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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1902
Page
9
The document sets a uniform subscription rate of five dollars yearly for The Daily Constitution six days a week and seven dollars yearly for The Daily Institution and The Sunday Constitution, with The Sunny South included. No traveling agent or solicitor is authorized to offer lower rates.
Traveling representatives W H Overby E Guin n W G McOnelley and B M Pack solicitors T H Hunt and L Loving city collectors James T Carter and Claude A Virgin warned not to pay anyone else official notice from Constitution Publishing Co.
A May 8 editorial urges Atlanta to boost funding for the Carnegie library citing rising patronage and book use. It notes 7,081 members and 14,752 checkouts in April, contrasts with Richmond and Nashville giving $10,000 yearly, and argues for a larger appropriation to expand services and materials for all residents.
Indignant rhetoric attacks republican defense of Philippine conduct by reviving southern cruelty myths. Authors argue that citing past abuses as justification for current actions tests national conscience and political strategy. The piece targets leaders like Lodge and Spooner and questions tainted defenses.
The excerpt urges Republicans to reopen discussion of southern horrors like Fort Pillow and the Ku Klux Klan to clear long standing slanders against the South. It praises James G Blaine for highlighting the Andersonville issue and predicts even after historical corrections the Jake Smith era crimes will linger as ghosts of Republican power.
The piece mocks Admiral Bob Evans for a sartorial misstep seen in Milwaukee during Prince Henry’s visit. It ridicules his habit of late dressing and chestnuts his fall from grace, blaming it on vanity and poor morning attire. Chicago readers are urged to rejoice at Evans’s misfortune and exile.
Atlanta’s city tax burden is examined with emphasis on how municipal debt and taxation influence business and home location. The piece cites a government table ranking per capita property taxes across large cities, noting Atlanta’s 1906 population ranking and its comparatively high tax rate of 8.58 dollars per person, with eighty eight cities above it reaching up to 28.72.
Long political column contrasts Atlanta with southern cities on living costs and growth. It argues tariff protection harms workers, cites beef and butter price hikes, and mocks Republicans and financiers. The piece mixes satire with calls for self-emancipation and warns of trusts' power, referencing figures like Mark Hanna and Coler.
A New York kid reporter once mocked as a kindergarten graduate scouted rivals by feeding dogs meat to access a Jersey judge’s home. He won the exclusive tale of a formal duel challenge, beating veteran reporters and becoming a leading star on a major New York daily. Separately a lone woman rode a Pullman to Washington on a Southern train, refuting orders to move and forcing officials to attach the car to a northbound service. Many arrivals and hotel notes fill Atlanta listings with names from St. Louis to Chicago at the Kimball, Aragon, and other hotels.
Georgia newspapers discuss Atlanta depot plans and regional reactions. Augusta Tribune denies Gates birth in Atlanta while Cordele reports meat price rises and boycotts. Savannah Press notes Southern Railway stance via Home Tribune. Darien Gazette warns of consequences if Atlanta delays.
Baltimore May 1 Special reports that if trusts or combine price beef, farmers and stock raisers should push economy in meat use and rapidly expand meat animal production. Statistics show long-term declines in cattle sheep and hogs since 1880, with prices rising as supply shrank. The piece urges swift national effort to boost meat production, especially in the south, to avoid high prices and favor both consumers and producers.
A compilation of 1904 era editorials discusses northern philanthropists in the south, farmer independence from trusts in southwest Georgia, beef trust criticisms, and the Bryan Hill feud. It notes economic pressures on meat prices, rural resilience, and party dynamics shaping potential presidential nominations.
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