Portage Rates and Constitution Ad Notes
The Constitution Advertising Co lists postal rates and subscriptions for outsides Atlanta and New York distribution. It also notes staff, a Washington bureau, and newsstand locations in New York. The May 4 1908 notice lists subscribers and editors amid political commentaries and social notes from the era.
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Postoffice
Atlanta
Recond-clas
United
Mexico
Atlante
Tate
Nichols & Hollidat
Constitution Bylong
Soln
Madison Square
A. Sikurn
C. Ore
C. Bo * Son
W. H
Constitition Publishing CO
Future gambling methods exposed on New York Cotton Exchange
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith reveals in a presidential report how fixed grade differences and overvaluation of lower cotton grades enable manipulative futures trades. He cites contracts pegged to middling, misleading margins, and insider advantage, urging congressional action to curb what he calls robbery of farmers.
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Herbert Knox ‘Smith
New York Cotton Exchange
Smith
Exchange
South
New York
New York Cotton’ Exchange
Mr. Smith
Congress
Georgia at the Front and local views in May 1908
A Georgia newspaper page reflects on local politics with Governor Hoke and candidate Joe Brown, plus poems and civic notes. It quotes Corinth correspondent John L. Miller, praises the governor, and mentions springtime reflections, climate joys, and rural life.
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Harasse
Brown
Litweather Roil
Joe Brown
Sgeaph
Wu Brown
Georgia
Hoke
Jana
Walt
Joe
John L. Miller
Corinth
Local political letters stir Pulaski county opinion
Excerpts from 1908 letters discuss Herbert Smith and Brown in Georgia politics. Josephus Tarver reports polling hints and bets on county outcomes in Hawkinsville. A contributor questions beauty versus principle in voting, noting Brown’s rising support amid Smith criticism.
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Pulaski County
Jonephus Tarver
Hoke Smith
R. FE. Butler
Hawkineville
Atlanta Journal of
Butler
Brown
Pulaski
Houston
Dooly
Wheex
Dodger
Hawkinsville
Dodge
Josephus Tarver
Hawkmayine
Dope Fiends Largely Silent About Their Supply in Atlanta
Dope addicts in Atlanta evade enforcement as police admit the anti drug law is being violated. Dope fiends, from heavy users to habitual drinkers, avoid confessing sources at the city station while authorities weigh how to stem the illegal drug trade. Governor Smith, while insisting he is not a prohibitionist, signals support for local option when out of office.
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Congress
Baltimore American
Roosevelt
United States
Hobson
Walt
Smith
Brown
Georgia
Dreamland
Jon Brown
Governor Smith
Sas Bokritzky
Decatur Street
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Lis
Grads Hospital
Tue Ausrella Sourant
Ingvernor
Wll
Sis
Legion
Counry
Edmonds Calls To Conservative South
Richard Edmonds argues in The Baltimore Manufacturers Record for the South to resist demagogues who warn of doom from money kings and railroads. He likens panic to a ship floundering in storms, urging modernize and protect capital to reclaim prosperity and stop emigration.
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Edmonds
Richard ,Edmonds
Baltimore
Georgia Ring in Politics Draws Public Fire
A Dublin Courier-Dispatch summary links Georgia politics to a growing ring accusation. Augusta Chronicle and Savannah Morning News comment that the anti ring stance risks alienating supporters while warning of minority voting effects and the danger of corporate war. The Lenora Enterprise Gazette notes Southern needs foreign money, and Statesboro News reports Joe Brown rally turnout despite Hoke Smith support. Sandersville Progress questions Watson’s backing of Brown, urging caution about railroad influence.
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Wiega
Dublin Courier-Dispaten
Georgia
Laurens
Smith
Joe Brown
Brown
Lenora Enterprise Gazette
South
Senoia
Tom Watson
Watson
Hamp McWhorter
Southern
Pendleton
Telegraph
Layless
Chronicle
Euch
Lexa
Mel Duffie
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