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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
9
The New York Press skewers social climbers as political chatter rises. Reports poke at Tom Watson and Hoke Smith fates, with Milwaukee welcomes for Vice President Fairbanks. References to Shaw, Shaw’s visit, and other readers’ notices pepper a brisk, mock-serious portrait of national mood.
The piece argues that South Carolina’s educational qualification disfranchisement increased black school attendance and challenges Hoke Smith's plan for Georgia. It cites SC census data showing black students outnumbering whites in several grades, especially in primary studies, implying white farmers should reconsider disfranchisement as a political tool.
A report claims hired men are compiling lists of alleged Hoke Smith supporters to be published in The Atlanta Journal as a club formed after Mr. Smith's Newnan address. The piece cautions against exaggerated reporting and argues Democrats see through the campaign’s tactics as the Hoke Smith slump widens across Georgia.
One week remains for Georgians to register before the August 22 state primary. The notice urges immediate action to avoid disqualification, noting registration closes next Saturday without name entry. The piece mixes public voting guidance with editorial commentary on Walter Wellman’s polar balloon expedition and the human drive for conquest.
A collage of verses and prose poems from Georgia notes celebrate joy over sorrow. It includes musical lines about liberty and life, folk wisdom about facing trouble, and reflections on finding roses on life’s highway. The piece blends colloquial dialect with aphorisms and literary excerpts.
Governor Terrell faces rumors of lynching over the Carter children murder case while protecting public order. Bills advance on game permits, state banking oversight, and back tax cases as courts review cross state railway tax disputes and bail denials.
In a garbled exchange two professors debate an umbrella missing on arrival. One notes a handkerchief and another confirms bringing an umbrella, while a third expresses confusion and asks if the umbrella belongs to him. The fragment hints at a comedic scene centered on misplaced items.
Sam C Griswold has resigned as city ticket and passenger agent for West Point route and Central of Georgia in Atlanta. Acting city ticket agent David L Griffin takes over. Other rail officials including George B Allen and Joseph Higgins faced travel duties and family matters as the day unfolded in Atlanta.
The funeral of Mrs A B Finkell, who died suddenly at 361 Washington street from heart disease, has been delayed to 3 pm tomorrow so her only son George D Finkell of Philadelphia can attend. Rev Dr Strickland will officiate at the services from her Washington street residence.
Savannah August 3 Special The Savannah Cadets Oglethorpe Light Infantry German Volunteers Irteh Jasper Greens Emmet Ri flex and the Republican Biwea departed tonight for Chickamauga Camp Officers regimental and staff going were Cal G Arthur Gordon Lieut Col W L Grayson Major David C Barrow Major M J O Leary Captain and Quartermaster J J Gaudry Captain and Commissary Thoms Hunter Major and Surgeon John W Train Captain and Assistant Surgeon Martin Cozy Captain and Adjutant C H Richardson First Lieutenants and Battalion Adjutants W G Logan and Lauter Kerew Second Lieutenants and Battalion Quartermasters Ridney Jones and B Gresham
At a meeting at L F Goodrich home in Augusta Georgia on August 3 organizers decided to extend an invitation to Col H Estill to speak there on the night of August 10.
Atlanta Fifth Georgia regiment cadres pack baggage under Captain Nunnemacher and Colonel Anderson declares readiness for encampment at Chickamauga Park. Atlanta companies A B D K L M mobilize at old depot 8:30 and depart by special Seaboard train. Milan and Lindale units join. Company H from Milledgeville attends under Colonel Anderson.
Elberton Ga August 4 Special County Tax Receiver M F Adams reports books show total county taxable property near 3,000,000 an increase of 107,381 from last year. Property returned by negroes amounts to 136,444 with seventeen whites to twelve blacks overall. Five districts have black vote outnumbering whites.
Batonton Georgia voters backed a plan to issue bonds to fund a system of drainage and public works. The election produced a small turnout with votes in favor and against bonds, and the city council plans immediate steps to start the project and place the bond issue on the market.
Frances McGinity aged 83 widow of Joel T. McGinity died this morning at 9 in Norwood Georgia. She taught in Atlanta years ago and counted among her pupils Evan P. Howell Clark Howell’s father ex Governor Henry McDaniel and Wellburn Bray. Mrs. McGinity was noted for her intellect and often spoke of her famous pupils as her boys.
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