The Atlanta Constitution

This front page documents Senator Bacon's funeral cortege entering Georgia's state capitol, a major civic event of the era. The photograph captures thousands of mourners lining the streets—a common way newspapers of the period conveyed public sentiment and historical significance. The layout shows the competition for space between this news image and surrounding stories: real estate notices, railroad announcements, and legal notices. The Constitution, a major regional daily, used such prominent photographs to assert its role as the authoritative chronicler of Georgia's political and social life during the Progressive Era.