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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
9
For readers and staff, the image shows The Constitution published daily and weekly with Clark Howell as publisher and Roby Robinson as editor and business manager. The page indicates a tri weekly schedule and notes management roles.
Atlanta dateline column riffs on Peary Cook Roosevelt and pole rumors. quips on Dr Wiley Pure Food Act and Panama Canal with social satire. references to The Constitution and New York distribution amid jokes about newspapers and politicians.
The AL bay Herald lauds Atlanta for enterprise and thrift as it chronicles a series of crowd drawing events including automobile contests and conventions. It notes hotels, restaurants, and transportation will benefit, and credits a $20,000 fund raised by merchants and capitalists as essential to cover expenses. The piece praises civic generosity and warns other Georgia cities to emulate Greater Atlanta.
The North Pole is no longer a mystery as Peary succeeds after ten Arctic attempts, claiming the goal under U S auspices while Cook, who went first, is now seen in historic contrast. The two Americans face scrutiny as records and observations are compared to settle doubt and celebrate perseverance.
Georgia farmers look to a better year as prices rise and yields stay above region averages. Even with a predicted 400000 bale shortfall, higher prices could net farmers millions, outpacing neighbors in overall financial position. Georgia remains comparatively advantaged among cotton states as storms and weather ease. Georgia’s year of prosperity is forecast to be memorable.
At a New Haven conference on infant mortality, the American Academy of Medicine will discuss the economic value of the American baby. The piece notes the lack of verified birth statistics and data, criticizing current vital statistics as unreliable and linking mortality data to insurance interests.
The piece condemns the US for failing to keep accurate birth records, noting brutal archaic methods and poor compliance with reporting laws. It highlights that Georgia is among the top offenders, hindering the ability to determine the economic value of newborns and the race’s overall data accuracy.
A fragment from a Georgia themed page mixes songs and poems about fall rural life with commentary on books, holidays, and a Georgia obituary. The piece blends folk lyric lines with light literary notices and satirical asides about writers and readers.
The Atlanta Typographic Union reported 147 printers registered and checked off at Labor Day parade start. Some were called out of line near the Aragon hotel as the procession began, but the count remained the largest.
Judge Kelley of Bristol Virginia’s corporation court hands down a decision upholding the July 8 election where saloon supporters won by 2 votes. Licenses expected soon as saloons prepare to operate. drys say they will appeal. Testimony in the contest cited as constituting part of the proceedings.
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued an order for about 1 million dollars in reparation related to yellow pine lumber shipments. It covers claims from the Central Yellow Pine Association territory spanning Louisiann Mississippi and Western Alabama. Railroads charged an overcharge of 2 cents per hundred pounds and the Green & Green claims against railroads in the central yellow pine territory were settled with a portion provable.
Mrs. R. A. Rutland died after a long illness at Crump's Park home in Macon. She was 34 and survived by her husband and three children. A Vineville Baptist Church member, her funeral is planned for tomorrow morning.
A reader denounces a universal law double standard, arguing that equity should apply to all regardless of status or influence. The letter cites Governor and Joe Brown as potential agents of justice, questioning public leadership. Signed by J. Ansley.
Captain Wiley Williams of the prison commission clarified that the panel never refused to hear John Harper's case. The commission preferred a full board session, hoping Chairman J. S. Turner would be present in September, and stated readiness to hear Harper's attorney anytime.
Charles B. Reynolds, a prominent lawyer, will not run for city council from the second ward, clearing the field for Dr. Munroe Smith who had entered the race earlier. Reynolds cited other business duties, and Smith now faces no opposition as voters welcomed the unopposed candidate.
Governor Brown announced a large Georgia delegation to the National Good Roads Convention to be held September 21 to 23 in Cleveland under the American Automobile Association. Delegates include J. W. Eve, Clark Howell, J. Turner, Clement Evans, Wiley Williams, Goodhe yan, Clifford An d Fred White, Hugh Rowe, Iran Holdman, R. Drake, Thomas Donaldson, K. H. A. Wimbish, Julian Lane, B. R. T. Christian, B. J. Rankin, G. Reuben Butler, A. G. Townsend, R. W. Page, John Echols, Clyde Woodall, G. J. Greaver, Jack Mer Partney, Lauren Foreman, Royal Daniel, W. T. Waters, T. J. Simmons, Bridges Smith, J. Hin, Henry Tarver, Henry McIntosh, Max McHue, Frank DeBatty, Fred B. Pepe, G. A. Gregory, B. H. Inman, N. F. Titt, Gordon Lee, J. A. Sharp, W. E. Simmons, Emory Winehop, Asa G. Candler Jr., J. L. Sibley, W. J. Henning, T. D. Murphy, John A. Awkes, R. Northcutt, J. E. Bowden, P. A. Stovall.
H Johnson, a South Forsyth street printer dealer, bought the Franklin-Turner Printing Company plant at public outcry for 15000. Three bidders included W C Foote and George W Harrigan. the winning bid followed by an inventory value of 64262.24. Johnson intends to resell soon as the mortgagee, with the plant noted as among Georgia's oldest and best known state printers.
Macon Ga September 7 Special The Bibb county commissioners kept the tax rate at eight mills matching last year. No extra levy to fund courthouse improvements bridges or county expenses was approved. State levy remains five mills bringing total to thirteen mills per thousand. Two bridges Swift creek and Dry Branch on the Macon road to kaolin mines will be wooden.
Former Governor Candler reports the original Georgia Colonial Records volume 19 manuscript, 950 pages from London, lost by the state printer Franklin Turner Co. Colonel Harrison, then state printer, bonds to search the plant or cover replacement costs if not found. Estimated cost to obtain a duplicate is 214.90 dollars.
In Gainesville Georgia a 10 year old boy was bitten by a rattlesnake. His mother J C Eades acted quickly binding the wound and applying turpentine and hot flesh to the bite while a chicken was killed to bleed the venom. The doctor arrived minutes later and gave whisky. The boy and the dog radiated bravery as the snake was killed and the dog will recover.
Dawson Georgia reports the death of 2 year old William Canodler Phelps, son of Dr John H W Lewis, from tetanus after stepping on a splinter last Monday. Medical efforts failed to stop the deadly infection as the child’s death mourns his grieving parents. The issue includes poetry by the child’s family following the obituary.
Special United States Deputy Clerk L. M. Erwin arrives in Macon after a month away at Demorest Nacoochee and other northern points. He attended Labor Day parade in Atlanta and reports marked improvement since his rest.
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