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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
9
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Notice to subscribers from Constitution Publishing Co Atlanta Georgia May 10 1901 listing subscription terms weekly and annual rates with postage rates for states and territories. Names traveling representatives and advertising managers are included. The document appears as a period imprint with editorial and distribution details.
The Morning News reports Savannah debate sparked by C C Hanson of Savagnan about replacing old time bags and ties with bale compression at ginneries. The Constitution hails the shift toward bale compression while noting uncertainties and cost implications for cotton growers and trusts.
The Northern General Assembly in Philadelphia will push revision of the creed and draw attention across denominations. The Southern Assembly in Little Rock and Cumberland Assembly in West Point will discuss broader plans for 20th century church work while creed revision dominates debates.
The article notes ongoing argument over creed revision among southern Presbyterians, predicting little impact on standards this year while suggesting northern factions press for change. It signals a broader movement toward potential radical shifts in church standards across the country.
The New York Press questions Senator Hanna's bid for the Republican nomination, outlining electoral math across South, New England, New York, and Pennsylvania. It suggests Taft era patronage and regional loyalties shape delegates, with New England and the South offsetting Hanna’s odds. The piece notes internal party splits and regional loyalties, arguing Hanna’s strength rests on West and Grains of political influence, while praising Henry Timrod’s poetry and southern literary figures.
Returns from the first city to elect its delegates to the Virginia gubernatorial convention show Claude Swanson defeating Attorney General Montague in Alexandria. Montague wins in Fredericksburg, signaling statewide sentiment. The campaign draws outside interest for its high, clean, cordial tone and strong party prospects whichever man prevails.
A Raleigh dispatch notes North Carolina lawmakers enacted a law requiring public hangings. The author questions the move, citing historical flaws and racial impact, arguing private executions are a wiser method and public hangings are relics of barbarism now rare across states.
Nashville Tenn May 2 Special The grand lodge of Tennessee Knights of Pythias elected officers: Grand chancellor John O C Twinam Chattanooga. grand vice chancellor H L Fox Murfreesboro. grand prelate Ben F Davis Memphis. grand keeper of records and seal Alex Allison Knoxville. grand treasurer J Rufus Handcock Fayetteville. grand master at arms Benjamin J Dillard Lebanon. grand inner guard W A Owen Covington. grand outer guard J Dexter Columbia.
W. D Roberts, president of Cotton Gil Companies, filed a breach of charges suit against F. W. Brode & Co. for damages. Roberts claims his character and business standing were damaged by alleged misconduct from merchants at the exchange. The brokers withdrew the charges before Roberts answered.
A patchwork of verses and quotes reflects sorrow, memory, and enduring love. The pieces invoke heaven and hell, Maytime memories, and the ache of parting, pairing sentimental poems with humorous city notices and editorials. Includes references to John, Dooley, Lamb, Wordsworth, and local exchanges.
A New York correspondent for The Philadelphia Press describes James H. Keene and associates as dominating Northern Pacific common stock, creating a corner akin to historic rail ventures. The piece notes massive short interest, lending by Keene, and powerful interests linked to Morgan, Vanderbilt, and those who engineered the Burlington deal, with stock surges fueling crowded rooms at the Waldorf and other hotels as traders react.
A reader argues to slow city tax increases and questions burdens on businesses and corporations. The letter notes population of corporations and concerns over taxation, urging exemptions for many enterprises and caution about new burdens. It cites the state constitution and urges prudent fiscal policy affect on investors and local industry.
A crowded Grand audience enjoyed a student recital from Shorter College Rome featuring thirty young women. Miss Worrill stood out with dramatic power in select arias while Meta Fretwell and Ida Wagner impressed with confident technique and expressive tone. The ensemble work and unison singing were notably bright though the audience at times behaved rudely, yet the overall performance pleased the cordial crowd.
John Tennyson a timber and sawmill man in Columbus Mississippi shot and killed Morris Drees a local butcher near Drees home this morning The killing stems from a lawsuit in which Tennyson was the principal and Drees an important witness Tennyson is in jail The defendant says Drees cursed and used offensive language in front of his wife yesterday and that provoked the shooting A preliminary trial is set for tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock before Justice Waterdale
In Washington May, Indiana bureau reports the Cherokee Union official count shows a majority of 208 votes for rejection of the Cherokee agreement with the Dawes commission, countering earlier figures. Stock market activity noted, with 909,000 shares bought at average 10 and 824,000 sold at about 12, amid rumors of large financiers buying and speculation on property values.
A biographical sketch traces J P Morgan linked Northern Pacific railroad boom and power, noting Mr Hill controls vast rail routes and dreams of an Atlantic to Pacific line. It recalls his early life near birthland in Canada, move to St Paul as a shipping clerk, and rapid ascent during a transformative era in rail transportation.
The article notes a railroad leader rising to own a vast enterprise linking rail and steam routes across the Great Lakes and Pacific regions, with the St Paul and Pacific evolving into the Great Northern. It also reports Adolph S. Ochs acquiring The Philadelphia Times, joining The New York Times and The Chattanooga Times in his media holdings, under George Woods as manager and broker John Norris arranging the deal.
The tale recounts Adolph Ochs rising to chief owner of The New York Times after earlier roles with The Philadelphia Times and The New York World. It notes financials around a purchase and mortgage, and sketches Ochs career from Knoxville printer to Tennessee publisher to New York media magnate, highlighting shifts in political allegiance and paper ownership shaping Democratic alignment.
Memphis May 9 Special The police cleared part of the mystery surrounding the Dr Hal Scruggs murder and disputed John Anderson the Negro testimony. Samuel Tea a real estate broker with others was linked to the crime. The negro claimed to have met Let and others after the fatal shot but today developments refute his statement. The case remains unsettled with further investigations continuing tonight.
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