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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1902
Page
5
The uniform price of five dollars per year for The Daily Constitution six days weekly and seven dollars per year for The Constitution plus The Sunday Constitution and The Sunny South is fixed. No traveling agent or solicitor is authorized to accept subscriptions at a lower rate.
Nichols and Holliday named sole Advertising Managers for all territory outside Atlanta at the Constitution Building.
Atlanta dispatch analyzes Commissioner Wright's report on the anthracite strike. It argues for a nine hour day, dual ton weighing inspectors, and an independent anthracite union, with a permanent board for arbitration, showing miners have genuine grievances and need fair bargains. President Baer’s stance is challenged as untenable.
The article argues the crisis stems from operators and outsiders rather than miners. It notes miners acted through their union to seek redress, while operators refuse to recognize the miner's union. The commissioner of labor supports miners' grievances and calls for mutual arbitration. Responsibility for ongoing strike lies with mine owners and their associates.
The Southwest Georgia states that the Central of Georgia Railway restricts trade, cutting off Atlanta from much of the region. They urge action by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to secure an early morning connection with Atlanta to align with the new Southern Railway mail service. The piece warns of a single loser if the demand is ignored: the Central of Georgia.
A 16 year old Filipino youth in St Louis is admitted to white schools after citizenship settled, seen as a promising future American. In Boston, James Monroe Rogers, a Black man charged with arson, is extradited to Durham NC after protests claiming no rights in North Carolina. court upholds extradition and Rogers is jailed awaiting trial.
The piece defends Governor Crane’s impartial handling of a lynching case and argues the Monroe Doctrine remains clear and forceful. It critiques European powers, anticipates improved North South relations, and notes political chatter from Pittsfield to Washington about global and domestic affairs.
A fragmented editorial piece blends religious reflection on a sacred day with a sharp caricature of politics. It parodies a Black vernacular speaker scolding for voting while critiquing Roosevelt as a trust-buster. The editor laments public trust and hints at civil tension in the era.
In a fragmentary column, Atlanta figures discuss race, economics, and personas. Notes praise Neal Jackson ahead of others, critique Cotton factory growth near Rockdale, and cite local editors and judges on education, industry, and political maneuvering amid tense racial discourse.
Mrs S L Gibson sued Central of Georgia Railway for 200 damages over a defective crossing near Carrollton. A jury awarded 75 in damages after a two day trial, with the railroad seeking a new trial.
Six hundred workers are building at the National Soldiers' Home near Johnson City Tennessee. Parrish and Unkefer win contracts for all work except the water system. Taylor Gleaves and Co. take the water system. Total value about 198000 dollars. Hospital buildings now under construction are to receive patients this winter.
Washington dispatch outlines a plan to build an intercontinental rail link from New York to Buenos Ayres by 1910 or later. A five member international committee will drive the project with surveys showing feasible routes and costs. The line would connect U S and Argentine Chile systems, potentially reaching the Panama canal site and boosting US traffic through Central and South America.
A brawl of brag and verse in Atlanta paves way for a dry recital about aging memories. A literary man, after a drink, recalls Sir John Moore as the Crimean veteran protests. The veteran questions the youth’s claim before drifting away in a murky punchline.
In Jackson Mississippi on September 1 special report says Professor E M Tracy former Mississippi agricultural experiment station director has been hired by the government to study cassava food properties. The cassava, a starch plant from Cuba and the West Indies, may aid southern agriculture by replacing corn for livestock. Tracy will work about three months and produce a book for the agriculture department. The crop has grown in Mississippi but prefers Florida and southern coast climates.
In Copiah County farmers at a mass meeting passed resolutions opposing leasing convicts to a contractor. They urge purchasing a small farm to employ convicts under county supervision for agricultural work. The convict system has long supported state revenue and reduced taxes, with warden as the largest local farmer.
City Y M C A directors met Friday appointing a committee to locate a site and secure plans specifications and estimates for a new building. They aim to canvass for a building fund while weighing sale of the valuable lot for a cheaper property to boost the fund.
Jackson Mississippi September 7 Special. Dunbar Rowland director of the Mississippi department of archives and history aims to obtain authentic oil paintings of all Mississippi governors from Winthrop Sargent to the present for the new capitol building. He is in touch with descendants who largely pledge to furnish portraits.
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