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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
9
A collage of items touches on spelling reform and politics. Mentioned are Secretary Lobs, President Ruzyfelt, and campaign plans with notes on Roosevelt and Bryan. Reports note a naval mock battle, inflation figures, and cultural tidbits amid a patchwork of humorous observations.
The piece notes a welcoming Bryan in New York and cites the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union meeting at Texarkana on September 5 to discuss marketing the cotton crop. It highlights history of price points 10 11 and 12 cents, the union's non political stance, and the push for stable pricing to aid growers and spinners. It also covers Major Walter Reed memorial fund efforts and Harvard President Eliot's call for southern support.
Special report from Gevernah Georgia outlines a council committee inquiry into J. J. Garrity, superintendent of the city scavenger department, who admitted lending money to department employees at usurious rates. Evidence shows loans at high interest tied to wages, with repayment deducted biweekly. The probe highlights a secret money mine linked to Garrity’s control of the department.
A collection of dialect verse and editorial snippets from Fillville and Tribulation Town, detailing economic worries, credit anxieties, and weather fears. Poignant lines portray threatened independence, hurricane prayers, misfit arithmetic, and sly social commentary on Georgia life and the broader South.
Mrs Grover Cleveland wife of former president climbed Mount Washington in New Hampshire with a party that included her niece Miss Hastings John F Finley of New York College president and Mrs Finley Reverend William A Richards and Miss Cahgone among others The ascent was described as the longest she has ever undertaken and she completed the hike well.
A reader challenges Tom Watson's political prophecies in McDuffie and Thomson Georgia. A second letter lauds Harry T. Moore as railroad commissioner candidate, while a minister calls for interracial unity and action against vice, urging mass meetings to quell crime and protect women amid racial tension.
Reports from Dawson lawyer M C Edwards claim he has access to Democratic primary returns sent to state executive chair M J Yeomans and asserts Merritt has carried every county, including over a hundred, confirming his renomination over Mark Johnson. Lee County allegedly gives Merritt a 142 majority.
Mrs Augusta E Underwood petitions in superior court alleging that W F Sullivan built a house within 60 feet of the sidewalk on Grant Park property, damaging her view and breezes. Judge Pendleton granted a temporary restraining order halting further construction beyond an 80 foot line pending September hearings. She seeks damages and an mandamus to pull down part of the structure. Additional petitions seek temporary restraining orders blocking condemnations by Gate City Terminal Company on Haynes street and the New Terminal and Realty Company project. Also noted are charter petitions for The Blue Ridge Power Company and Atlanta Saw Works with capitalizations of 500000 and 15000 respectively.
Editor John Stewart Bryan relayed a letter from Harvard President Gilman urging quick completion of a $25,000 Reed Fund for Major Walter Reed. He notes $20,000 already raised from about 4500 subscribers, mostly in northern and western states, and calls on southern ports and chambers of commerce to contribute, stressing Reed as a southern-born U.S. Army surgeon who made a major medical discovery.
Washington reports that no applications have yet been made to the Isthmian Canal Commission for approvals to employ Chinese coolies for canal construction. About 160 firms had previously inquired over two years about labor needs, and a mailing list was created as specifications were issued. The commission expects 150 to 200 bidders, though no bids have been received to date.
Savannah Ga August 29 Those interested in the fight for congress in the first district between W W Sheppard of Chatham and J A Brannen of Bulloch will leave for Statesboro this afternoon at 6 to attend the convention which opens Thursday morning Mr Sheppard and his friends will be on the ground during the session Each candidate has 18 votes and deadlock may be broken by dark horses The fight for the long term J W Overstreet of Creven will be nominated with Col E P Miller of Liberty in the chair
The sea island cotton growers of Georgia and Florida plan a two day meeting in Valdosta to discuss crop outlook and set a price for the staple. Harvie Jordan is expected to attend among prominent figures as delegates report conditions from Georgia and Florida. Heavy rains hurt sea island cotton, while farmers shifted to short staple, affecting acreage and prices.
An old newspaper note describes a silver dollar mounted with a postage stamp on its face, found and described by local readers. The quirky item drew interest during the August period in New York, highlighting a curious form of commemoration or novelty currency.
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