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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
11
A jumble of opinions mocks Congress and Taft, cites Kipling, Tillman, Cortelyou, and Bishop Potter, and laments holiday excess while railing against prohibition and forestry funding. The piece skims headlines from The Adams Enterprise and Charleston News and Courier, blending satire with social critique.
Washington dispatches report the formation of a rational commercial organization in the capital. Delegates from thirty four principal cities form a personal council and a national advisory board to study and coordinate domestic and foreign trade, with headquarters in Washington. Atlanta is represented by J Wille Pope, Walter G Cooper, D Woodward, and L A Ransom. The move aims to align city and regional interests to strengthen national business development.
Election of C E Jcurrier as president of the Atlanta Clearing House Association renews confidence in the institution and its member banks. The leadership transition from Asa G. Candler is described as both capable and steady, with the new head viewed as guiding recovery and stability during currency restrictions and financial stress.
A bale compressed in Memphis by the Merchants and Farmers Cotton Company travels by water to New Orleans then sails on the Manchester Leyland liner Albanion to Manchester. Roosevelts approval of waterways schemes accompanies the voyage, which aims to showcase modern cotton transport and benefit the Manchester infirmary through proceeds.
The article notes a stride in the shipment of cottons to England, forecasting cheaper transportation and benefits for both shipper and consumer. It also highlights how improving waterways in other regions, under congressional power, could advance transportation solutions facing the country.
A long meditation on Georgia statesman William H. Felton at 85 battling a paralytic attack with his devoted wife at his side. The second piece discusses Professor Bordas in Paris using radium to color corundum crystals into rubies emeralds and sapphires, potentially altering jewelry markets but still a laboratory curiosity.
From St Nicholas a note on the antirrhinum or snapdragon. Once a southern European guest, it is now naturalized. The dried seed pods resemble a rhinoceros from the side and a human skull from the front, with grotesque masklike calyxes and horns.
A collage of dialect poems and sketches set in Georgia and festive scenes. Pieces include Winter In Georgia and Holiday Times in Billville with fiddles, sleigh bells, and dreamlike holiday cheer, plus humorous vignettes about church, weather, and community life. The voice blends regional color with light satire and seasonal nostalgia.
A digest of juvenile and adult titles with notes on content, authors, and publishers. Highlights include Thomas Wood Parry's tale collection for boys, Beals on financial success, Hutchinson's Wisconsin woodland home, Norris's Christina, and other works from Neble, Heathron, and Small Maynard.
The Alciphonian Literary and Debating Society of the Boys High School issues invitations for the annual Christmas exercises at Browning Hall near the Girls High School on the 8th at 10:36. Debates and declamations attract city interest with prizes for top debaters. the event offers the first full gathering of the Girls High School this year.
Commissioner T. G Hetudwon returns from Jamnestown amid disputes over state buildings and land tied up by a 90 day option, with a possible state museum plan brewing. Confederate veteran Hite Dean seeks pardon, arguing his age and dependents warrant mercy after fines and jail time. Secretary Cook grants amendments to the Chattahoochee Valley Railway charter and Danielsville Bank charter, naming local incorporators.
The Atlanta Turn Verein prepares its thirty fourth annual Christmas Ball on Forsyth street viaduct Monday evening December 9. A large Christmas tree and Santa Claus highlight the event with gifts for children. music by the Wurm orchestra and Wedemeyer band accompany the concert and dance routines.
The Central of Georgia Railway depot at Fort Mitchell, Georgia, was burned in the early hours, following a robbery. Losses total about 845,000 with roughly 25,000 in freight and other property lost. The station, a key freight hub, shows signs of arson and heavy damage.
Dallas Ga December 11 Special three white men robbed the local postoffice blowing the safe and taking about 200 in stamps and 90 in money. No clues to the robbers identity were obtained as they escaped into darkness. A brief local crime record in a late era report.
In a Superior Court session, three damage suits against Georgia Railway and Electric and allied telephone and telegraph firms claim injuries from contact with a fallen wire at Chapel and Trendom streets. Plaintiffs seek amounts totaling 880,000 dollars. Andrew Eteln lists 20,000. Lou Carroll seeks 50,000. Grand jury session postponed to December 15.
Swainsboro relatives deny reports that Orren G Kelly located in Mississippi teaching school. They remain concerned over his disappearance from the University of Georgia Athens, suspect foul play, and press for further investigation as searches yield no clues. He left Athens unseen, with trunk money and clothes left behind, and neighbors in adjacent rooms hold no information.
Professor Albert Armstrong presents a pictorial lecture on the Little Minister at the temple corner South Pryor and Richardson streets tonight at 8:30. His illustrated talks draw large crowds and feature nearly 200 photos from the book, a favorite in his repertoire alongside The Bonnie Brier Bush and The Sky Pilot.
Augusta Ga December 11 special The December session of Richmond county superior court opened with cases of high importance On the docket Jesse W Thompson sues Alien W Jones for 12000 damages claiming unlawful appropriation of steel rails Thompson says the rails were used in the Augusta and Florida railroad and stolen from his rail line and moved to Keysville The defendant offers 6000 in full settlement
Richmond county city court recorded a not guilty verdict after the defense argued that arrest for carrying a pistol without a warrant violated a recent supreme court ruling. The case involved Jennings Bush, with a pistol found on his person but the jury acquitting on the plea.
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