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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
9
The uniform date of five dollars a year for The Daily Constitution six days weekly and seven dollars a year for The Daily Constitution and The Sunday Constitution and The Sunny South applies without exception. No traveling agent or solicitor is authorized to take subscriptions at a lower rate.
Notice to subscribers listing traveling representatives and city collectors. Warns readers not to pay anyone else. Includes postage rates and subscription terms for daily weekly and sun day editions. Advertising managers named Nichols and Holliday at Constitution Building for outsid e Atlanta territory.
The Concillarion offices listed at 6 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London invite anyone with letters to send them to that agency.
Atlanta officials pondered who would succeed President Roosevelt if he died with vice president absent from office. The Constitution places the secretary of state as acting president, then cabinet members in order, with the secretary of state first. Senator Frye is acting president of the Senate, not vice president.
Officials touted a navy army war game as real, with large costs and troop movements, while captains blamed Higginson Chadwick and Sanger for failures amid a national chuckle at the theater of combat. Newport society courted scandal as the duchess interrupted the show.
The piece questions shifting responsibility among Navy officials in Washington and Newport, noting Captain Chadwick of the Naval War College and Admiral Chadwick. It recalls Sampson, Porto Rico, and Matanzas while accusing Sanger and the War Department of maneuvering for praise and salutes amid future appropriation talk.
The chamber of commerce urges rapid rail connections from Atlanta to Macon and south Georgia and southeast Alabama to end a 12 to 24 hour passenger blockade. It cites Central of Georgia lines and timing gaps that favor Macon over Atlanta, urging mutual regard and swift rectification. The piece also discusses government power in strikes, referencing condemnation and public welfare versus private rights amid the anthracite crisis.
A historical examination argues that preventing the sale or distribution of coal by law is a form of fore stallment of a common necessity. It discusses applying mandamus to mining firms, railways, and public carriers to force mining and market activity, invoking precedents and legal maxims about remedies.
Quixote and Sancho clash with Roosevelt era politics and party feuds. References to Hanna as Sancho, Miles, Bryan, Addicks, and Higginson mix with humorous venting on Roosevelts and the GOP. The piece lampoons campaign rhetoric, foreign policy aims, and national figures in a satirical national political scene.
Mrs Henry Hillyer improves somewhat after months of illness, still critical, recently brought home from Lithia Springs. A miniature theater named Little Grand opens at Grant Street and Orleans Avenue by Olmsted King and Alphonse Hurtel, with Miss Morel's private school, stereopticon show last night and a juvenile minstrel next Friday. Recorder Fincher fined George Renault 25.95 for drunkenness and striking his wife. Renault threatened her with a razor. William P Archer filed for bankruptcy, liabilities 629, assets 0, via attorney John B Hutcheson. Council meeting opened with prayer, J T Collier appointed city license inspector and Thomas J Buchanan city warden. Council accepted invitation to Brotherhood of Carpenters convention Sept 15. Tax Collector seeks assistant. J T Collier aided previously. Street railway committee approved Bres petition to lay spur across Marietta Street to manufacturing plant. debate expected. Charter revision committee meeting set for morning. Water commission meeting postponed to tomorrow. Aldermanic Board to review council papers. John C Gerbie, 7 1/2, died after long illness. survived by five daughters. funeral Thursday at home, Rev W Volbrecht officiating. Funeral services for Mrs Mary F Saulsbury held. interment Oakland cemetery. Mary Bowden, five months, buried at Westview cemetery.
J J Stranahan urges readers to harvest elderberries along Georgia swamps and waterways. Dry berries in sun to preserve, then use in pies with vinegar per pie. Northern markets pay 5 to 10 cents a quart. Cleveland firm tracks orders for elderberry pies. Believes berries are safe when cooked and praises their flavor, urging all to try.
President Roosevelt escaped serious injury when a trolley car collided with his carriage in Pittsfield. Secretary Cortelyou and Governor Crane were wounded, agent Craig was killed, and driver Pratt and motorman Madden faced charges. Eyewitness accounts differ on cause as officials review. Roosevelt returned to Oyster Bay later, with minor facial injuries and plans to continue his southern trip.
Southern to fast mail service will introduce a new quicker schedule from New York to Texas Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi points. The westbound mail departs New York at 2 13 am and reaches Washington Atlanta and New Orleans earlier, with a Birmingham connection to deliver New York mail before breakfast. The change also improves service to Macon and Jacksonville and adds a new Atlanta to Birmingham link. The new train will be the fastest yet in the south with equipment built for the service and is slated to begin before October 1.
The funeral for 12 year old John B Whitman Jr occurred yesterday at 3 pm at the family's residence 703 Piedmont Avenue. Services were led by Dr C W Byrd and Dr Alonzo Monk. Interment followed at Westview cemetery. John A Bridwell died at 65 at his Mangum Street home after a sudden heart failure. Arrangements will be announced.
A Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe west bound passenger train derailed near Brownwood Texas. The crash rolled the train 20 feet down an embankment injuring twenty seven with one fatality anticipated. Names include Mrs R M Humphries and several from Houston Temple and Brownwood. Injured taken to Brownwood for treatment.
Edward Eggleston died at Jones Look on Lake George New York on September 3. The renowned author of The Hoosier Schoolmaster The Circuit Rider and other works was widely known for his literary contributions and U.S. writing career.
The state convention of the union party in Philadelphia erupted in chaos with pistols and knives drawn, chairs swung, and both sides declaring rival conventions. W Pennypecker supporters backed the Republican ticket while a separate faction endorsed Pattison for governor and Guthrie for lieutenant governor, under State Chairman Riter. Proceedings may be challenged in court.
Naval officers denying a Newport rumor say the Duchess of Meriborough did not go aboard Admiral Higginson’s flagship last Saturday. Assistant Secretary Sanger and friends were on the side, asked permission, and were admitted, but the duchess was not part of the party.
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