Monument unveiled for Samuel Spencer at Atlanta Terminal
Almata Ga May 21 a large assembly of Southern Railway staff and officials witnessed the dedication of a heroic bronze statue of Samuel Spencer first president of the company. The sculpture by Daniel Chester French rests on Tennessee marble overlooking the Atlanta Terminal plaza. The event featured speeches by J W Connelly and W W Finley with Governor Brown and Mayor Maddox accepting the memorial for Georgia and Atlanta. Judge Alex P Humphrey gave the principal address detailing Spencer’s life, Confederacy service, and the creation of a strong southern railway system. The monument sits on a raised circular platform with granite piers lamp posts and marble benches. Inscribed front reads Samuel Spencer 1847-1906 with a back inscription noting him as a Georgian Confederate Soldier and first president of the Southern Railway Company.
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Almata
Southern Railway
Samus Spencer
Georgia
Atlanta
Mr. Spencer
Atlanta Terminal
Whic
Daniel Chester French
Spencer
Violet Spencer
Henry B. Spencer
J. W. Connelly
Washington, D. C
Cleland Kinloch Nelson
State of
Finley
South
United
Joseph M. Brown
Robert F. Maddox
Humphrey
Alex P. Humphrey
Southern Railway Company
Louisville
Samuel Spencer
University of Virginia
Lic
Potomac
Ohio
Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi
John K. White
Second Baptist Church of
Knoxville
Henry Bacon
Piccirilli Brothers
New York
Daniel C. French
Memorial Erection by Atlanta Terminal Employees
A memorial for Mr. Spencer was funded by thirty thousand employees after his death on November 29, 1906. Donations, capped to fit salaries, were collected via payroll deductions in March 1907 and inscribed on stone. The unveiling was postponed from May 14 to a later date at the Atlanta Terminal platform.
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Spencer
Atlanta Terminal
Ideal Husband Ends Nervous Ailments With Electric BItters
A vintage advert claims an ideal husband supports his wife through nervous and health issues. It touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for nervous exhaustion, headaches, insomnia, constipation, and dizziness. The ad guarantees satisfaction and lists W J Smith & Brother and H R Palmer & Son as sellers.
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W. J. Smith & Bro
H.R. Palmer & Sone
Confidence Man in Chicago Steals Athens ens Preacher's Name
A slick confidence man in Chicago posed as the son of a Athens minister and used names of H Y McCord and Harry Cain to solicit money across the east and west. Letters from Rev M L Troutman of Athens and W A Stiles of the Massengale Agency describe the ruse and warn of his possible future impersonations.
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Chicago
Athens
Windy City
First Methodist
Atlanta
M. L. Troutman
Troutman
Harry Cain
Mr. McCord
William A. Stiles
Dearborn St
Massengale Advertising Agency
Carlton Troutman
Peachtree Street
W. A. Stiles
Has Anybody Seen Clarke County Weights and Measures
Atlanta May 21 reports from New York and Massachusetts on inspecting weights and measures to curb higher living costs. Atlanta adopts an inspector at $100 monthly with monthly tests of all dealers and coal wagons. Penalties include notices, fines up to 100 dollars, or jail on public works. Georgia’s old standard system is largely unused. few counties have sets, and Fulton’s whereabouts are unknown. Discussion grows to update the law and expand inspection statewide.
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South
Providene
Atlanta
New York
Massachusetts
Georgia
Atroeta
Fulton
Orlinary
The Educational Value Of Play In Child Development
The article argues that play, long undervalued, builds not only physical strength but also mental and moral faculties. It traces ideas from Plato to Froebel and notes teachers increasingly recognize play's educational impact beyond mere pastime.
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Plato
Froebel
Almple
Early education through play and motherly guidance
The excerpt notes how a mother's playful phrases and affectionate actions spark a child’s early consciousness. It describes how simple games, like naming body parts and objects, aid hearing, attention, and recognition, reflecting unconscious psychology guiding child development and shifting from imitation to broader learning by age three.
Child’s play shapes future character and social duty
A reflective piece argues that free play molds a child’s character, justice, and citizenship more than formal lessons. It notes how playground rules reflect inner ethics, the motor and sensory harmony fostered by activity, and how cooperative games like baseball and football cultivate teamwork and moral growth.
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Thildren
Schiller
Special coach party sails for Europe and Oberammergau
Miss Mildred Rutherford leads a special coach party aboard Seaboard Air Line Railway to Washington and New York then on to Europe aboard the Majectic. The Athens group includes Miss Rutherford Miss Isabel Thomas Miss Marguerite Taomsa Mina Mildred Mell Miss Frances Cheney and Miss Lydia Hutchins who travels only to New York.
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Seaboard Airling Railway
Mildred Rutherford
Europe
Oberammergau
Washington
New York
South Hampton
Calais
Pits
Athens
Miss Rutherford
Isabel Thomas
Marguerite Taomsa
Mina Mildred Mell
Frances Cheney
Lydia Hutchins
Savage Hou Threatens Child in Pittsburg Cage Incident
In Pittsburg a savage act endangers a child by forcing their hand into a cage. The piece warns that danger to children often comes through common illnesses like croup and whooping cough, promoting Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy. Aylor testimonials note cures and widespread use for babies, with pricing and distributors cited.
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Pittsburg
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer
Bona
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The
Southern Railway System
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Law and Order
Emory Speer
United States
Express Company
Justlee
Clarke County
Millie Rutherford
Mrs. Durham
Derelater, Mre
J. Danmos
Springdale Street
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