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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1902
Page
9
RS ake outlines postage and subscription prices for United States and Canada. rates include 10 to 12 page papers up to 36 page panes. weekly and Sunday editions priced, with annual, quarterly, and semiannual options. Nichols & Holliday listed as advertising managers outside Atlanta.
The Boston Herald praises Atlanta for waiting for the law after a dangerous Saturday, urging communities North and South to reject mob rule. It says reliable officers and lawful processes protect public safety better than swift vigilantism, and stresses patience and trust in constitutional justice.
The Seth tariff debate and the rise of corporate power are discussed as a public concern. William Chapin of Atlanta is elected president of the Southeastern Tariff Association, a major insurance interests group based in Atlanta. Local supporters praise his probity and promise to advance home city interests.
A national debate centers on tariff policy as the key issue for voters. The piece argues living costs, monopolies, and trusts drive consumer burdens, claiming the Dingrey tariff has hollowed the home market, with profits and wages skewed by trusts at every step from raw materials to labor.
A caustic speech by Senator Hoar criticizes the administration policy in the Philippines while the article argues the United States must maintain sovereignty and govern wisely. It asserts the nation's moral duty is to uphold American sovereignty and promote free government, favoring Democratic leadership for a better policy and predicting Hoar will side with his party.
Dr J L M Curry serving as United States envoy at Alphonso XII’s coronation denounces the bull fight as barbarous in Madrid. The outspoken stance signals a potential shift in Spain’s views on the sport while praising Curry’s Americanism. Also notes Havana crackdown on Nanigoes and a frenzied column of political jostling and satirical items. Dr W H Watkins of New Orleans dies in Milwaukee.
A mosaic of dialect poetry and snapshots from Georgia life. Fragments include rural songs about peaches and melons, a humorous exchange on etiquette in court, school memories, a unique farewell from Dakota to Kentucky, and reflections on politics and music. The piece blends regional voices, humor, and rural imagery with brief cultural vignettes.
The scheduled observance for June 6 and 7 marks the dedication of then Ohio monuments in Shiloh National Military Park. A fire at Buffalo destroyed transfer freight sheds of the New York Central, with losses about 150,000 and an employee named Lester killed. In Susquehanna Pa Professor Benton E James longtime high school principal died by hanging due to alleged temporary insanity. A record wheat shipment to South Africa is slated from Portland aboard the big ship Speke in early June. Captain George Cowle, veteran naval officer and former chief engineer of the Indiana, was run over and killed by an express train in Rahway New Jersey.
Wilkes Barre May 23 dull day at miners strike HQ as National President Mitchell meets three district residents. He has no information to impart and received no overtures toward settlement. Only report from operators concerns Haddock Coal Company receivers ordering the engigters and other workers to take effect. about fifty men affected.
In Barnesville, Georgia on May 23, special reports show a severely reduced peach crop due to a hard winter. Estimates vary by grower with V. Marshburn foreseeing about one third of last year, while Stafford Howard expect roughly one quarter. Cannery plans, watermelon acreage, and peach shipments are detailed for several farmers.
Ferome Jones of Atlanta visited Macon to organize a union of garment workers. The new organization reportedly formed with a large membership and Jones expressed strong enthusiasm about the turnout and prospects in Macon Georgia.
Central City lodge of Knights of Pythias in Macon will host Grand Chancellor frommercamp of Columbus next Wednesday night at Cemulges park. He was elected at the recent grand lodges meeting in Valdosta. The event promises a splendid entertainment for the new grand chancellor.
In Georgia, Toccoa imposes a quarantine on Cornelia and Mount Airy after Dr. F. C. Davis reports five weeks of smallpox at Cornelia Normal Institute and lack of illness control. The Cornelia school has been closed and local officials moved to restrict movement to prevent spread.
L W Smith and Mamie Smith were arrested in Anniston on warrants from Jefferson county. Smith is charged with abandoning his family and is jailed pending transfer. He disputes the claim, insisting his wife accompanies him, while Mamie Smith was taken into custody as the woman he has been living with as his wife.
Wadrons of German war ships under Prince Henry of Prussia sail from Kingston to Kiel to deter cartel sugar from India. An Indian council bill seeks countervailing duties on bountied sugar until Brussels convention takes effect. Sugar shipped before May 2 exempt. U S Philippine commission releases language of courts, customs service and appeals. Cholera reports eight cases in seventy four hours, one aboard the New York. General Livya Wheaton hailed at Manila as he boards the Sherman home. Civil government to begin in Batangas on July 4. Industrial conditions improving as crops planted across provinces with signs of reduced ladronism especially in Leyte and Cavite.
An Atlanta factory receives an order from Vladimir P. Polevoy of New York for two cotton gin repair machines invented by Albert A. Wood. The units, stamped with Atlanta Ga., cost 125 dollars with 11.25 dollar expressage to Batoum Russia, and will travel by ship then camel caravan to Central Asia.
Washington notes a possible senate vote on the Nicaragua canal bill this session but predicts heavy debate to delay action. The piece outlines the Panama plan, preferred by canal interests, and argues Nicaragua is more feasible. It discusses earthquakes, climate, and political issues around control of Panama and Colon and the challenges of canal sovereignty and cost.
Macon Georgia May 23 Special Mayor Emith notified by Bibb County Commissioners they will not pay about 93,00 county paving assessment for Mulberry street in front of the courthouse. They argue the courthouse is public property exempt from taxes. The mayor and council insist the county should cover the payment, noting the city pays seven eighths of county expenses.
Count Matzu kata and the Japanese finance minister travel to the United States to negotiate a 100 million dollar loan for ships railways and mining in Japan. The claim rests on Theophile Gollier of the Belgian legation in Tokio who arrived in Seattle aboard the Shinano Maru with his wife.
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