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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1909
Page
5
Publication details show the newspaper’s editor Clark Howell and staff roles Roby Robinson and Poles. The fragment indicates a Daily Sunday Tri-Weekly schedule with editor and business management credits.
A 1909 Constitution Publishing Co notice lists subscription rates and distribution regions outside Atlanta. The paper features a Washington Bureau history note with staff names and a humorous ending, jostling with political satire about Taft and Aldrich and a quip on Halley’s comet.
A New York judge refused to grant permanent injunction blocking The World and The Sun from printing Captain Peary's pole voyage, ruling the trip's facts are public property. The Times argued over exclusive publication funding, while peers criticized Peary for an exclusive post.
A 1911 discussion in The New Orleans States weighs a national reunion of Civil War veterans in Washington. Opinions split over reviving war talk, with fears of rekindling prejudices, yet many veterans show tolerance. The piece cites Lincoln, Sherman, Lee, Jackson, and Davis as symbols, noting reconciliation grows as former adversaries share hostages and common service.
Postmaster General Hitchcock pushes a reform drive to curb waste in the Post Office. He orders a November inquiry into railroad mail hauling costs, seeking data from rail carriers within 30 days under 1879 law. He favors raising the registry fee from 8 to 10 cents and argues for fair, efficient service to the public.
New York City plans two weeks of Hudson Fulton events beginning September 25 to entertain visitors. Estimated crowds could reach 4 to 7 million, far exceeding the 2 million transients for the Dewey celebration. City hospitals, hotels, halls, and churches are being prepared, with 1,500 physicians and as many nurses volunteering. The surge tests the city’s emergency capacity.
A historical editorial warns that the Hudson Fulton celebration attracts billions in activity and crowds, forecasting a carnival of crime and peril. It questions whether New York should incur massive costs and risk to host the two week fete while promising the city can manage the unprecedented congestion and dangers.
A mosaic of verse snippets and observations from a late period page. It lampoons politics and society with playful dialect and stray lines about poetry, moonshine, and a bicycle riding heroine. It contrasts sunspots with court cases and features a wry exchange about rising in the world and an editor’s sharp question.
In letters from Griffin, Georgia, R. J. Redding argues about how a Pole claim would be proven beyond testimony, detailing solar observations and daily solar elevations to locate the Pole. The writer contrasts Cook and Peary with the need for verifiable, non-testimonial evidence of reaching the North Pole.
The letter argues Rev J W Kaye misstates history on General Miles and Davis. It cites Dana’s Fortress Monroe report contradicting iron fetters and Stanton orders, asserting Miles never ordered restraints to prevent escape and urging accuracy in recording war records.
A compilation of clipped lines from multiple papers joking about Atlanta's claimed ties to Dr. Cook and the North Pole discovery. It mocks Atlanta residents and locals, noting letters, clubs, shows, and rumor, with playful jab at Cook and Peary while referencing various Georgia towns and newspapers.
Multiple state papers hail Governor Brown for upholding equality before the law. Columns from Meriwether Vindicator and Brunswick Journal commend his balanced scales of justice and mercy. The Rochelle New Era notes he does his duty without regard to wealth or influence.
Americus GeorgiaSeptember 19 Special Americus will make a determined effort to secure the location of the Home for Indigent Carmen. The Americus Board of Trade through President Frank Lanter requests an investigation of Americus advantages as a home site and will entertain and present a proposition to the visiting committee.
The Boston Globe quotes Dr Cathelin of Farle arguing medical entrants must possess innate altruism and a strong sense of duty. He lists duties toward patients, kindness, and sensible skill as core, noting no room for personal sensitiveness or emotional display during operations.
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