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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1910
Page
35
A breezy column mixes weather imagery with political theater referencing Taft Roosevelt and Cannon, noting sugar trusts tariffs and the public mood. It highlights Roosevelts praise of Peary, impending tariff settlements, and a hopeful nod to radium becoming accessible, all in a lively old-time voice.
A Georgia wide campaign seeks to ostracize pistol-toters as lawbreakers. Judges Parker and Rawlings urge grand juries to apply firm justice, aiming to curb gun violence and curb sensational legal loopholes. Prominent editors echo calls for swift, public justice to shame offenders.
Nahum J. Bachelder in The Cosmopolitan argues farmers lack representation before Congress and government, contrasting patent support for manufacturing and commerce. He criticizes Attorney General Wickersham for backing cotton price suppression and urges Taft to replace him, urging broader farmer advocacy through the Farmers’ Union to apply pressure on lawmakers.
J. J. Haverty, Atlanta business leader, returns from Mexico saying Atlanta’s stop-over privileges lag behind those of other cities. He urges firm action by local business interests to secure fair railroad concessions and warns that blame will fall on those who fail to press for justice.
A sermon condemns neglect of domestic outreach while bishops are allotted for overseas missions. It argues millions of African American Christians at home face ignorance and vice, urging the Methodist Episcopal Church South to evangelize within the United States and address urban “jungle” conditions before preaching abroad. The piece warns that neglecting this duty endangers civilization and demands urgent action to reclaim the so called semi heathen at home.
Theodore Roosevelt in Berlin urged Europe’s road-building wisdom as essential to civilization. He argued American neglect of good roads hampers growth, raises living costs, and stalls wealth, citing Georgia as an awakening while urging systematic, generous highway funding nationwide.
The Georgia Bar Association will hold its annual convention in Athens on June 5 and 10 with Hon. William M. Ivins delivering the address on The Life of the Law. Sessions will focus on law reform and procedure, covering courts and duce issues, alongside social events and the Georgia barbecue. Many members, likely alumni of the University of Georgia, plan to attend both the bar meeting and commencement exercises.
Lucian Lamar Knight issued Dictionary of Southern Authors Volume XV, a labor of love compiling nearly 3,800 biographical sketches and appreciations of southern figures, living and dead, to correct postwar record gaps and honor southern literary heritage. Knight, Georgia historian and public figure, frames the work as a patriotic, painstaking effort with national stature.
A Leesburg letter praises Georgia road building linking Dougherty, Lee, and Sumter counties. It argues improved sand-clay roads attract northern investors, raise land values, boost local commerce, and draw residents. The writer notes pecan orchards and property sales as evidence that good roads pay many ways. Leesburg, Lee County.
Letter bundles calls for swift reforms against pistol makers and dealers, urging heavy penalties and stronger laws. The writer condemns manufacturers, urges editorial zeal, and links firearms to rising murders and societal decay.
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