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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1906
Page
12
A historical speech extols ties between Japan and the United States, arguing open trade and mutual moral values will keep commerce peaceful. It asserts commitment to equal opportunity in Manchuria, notes distinct political systems, and highlights shared liberty and justice driving long-term harmony.
Henry Perkins longtime head of Perkins Manufacturing Company and a leading figure in Augusta's lumber industry died in his home on December 7 after a long illness. Perkins was known as one of the region's largest lumber dealers. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by the family.
Paris December 17 The customs committee of the chamber of deputies rejects changes in duties on cotton seed and cotton seed oil from the United States and maintains present rates. The committee plans a rider to raise the tariff on cotton seed to 60 francs and on oil to 32 francs per hundred kilograms. Ambassador McCormick has voiced strong opposition to the proposed rise.
At Atlanta Camp 180 United Confederate Veterans meeting held at the capitol last night committees were appointed to organize the January 19 Robert E Lee birthday celebration. Colonel Ix P Thomas Dr WOM Durham and Captain Charles D Atvighy lead the three officers of the camp with the ban Scott Weo HL Slurbart Captain Rolf Clayton and Captain Tip Farrigon as key organizers. Phin committees will oversee all details of the event to be held in the capitol.
City council debates liquor ordinance amendments and retail license costs 3200 for liquor and 400 for beer with a near unanimous vote. Mayor will decide approval. Also notes arrival of Mexican ambassador as December date and a cold remedy advertisement.
Police officers extinguished a fire at 8304 Marietta Street and arrested two white men, RB Johns and Cliff Green, found in the residence after a break in. The murder of John A Dodgen on briday morning is linked to the blaze as officers investigated the scene and seized the suspects for further inquiry.
Cantonia December 17. Freeman Cloud was arrested on a warrant issued by Mina White. Cloud, a resident near Orange, was remanded in default of bond. Mina White, sister to Cloud’s wife, testified and returned to Canton after being sent to Alabama. The woman alleges intoxication and coercion by Cloud during field work last spring. Authorities expect the preliminary hearing Saturday.
The Louisville and Nashville reports a wage increase for its shopmen by about 4 percent effective December 1, affecting around 2,000 workers and adding roughly 100,000 dollars annually to payroll costs.
The Georgia Raw Mill Association secured a temporary restraining order from Judge Speer on a dispute over a 2 cents per hundred pounds freight increase on Jum ver from Cleorgia and Florida to Ohio and beyond. The case progressed through the Interstate Commerce Commission and U S Court of Appeals, with rulings sustaining Judge Speer and potentially ending only if the railways seek Supreme Court review.
The call was unanimously approved by a committee of thirty to summon a new pastor for the congregation. Dr W L Lingle, a 34 year old graduate of Davidson College 1882, earned a doctor of letters later and began pastoral work in Georgia for four years before taking a pastorate in Leodie Tok Hues Church from 1902 onward.
A historical piece advocates recognizing mothers in governance and lauds Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for women's health. It argues for female voices in government, praises motherhood, and promotes a patent tonic for women's ailments, touting its lack of alcohol and its restorative, nervine effects. The story emphasizes public health, gender roles, and medical advertising of the era.
The Presbyterian church has extended a call to a pastor to lead Tow 5 ORF, Khinwell area. The congregation of the Tirat Presby and the Mark TW & G church is coordinating through the regional body to appoint a new pastor to serve the Tow 5 community and strengthen the church’s ministry.
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