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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
9
The Daily Constitution and related papers announce a uniform annual rate of 5 dollars for six day delivery and 7 dollars for The Constitution with The Sunday Constitution and The Sunny South. No traveling agent is authorized to offer lower prices.
Notice lists traveling reps W H Ovprey and B M Pack and solicitors T H Sunt and W W Blackburn. City collectors James T Carter and Claude A Virgin. Warns subscribers not to pay others. Rates shown for daily and weekly editions and advertising managers outside Atlanta.
Curtis Brown representative at 6 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London invites letters sent to that address. The Constitution is on file and available for reference to interested parties.
Atlanta Georgia September 17 1902 register today so your name appears on the registration roll for the city primary on October last. Every white citizen entitled to vote must check registration and cast a ballot in the primary once registered. Special facilities for registration are provided and none should delay. Seek to ensure you are on the rolls and vote.
A New York newsboy shouts his extra about the coal strike to J. Pierpont Morgan. Morgan buys the paper and gives the boy 49 cents as change, saying keep 4 percent and take 3 more. The portrait argues that beneath wealth lies a human heart capable of sympathy for the needy in tenements and basements.
A fragment recalls a figure named Morgan and a newsboy incident. It notes a small monetary change of 49 cents and an added half-dollar, hinting at forgotten memories and Morgan’s complex emotions, framed as a reflective aside about shared passions.
The piece denounces northern philanthropy as self serving and argues that anti slavery, Cuba annexation, and child labor debates mask economic aims. It cites cotton mills, garment industries, and eastern sweatshops as major sources of child labor, accusing owners of acting from the pocket nerve rather than moral concern.
The New York Sun argues that amending the constitution to grant federal control of corporations would trigger a political and economic revolution, eroding state authority and reducing the United States to a mere name as Washington asserts power over business. The piece cautions that endorsing such amendments could alienate major states and business interests.
Captain Howell defends his eligibility for mayor and Defends his record and agenda. He criticizes Harvey Johnson and Woodward, explains resignations, backs sewer and water works bonds, school expansion, and tax fairness, and pledges to serve all wards if elected. Supporters applaud as other leaders praise his service.
The article recounts a visionary organizer who transformed Washington with grand urban projects, inspired by Paris and guided by a French planner. He faced vilification as a corrupt booster, was deposed, then vindicated as his works shaped a national capital. He fled to Mexico, prospered in mining, and later returned to receive honors. Washington retains his imprint as a lasting monument to his genius.
Voters across Minnesota took to the polls on September 16 to choose nominees for congressional judicial legislative and county offices under the new primary law. Turnout was fairly heavy with contests in most districts, though two congressional districts had unopposed Republican nominees and two districts featured Democratic contests for nominal offices.
Governor Allen D. Candler traveled to Gainesville on business while School Commissioner Glenn visited Covington on official duties. Agriculture head Be Stevens regained vigor and expects a swift recovery, with Secretary of State Phil Cook urging four candidates for the state supreme bench and signaling a possible addition if Julian Willingham runs. Edward Kelly, jailed for loitering, faces seven days in the chain gang after a failed escape from finance.
A collage of quotes from multiple papers claims David B Hill never kissed a woman and discusses perceptions of his character. The items mix jests about his personal life with notes on his age and social standing, highlighting a media fascination with his alleged abstentions.
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