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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1909

Page

5

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Legal Reform and Judicial Technicality Debate

A St. Louis Republic correspondent argues against broadside denouncements of courts while urging judicial reform from top to bottom. The piece cites Taft and American Bar leaders, notes delays and rigidity, and warns extremists overrating either strict adherence to precedent or overrule of statutes. It contextualizes clashes in Georgia Tennessee and Kentucky politics.

St. Louis Republic Taft American Bar Association Constitution Georgia Tennessee The Republic

Printed Perils for the Coming Citizen

The Milwaukee Sentinel notes falling patronage for penny dreadfuls among youth while warning that tastes in juvenile literature drift and revise with trends. It cites Major Hubner on tainted literature and calls for reform in library selection and parental guidance to shield youths from violent and suggestive fiction.

The Milwaukee Sentinel Charles W. Hubner Carnegie Brary Public Library

Taft Sees Religious Optimism Across Denominations

In a Portland Universalist church lay sermon Taft urged broad non sectarian hope for church unity. He said churches must stand shoulder to shoulder in righteousness, noting greater cooperation in civic philanthropy while questioning whether creeds will ever fully unify.

Portland Universalist Taft God Man America

One Way of Cheapening Cotton

A historical excerpt discusses the need for a practical mechanical cotton picker that can strip the plant anywhere and anytime. It argues such a device would drastically reduce costs by cutting labor, building on Whitney’s gin as a prior revolution, and suggests a true picker would transform the industry and labor dynamics.

America Whitney

Mechanical cotton pickers and future of southern agriculture

The piece argues that labor efficiency drives cotton prosperity, noting one worker could replace many, reshaping the southern crop economy. It compares the reaper's impact on wheat to a future mechanical picker for cotton, while acknowledging failed tests and cautious optimism for success despite current discouragements.

Promised Land of Autumn and Sweetest Hearts, Garden Dreams

A fragmentary reader’s page blends poems and verse notes from Scribner’s Magazine and local columns. It mixes autumn imagery, love lyrics, and memorial verse, mentioning The Dalton Argus and Dah Lonega Nuggets in a collage of regional notices and literary excerpts.

Promised Land

Engineer Is Electrocuted in Charlotte Plant

Fred Thomas, 51, an engineer at the city electric fighting plant in Newbern, was instantly killed in Charlotte when he touched a live part of a 2,200 volt machine in the generator room. He was alone. a fireman heard his cry and found him near the device with a Chad burn on the chest. Unmarried.

Charlotte N. C Fred Thomas City Electric Newbern Anire Chad

Duplicate of Famed Winona Lake Suggested for South

George R. Stuart of Cleveland Tenn argues that a southern resort like Winona Lake Ind can meet health recreation and moral needs. He praises its chautauqua program, Bible conferences, extensive facilities, and Studebaker funded spring, urging Atlanta to host a similar assembly for relaxed, wholesome family use.

Winona Lake Ind Louisville America New York Northfield Mass Presbyterian Church Studebaker South Bend South Heinz Great Park Yving England R. Stuart Cleveland, Tenn

God on His Throne sermon by Rev. Ogden at Central Presbyterian

A large Central Presbyterian audience heard Rev. Ogden preach on God on His Throne with predestination and divine sovereignty. He argued that divine plans govern life while allowing space for human free will, insisting without absolute sovereignty faith would falter. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Georgia Braswell of Macon at 54, with funeral planned at Shiloh Church tomorrow.

Central Presbyterian Church Ogden Georgia Braswell Macon Georgia A. Branaweil John J. Brasweil Columbus Road Shiloh Church

Bible School Receives $2000 for Atlanta Enterprise

Dr Rolfe Hunt returned from Bertrand Missouri where he lectured on the book of Acts for the Southeast Missouri Bible conference. He and Edward Young Clarke reported the conference was well attended and that collections totaling $2200 were raised for Congregational Methodist church enterprises in Atlanta. One thousand dollars funds a student loan for aspiring ministers. rest supports publishing interests. Five students joined the Bible school on Cooper street, with more expected. Philadelphia announces plans to send several students to the Atlanta School.

Rolfe Hunt Bertrand Southeast Missouri Bible Conference Hunt Edward Young Clarke Congregational Methodist Church Atlanta Dr. Hunt Bible School Cooper Street Philadelphia

Shoplifter in the Toils at Kreas & Company Store

Macon Ga October 10 A shoplifter was caught with a load of brushes socks pelts and other goods taken from Kreas Company store. John Sykes was lodged in the city barracks last night and will have a hearing in police court tomorrow. He is accused of stealing the goods while the crowds were in the store.

Macon Kreas & Company John Sykes

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