Newspaper byline fragment from Che Constitution era
A terse clipped line from the Che Constitution era notes daily Sunday and weekly publication with editors W. Hemphill and E. R. Clark Howell referenced in a sparse masthead style.
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1900
Page
10
A terse clipped line from the Che Constitution era notes daily Sunday and weekly publication with editors W. Hemphill and E. R. Clark Howell referenced in a sparse masthead style.
The London Office is in Trafalgar Buildings Trafalgar Square with reading and reception rooms. A special invitation is extended to Southerners visiting London to use the facilities and make The Constitution their headquarters. GEO. M.S. HORTON is the London representative.
Notice lists officers and agents including Overbey, Donnelly, Cain, Willcox, Cargill and Willingham Jackson Appointed to travel for collecting subscriptions in Alabama City collectors named R L Cannon James T Carter and Claude A Virgin Instructions warn not to pay anyone else.
Notice from Nichols & Holliday publishing house in Iola advertising offices outside Atlanta offers subscription terms for daily with Sunday and weekly editions. It lists durations: one year for daily with Sunday, six months, Sunday edition only, and weekly one year. Post office entry details show second class matter at Atlanta, Ga.
In Atlanta reports on a pending congressional bill to form a commission on China Japan and the Orient to study trade opportunities for American cotton goods. The piece argues the United States should seek Pacific markets now and contrasts with Europe and Britain. It notes the bill's commercial scope and timing.
An prove Charleston real estate values by backing the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition. Women, with strong business sense, should subscribe to stock to aid city prosperity, while noting property gains depend on invested capital and male ownership.
The Philadelphia Times changes hands and vows to pursue aggressive, reformist action in national and local affairs. It denounces corrupt politics in Philadelphia, pledges tireless battle for the people’s rights, and endorses Colonel McClure’s leadership under the new management.
The article notes over forty strikes in progress nationwide involving about 20,000 skilled workers. It highlights debates on additional protests and predicts a hot, idle period if these moves materialize, marking a tendency to exploit the dull summer season.
The piece discusses a major strike in Chicago, its five month duration, and a toll of 50,000 workers with significant wage losses. It notes halted building contracts worth 15 million and related losses, while urging a united settlement and highlighting political implications for Republican prospects and democratic ballots amid fraud allegations in Pennsylvania.
A compilation from multiple Georgia newspapers discusses Atlanta's growing population and development, with remarks on local media activism, eclipses, veteran reunions, and transport facilities. It contrasts Alabama’s facilities with Georgia's, noting Alabama's reformatories and co education while critiquing Georgia's depots.
Fragmentary Georgia verse and prose reflect religious talk and rustic humor. Voices of preachers, singers, and storytellers recall home, shores, and moral claims, mixing dialect readings with memories of May flowers and celestial hopes.
A 1900 letter debunks rumors about Governor Houston and Eliza Allen's 1829 Nashville marriage. It details the couple's separation caused by jealousy, Houston’s resignation, and Eliza's sorrow, asserting no mystery and offering plain, substantiated facts from witnesses.
Hon Amoe J. Cummings of New York urges federal action to curb interstate bird slaughter, citing declines of robins, sparrows, pigeons, and wood ducks observed in Washington and Pennsylvania. He recalls past bird abundance, warns sparrow damage and market losses, and endorses a bill to empower the Department of Agriculture, with support for harsher penalties against hunters targeting English sparrows.
Buckhead’s P H McWhorter will oppose John T Newton of Madison for state senator in a district covering Morgan Putnam and Jasper counties. Ellijay Times cites F Mr Pitts as a strong Democratic potential for senator, noting his Oakland High School leadership and integrity. Captain J B Way is named a candidate for the legislature after solicitation. Repeal the Law warns that joint debates among aspirants for judgeships are improper and criticizes the old method of legislative elections. Hays nomination in Thirteenth highlights J E Hays of Montezuma as Macon county’s choice to represent the district in the next legislature, with wide support. George A Clements of Lawrenceville is expected to run for representative, though no formal announcement has been made.
A Philadelphia Press item cites a humorous exchange about a typographical slip in print. The editor explains the proof corrected the word but a typesetter overlooked it, printing Lobster instead of the intended term.
The State Press notes Congressman Howard’s Philippine speech printed as a campaign document and circulated nationwide. It highlights Alonso C Stone’s Senate bid, praise for Howard by Georgia allies, and remarks from several Georgia towns on local political figures and recent events.
Amid spring trade, investors eye property on King Street Summit Street and Helme Avenue with plans for five to eleven room homes and a future manufacturing hub. Auctioning is expected on Helme property near Stewart Avenue, with offers possibly leading to large-scale rentals and job-creating activity in the West Point belt near the federal prison and University expansion.
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