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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1906
Page
14
General Moody orders Gaynor and Greene treated as ordinary convicts amid stalled privilege revocation. Marshal ratified to enforce confinement standards. officials consider moving prisoners if needed. Report notes controversy over early removal and discipline, with Valdosta dispatch highlighting department guidance.
A special committee for the Third District Agricultural College met in Antebellum today to choose between two proposed sites Siglands in the suburbs and the Speer plantas north of inert th omien ponyvesn muny av. Communities support the move and a Tolquoin site near Americus is favored by some. Police report highway robbery incident this morning with a small four fra. suspect nabbed and bond set at 800 dollars.
An old style medical ad promises doubled recovery chances with a special treatment. It urges readers to seek a free examination and consultation from a recognized specialist, using a coupon to contact the company at 224 South Street, Atlanta, inviting mailing responses and emphasizing Sundays.
Federal officials in Macon refute a New York World account of Greene and Gaynor’s treatment as prisoners in Hibb count jail. They describe restricted visits, restricted hunting, and no special luxuries, asserting no leniency for the wealthy prisoners and defending the department's actions amid public interest.
An Anti-Saloon League gathering at YoM CoA hall on December 14 1908 adopted a resolution thanking W D Upshaw for addressing Governor Glenn of North Carolina during his Atlanta visit and promising a major anti liquor lecture in late January in Atlanta. The group expressed pleasure at Governor Glenn’s expected Atlanta visit in the new year.
Representative Thomas M Bell urged the president to reduce guard shifts at the United States penitentiary in Atlanta from twelve to eight hours. He argued guards stand 12 hours in all prisons, weather and conditions ignored, calling eight hours more reasonable for penitentiary posts.
Prominent attorney E T Williams spoke Friday night at Federation Hall to the Carpenters Union. He traced labor union growth from England to the United States, noting membership surges through 1880 and today. He argued unions and capital must remain independent yet cooperative, praising eight hour work days and labor law debates, and cited recent push to curb child labor and railroads donating to workers.
Nervous indigestion sufferers seek relief from stomach derangement caused by improper eating and poor mastication. Stuart’s Dispepsia claims to digest food, restore stomach lining, and revive gastric action, offering a free trial pack by mail from Stuart Co. Marshal, Michigan.
A local toy department runs a guessing game where shoppers select a doll’s full name from a list of Georgia cities and counties. Fifty cents in cash tickets buys one guessing blank. fill it with the doll’s first and last name and drop it at the store by December 24, with gifts awarded December 27.
An Atlanta toy dealer advertises a wide assortment of season’s new toys at low prices. The catalog lists doll furniture, wardrobe trunks, doll houses, toy kitchens, toy dressers, china sets, metal stands, trick boxes, complete toy stores, animal figures, and vintage style vehicles and outdoor play items with prices ranging from fractions of a dollar to hundreds.
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