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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
9
Rate schedule for Daily Constitution weekly Sunday and Sunny South papers shows $5 per year for 8 Daily issues, $7 for The Sunday and Sunny South. No selling agents allowed at loss rates. Postage to US Canada Mexico varied by paper size. Advertising managers named Nichols & Holliday with London Curtis Brown rep.
Atlanta reporters praise the Piedmont park horse show with the Seventh Cavalry in khaki and a band as a premier attraction. The article also analyzes Attorney General Knox’s Pittsburgh speech on trusts, arguing it supports a broad constitutional approach and critiques the need for a constitutional amendment.
The Indiana Supreme Court sustains a verdict against a police officer who used the sweat box to extort information without a warrant. The ruling emphasizes that detaining a prisoner longer than necessary for a warrant is unlawful and condemns such crude police methods. Authorities are urged to reform practices to prevent further illegal abuse observed in cities.
The piece portrays Senator Joseph Benson Foraker as a skilled yet evasive orator facing sharp questions from voters about trade, wages, and living costs. It portrays him as dodging scrutiny in a hostile audience and hints that Ohio voters see through tariff and trust criticisms, challenging his claims of prosperity under Republican policy.
A dense, era-toned column attacks tariff reform and roars against Roosevelt era policy, arguing for tariff revision by the party in power while warning of federal troops under the Fourteenth Amendment era logic. It notes a Georgia Schley Memorial arch, plus poems and local comic vignettes reflecting regional life.
A vivid column blends Civil War reminiscence with modern Atlanta life. It highlights a Seventh Cavalry veteran's battles, local politics in Georgia and ongoing debates over public sentiment, housing demand, an elephant renamed Martha, and a call for modern apartments.
The injunction case of Central of Georgia Railway against the city proceeds in Superior Court before Judge J. A. Lumpkin. Witnesses for railroad and council lay out land title disputes on the Whitehall Street viaduct approach as Peoples habeas corpus and a receiver petition follow. old notary J. W. Sterchi appears for a 36 year tenure. Transfers of property filings list numerous parcels and deed actions across Atlanta.
Readers urged to back a permanent stone arch in Druid Hill Park Baltimore honoring Rear Admiral W S Schley and his era. Organizers seek citizen pledges, with canvassers visiting locals to gain backing for the monument.
A man calling himself Henry Dawson gained entry to Mrs. Amy G. Watkins's apartments and threatened to explode dynamite unless jewels were handed over. He fled with a bag, drew a revolver, but was stopped by a passing officer who found the bag empty. Dawson was jailed for trial.
A local council of United American Mechanical was instituted Tuesday night at New Bolts, WA. Dale of Atlanta led the initiating officers with support from Council No 13. Juniors from North and South Carolina attended as the council begins in Buttony with October 17 as a key date. The event signals growing activity among local trade groups and regional affiliates.
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