Atlanta Tops Southern Postal Receipts in July
The August survey shows Atlanta ranking among the nation’s top fifty cities for postal receipts gains in July, rising 13.39 percent year over year to 79 770 dollars, second only to Syracuse, with New Orleans next and Atlanta declaring itself ahead of most southern peers. The piece also notes broader political chatter, aviation hopes, and campaign anxieties surrounding national figures.
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Atlanta
Post Office Department
Washington Place
Syracuse
N. Y
Georgia
New Orleans
Louisville
Nashville
Memphis
Crescent City
South
Gate City
Abner W Calhoun Honor Restored As Southern Healer
Abner W Calhoun of Atlanta dies leaving a broad legacy as a pioneering oculist and beloved healer. For decades patients from the Rio Grande to the Potomac sought his care, forming a lasting “Children of Hope Restored” network. Mourners hail a life of medical skill and charity that touched countless families across the South.
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Atlanti
Gulf States
Q. A! W. Calhoun
Atlanta
Abner W. Calhoun
South
Rio Grande
Potomac
Lazarus
Dives
Croesus
Children of Hope
Providence
Training the Old Black Mammy School at Athens
A circular outlines the aim of a projected Athens institution to train the mass of African Americans in industrial and domestic work rather than produce leaders. It emphasizes moral discipline, contract respect, and practical skills for unskilled workers, contrasting with higher education focus for a few.
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Athens
Lharning
Mfe
Weeding Out the Unfit In a Medical Address
Dr Rentoul challenged doctors at a British Medical Association gathering in London. He criticized publication of erotic and prurient works while promoting a scientific tract on preventing reproduction by the unfit. He named groups such as mentally deficient individuals, epileptics, criminals, deaf mutes, and neurotics.
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Rentoul
British Medical Association of London
Indiana
California
Connecticut
England
France
Germany
Switzerland
United States
Pioneering Medical Inquiry Sparked Public Misunderstanding
Police records estimate 3 million dollars for pursuing a female criminal lineage. Dr Rentoul is portrayed as a brave pioneer facing opposition and possible abuse in his line of investigation. The piece notes Dr Osier’s age-related deterioration claim and subsequent misquotation linking to chloroform use.
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Rentoul
Ile
Osier
Baltimore
England
Osler
Just from Georgia A Love Letter and Poems
A fragmented collection of verse and quips from Georgia with love poems about peace passion and pain. It includes lines on fate hope and heavenly arrival interspersed with humorous rural sayings and editor quotes. The piece blends sentimental poetry with rustic witticisms and aphorisms.
The State Campaign in Georgia News Clips
A compilation from Valdosta Times Rome Tribune-Herald Crawfordville Advor Democrat Columbus Enquirer-Sun Savannah Press and Albany Herald tracks the 1900s Georgia gubernatorial race. References Hoke Smith, Bryan, Brown, party splits, editorials, and local reactions at depots and in city walls as voters weigh support. Edits note shifting loyalties among supporters and critics.
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Smith
Rome
Crawfordville
Hoke Smith
Augusta
Jon Brown
Mr. Smith
Savannah Press
Pendleton
Macon Telegraph
Laylaes
Augusta Chronicle
Eem
Albany Herald
Embezzler Caught After Long Chase in Tombs Prison
Harry Lewis, an alleged embezzler linked to a 1908 case, was brought from Oregon to the Tombs after a cross continental pursuit lasting over two years. He confessed to misusing funds from a race betting spree that swelled to about 100000 dollars before luck turned. He was arrested in Salem, Oregon, and held for extradition.
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New York
Tombs
Harry Lewis
Nim
Oregon
Lewis Wes
Salem
Ore
Georgia Summers Finest On The Globe
Macon Ga Abguat 21 Special Senator Bacon remarks Summers from Georgia are more pleasant than northern and eastern summers. He spent last summers in Switzerland and Italy, and this year enjoys fine rest and apparent good health. He has been home all summer and may stay if work resumes in Congress.
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Macon
Bacon
Nora
Switzerland
Italy
Baconéeld
Congress
Hemphill Tribute Honors Eminent Physician Calhoun
The Constitution and RA Hemphill honor Dr A W Calhoun of Atlanta for a long life of medical service and philanthropy. Tributes from journalists and citizens praise his skill, humility, and generosity toward rich and poor alike, noting his impact on Georgia and the nation.
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RA. Hemphill
A. W. Calhoun
Lfe
Constitution
R. A. Hemphin
Calhoun
Edlearic
State University
Abner Wellborn Calhoun
Atlanta
Dr Calhoun
Joel Chandler Harris
Winchester
Prince of Quanders
Auguste
Ben Hills
Robert Toombs
Choir girls demand same rights as boys at Roslyn church
In Roslyn New York the Trinity Protestant Episcopal church choir dispute arose when Katherine Mackay daughter of Clarence Mackay pressed for equal vacation time for girls with the boys. Professor Peacock the musical director refused granting the girls time off prompting tension among parishioners and questions about the reconciliation with Mrs Mackay upon her return from Europe.
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New York
Trinity Protestant Fpleconal
Roslyn
Uttle Katherine Mackay
Clarence Mackay
Thoman J Peacock
Katherine
Trinity
Trintty
Noties
Mackay
Negro Shot and Killed at Macon Camp Meeting
At Howard's Grove five miles west of Macon a negro named Lucius Jones was shot and killed during a colored camp meeting held at 1 o'clock this afternoon. An escape followed as several suspects fled. one fatality occurred. Coroner Young went to the scene to hold an inquest.
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Macon
Lucius Jones
Howards Grove
Coergner Young
Civil War Flag Loaned to North Carolina From Plymouth Family
A Civil War battle flag carried by the Thirty fourth North Carolina Volunteers, long owned by a Plymouth New Hampshire family, will be returned to the South. Chesley, daughter of a Confederate officer, offered the flag to North Carolina after learning it was in Boston. Governor W Kitchin of North Carolina indicated the flag would be greatly appreciated.
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Boston
Thirty-fourth
North Carolina Volunteers
Plymouth
N. H
Chesley
Thaz
W . Kitchin
Six Headless Chickens Found After Chicken Thieves
In Meron Georgia on August 21 a petrol officer fired at two African American chicken thieves at Wiley Jones place on Fourth Street. A screaming woman alerted authorities and the officer failed to catch the suspects. A basket recovered contained six headless chickens left by the fleeing thieves.
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Meron, Ga
Lindsey
Wiley Jones
Fourth Street
Both Sides Claim Houston County Fort Valley Georgia
In Fort Valley Houston County both factions await the upcoming election. The Brown supporters say he will defeat Smith by a large margin, while the Smith group insists their candidate will win. The county last backed Brown by a 50 vote majority two years ago.
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Fort Valley
Brown
Iesa
Smith
Officer Falls to Death in Roanoke Skylight Fall
Roanoke Virginia August 21 a police officer identified as Petrolman AD Hiney of the local force fell through a skylight in an office where thieves were believed to be at work. He was reported to be 38 years old and died instantly.
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