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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
11
A scatter of late 19th century items note a new stage work The Corkscrew and immediate chatter about the San Francisco earthquake aftermath. Observers joke about governors presidents and public figures while commenting on politics newspapers and culture in Atlanta and nationwide.
Recounting the 26 April Confederate remembrances in New Orleans with General Lee’s appeal to Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy, the narrative then praises Atlanta’s new Georgian newspaper and contrasts U S wages with Europe’s in a Commerce Department bulletin.
Concord men Pat MacDonald and Jack Driscoll clashed over a garden hedge. MacDonald cut away the portion of the hedge that lay on Driscoll’s side after Driscoll left his coat on the hedge. He tucked the coat fragment inside and returned home. The pair are now said to be on friendly terms.
A collage of verses and dialogues reflecting patriotic callings and rural humor. It blends wartime muster tones with regional speech and stories of love poverty and weather, featuring an array of characters like Brother Williams and Brother Dickey, amid lively bohemian vignettes.
A Pensacola fishing boat, the Sterns, was reportedly seized by Mexican officers off the Yucatan coast for alleged fishing law violations. Senator Mallory of Florida transmitted the Peninsular telegram to the State Department, which sent it to the Mexican ambassador for investigation and to secure proper action.
The Sunday Constitution adds Robert Barr to its list of contributors. Barr, editor and chief proprietor of The Idler, is a Canadian writer with notable works from In a Steamer Chair to The Speculations of John Steele. He helped found The Idler with Jerome K. Jerome and is famed for witty, genial hosting at Idle tea parties in London. His forthcoming plan for the Authors and Newspapers Association is an international romance titled The Rock In the Baltic, to run in The Sunday Constitution beginning May 6.
Hardy dissects Smiths gubernatorial argument in Thomas County, noting lack of specifics, selective accusations, and weak emphasis on disfranchisement. He commends some rhetoric but finds the speech unconvincing to thoughtful readers, citing missing names and inconsistent criticism of past administrations.
The Senate committee on post offices and post routes agreed to report favorably the nomination of Benjamin Barnes, assistant secretary to President Roosevelt, for postmaster of Whishington. Protests were discussed, Culberson dissented, and full committee voting favored reporting the nomination. No roll call.
A large crowd gathered at the Gra opera house for Memorial Day exercises honoring Confederate veterans. Judge Beck of the Supreme Court spoke, praising Confederate and Union valor, reflecting on five acts of the war drama and urging tribute over dispute, as Henry Jackson presented crosses to the Confederate veterans.
The article notes rapid recovery after the disaster. American Fountain Company offices in Lath a were destroyed but within hours the firm reported establishing new quarters in Oakland. Managers LM Lisemore stressed continuing operations and moving forward despite losses. A separate item reports a corpse found in Chicago River identified as Jenbury, 44, amid questions of wealth.
The Carnegis director denied today in a published letter that Mount Tacoma was a new volcano or tied eruption to the recent earthquake and fears. The denial comes amid reports and a strained relation to the Mount Tacoma speculation.
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