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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
8
Macon council discusses granting franchise rights to the Macon and Albany electric railway. Officials seek Albany access, study merits, and aim for favorable terms as agreements are drafted. Upcoming football manager election at Mercer noted along with other local filings and community updates.
The city schools will close Friday December 21 for holidays and reopen January 2. Boys High School principal Y M Blaton praised the term as highly successful, noting strains on seating and strong achievement in technical and industrial courses. The annual Boys High debate is set for December 19 at 10:30 AM at the high school, debating whether the United States should retain permanent possession of the Philippines. Prizes will be awarded for top declamation and best debater. The superintendent invites the public and local officials to attend.
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President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress praising Porto Rico’s progress under American rule and urging immediate steps toward granting Porto Ricans citizenship. He commended education efforts, insular police and Porto Rican regiment, and noted rising sugar, tobacco, and fruit exports with a 45 million dollar trade year. He urged permanent retention of native troops and dredging of San Juan harbor.
An advertising card extols Cascarets as a ten cent bowel exercise product. It claims the pills stimulate bowel muscles to move food, digest. promote nutrition, and prevent illnesses. It warns to buy genuine Sterling Remedy Company tablets, not bulk.
In 1906 discussions show Porto Rico’s trade prosperity was uneven with coffee revival hampered by hurricane impact and market barriers. Delegations from San Juan’s boards and labor groups urged American citizenship for Porto Ricans, praising autonomy under current self-government while noting elections run orderly under local control and federal supervision.
Joseph Kearns, once a newspaper man, confessed to the 1980 daylight heist of Midland National Bank at Newton, detailing clerged clerks and customers, vault breach, and a $31,000 escape. Berkshire Bond fundraiser and Porter-Wrigley Co. involved in surrounding legal notices.
A detective court session revealed a large stash of loot seized from a house linked to a gang involved in recent car robberies. The haul, stored in a warehouse and tied to a larger operation, included diverse merchandise valued around £1,000. Dicks was a key figure in the case, with ties to transport routes and a Toronto shelter link.
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