the title watchdog of the treasury for reforms in the cities system. He moved funds to stable banks earned two to four percent and started monthly reports with full fund statements. Wesley Ash parks chief overseen by a businesslike approach. Des Moines credits the commission form with lower electric light rates about 20 percent, street railway earnings to water rates reductions, and other fiscal gains. The city ousted political hirelings, instituted civil service for workers, and tightened oversight on contracts and paving. The mayor, aged over 60, is blamed for limited energy but overall progress is praised. The drive is toward a city run by business minds rather than politicians.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Goundiman
Cherie W. Schram
Department of Ace Counts
Treasury
Gehramm
Schramm
Banka
Ann
Tresserer
Tham
Ood Park
Wesley Ash
Department of Parks and Public Property
Deas Moines
Mr.Aah
Ash
Des Moinea
Tts
A. J. Mathie
Mathis
Red Light
Aly
Ralan
Dew Moines
Seasion
Df Des Moines
Crtisens
T Ie
Gossip at the Capitol on Wimberly farm purchase
The prison commission near Twiggs county may have bought the Wimberly farm for a plate farm and sent papers to the governor for approval. Details cover price 18 an acre, 2,000 acres cleared, 80 years in family hands, and Mrs. Campbell a part owner. Also notes on convicts funds, state maps for teachers, and pardons for two Augusta policemen.
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Prison Commission
Wimberly
Twiggs County
Capitol
Minter Wimberly
Adams Park
Rosa
FR. O. Campbell
Atlante
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