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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
11
A collection of satirical notes and quotes on Secretary Bonaparte, President Roosevelt, and prohibitionists. It cites liquor labeled paint shipped to Atlanta, a peacemaker Rooseevelt, and a wager on unrest in Georgia after January 1. It references immunity offers for Caleb Powers testimony and critiques of prohibition commentary.
Governor Glenn of North Carolina suggests quick Supreme Court appeal to resolve jurisdiction in North Carolina rail litigation, then a trial under the 214 cent passenger rate. If unprofitable, an appeal to public fairness, following Alabama and Georgia examples, could restore amicable relations. The aim is fair rates, decent service, and sustained profits without watered capital.
The article endorses forming a Atlanta boys club to save youth from street life, arguing it aids moral and physical development better than schools or churches alone. It cites Lynn Mass as a model, stresses interracial separation to protect youths, and calls for civic and business support to fund free baths books and games.
A mayoral committee will decide if Atlanta requires a new water pump and outline the type if needed. The panel, including Councilmen Lengino Harman Beutell and City Engineer Clayton, and citizens Pope Brockdell and Van Winkle, will assess the pump work and push reservoir completion.
In a Washington dispatch many states answered the Bureau of Immigration questions, but Georgia’s Governor Smith was notably among those not sending replies. He issued a formal statement from Europe before his inauguration, outlining Georgia’s needs and his view on desirable settlers, especially German immigrants, to boost farm labor and industry while maintaining white citizen interests. He argues against wholesale influx and proposes targeted German-language outreach and coordinated efforts with European agents to attract settlers who will settle and invest in the state.
Fragmentary note mentions a dinner arrangement in Louisville with references to a package and a person named Gregpes. Readable terms hint at a social or logistical detail but no clear action or date emerges.
A mosaic of Southern verse and quips from Billville, Georgia, celebrating summer’s return and winter’s fiddles. Bits of proverbs, religious lines, and local wit reflect rural life, moral contrasts, and a farewell to the legislature, with folk humor threading through the snippets.
The editor urges forming a boys club to curb street life, citing 660 white boys under 26 arrested yearly and 600 more likely to escape. Cites Lynn mass clubs growing to over 1,000 members as proof of civic benefit and urges immediate action in Atlanta.
In a Dublin Courier Dispatch piece Bailroad Commissioner Jon Brown and Hon Thomas E Watson allege Georgians did not share in 2 million freight reductions won by the Georgia railroad commission. They claim stove rates rose after pro rata gains and Savannah lost business to Atlanta Rome rivals. The article warns monopoly enabled a 4700 dollar net from a 46600 investment and notes a slate for the Atlanta slate concern’s president to fill a railroad commission vacancy.
In Rockmart Georgia on August 21 a blaze at Pad Lawrences Buncombe district home killed four Negro children and destroyed all belongings. The Negro man and his wife were at church. white residents began aiding the grieving family.
The Cherokee circuit court adjourned to hear Congress man from the ninth district. Alpharetta Ga August 21 Special The superior court met this week with Judge A W Fite presiding. Hon Thomas M Bell spoke for an hour and a half to a large audience, overflow crowd outside as the courtroom could not hold all attendees. He received an ovation at the conclusion of his address.
The thirty seventh annual session of the Mount Calvary Association of colored people met in Columbus Georgia on August 2 with a large attendance and notable proceedings.
Doane family members nationwide dedicated a memorial stone in Provincetown Massachusetts honoring founder John Doane. Ceremony led by Dr William H Doane of Cincinnati with Willard Doane of Salt Lake City delivering a governor’s secretary address. Also reported twin boys born to Judge R B Russell and wife in Winder Georgia.
Special Cable reports Gabriela D Annunzio shrugging off financial concerns while social life and artistic circles in Italy buzz around him. He charmed patrons at a Per Solo concert, hosted a dignified ring gesture among Florentines, and protected his public image as a generous figure beloved in his village. The piece notes marriages, elopement history, a villa near Settagano, and Italian literary figures such as Matilde Serao and Do mensco Clampell, tying his pose to national culture and contemporary debates.
Poem fragment by AGUETA Walia celebrates payoffs of beauty and nature. The speaker finds value in rain, blossoms, birds, butterflies, and friendships as rewards for life’s labor and unrest. The lines evoke sensory images of sea air, dew, and bright flowers.
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